[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress]
[S. Doc. 107-1]
[Standing Rules of the Senate]
[Pages 75-77]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]
41 RULE XLI
POLITICAL FUND ACTIVITY; DEFINITIONS
41.1 1. No officer or employee of the Senate may receive,
solicit, be a custodian of, or distribute any funds in
connection with any campaign for the nomination for
election, or the election, of any individual to be a Member
of the Senate or to any other Federal office. This
prohibition does not apply to three \48\ assistants to a
Senator, at least one of whom is in Washington, District of
Columbia, who have been designated by that Senator to
perform any of the functions described in the first sentence
of this paragraph and who are compensated at an annual rate
in excess of $10,000 if such designation has been made in
writing and filed with the Secretary of the Senate and if
each such assistant files a financial statement in the form
provided under rule XXXIV for each year during which he is
designated under this rule. The Majority Leader and the
Minority Leader may each designate an employee of their
respective leadership office staff as one of the 3 designees
referred to in the second sentence.\49\ The Secretary of the
Senate shall make the designation available for public
inspection.
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\48\ As amended by S. Res. 258, 100-1, Oct. 1, 1987.
\49\ Pursuant to S. Res. 236, 101-2, Jan 30, 1990.
41.2 2. For purposes of the Senate Code of Official Conduct--
41.2a
(a) an employee of the Senate includes any
employee whose salary is disbursed by the Secretary
of the Senate; and
41.2b
(b) the compensation of an officer or employee
of the Senate who is a reemployed annuitant shall
include amounts received by such officer or employee
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as an annuity, and such amounts shall be treated as
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
41.3 3. Before approving the utilization by any committee of
the Senate of the services of an officer or employee of the
Government in accordance with paragraph 4 \50\ of rule XXVII
or with an authorization provided by Senate resolution, the
Committee on Rules and Administration shall require such
officer or employee to agree in writing to comply with the
Senate Code of Official Conduct in the same manner and to
the same extent as an employee of the Senate. Any such
officer or employee shall, for purposes of such Code, be
treated as an employee of the Senate receiving compensation
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate in an amount equal
to the amount of compensation he is receiving as an officer
or employee of the Government.
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\50\ Reference corrected by S. Res. 192, 102-1, Oct. 31,
1991.
41.4 4. No Member, officer, or employee of the Senate shall
utilize the full-time services of an individual for more
than ninety days in a calendar year in the conduct of
official duties of any committee or office of the Senate
(including a Member's office) unless such individual--
41.4a
(a) is an officer or employee of the Senate,
41.4b
(b) is an officer or employee of the Government
(other than the Senate), or
41.4c
(c) agrees in writing to comply with the Senate
Code of Official Conduct in the same manner and to
the same extent as an employee of the Senate.
Any individual to whom subparagraph (c) applies shall, for
purposes of such Code, be treated as an employee of the
Senate receiving compensation disbursed by the Secretary of
the Senate in an amount equal to the amount of compensation
which such individual is receiving from any source for
performing such services.
41.5 5. In exceptional circumstances for good cause shown,
the Select Committee on Ethics may waive the applicability
of any provision of the Senate Code of Official Conduct to
an employee hired on a per diem basis.
41.6a 6. (a) The supervisor of an individual who performs
services for any Member, committee, or office of the Senate
for a period in excess of four weeks and who receives
compensation therefor from any source other than the United
States Government shall report to the Select Committee on
Ethics with respect to the utilization of the services of
such individual.
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41.6b (b) A report under subparagraph (a) shall be made with
respect to an individual--
(1) when such individual begins performing
services described in such subparagraph;
(2) at the close of each calendar quarter while
such individual is performing such services; and
(3) when such individual ceases to perform such
services.
Each such report shall include the identity of the source of
the compensation received by such individual and the amount
or rate of compensation paid by such source.
41.6c (c) No report shall be required under subparagraph (a)
with respect to an individual who normally performs services
for a Member, committee, or office for less than eight hours
a week.
41.6d (d) For purposes of this paragraph, the supervisor of an
individual shall be determined under paragraph 12 of rule
XXXVII.\51\
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\51\ Redesignated pursuant to S. Res. 236, 101-2, Jan.
30, 1990 and S. Res. 299, 106-2, Apr. 27, 2000.