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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. RES. 410
Establishing a McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program in the Senate.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. ROUNDS) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration
RESOLUTION
Establishing a McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program in the
Senate.
Resolved,
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SECTION 1. MCCAIN-MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this resolution—
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(1) the term ‘‘eligible military veteran’’ means
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a veteran, as defined in section 101 of title 38,
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United States Code, that meets any eligibility re-
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quirements established by the Secretary for partici-
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pation in the program under this section; and
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(2) the term ‘‘Sergeant at Arms’’ means the
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Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
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(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
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able to carry out this section, the Sergeant at Arms
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shall establish a program through which eligible
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military veterans may apply for and participate in a
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fellowship position in the personal office of a Sen-
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ator.
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(2) DESIGNATION.—The program established
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under paragraph (1) shall be referred to as the
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‘‘McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program’’.
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(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE.—The Ser-
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geant at Arms shall establish, in the Office of the
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Sergeant at Arms, an office to administer the
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McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program. The office
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shall develop a process through which—
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(A) Senators who wish to participate in the
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McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program may no-
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tify the Sergeant at Arms; and
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(B) eligible military veterans may apply for
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a McCain-Mansfield Fellowship.
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(c) DURATION, NUMBER, DISTRIBUTION,
AND
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AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIPS.—
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(1) DURATION.—A McCain-Mansfield Fellow-
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ship shall be for a 2-year period.
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(2) NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF FELLOW-
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SHIPS.—Subject to the availability of appropria-
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tions—
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(A) the Sergeant at Arms shall award not
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more than 100 McCain-Mansfield Fellowships;
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and
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(B) the Sergeant at Arms shall distribute
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the McCain-Mansfield Fellowships under this
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section for an award period in a manner that
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provides not less than 1 Fellowship position for
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each Senator wishing to participate in the pro-
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gram.
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(3) AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The
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Sergeant at Arms shall determine the stipend or
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other financial assistance appropriate for each par-
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ticular McCain-Mansfield Fellowship position under
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this section, depending on the duties of the position
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and the recommendations from the Senator offering
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the position.
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