[117th Congress Public Law 10]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Public Law 117-10
117th Congress
An Act
To allow Senators, Senators-elect, committees of the Senate, leadership
offices, and other offices of the Senate to share employees, and for
other purposes. <<NOTE: Apr. 23, 2021 - [S. 422]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Senate Shared
Employee Act.>>
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 2 USC 4501 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Senate Shared Employee Act''.
SEC. 2. ALLOWING SENATORS, COMMITTEES, LEADERSHIP OFFICES, AND
OTHER OFFICES OF THE SENATE TO SHARE
EMPLOYEES.
(a) In General.--Section 114 of the Legislative Branch Appropriation
Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 4576) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
(2) by striking ``position, each of'' and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting the following:
``qualifying position if the aggregate gross pay from those
positions does not exceed--
``(1) the maximum rate specified in section 105(d)(2) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C.
4575(d)(2)), as amended and modified; or
``(2) in a case where 1 or more of the individual's
qualifying positions are positions described in subsection
(d)(2)(B), the maximum rate specified in section 105(e)(3) of
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C.
4575(e)(3)), as amended and modified.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1) For an individual serving in more than 1 qualifying
position under subsection (a), the cost of any travel for official
business shall be paid by the office authorizing the travel.
``(2) Messages for each electronic mail account used in connection
with carrying out the official duties of an individual serving in more
than 1 qualifying position under subsection (a) may be delivered to and
sent from a single handheld communications device provided to the
individual for purposes of official business.
``(3)(A) For purposes of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.), the rate of basic pay for an individual serving in more
than 1 qualifying position under subsection (a) shall be the total basic
pay received by the individual from all such positions.
``(B) For an individual serving in more than one qualifying position
under subsection (a), for purposes of the rights and obligations
described in, or described in the provisions applied under, title II of
the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.)
related to practices used at a time when the individual
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is serving in such a qualifying position with an employing office, the
rate of pay for the individual shall be the individual rate of pay
received from the employing office.
``(c)(1) If the duties of a qualifying position under subsection (a)
include information technology services and support, an individual may
only serve in the qualifying position and 1 or more additional
qualifying positions under such subsection if the individual is in
compliance with each information technology standard and policy
established for Senate offices by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate.
``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a), an employee serving in a
qualifying position in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate or the
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may serve in
an additional qualifying position only if--
``(A) the other qualifying position is with the other
Office; or
``(B) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the
Senate has approved the arrangement.
``(d) <<NOTE: Definition.>> In this section, the term `qualifying
position' means a position that--
``(1) is designated as a shared position for purposes of
this section by the Senator or other head of the office in which
the position is located; and
``(2) is one of the following:
``(A) A position--
``(i) that is in the office of a Senator; and
``(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
``(B) A position--
``(i) that is in any committee of the Senate
(including a select or special committee) or a
joint committee of Congress; and
``(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation
under the heading `inquiries and investigations'
or `Joint Economic Committee', or a heading
relating to a Joint Congressional Committee on
Inaugural Ceremonies.
``(C) A position--
``(i) that is in another office (excluding the
Office of the Vice President and the Office of the
Chaplain of the Senate); and
``(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation
under the heading `Salaries, Officers and
Employees'.
``(D) A position--
``(i) that is filled pursuant to section 105
of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act,
1978 (2 U.S.C. 6311); and
``(ii) the pay of which is disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate out of an appropriation
under the heading `miscellaneous items'.''.
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(b) <<NOTE: 2 USC 4576 note.>> Effective Date.--The amendments made
by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the day that is 6
months after the date of enactment of this Act.
Approved April 23, 2021.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 422:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 167 (2021):
Feb. 24, considered and passed Senate.
Apr. 16, considered and passed House.
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