    [United States Senate Manual, 106th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 106-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
    [Pages 111-112]
    [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.]

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