[United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
[S. Doc. 112-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 175-176]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


        96   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. 95 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'' mean the Chairman, Vice Chairman, 
                    Cochairman and Ranking Minority Member of a 
                    committee.
                        (3) The term ``eligible staff member'' means an 
                    individual--
                                (A) who was an employee--
                                  (i) of a committee or subcommittee 
                            thereof or a Senate leadership office 
                            described in subsection (b) of the first 
                            section of this resolution, or
                                  (ii) in an office of a Senator on the 
                            expiration of the term of office of such 
                            Senator as a Senator, but only if the 
                            Senator is not serving as a Senator for the 
                            next term of office and was a candidate in 
                            the general election for such next term,
                                (B) whose employment described in 
                            subparagraph (A) was at least 183 days 
                            (whether or not service was continuous) 
                            before the date of termination of employment 
                            described in paragraph (4), and
                                (C) whose pay is disbursed by the 
                            Secretary of the Senate.
                        The term ``eligible staff member'' shall not 
                    include an employee to whom the first section of 
                    this resolution applies.
                        (4) The term ``displaced staff member'' means an 
                    eligible staff member--
                                (A) whose service as an employee of the 
                            Senate is terminated solely and directly as 
                            a result of--
                                  (i) in the case of employment 
                            described in paragraph (3)(A)(i), a change 
                            in the individual occupying the position of 
                            Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of a 
                            committee or in the individual occupying the 
                            Senate leadership office, and

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                                  (ii) in the case of employment 
                            described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), the 
                            expiration of the term of office of the 
                            Senator, and
                                (B) who is certified, not later than 60 
                            days after the date of the change or 
                            expiration of term of office, whichever is 
                            applicable, as a displaced staff member by 
                            the Chairman or Ranking Minority Member of 
                            the committee, the Senator occupying the 
                            Senate leadership office, or the Senator 
                            whose term is expiring, whichever is 
                            applicable, to the Secretary of the Senate.
                (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.
                (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; S. Res. 478, 108-2, Nov. 
                                                              19, 2004.]