2 U.S.C. § 6161: Senate Democratic Leadership Offices Funding and Authorities

the term “applicable conference” means the majority or minority conference of the Senate, as applicable, that represents the Democratic party; the term “covered Congress” means the 118th and any subsequent Congress; the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and the term “designated officer of the applicable conference” means the member of the leadership of the applicable conference to whom the duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference are assigned under subsection (b). The authority over any amounts made available for the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference. The duties and authorities of the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 6154 of this title , section 6156 of this title , or any other provision of law. any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference in the last sentence of section 6314(e) of this title shall be deemed to refer to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference; any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference under subsection (b) of the first section of S. Res. 458 (98th Congress) shall be deemed to refer to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference; and any reference to the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 207(e)(9)(M) of title 18 shall be deemed to refer to the designated officer of the applicable conference. For purposes of any individual employed by the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference during the covered period and with respect to any practice that occurs during the covered period, any reference to the Office of the Secretary of the applicable conference under section 220(e)(2)(C) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1351(e)(2)(C) ) shall be deemed to be a reference to the office of the designated officer of the applicable conference. Nothing in this section shall be construed to have any effect on the continuation of any procedure or action initiated under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) or section 207 of title 18 , United States Code.