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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 31 

Authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2017 

Ms. COLLINS, from the Special Committee on Aging, reported the following 

original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 

Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Special Committee on Aging. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

3 In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions im4 posed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 

5 4, 1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority 

6 conferred on it by such section, the Special Committee on 

7 Aging (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) 

8 is authorized from March 1, 2017, through February 28, 

9 2019, in its discretion, to— 

10 (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 

11 of the Senate; 


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1 (2) employ personnel; and 

2 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

3 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

4 on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 

5 or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 

6 any such department or agency. 

7 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 

8 (a) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

9 2017.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

10 March 1, 2017, through September 30, 2017, under this 

11 resolution shall not exceed $1,399,763, of which amount— 

12 (1) not to exceed $3,000 may be expended for 

13 the procurement of the services of individual consult14 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec15 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

16 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

17 (2) not to exceed $3,000 may be expended for 

18 the training of the professional staff of the com19 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

20 of that Act). 

21 (b) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 PERIOD.— 

22 The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 

23 2017, through September 30, 2018, under this resolution 

24 shall not exceed $2,399,594, of which amount— 


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1 (1) not to exceed $6,000 may be expended for 

2 the procurement of the services of individual consult3 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec4 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

5 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

6 (2) not to exceed $6,000 may be expended for 

7 the training of the professional staff of the com8 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

9 of that Act). 

10 (c) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 

11 2019.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc12 tober 1, 2018, through February 28, 2019, under this res13 olution shall not exceed $999,831, of which amount— 

14 (1) not to exceed $2,500 may be expended for 

15 the procurement of the services of individual consult16 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec17 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

18 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

19 (2) not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for 

20 the training of the professional staff of the com21 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

22 of that Act). 

23 SEC. 3. REPORTING LEGISLATION. 

24 The committee shall report its findings, together with 

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1 able, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but 

2 not later than February 28, 2019. 

3 SEC. 4. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 

4 (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res7 olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 

8 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 

9 the committee. 

10 (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall 

11 not be required for— 

12 (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ13 ees paid at an annual rate; 

14 (B) the payment of telecommunications 

15 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

16 and Doorkeeper; 

17 (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur18 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

19 (D) payments to the Postmaster of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (E) the payment of metered charges on 

22 copying equipment provided by the Office of the 

23 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 

24 (F) the payment of Senate Recording and 

25 Photographic Services; or 


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1 (G) the payment of franked and mass mail 

2 costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 

3 (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 

4 to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 

5 of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 

6 as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 

7 the compensation of employees of the committee— 

8 (1) for the period March 1, 2017, through Sep9 tember 30, 2017; 

10 (2) for the period October 1, 2017, through 

11 September 30, 2018; and 

12 (3) for the period October 1, 2018, through 

13 February 28, 2019. 

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