Pub. L. 102-392, tit. III, sec. 315

Sec. 315. (a) There is established in the Senate a Bipartisan Task Force on Senate Coverage (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”) which shall consist of— (1) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, as ex officio members; (2) 3 Senators appointed by the Majority Leader; (3) 3 Senators appointed by the Minority Leader; (4) 4 representatives appointed jointly by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, who are drawn from the administrative offices of the Senate, including— (A) the Office of the Secretary of the Senate; (B) the Office of the Sergeant at Arms; and 106 STAT. 1724 (C) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. (b) The Task Force is authorized to consult with the Senate committees with jurisdiction over the statutes referred to in subsection (c)(2). (c)(1) The Task Force shall— (A) review all existing statutes under which the Senate is covered; (B) review Senate rules to determine whether the Senate is effectively complying with other statutes that could be applied to the Senate such as those listed in paragraph (2); and (C) recommend the extent to which, and the way in which, these statutes should be applied to the Senate. (2) The statutes referred to in paragraph (1) are— (A) conflict statutes; (B) the Freedom of Information Act; (C) the Privacy Act; and (D) labor laws such as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. (d) The Task Force shall use existing Senate staff to carry out its responsibilities under this section. (e) The Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader not later than September 1, 1993.