The Senate Employment Office assists Senate personal and committees offices with filling staff vacancies and coordinates recruitment activities for the Office of the Sergeant at Arms. The office also serves as an official resource for Senate job seekers. This office is nonpartisan and administered by the United States Senate Office of the Sergeant at Arms. The Employment Office does not possess hiring authority, nor does it control salaries or job requirements. To be employed by a Senate employing office in a paid position in the continental United States an individual must: 1. Be a U.S. citizen; 2. Be lawfully admitted for permanent residence and seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3)(B); 3. Be (i) admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and (ii) have filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or 4. Owe allegiance to the U.S. (i.e., qualify as a non-citizen U.S. national under federal law). Background checks may be conducted at the discretion of the Senate employing office. Additional requirements may apply based on the position and whether a security clearance must be obtained. Offices within the United States Senate are equal opportunity employers.