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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 110–198 

AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE 

SENATE 

OCTOBER 16, 2007.—Ordered to be printed 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, 

submitted the following 

REPORT 

[To accompany S. Res. 89] 

The Committee on Rules and Administration having considered 

an original resolution of S. Res. 89 authorizing expenditures by 

committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2007, through 

September 30, 2007, and October 1, 2007, through September 30, 

2008, and October 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment 

and recommends that the resolution do pass. 

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Since the 101st Congress, the Rules Committee has reported out 

and the Senate has agreed to an omnibus biennial committee funding authorization for the standing, special and select committees of 

the Senate. This procedure has received strong support from committee chairmen and ranking members over the succeeding Congresses. 

Beginning in the 106th Congress, the biennial committee funding 

fiscal year structure was divided into 3 segments: the 7-month period from March 1 through September 30 of the first calendar year 

of the Congress; the 12-month period from October 1 of the first 

calendar year through September 30 of the second calendar year; 

and, the 5-month period from October 1 of the second calendar year 

through the last day of February of the third calendar year. S. Res. 

89 continues this practice. 

As a result of the federal elections in November, 2006, the Senate in the 110th Congress is comprised of 49 Democratic Members, 

49 Republican Members and 2 Independents. On January 12, 2007, 

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gress prior to appointing the chairmen and ranking members of 

committees for the 110th Congress. However, the Senate at that 

time was also operating under a continuing resolution for the remainder of fiscal year 2007, and the appropriation account for committees was frozen at the fiscal year 2006 levels. 

Although the Joint Leadership Letter expressed the intent not to 

reduce the Republican staff salary baseline below that of fiscal year 

2006, and also agreed to extend a split of no less than 60–40 of all 

personnel funds with respect to salary allocations between the majority and minority, the letter further stipulated that such a goal 

would be predicated on whether or not the money is available. 

Therefore, the Rules Committee in its committee budget authorization process of January and February 2007, was constrained to 

mark up and report out an Omnibus Biennial Committee Funding 

Resolution for the 110th Congress that would provide an authorization within the limited funds of the appropriations account ‘‘Inquiries and Investigations’’ for the remainder of fiscal year 2007. The 

Joint Leadership Letter is included below for informational purposes. 

JOINT LEADERSHIP LETTER

We mutually commit to the following for the 110th Congress: 

The budgets of the Committees of the Senate, including 

Joint and Special Committees, and all other subgroups, 

shall be apportioned to reflect the ratio of the Senate as 

of, and effective on this date, with up to an additional ten 

percent (10%), to be allocated to the Chairmen for administrative expenses, to be determined by the Rules Committee, with the total administrative expenses allocation 

for all Committees not to exceed historic levels. The additional administrative expenses described above shall be 

available to be expended by a Committee Chairman, after 

consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee. 

Funds for committee expenses shall be available to Chairmen consistent with the Senate rules and practices of the 

109th Congress. No committee budget shall be allocated to 

reduce the Republican staff salary baseline below that of 

fiscal year 2006 if that money is available. The Chairman 

and Ranking Member of any committee may, by mutual 

agreement, modify the apportionment of Committee funding, including the additional ten percent (10%) allocated 

for administrative expenses, referenced in this letter. The 

division of Committee office space shall be commensurate 

with this funding agreement. Congressional Record—January 12, 2007, S501. 

BACKGROUND

This ‘‘omnibus’’ committee funding resolution in the amount of $55,446,216 for the 7-month period of FY–2007 (March 1, 2007 

through September 30, 2007); $97,164,714 for the 12-month period 

of FY–2008 (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008); and $41,263,116 for the 5-month period of FY–2009 (October 1, 2008 

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tions 32, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 

63, and 64, which were reported by the Senate committees in conformance with paragraph 9 of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 

the Senate and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

The total funding target for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 

2009 is 100% of the FY–2006 total budget authority funded in the 

109th Congress by S. Res. 50, (excluding the 10% administrative 

expense allowance authorized by the Joint Leadership letter of January 15, 2003, and continued in the 109th Congress) with the salary baseline adjusted by the actual January 2006 COLA, the January 2007 COLA and locality pay of 2.64%, the projected January 

2008 COLA and the projected January 2009 COLA. Committees 

were advised to budget the January 2008 COLA and locality pay 

at 3.0% and budget the January 2009 COLA and locality pay at 

3.0%. 

In addition, each committee would receive 10% in additional administrative funds to be distributed in accordance with the Senate 

Floor colloquy between the Majority and Republican Leaders on 

January 12, 2007. These funds are not permanent funds built into 

the salary baseline, but represent the continuance of previously authorized funds by the Joint Leadership of the Senate to committees 

starting in the 107th Congress. This additional 10% administrative 

fund shall be apportioned at the rate of 100% to the majority and 

may be used for any official committee expense. However, the committee chairman and ranking member have been requested to negotiate an equitable division of the 10 percent administrative funds 

based on the needs of the committee. 

The Joint Leadership colloquy of January 12th also included language whereby the Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Rules 

Committee have agreed to provide each ranking member, if requested, an allocation equal to 49 percent of the 10 percent that 

was available to the chairman in the 109th Congress. Eleven committees requested and were approved for such funding under the 

authority of S. Res. 89, section 20, Special Reserves. 

To facilitate the consideration of committee funding requests, the 

Committee on Rules and Administration, as in the 108th and 109th 

Congresses, did not require those committees whose budget requests were within guidelines and whose questionnaires were jointly signed by the chairman and ranking member to testify on its request before the Rules Committee. 

Except for the Finance Committee, the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, all other committees funded by this resolution submitted budgets and questionnaires conforming to the requisite guidelines. The Rules Committee 

then conducted a hearing on February 14, 2007, in which the chair 

and ranking member of the three committees presented their justifications for a budget request above guidelines. At the Rules Committee mark-up conducted on February 28, 2007, the Rules Committee reported out an Omnibus Biennial Committee Funding Resolution that authorized all committees funding at guidelines. 

The Rules Committee likewise advised the Finance Committee, 

the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Intelligence Committee 

to formally request Special Reserves to address their special needs 

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viding funding for the remainder of fiscal year 2007 at fiscal year 

2006 levels. This action was later approved for all three committees 

and provided non-recurring funding that is available out of the existing appropriations and is not considered as a permanent supplemental funding increase for FY–2007. 

Lastly, the Rules Committee Chairman noted at the mark-up 

that if it appeared that adequate funding was provided in fiscal 

year 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriation Bill, the Chairman and 

Ranking Member would be prepared to consider amending the Omnibus Biennial Committee Funding Resolution to increase the baseline budgets of the three committees to the requested levels. 

Sec. 2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $2,090,901 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 3,670,623 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 1,562,289 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,955,191 $3,351,757 $1,396,566 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 75,415 41,897 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 17,261 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. .................... 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... .................... 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 6,048 10,367 4,320 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 66,039 113,210 47,171 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 2,027,278 3,550,749 1,507,215 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 177,260 311,964 132,973 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 2,204,538 3,862,713 1,640,188 

Sec. 3. Committee on Armed Services 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,859,485 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 6,778,457 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,886,176 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,677,946 $6,305,049 $2,627,105 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 141,864 78,813 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 32,471 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 14,583 25,000 10,417 

Training ................................................................................................................... 4,667 8,000 3,333 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 4,084 7,000 2,917 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 45,231 77,539 32,307 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,746,511 6,564,452 2,787,363 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 326,743 575,348 245,349 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 4,073,254 7,139,800 3,032,712 

Sec. 4. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,196,078 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 5,611,167 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,388,363 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,997,199 $5,138,055 $2,140,856 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 115,606 64,226 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 26,461 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 11,667 20,000 8,333 

Training ................................................................................................................... 700 1,200 500 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 1,400 2,400 1,000 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 88,417 151,572 63,155 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,099,383 5,428,833 2,304,531 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 270,897 476,796 203,245 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,370,280 5,905,629 2,507,776 

Sec. 5. Committee on the Budget 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,367,870 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 5,915,179 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,518,660 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,212,841 $5,507,728 $2,294,887 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 123,924 68,847 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 28,365 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 10,746 18,421 7,675 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 45,919 78,718 32,799 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,269,506 5,728,791 2,432,573 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 285,100 502,037 214,092 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,554,606 6,230,828 2,646,665 

Sec. 6. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,463,046 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 6,080,372 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,588,267 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,259,037 $5,586,919 $2,327,883 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 125,706 69,836 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 28,773 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 11,932 20,455 8,523 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 88,048 150,939 62,891 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,359,017 5,884,019 2,497,906 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 293,450 516,541 220,206 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,652,467 6,400,560 2,718,112 

Sec. 7. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $2,923,302 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 5,133,032 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,185,132 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,758,684 $4,729,173 $1,970,489 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 106,406 59,115 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 24,355 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 9,129 15,649 6,520 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 68,164 116,853 48,689 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 2,835,977 4,968,081 2,109,168 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 247,664 435,980 185,874 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,083,641 5,404,061 2,295,042 

Sec. 8. Committee on Environment and Public Works 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $2,696,689 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 4,732,998 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,014,046 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,496,648 $4,279,968 $1,783,320 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 96,299 53,500 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 22,042 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 4,667 8,000 3,333 

Training ................................................................................................................... 1,167 2,000 833 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 8,416 14,427 6,011 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 102,120 175,064 72,943 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 2,613,018 4,575,758 1,941,982 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 228,781 402,526 171,534 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... $2,841,799 4,978,284 2,113,516 

Sec. 9. Committee on Finance 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,765,508 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 6,610,598 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,813,662 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,524,801 $6,042,516 $2,517,716 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 135,957 75,531 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 31,119 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 17,500 30,000 12,500 

Training ................................................................................................................... 5,833 10,000 4,167 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 10,480 17,965 7,486 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 92,556 158,667 66,111 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,651,170 6,395,105 2,714,630 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 319,204 561,790 239,465 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,970,374 6,956,895 2,954,095 

Sec. 10. Committee on Foreign Relations 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,095,171 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 5,434,387 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,313,266 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,926,839 $5,017,439 $2,090,600 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 112,893 62,718 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 25,840 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 9,380 16,080 6,700 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 82,257 141,012 58,755 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,018,476 5,287,424 2,244,613 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 246,807 434,513 185,263 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,265,283 5,721,937 2,429,876 

Sec. 11. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $5,112,891 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 8,977,796 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 3,821,870 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,826,321 $8,273,692 $3,447,372 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 186,158 103,421 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 42,610 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 15,688 26,895 11,206 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 118,237 202,692 84,455 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 4,960,246 8,689,437 3,689,064 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 433,158 762,525 325,094 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 5,393,404 9,451,962 4,014,158 

Sec. 12. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $4,545,576 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 7,981,411 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 3,397,620 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,285,624 $7,346,784 $3,061,160 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 165,303 91,835 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 37,836 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 14,236 24,405 10,169 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 109,673 188,010 78,337 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 4,409,533 7,724,502 3,279,337 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 385,130 677,954 289,029 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 4,794,663 8,402,456 3,568,366 

Sec. 13. Committee on the Judiciary 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $4,946,007 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 8,686,896 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 3,698,827 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,717,179 $8,086,592 $3,369,414 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 181,948 101,082 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 41,646 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 15,097 25,881 10,784 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 69,199 118,626 49,427 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 4,801,475 8,413,047 3,572,353 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 418,702 737,293 314,413 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 5,220,177 9,150,340 3,886,766 

Sec. 14. Committee on Rules and Administration 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $1,383,997 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 2,431,002 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 1,035,189 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,325,058 $2,271,527 $946,469 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 51,109 28,394 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 11,699 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 4,634 7,944 3,310 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 14,192 24,329 10,137 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 1,343,884 2,354,909 1,000,009 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 117,128 206,274 87,972 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 1,461,012 2,561,183 1,087,981 

Sec. 15. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $1,302,943 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 2,286,820 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 973,120 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,206,451 $2,068,201 $861,750 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 46,535 25,853 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 10,651 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 3,753 6,434 2,681 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 52,322 89,694 37,372 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 1,262,526 2,210,864 938,307 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 110,537 194,485 82,879 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 1,373,063 2,405,349 1,021,186 

Sec. 16. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $1,193,865 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 2,096,382 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 892,457 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,128,274 $1,934,184 $805,910 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 43,519 24,177 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 9,961 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 3,888 6,665 2,777 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 26,146 44,821 18,676 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 1,158,308 2,029,189 861,501 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 101,134 178,041 75,908 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 1,259,442 2,207,230 937,409 

Sec. 17. Special Committee on Aging 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $1,445,446 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 2,537,525 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 1,080,025 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,351,882 $2,317,513 $965,630 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 52,144 28,969 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... 0 0 11,935 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 3,923 6,725 2,802 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 45,675 78,300 32,625 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 1,401,480 2,454,682 1,041,961 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 122,539 215,660 91,924 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 1,524,019 2,670,342 1,133,885 

Sec. 18. Select Committee on Intelligence 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $3,050,594 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 5,355,503 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 2,279,493 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,930,715 $5,024,082 $2,093,367 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 113,042 62,801 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 25,874 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 37,917 65,000 27,083 

Training ................................................................................................................... $0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 7,317 12,544 5,227 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 52,500 90,000 37,500 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 3,028,449 5,304,668 2,251,852 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 192,483 338,765 144,400 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 3,220,932 5,643,433 2,396,252 

Sec. 19. Committee on Indian Affairs 

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month transitional period) $1,124,384 

2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 .................................................... 1,972,189 

2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month transitional period) 838,771 

FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Salary baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,012,998 $1,736,568 $723,570 

Jan 2008 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 39,073 21,707 

Jan 2009 COLA ....................................................................................................... .................... 0 8,943 

Consultants ............................................................................................................. 0 0 0 

Training ................................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 3,959 6,786 2,828 


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FY 2007 

(7 mths) 

FY 2008 

(12 mths) 

FY 2009 

(5 mths) 

Administrative expenses ......................................................................................... 70,731 121,253 50,522 

Total ........................................................................................................................ 1,087,688 1,903,680 807,570 

Additional 10% funding ......................................................................................... 95,574 168,032 71,561 

Budget Authority 110th Congress .......................................................................... 1,183,262 2,071,712 879,131 

OVERTIME

Committees have been put on notice that any overtime costs 

mandated by the Congressional Accountability Act must be absorbed within salary baselines funded in S. Res. 89. 

COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS

It is the intent of the Committee on Rules and Administration 

that the amounts included in the various committee budgets for 

COLAs beginning January 2008 and January 2009 shall be used 

only for COLAs authorized by the order of the President pro tempore of the Senate pursuant to section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a–1). 

If the President pro tempore does not authorize COLAs for FY 

2008 and FY 2009, funds included for that purpose by this resolution may not be expended. If, however, COLA authorizations exceed the 3.0% budgeted in this resolution, it may be necessary for 

committees to absorb the difference. 

CERTIFICATION OF COMMITTEE EXPENSES

Previously, committee biennial funding resolutions stipulated 

that vouchers were not required for the disbursement of salaries of 

committee employees who were paid at an annual rate of pay. In 

addition, vouchers were not required for certain types of official expenses which could be certified as owed to Senate support offices 

providing such goods and services to Senate committees. The practice was to identify, in the funding resolution, which Senate support office was authorized to certify such expenses as due for payment. Examples of certifiable expenses include, but are not limited 

to, telecommunications, stationery supplies, official mail, metered 

charges on copying equipment, and expenses for Senate Recording 

and Photographic Services. 

However, section 1 of the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill provided permanent language in statute addressing this 

issue (2 U.S.C. 68–8). Therefore, the specific authorization for certifications is no longer required in committee biennial funding resolutions and the language in section 1 of S. Res. 54 (107th Congress) 

has been modified by deleting section 1(b)(2) with the heading, 

VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED. 

STATIONERY ROOM EXPENSES

Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 

stationery room expenses for official business only are certified for 

payment by the appropriate Senate support office. 


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OFFICIAL MAIL COSTS

Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 

official mail expenses, other than franked mail, are certified for 

payment by the appropriate Senate support office. 

Section 10 of Public Law 101–520, 101st Congress, 2nd Session, 

authorizes committees funded by this omnibus biennial committee 

funding resolution to send official mail, other than franked mail, 

through the Senate post office and to have the cost of such mail 

certified to their official office expense accounts in a manner similar to the purchase of supplies from the Senate stationery store. 

Public Law 105–55, the 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations 

Act, changed the manner in which official mail costs are paid. Beginning in October, 1998, and continuing for those segments of FY 

2007, FY 2008, and FY 2009 that comprise the 110th Congress, 

committees are provided additional funds for official mail and the 

costs incurred are charged directly to each committee. 

The 60-day pre-election moratorium on mass mailings does not 

apply to a committee when such mass mailings are mailed under 

the frank of the chairman and relate to the normal and regular 

business of the committee. 

METERED CHARGES FOR COPYING EQUIPMENT

Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 

metered charges for copying equipment are certified for payment by 

the appropriate Senate support office. 

SENATE RECORDING AND PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES

Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 

official expenses incurred by a committee at the Senate Recording 

and Photographic Studios are certified for payment by the appropriate Senate support office. ‘‘Official expenses’’ has the meaning 

given to it by Interpretative Ruling No. 442, issued April 15, 1992, 

by the Select Committee on Ethics. 

PRINTING AND BINDING

Committee expenditures for printing and binding continue to be 

a substantial cost to the Senate. Such costs include both the costs 

of printing documents and the costs of preparing manuscripts by 

GPO’s detailed personnel. Although printing and binding funds are 

not included in individual committee budgets, judicious use of these 

funds is a serious concern to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

Printing and binding costs decreased from the end of the 108th 

Congress to the end of the 109th Congress by more than $850,000. 

However, total costs for the 109th Congress were still significantly 

more than the 107th and 108th Congresses. 

Charges incurred by committees for GPO detailed printers also 

decreased by more than $600,000 from the 108th Congress and 

were more consistent with the 105th through 107th Congresses. We 

especially urge those committees that incur overtime charges on a 

continuing basis to evaluate their printing operation, with an eye 

toward minimizing a printer’s overtime except on a temporary 


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basis when the extraordinary cost can be justified by the need for 

timely delivery of the committee’s legislative papers. 

It is the intent of this Committee that all Senate committees adhere strictly to the provisions of Title 44 governing the printing 

and binding of documents. 

A committee may not procure more than 300 copies of a hearing 

or other document germane thereto except as authorized by 44 

U.S.C. 703. Section 703 provides that extra copies not exceeding 

$700 in cost may be obtained upon an order of the Joint Committee 

on Printing; extra copies at a cost of $700 to $1,200 must be authorized by simple resolution of the Senate; and cost exceeding 

$1,200 requires approval of both houses of Congress upon concurrent or joint resolution. Such resolutions requesting printing are referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. ‘‘Extra copies’’ means additional numbers ordered at the time of 

original printing. Reprinting a document at a later time must be 

treated as a new publication. 


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DETAILED EMPLOYEES

Sections 2 through 19 of the omnibus resolution includes specific 

authorizing language on the use of detailed employees on either a 

reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. This language, which has 

been included in previous biennial funding resolutions, continues 

the practice of permitting the detail or assignment of personnel 

from departments or agencies of the government to the staff of a 

committee without reimbursement of that person’s salary. The 

Committee on Rules and Administration intends that government 

employees, whose pay is disbursed by an agency of the federal government and who is detailed or assigned to a committee must comply with Rule 27, paragraph 4, of the Standing Rules of the Senate. 

In addition, S. Res. 77 (79th Congress, 1st Session) continues to 

apply to the use by a committee of assigned or detailed personnel 

on a reimbursement basis. Prior consent of the government department or agency concerned as well as the Committee on Rules and 

Administration must be obtained in order to utilize such personnel 

whether on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis pursuant to 

Standing Rule XXVII, paragraph 4. 

The Committee on Rules and Administration intends to monitor 

committee expenditures in conjunction with requests for approval 

for the use of detailed government employees (detailees). The purpose of monitoring detailee activity is to determine overall committee spending in the appropriation account ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’ within the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. 


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SPECIAL RESERVE

This resolution authorizes a special reserve fund within the appropriations account ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’

contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for fiscal 

years 2007, 2008, and 2009. This special reserve fund is available 

to any committee funded by this resolution on the basis of special, 

unforeseen, and non-recurring needs of that committee during the 

funding periods. Any committee desiring to draw on special reserve 

funds must make such a request in writing with the signature of 

the chairman and ranking member. All special reserve fund requests are ultimately subject to the approval of the Chairman and 

Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

The amount available in this special reserve is based on the percentage of funds approved for special reserves in previous Congresses from total funds authorized for committees. 

Since 1989, the Committee on Rules and Administration has authorized the use of unexpended funds. In 1991, this committee informed all Senate committees in Senate Report 102–15, and during 

the debate of that resolution, that committees could retain 50 percent of their unexpended funds as of February 28, 1993, to cover 

non-recurring needs that enhance efficiency in the committee. 

When S. Res. 71, the Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution 

for the 103d Congress, was considered by the Senate, it was 

amended to contain language that no committee of the Senate was 

permitted to carry forward unexpended balances beyond March 1, 

1995. While S. Res. 54 (105th Congress) did not permit committees 

to carry forward funds, it did continue to provide a special reserve 

into which the unexpended balances of the committees were transferred, after obligations incurred during the funding period ended 

were paid. 

In order to preserve the flexibility of the Committee on Rules and 

Administration to meet the unforeseen needs of Senate committees, 

this resolution continues the practice of making special reserve 

funding available for unique, unanticipated, and non-recurring 

needs of each committee when necessary. This Committee intends 

that requests for such funds will continue to be considered only 

when submitted by the chairman and ranking member of a committee. Such requests shall only be granted upon the approval of 

the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules 

and Administration. 

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (WEB FMIS) 

The Committee on Rules and Administration authorized a new 

comprehensive and integrated accounting system to be implemented Senate-wide in 1997. This system was designed to assist 

committees in budget forecasting, allocating dollars by expense category and office sub-categories, posting expenses incurred, requesting reports by expense category or office, and reconciling accounts 

with the Disbursing Office. It is the Committee’s intent that each 

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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW BY SENATE COMMITTEES

Rule XXVI, section 8b of the Standing Rules of the Senate requires that, in each odd-numbered year, each committee shall submit to the Senate, not later than March 31, a report on the activities of that committee during the Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year. 

HOUSING FOR COMMITTEE STAFF

It remains the general policy and is expected by the Committee 

on Rules and Administration, that staff paid from committee funds 

be housed in committee space. Space allocations will be strictly tied 

to authorized committee staff and detailees approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

COMMITTEE COMPUTER RESOURCES

The Committee Office Automation (OA) plans accompanying each 

committee’s budget submission were adjusted to meet SAA funding 

levels, to provide required resources for new staff under Senate 

Resolution 89 and to assist the Committee on Rules and Administration in managing the operating costs of Senate committees. 

Allocations were made considering the business requirements of 

each committee as outlined in their office automation plans, as well 

as the capacity and age of the current computer inventory of each 

committee (including recent purchases by committees in FY 2007). 

The goal of the Committee on Rules and Administration is to assist 

each committee in maintaining current office automation infrastructure with special attention to future changes in the Senate information technology environment. These changes include transition to a new computer operating system for workstations and servers, the trend toward a paperless work environment and greater reliance on workflow applications. 

Computer resources are allocated to authorized full time staff 

and detailees identified in each Committee’s budget submission 

and as approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

Computer resources, in particular computer workstations, which 

are required for staff or detailees who were not identified in the 

committee budget submissions, must be specifically approved by 

the Committee on Rules and Administration. Non-standard computer resource requests in excess of $500.00, not identified in the 

Committee Office Automation plans, also require specific approval 

by the Rules Committee and must be at committee expense including costs for maintenance, service and support. 

Committees listed below may begin working directly with the 

Sergeant at Arms to implement their approved OA plans. Significant deviations from the OA plans must be approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 


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SUMMARY OF OFFICE AUTOMATION PLANS

COMMITTEE OA PLANS—110TH 

Authorized 

Staff 

Total Approved for 

110th 

Aging ................................................................................................................................................ 34 $101,824 

Agriculture ....................................................................................................................................... 48 209,405 

Appropriations .................................................................................................................................. 129 509,767 

Armed Services ................................................................................................................................ 60 178,207 

Banking ............................................................................................................................................ 61 118,729 

Budget ............................................................................................................................................. 62 298,700 

Commerce ........................................................................................................................................ 84 170,954 

Energy .............................................................................................................................................. 58 275,876 

Environment and Public Works ....................................................................................................... 60 218,344 

Ethics ............................................................................................................................................... 18 85,141 

Finance ............................................................................................................................................ 100 238,360 

Foreign Relations ............................................................................................................................. 75 300,888 

HELP ................................................................................................................................................. 111 456,071 

HSGA ................................................................................................................................................ 124 531,498 

Indian Affairs ................................................................................................................................... 23 97,218 

Intelligence ...................................................................................................................................... 45 582,053 

JEC ................................................................................................................................................... 48 177,704 

Judiciary ........................................................................................................................................... 154 632,366 

Rules ................................................................................................................................................ 27 77,064 

Small Business ................................................................................................................................ 36 124,345 

Veterans Affairs ............................................................................................................................... 32 141,252 

Total ................................................................................................................................... 5,525,766 

CONSULTANTS

This resolution specifies the available funding to hire consultants, as otherwise authorized by statute. 

COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE

The Rules Committee has received inquiries regarding staff representatives on committees as authorized by P.L. 95–94. With respect to providing funds for legislative assistance, the position of 

the Committee on Rules and Administration is that such funds are 

already incorporated into Members’ personal office accounts for the 

purpose of providing assistance with such committee duties. 

ARCHIVING

Under Senate Rules XXVI(10)(a) and 2 U.S.C. § 72(a)(d), committee records are the property of the Senate. At the end of each 

Congress, non-current committee records are transferred to the Archives (Senate Rule XI(1) and 44 U.S.C. § 2118.) To ensure the 

preservation of the Senate’s permanently valuable records, the 

Rules Committee requests that each committee submit to the Rules 

Committee their National Archives Records Transfer Report. 

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