[United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
[S. Doc. 116-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 184-185]
[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.]

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