S.Amdt. 4401

SA 4401. Mr. THUNE (for Mr. Rounds (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr.
Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Peters, Ms. Rosen, Mr.
Portman, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Daines)) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to
be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense,
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1064. MCCAIN-MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``eligible individual'' means an individual
who meets the eligibility criteria established under
subsection (d)(1)(A);
(2) the term ``Program'' means the McCain-Mansfield
Fellowship Program established under subsection (b); and
(3) the term ``Sergeant at Arms'' means the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
(b) Establishment.--Not later than December 31, 2023, and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Sergeant
at Arms shall establish a fellowship program to be known as
the McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for wounded or
disabled veterans.
(c) Fellowships.--Under the Program, an eligible individual
may serve a 24-month fellowship in the office of a Senator.
(d) Administration.--
(1) In general.--The Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate shall promulgate regulations for the
administration of the Program, including establishing the
criteria for--
(A) eligibility to participate in a fellowship under the
Program; and
(B) a method of prioritizing the assignment of fellowships
to the offices of Senators under the Program, if the amount
made available to carry out the Program for a fiscal year is
not enough to provide fellowships in all offices requesting
to participate in the Program for such fiscal year.
(2) Placement.--An eligible individual may serve in a
fellowship under the Program at the office of a Senator in
the District of Columbia or at a State office of the Senator.
(3) Authority for agreement.--The Sergeant at Arms may
enter into an agreement with the Chief Administrative Officer
of the House of Representatives for the joint operation of
the Program, the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship
Program established under House Resolution 107, 116th
Congress, agreed to October 29, 2019, and the Wounded Warrior
Fellowship Program carried out by the Chief Administrative
Officer.
(e) Exclusion of Appointees for Purposes of Compensation
Limits.--The compensation paid to any eligible individual
serving in a fellowship under the Program in the office of a
Senator shall not be included in the determination of the
aggregate gross compensation for employees employed by the
Senator under section 105(d)(1) of the Legislative Branch
Appropriation Act, 1968 (20 U.S.C. 4575(d)(1)).
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