The Vice President of the US is the Senate President, however, he can appoint or delegate any of the senators to officiate on his absence which is called the President's Pro Tempore. The 113th Congress Presidents Pro Tempore as Jan 3, 2013 is Patrick J. Leahy.
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No-the vice president is the president of the senate. The president pro tempore is a Senator elected by the Senate to be a sort of vice-president for the Senate. He remains a voting member of the Senate. By tradition he is the majority party member with the most seniority.
The president Pro-Tempore is the presiding officer in the senate. That individual is in charge of the Senate agenda in the absence of the vice president.
The Vice President of the United States is the presiding officer in the Senate. It is only in the absence of the Vice President that the president pro tempore is empowered to preside.
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The president pro tempore presides when the officer of the Senate is away. This person is the second highest ranking official of the Senate.
If you are asking about the Presidential succession list, The Secretary of State is next in line after the President pro tempore. If the president pro tempore dies or resigns his office , a new pro tempore would be elected by the Senate. If a senator is too sick to serve but does not resign, nothing is done.