    [United States Senate Manual, 113th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 113-1]
    [Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
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    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

           116    CLARIFYING RULES REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF PRO BONO LEGAL
                                    SERVICES BY SENATORS

                    Resolved, That (a) notwithstanding the provisions of the
                Standing Rules of the Senate or Senate Resolution 508,
                adopted by the Senate on September 4, 1980, or Senate
                Resolution 321, adopted by the Senate on October 3, 1996,
                pro bono legal services provided to a Member of the Senate
                with respect to any civil action challenging the
                constitutionality of a Federal statute that expressly
                authorizes a Member either to file an action or to intervene
                in an action--
                            (1) shall not be deemed a gift to the Member;
                            (2) shall not be deemed to be a contribution to
                        the office account of the Member;
                            (3) shall not require the establishment of a
                        legal expense trust fund; and
                            (4) shall be governed by the Select Committee on
                        Ethics Regulations Regarding Disclosure of Pro Bono
                        Legal Services, adopted February 13, 1997, or any
                        revision thereto.
                    (b) This resolution shall supersede Senate Resolution
                321, adopted by the Senate on October 3, 1996.

                                        [S. Res. 227, 107-2, Mar. 20, 2002.]