[United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
[S. Doc. 116-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 172-175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


       105      MANDATING ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR SENATORS AND 
             OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND INTERNS OF, AND DETAILEES TO THE 
                                       SENATE

                Resolved,
                        SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                                This resolution may be cited as the 
                            ``Senate Anti-Harassment Training Resolution 
                            of 2017''.
                        Sec. 2. Definitions.
                                In this resolution--
                                (1) the term ``covered office'' means an 
                            office, including a joint commission or 
                            joint committee, employing Senate employees;
                                (2) the term ``covered position'' means 
                            a position as--
                                  (A) a Senate employee that is not a 
                            position as a Senate manager;
                                  (B) an intern or fellow in a covered 
                            office--
                                    (i) without regard to whether the 
                            intern or fellow receives compensation; and

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                                    (ii) if the intern or fellow does 
                            receive compensation, without regard to the 
                            source of compensation; or
                                  (C) a detailee in a covered office, 
                            without regard to whether the service is on 
                            a reimbursable basis;
                                (3) the term ``head of a covered 
                            office'' means--
                                  (A) the Senator, officer, or Senate 
                            manager having final authority to appoint, 
                            hire, discharge, and set the terms, 
                            conditions, or privileges of the employment 
                            of the Senate employees employed by a 
                            covered office; or
                                  (B) in the case of a covered office 
                            that is a joint committee or joint 
                            commission, the Senator from the majority 
                            party of the Senate who--
                                    (i) is a member of, or has authority 
                            over, the committee or commission; and
                                    (ii)(I) serves in the highest 
                            leadership role in the committee or 
                            commission; or
                                    (II) if there is no such leadership 
                            role for a Senator on the committee or 
                            commission, is the most senior Senator on 
                            the committee or commission;

                                (4) the term ``officer'' means an 
                            elected or appointed officer of the Senate;
                                (5) the term ``Senate employee'' means 
                            an employee whose pay is disbursed by the 
                            Secretary of the Senate, without regard to 
                            the term of the appointment; and
                                (6) the term ``Senate manager'' means a 
                            Senate employee empowered to effect a 
                            significant change in the employment status 
                            of another Senate employee, such as hiring, 
                            firing, failing to promote, reassignment 
                            with significantly different 
                            responsibilities, or a decision causing a 
                            change in benefits.
                        Sec. 3. Anti-Harassment Training.
                        (a) Senators, Officers, and Senate Managers.--
                    Each head of a covered office and Senate manager 
                    shall complete training that addresses the various 
                    forms of workplace harassment, including sexual 
                    harassment, and related intimidation and reprisal 
                    that are prohibited under the Congressional 
                    Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) 
                    and their role

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                    in recognizing and responding to harassment and 
                    harassment complaints.
                        (b) Other Senate Staff.--Any individual serving 
                    in a covered position shall complete training that 
                    addresses the various forms of workplace harassment, 
                    including sexual harassment, and related 
                    intimidation and reprisal that are prohibited under 
                    the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
                    U.S.C. 1301 et seq.).
                        (c) Ensuring Access.--The head of a covered 
                    office shall ensure that each individual serving in 
                    a covered position or as a Senate manager in the 
                    covered office has access to the training required 
                    under this section.
                        Sec. 4. Timing.
                        (a) Initial Training.--
                                (1) In General.--The training required 
                            under section 3 shall be completed--
                                  (A) for an individual elected, 
                            appointed, or assigned to a position as a 
                            Senator, officer, orSenate manager or to a 
                            covered position after the date of adoption 
                            of this resolution who was not serving in 
                            the same covered office as a Senator, 
                            officer, or Senate manager or in a covered 
                            position immediately before being so 
                            elected, appointed, or assigned, not later 
                            than 60 days after the date on which the 
                            individual assumes the position; and
                                  (B) except as provided in paragraph 
                            (2), for an individual serving in a position 
                            as a Senator, officer, or Senate manager or 
                            in a covered position on the date of 
                            adoption of this resolution, not later than 
                            60 days after such date of adoption.
                                (2) Individuals Receiving Recent 
                            Training.--An individual serving as a 
                            Senator, officer, or Senate manager or in a 
                            covered position on the date of adoption of 
                            this resolution who completed training that 
                            addresses the various forms of workplace 
                            harassment, including sexual harassment, and 
                            related intimidation and reprisal that are 
                            prohibited under the Congressional 
                            Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1301 et 
                            seq.) during the period beginning on the 
                            first day of the 115th Congress and ending 
                            on such date of adoption shall be deemed to 
                            have completed training under paragraph 
                            (1)(B).

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                        (b) Periodic Training.--An individual serving in 
                    a position as a Senator, officer, or Senate manager 
                    or in a covered position shall complete the training 
                    required under section 3 at least once during each 
                    Congress beginning after the Congress during which 
                    the individual completes the initial training in 
                    accordance with subsection 9 (a).
                        Sec. 5. Certification.
                        (a) In General.--Not later than the last day of 
                    each Congress, each covered office shall submit to 
                    the Secretary of the Senate a certification 
                    indicating whether each Senator, officer, and Senate 
                    manager serving in a position in the covered office 
                    and each individual serving in a covered position in 
                    the covered office has completed the training 
                    requirements under this resolution during that 
                    Congress.
                        (b) Publication.--Not later than 30 days after 
                    the first day of each Congress, the Secretary of the 
                    Senate shall publish each certification submitted to 
                    the Secretary of the Senate under subsection (a) 
                    with respect to the previous Congress on the public 
                    website of the Secretary of the Senate.
                        Sec. 6. Regulations or Guidance.
                        The Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
                    Senate is authorized to issue such regulations or 
                    guidance as it may determine necessary to carry out 
                    this resolution.

            [S. Res. 330, 115-1, Nov. 9, 2017.]