[United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
[S. Doc. 104-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 109-110]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


      72.6   PAY OF COMMITTEE STAFF DISPLACED BY CHANGE OF CHAIRMAN OR 
                             RANKING MINORITY MEMBER\1\
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                \1\S. Res. 9 established these provisions by amendment 
            to S. Res. 458 (Sec. 72 above).
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                Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section:
                        (1) The term ``committee'' means a standing, 
                    select or special committee, or commission of the 
                    Senate, or a joint committee of the Congress whose 
                    funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
                        (2) The terms ``Chairman'' and ``Ranking 
                    Minority Member'' means the Chairman, Vice Chairman, 
                    Cochairman and Ranking Minority Member of a 
                    committee.
                        (3) The term ``eligible staff member'' means an 
                    individual who was an employee of a committee, or 
                    subcommittee thereof, for at least one hundred and 
                    eighty-three days (whether or not service was 
                    continuous) prior to the termination of employment 
                    as described in paragraph (4), and whose pay is 
                    disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
                        (4) The term ``displaced staff member'' means an 
                    eligible staff member whose service as an employee 
                    of the Senate is terminated solely and directly as a 
                    result of a change of the individual occupying the 
                    position of Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of a 
                    committee and who is certified as a displaced staff 
                    member by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
                    of the committee to the Secretary of the Senate. 
                    Such certification shall be made no later than 60 
                    days from the date of such change.
                (b) The Secretary of the Senate shall notify the 
            Committee on Rules and Administration of the name of each 
            displaced staff member.
                (c)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Committee on 
            Rules and Administration each displaced staff member shall, 
            upon application to the Secretary of the Senate and approval 
            by the Committee on Rules and Administration, continue to be 
            paid at their respective salaries for a period not to exceed 
            60 days following the staff member's date of termination or 
            until the staff member becomes otherwise gainfully employed, 
            whichever is earlier.

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                (2) A statement in writing by any such employee that he 
            was not gainfully employed during such period or the portion 
            thereof for which payment is claimed shall be accepted as 
            prima facie evidence that he was not so employed.
                (d) Funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this 
            section shall be available as set forth in section 1(d).  

                                       [S. Res. 9, 103-1, Jan. 7, 1993.]