A resolution providing for staff transition for a Senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of the Senator have not been certified.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 805 Providing for staff transition for a Senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of the Senator have not been certified. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 17, 2020 Mr. BLUNT submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Providing for staff transition for a Senator if the results of the election for an additional term of office of the Senator have not been certified. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. STAFF TRANSITION IF ELECTION RESULTS NOT 2 CERTIFIED. 3 Section 6 of Senate Resolution 458 (98th Congress), 4 agreed to October 4, 1984, is amended— 5 (1) in subsection (a)— 6 (A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 7 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 8 the end; 9 (ii) in clause (ii)— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR805.ATS SR805 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 805 ATS (I) by striking ‘‘but only’’; and 1 (II) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end; 2 and 3 (iii) by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘(iii) in an office of a Senator on the 6 expiration of the term of office of such 7 Senator as a Senator, if the Senator was 8 a candidate in the general election for the 9 next term of office and the office is not 10 filled at the commencement of that next 11 term,’’; and 12 (B) in paragraph (4)— 13 (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik- 14 ing ‘‘paragraph (3)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting 15 ‘‘clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A)’’; 16 and 17 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 18 ‘‘not later than 60 days after the date of 19 the change or expiration of term of office, 20 whichever is applicable,’’ and inserting 21 ‘‘not later than 60 days after the date of 22 the change for an eligible staff member de- 23 scribed in clause (i) of paragraph (3)(A), 24 or after the expiration of the term of office 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR805.ATS SR805 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 805 ATS of the supervising Senator for an eligible 1 staff member described in clause (ii) or 2 (iii) of paragraph (3)(A),’’; 3 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 4 (A) by striking ‘‘not to exceed 60 days’’ 5 and inserting the following: ‘‘not to exceed— 6 ‘‘(A) in the case of a displaced staff member 7 described in clause (i) or (ii) of subsection (a)(3)(A), 8 60 days’’; 9 (B) by striking the period at the end and 10 inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 12 ‘‘(B) in the case of a displaced staff member 13 described in clause (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(A), the 14 earliest of— 15 ‘‘(i) 60 days following the staff member’s 16 date of termination; 17 ‘‘(ii) the date the staff member becomes 18 otherwise gainfully employed; or 19 ‘‘(iii) if the supervising Senator qualifies 20 for the next term of office as a Senator not 21 later than 60 days after the staff member’s 22 date of termination, the date of such qualifica- 23 tion.’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR805.ATS SR805 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 805 ATS (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub- 1 section (e); and 2 (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘(d)(1) Each displaced staff member described in 5 clause (iii) of subsection (a)(3)(A) may, with the approval, 6 direction, and supervision of the Secretary of the Senate, 7 perform limited duties such as archiving and transferring 8 case files. 9 ‘‘(2) With respect to a Senator who was a candidate 10 in the general election for the next term of office and for 11 which the office is not filled at the commencement of that 12 next term, during the 60-day period beginning on the first 13 day of that next term of office, the official office and State 14 office expenses relating to— 15 ‘‘(A) archiving and transferring case files of the 16 Senator, with prior approval by and upon vouchers 17 approved and obligated by the Secretary of the Sen- 18 ate; and 19 ‘‘(B) rent for office space upon vouchers ap- 20 proved and obligated by the Sergeant at Arms and 21 Doorkeeper of the Senate, 22 shall be paid from the account for Miscellaneous Items 23 within the contingent fund of the Senate.’’. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:05 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR805.ATS SR805 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS