except original treaties transmitted to the Senate by the President of the United States, and finally acted upon by the Senate, shall be delivered from the office of the Secretary without an order of the Senate for that purpose. RULE XL SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF THE RULES No motion to suspend, modify, or amend any rule, or any part thereof, shall be in order, except on one day's notice in writing, specifying precisely the rule or part proposed to be suspended, modified, or amended, and the purpose thereof. Any rule may be suspended without notice by the unanimous consent of the Senate, except as otherwise provided in clause 1, Rule XII. RULE XLI1 OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OR EMPLOY- [40] [41] 1. No officer or employee whose salary is paid by the [411] Senate may engage in any business or professional activity or employment for compensation unless (a) the activity or employment is not inconsistent nor in conflict with the conscientious performance of his official duties; and (b) he has reported in writing when this rule takes effect or when his office or employment starts and on the 15th day of May in each year thereafter the nature of any personal service activity or employment to his supervisor. The supervisor shall then, in the discharge 1 S. Jour. 247, 90-2, Mar. 22, 1968. [41.2] of his duties, take such action as he considers necessary for the avoidance of conflict of interest or interference with duties to the Senate. 2. For the purpose of this rule (a) a Senator or the Vice President is the supervisor of his administrative, clerical, or other assistants; (b) a Senator who is the chairman of a committee is the supervisor of the professional, clerical, or other assistants to the committee except that minority staff members shall be under the supervision of the ranking minority Senator on the committee; (c) a Senator who is a chairman of a subcommittee which has its own staff and financial authorization is the supervisor of the professional, clerical, or other assistants to the subcommittee except that minority staff members shall be under the supervision of the ranking minority Senator on the subcommittee; (d) the President pro tempore is the supervisor of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, the Chaplain, and the employees of the Office of the Legislative Counsel; (e) the Secretary of the Senate is the supervisor of the employees of his office; (f) the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is the supervisor of the employees of his office; (g) the Majority and Minority Leaders and the Majority and Minority Whips are the supervisors of the research, clerical, or other assistants assigned to their respective offices; (h) the Majority Leader is the supervisor of the Secretary for the Majority. The Secretary for the Majority is the supervisor of the employees of his office; (i) the Minority Leader is the supervisor of the Secretary for the Minority. The Secretary for the Minority is the supervisor of the employees of his office. 3. This rule shall take effect ninety days after adoption. RULE XLII1 CONTRIBUTIONS [41.3] [42] 1. A Senator or person who has declared or otherwise [42.1] made known his intention to seek nomination or election, or who has filed papers or petitions for nomination or election, or on whose behalf a declaration or nominating paper or petition has been made or filed, or who has otherwise, directly or indirectly, manifested his intention to seek nomination or election, pursuant to State law, to the office of United States Senator, may accept a contribution from(a) a fundraising event organized and held primarily in his behalf, provided (1) he has expressly given his approval of the fundraising event to the sponsors before any funds were raised; and (2) he receives a complete and accurate accounting of the source, amounts, and disposition of the funds raised; or (b) an individual or an organization, provided the Senator makes a complete and accurate accounting of the source, amount, and disposition of the funds received; or 18. Jour. 247, 90-2, Mar. 22, 1968. [42.2] [42.3] (c) his political party when such contributions were from a fundraising event sponsored by his party, without giving his express approval for such fundraising event when such fundraising event is for the purpose of providing contributions for candidates of his party and such contributions are reported by the Senator or candidate for Senator as provided in paragraph (b). 2. The Senator may use the contribution only to influence his nomination for election, or his election, and shall not use, directly or indirectly, any part of any contribution for any other purpose, except as otherwise provided herein. 3. Nothing in this rule shall preclude the use of contributions to defray expenses for travel to and from each Senator's home State; for printing and other expenses in connection with the mailing of speeches, newsletters, and reports to a Senator's constituents; for expenses of radio, television, and news media methods of reporting to a Senator's constituents; for telephone, telegraph, postage, and stationery expenses in excess of allowance; and for newspaper subscriptions from his home State. [42.4] 4. All gifts in the aggregate amount or value of $50 or more received by a Senator from any single source during a year, except a gift from his spouse, child, or parent, and except a contribution under sections 1 and 2, shall be reported under rule XLIV. [42.5] 5. This rule shall take effect ninety days after adoption. RULE XLIII 1 POLITICAL FUND ACTIVITY BY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [43] 1. No officer or employee whose salary is paid by the [43.1] Senate may receive, solicit, be the 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 any assistant to a Senator who has been designated by that Senator to perform any of the functions described in the first sentence of this paragraph and who is compensated at a rate in excess of $10,000 per annum if such designation has been made in writing and filed with the Secretary of the Senate. The Secretary of the Senate shall make the designation available for public inspection. 2. This rule shall take effect sixty days after adoption. RULE XLIV1 DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS [43.2] [44] 1. Each Senator or person who has declared or otherwise [44.1] made known his intention to seek nomination or election, or who has filed papers or petitions for nomination or election, or on whose behalf a declaration or nominating paper or petition has been made or filed, or who has otherwise, directly or indirectly, manifested his intention to seek nomination or election, pursuant to State law, to the office of United States Senator, and each officer or employee of the Senate who is compensated at a rate in excess of $15,000 a year, 18. Jour. 247, 90-2, Mar. 22, 1968. |