Calendar No. 5

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 71

[Report No. 103–5]

RESOLUTION

Authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of

the Senate.

FEBRUARY 18 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Placed on the calendar
III

Calendar No. 5

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 71

[Report No. 103–5]

Authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of the Senate.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 18 (legislative day, JANUARY 5), 1993

Mr. FORD, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported the

following original resolution; which was placed on the calendar

RESOLUTION

Authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of the

Senate.

1 Resolved, That this resolution may be cited as the

2 ‘‘Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution for 1993 and

3 1994’’.

4 AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION

5 SEC. 2. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

6 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, and

7 under the appropriate authorizing resolutions of the Sen8 ate, there is authorized for the period March 1, 1993,

9 through September 30, 1994, in the aggregate of
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1 $55,696,935 and for the period March 1, 1994, through

2 February 28, 1995, in the aggregate of $56,428,119, in

3 accordance with the provisions of this resolution, for all

4 Standing Committees of the Senate, the Special Commit5 tee on Aging, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the

6 Select Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Joint Com7 mittee on the Operation of the Congress.

8 (b) Each committee referred to in subsection (a) shall

9 report its findings, together with such recommendations

10 for legislation as it deems advisable, to the Senate at the

11 earliest practicable date, but not later than February 28,

12 1994, and February 28, 1995, respectively.

13 (c) Any expenses of a committee under this resolution

14 shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate upon

15 vouchers approved by the chairman of the committee, ex16 cept that vouchers shall not be required (1) for the dis17 bursement of salaries of employees of the committee who

18 are paid at an annual rate, (2) for the payment of tele19 communications expenses provided by the Office of the

20 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Senate,

21 Department of Telecommunications, (3) for the payment

22 of stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of

23 Stationery, United States Senate, (4) for payments to the

24 Postmaster, United States Senate, (5) for the payment of

25 metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Of-
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1 fice of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United

2 States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate Recording

3 and Photographic Services.

4 (d) There are authorized such sums as may be nec5 essary for agency contributions related to the compensa6 tion of employees of the committees from March 1, 1993,

7 through September 30, 1994, and March 1, 1994, through

8 February 28, 1995, to be paid from the appropriations

9 account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of

10 the Senate.

11 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND

12 FORESTRY

13 SEC. 3. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

14 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac15 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

16 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

17 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

18 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

19 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is

20 authorized from March 1, 1993, through February 28,

21 1995, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the

22 contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel,

23 and (3) with the prior consent of the Government depart24 ment or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules

25 and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or
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1 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

2 such department or agency.

3 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

4 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

5 section shall not exceed $1,932,632, of which amount (1)

6 not to exceed $4,000, may be expended for the procure7 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza8 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis9 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

10 not to exceed $4,000, may be expended for the training

11 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce12 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

13 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

14 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

15 shall not exceed $1,973,136, of which amount (1) not to

16 exceed $4,000, may be expended for the procurement of

17 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

18 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

19 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

20 exceed $4,000, may be expended for the training of the

21 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

22 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

23 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

24 SEC. 4. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

25 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac26 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such
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1 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

2 and making investigations as authorized by paragraph 1

3 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the

4 Committee on Appropriations is authorized from March

5 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1)

6 to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Sen7 ate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior con8 sent of the Government department or agency concerned

9 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use

10 on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services

11 of personnel of any such department or agency.

12 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

13 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

14 section shall not exceed $4,861,162, of which amount (1)

15 not to exceed $160,000, may be expended for the procure16 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza17 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis18 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

19 not to exceed $4,000, may be expended for the training

20 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce21 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

22 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

23 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

24 shall not exceed $4,961,810, of which amount (1) not to

25 exceed $160,000, may be expended for the procurement
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1 of the services of individual consultants, or organizations

2 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

3 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

4 exceed $4,000, may be expended for the training of the

5 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

6 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

7 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

8 SEC. 5. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

9 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac10 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

11 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

12 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

13 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

14 the Committee on Armed Services is authorized from

15 March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discre16 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund

17 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the

18 prior consent of the Government department or agency

19 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra20 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

21 the services of personnel of any such department or

22 agency.

23 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

24 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

25 section shall not exceed $2,819,419, of which amount (1)

26 not to exceed $24,300, may be expended for the procure-
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1 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza2 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis3 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

4 not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for the training

5 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce6 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

7 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

8 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

9 shall not exceed $2,880,344, of which amount (1) not to

10 exceed $25,000, may be expended for the procurement of

11 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

12 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

13 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

14 exceed $5,000, may be expended for the training of the

15 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

16 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

17 COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

18 SEC. 6. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

19 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac20 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

21 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

22 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

23 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

24 the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

25 is authorized from March 1, 1993, through February 28,

26 1995, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the
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1 contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel,

2 and (3) with the prior consent of the Government depart3 ment or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules

4 and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or

5 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

6 such department or agency.

7 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

8 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

9 section shall not exceed $3,153,964, of which amount (1)

10 not to exceed $1,000, may be expended for the procure11 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza12 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis13 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

14 not to exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training

15 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce16 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

17 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

18 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

19 shall not exceed $3,220,767, of which amount (1) not to

20 exceed $1,000, may be expended for the procurement of

21 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

22 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

23 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

24 exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training of the
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1 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

2 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

3 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

4 SEC. 7. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

5 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac6 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

7 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

8 and making investigations as authorized by paragraph 1

9 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the

10 Committee on the Budget is authorized from March 1,

11 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1) to

12 make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Sen13 ate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior con14 sent of the Government department or agency concerned

15 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use

16 on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services

17 of personnel of any such department or agency.

18 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

19 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

20 section shall not exceed $3,424,833, of which amount (1)

21 not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for the procure22 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza23 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis24 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

25 not to exceed $2,000, may be expended for the training
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1 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce2 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

3 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

4 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

5 shall not exceed $3,499,838, of which amount (1) not to

6 exceed $20,000, may be expended for the procurement of

7 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

8 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

9 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

10 exceed $2,000, may be expended for the training of the

11 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

12 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

13 COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

14 TRANSPORTATION

15 SEC. 8. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

16 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac17 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

18 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

19 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

20 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

21 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

22 is authorized from March 1, 1993, through February 28,

23 1995, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the

24 contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel,

25 and (3) with the prior consent of the Government depart26 ment or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules
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1 and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or

2 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

3 such department or agency.

4 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

5 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

6 section shall not exceed $3,809,967, of which amount (1)

7 not to exceed $14,572, may be expended for the procure8 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza9 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis10 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

11 not to exceed $15,600, may be expended for the training

12 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce13 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

14 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

15 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

16 shall not exceed $3,890,947, of which amount (1) not to

17 exceed $14,572, may be expended for the procurement of

18 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

19 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

20 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

21 exceed $15,600, may be expended for the training of the

22 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

23 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

24 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

25 SEC. 9. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

26 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac-
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1 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

2 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

3 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

4 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

5 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is au6 thorized from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995,

7 in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the contin8 gent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3)

9 with the prior consent of the Government department or

10 agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Ad11 ministration, to use on a reimbursable, or

12 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

13 such department or agency.

14 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

15 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

16 section shall not exceed $2,756,636.

17 (c) For the period of March 1, 1994, through Feb18 ruary 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this sec19 tion shall not exceed $2,815,535.

20 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

21 SEC. 10. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

22 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac23 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

24 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

25 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

26 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,
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1 the Committee on Environment and Public Works is au2 thorized from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995,

3 in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the contin4 gent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3)

5 with the prior consent of the Government department or

6 agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Ad7 ministration, to use on a reimbursable, or

8 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

9 such department or agency.

10 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

11 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

12 section shall not exceed $2,687,023, of which amount (1)

13 not to exceed $8,000, may be expended for the procure14 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza15 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis16 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

17 not to exceed $2,000, may be expended for the training

18 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce19 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

20 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

21 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

22 shall not exceed $2,744,197, of which amount (1) not to

23 exceed $8,000, be expended for the procurement of the

24 services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof

25 (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorga-
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1 nization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to exceed

2 $2,000, may be expended for the training of the profes3 sional staff of such committee (under procedures specified

4 by section 202(j) of such Act).

5 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

6 SEC. 11. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

7 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac8 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

9 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

10 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

11 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

12 the Committee on Finance is authorized from March 1,

13 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1) to

14 make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Sen15 ate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior con16 sent of the Government department or agency concerned

17 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use

18 on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services

19 of personnel of any such department or agency.

20 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

21 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

22 section shall not exceed $3,349,255, of which amount (1)

23 not to exceed $30,000, may be expended for the procure24 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza25 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis26 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)
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1 not to exceed $10,000, may be expended for the training

2 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce3 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

4 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

5 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

6 shall not exceed $3,419,382, of which amount (1) not to

7 exceed $30,000, may be expended for the procurement of

8 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

9 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

10 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

11 exceed $10,000, may be expended for the training of the

12 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

13 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

14 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

15 SEC. 12. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

16 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac17 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

18 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

19 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

20 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

21 the Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized from

22 March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discre23 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund

24 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the

25 prior consent of the Government department or agency

26 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra-
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1 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

2 the services of personnel of any such department or

3 agency.

4 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

5 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

6 section shall not exceed $2,749,434 of which amount (1)

7 not to exceed $45,000, may be expended for the procure8 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza9 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis10 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

11 not to exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training

12 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce13 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

14 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

15 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

16 shall not exceed $2,808,864, of which amount not to ex17 ceed $45,000, may be expended for the procurement of

18 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

19 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

20 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

21 exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training of the

22 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

23 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

24 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

25 SEC. 13. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

26 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac-
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1 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

2 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

3 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

4 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

5 the Committee on Governmental Affairs is authorized

6 from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its

7 discretion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent

8 fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with

9 the prior consent of the Government department or agency

10 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra11 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

12 the services of personnel of any such department or

13 agency.

14 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

15 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

16 section shall not exceed $5,104,467, of which amount (1)

17 not to exceed $548,678, may be expended for the procure18 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza19 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis20 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

21 not to exceed $2,470, may be expended for the training

22 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce23 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

24 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

25 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section
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1 shall not exceed $5,213,729, of which amount (1) not to

2 exceed $49,326, may be expended for the procurement of

3 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

4 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

5 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

6 exceed $2,470, may be expended for the training of the

7 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

8 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

9 (d)(1) The committee, or any duly authorized sub10 committee thereof, is authorized to study or investigate—

11 (A) the efficiency and economy of operations of

12 all branches of the Government including the pos13 sible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance,

14 collusion, mismanagement, incompetence, corruption,

15 or unethical practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts

16 of interest, and the improper expenditure of Govern17 ment funds in transactions, contracts, and activities

18 of the Government or of Government officials and

19 employees and any and all such improper practices

20 between Government personnel and corporations, in21 dividuals, companies, or persons affiliated therewith,

22 doing business with the Government; and the com23 pliance or noncompliance of such corporations, com24 panies, or individuals or other entities with the rules,
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1 regulations, and laws governing the various govern2 mental agencies and its relationships with the public;

3 (B) the extent to which criminal or other im4 proper practices or activities are, or have been, en5 gaged in the field of labor-management relations or

6 in groups or organizations of employees or employ7 ers, to the detriment of interests of the public, em8 ployers, or employees, and to determine whether any

9 changes are required in the laws of the United

10 States in order to protect such interests against the

11 occurrence of such practices or activities;

12 (C) organized criminal activities which may op13 erate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of inter14 state or international commerce in furtherance of

15 any transactions and the manner and extent to

16 which, and the identity of the persons, firms, or cor17 porations, or other entities by whom such utilization

18 is being made, and further, to study and investigate

19 the manner in which and the extent to which per20 sons engaged in organized criminal activity have in21 filtrated lawful business enterprise, and to study the

22 adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations

23 of organized crime in interstate or international

24 commerce; and to determine whether any changes

25 are required in the laws of the United States in
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1 order to protect the public against such practices or

2 activities;

3 (D) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness

4 within the United States which have an impact upon

5 or affect the national health, welfare, and safety; in6 cluding but not limited to investment fraud schemes,

7 commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and

8 the use of offshore banking and corporate facilities

9 to carry out criminal objectives;

10 (E) the efficiency and economy of operations of

11 all branches and functions of the Government with

12 particular reference to—

13 (i) the effectiveness of present national se14 curity methods, staffing, and processes as test15 ed against the requirements imposed by the

16 rapidly mounting complexity of national secu17 rity problems;

18 (ii) the capacity of present national secu19 rity staffing, methods, and processes to make

20 full use of the Nation’s resources of knowledge

21 and talents;

22 (iii) the adequacy of present intergovern23 mental relations between the United States and

24 international organizations principally con-
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1 cerned with national security of which the Unit2 ed States is a member; and

3 (iv) legislative and other proposals to im4 prove these methods, processes, and relation5 ships;

6 (F) the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of

7 all agencies and departments of the Government in8 volved in the control and management of energy

9 shortages including, but not limited to, their per10 formance with respect to—

11 (i) the collection and dissemination of ac12 curate statistics on fuel demand and supply;

13 (ii) the implementation of effective energy

14 conservation measures;

15 (iii) the pricing of energy in all forms;

16 (iv) coordination of energy programs with

17 State and local government;

18 (v) control of exports of scarce fuels;

19 (vi) the management of tax, import, pric20 ing, and other policies affecting energy supplies;

21 (vii) maintenance of the independent sector

22 of the petroleum industry as a strong competi23 tive force;

24 (viii) the allocation of fuels in short supply

25 by public and private entities;
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1 (ix) the management of energy supplies

2 owned or controlled by the Government;

3 (x) relations with other oil producing and

4 consuming countries;

5 (xi) the monitoring of compliance by gov6 ernments, corporations, or individuals with the

7 laws and regulations governing the allocation,

8 conservation, or pricing of energy supplies; and

9 (xii) research into the discovery and devel10 opment of alternative energy supplies; and

11 (G) the efficiency and economy of all branches

12 and functions of Government with particular ref13 erences to the operations and management of Fed14 eral regulatory policies and programs: Provided,

15 That, in carrying out the duties herein set forth, the

16 inquiries of this committee or any subcommittee

17 thereof shall not be deemed limited to the records,

18 functions, and operations of any particular branch of

19 the Government; but may extend to the records and

20 activities of any persons, corporation, or other

21 entity.

22 (2) Nothing contained in this section shall affect or

23 impair the exercise of any other standing committee of the

24 Senate of any power, or the discharge by such committee

25 of any duty, conferred or imposed upon it by the Standing
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1 Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative Reorganization

2 Act of 1946, as amended.

3 (3) For the purposes of this section, the committee,

4 or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, or its chair5 man, or any other member of the committee or sub6 committee designated by the chairman, from March 1,

7 1993, through February 28, 1995, is authorized, in its,

8 his, or their discretion (A) to require by subpoena or oth9 erwise the attendance of witnesses and production of cor10 respondence, books, papers, and documents, (B) to hold

11 hearings, (C) to sit and act at any time or place during

12 the sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the Sen13 ate, (D) to administer oaths, and (E) to take testimony,

14 either orally or by sworn statement, or, in the case of staff

15 members of the Committee and the Permanent Sub16 committee on Investigations, by deposition in accordance

17 with the Committee Rules of Procedure.

18 (4) All subpoenas and related legal processes of the

19 committee and its subcommittee authorized under S. Res.

20 62 of the One Hundred Second Congress, second session,

21 are authorized to continue.

22 COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

23 SEC. 14. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

24 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac25 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

26 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,
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1 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

2 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

3 the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized from March

4 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1)

5 to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Sen6 ate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior con7 sent of the Government department or agency concerned

8 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use

9 on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services

10 of personnel of any such department or agency.

11 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

12 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

13 section shall not exceed $4,906,405, of which amount (1)

14 not to exceed $40,000, may be expended for the procure15 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza16 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis17 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

18 not to exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training

19 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce20 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

21 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

22 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

23 shall not exceed $5,013,474, of which amount (1) not to

24 exceed $40,000, may be expended for the procurement of

25 the services of individual consultants, or organizations
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1 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

2 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

3 exceed $1,000, may be expended for the training of the

4 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

5 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

6 COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES

7 SEC. 15. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

8 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac9 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

10 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

11 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

12 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

13 the Committee on Labor and Human Resources is author14 ized from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in

15 its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the contin16 gent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3)

17 with the prior consent of the Government department or

18 agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Ad19 ministration, to use on a reimbursable, or

20 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

21 such department or agency.

22 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

23 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

24 section shall not exceed $5,146,224, of which amount not

25 to exceed $30,900, may be expended for the procurement

26 of the services of individual consultants, or organizations
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1 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

2 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended).

3 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

4 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

5 shall not exceed $5,257,570, of which amount not to ex6 ceed $30,900, may be expended for the procurement of

7 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

8 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

9 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended).

10 COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

11 SEC. 16. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

12 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac13 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

14 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

15 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

16 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

17 the Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized

18 from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its

19 discretion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent

20 fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with

21 the prior consent of the Government department or agency

22 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra23 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

24 the services of personnel of any such department or

25 agency.
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1 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

2 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

3 section shall not exceed $1,478,578, of which amount (1)

4 not to exceed $4,000, may be expended for the procure5 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza6 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis7 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

8 not to exceed $3,500, may be expended for the training

9 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce10 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

11 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

12 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

13 shall not exceed $1,511,163, of which amount (1) not to

14 exceed $4,000, may be expended for the procurement of

15 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

16 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

17 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

18 exceed $3,500, may be expended for the training of the

19 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

20 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

21 COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

22 SEC. 17. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

23 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac24 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

25 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

26 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1
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1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

2 the Committee on Small Business is authorized from

3 March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discre4 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund

5 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the

6 prior consent of the Government department or agency

7 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra8 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

9 the services of personnel of any such department or

10 agency.

11 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

12 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

13 section shall not exceed $1,134,791, of which amount (1)

14 not to exceed $10,000, may be expended for the procure15 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza16 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis17 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

18 not to exceed $2,000, may be expended for the training

19 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce20 dures specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

21 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

22 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

23 shall not exceed $1,156,079, of which amount (1) not to

24 exceed $10,000, may be expended for the procurement of

25 the services of individual consultants, or organizations
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1 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

2 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

3 exceed $2,000, may be expended for the training of the

4 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

5 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

6 COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

7 SEC. 18. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

8 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac9 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such

10 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings,

11 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1

12 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate,

13 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is authorized from

14 March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1995, in its discre15 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund

16 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the

17 prior consent of the Government department or agency

18 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra19 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis

20 the services of personnel of any such department or

21 agency.

22 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

23 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

24 section shall not exceed $1,171,401, of which amount not

25 to exceed $3,000, may be expended for the training of the

26 professional staff of such committee (under procedures
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1 specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganiza2 tion Act of 1946, as amended).

3 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

4 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

5 shall not exceed $1,196,647, of which amount not to ex6 ceed $3,000, may be expended for the training of the pro7 fessional staff of such committee (under procedures speci8 fied by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization

9 Act of 1946, as amended).

10 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

11 SEC. 19. (a) In carrying out the duties and functions

12 imposed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February

13 4, 1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority

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

15 Aging is authorized from March 1, 1993, through Feb16 ruary 28, 1995, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures

17 from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ per18 sonnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Government

19 department or agency concerned and the Committee on

20 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or

21 nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any

22 such department or agency.

23 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

24 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

25 section shall not exceed $1,184,439.
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1 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

2 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

3 shall not exceed $1,209,141.

4 SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

5 SEC. 20. (a) In carrying out its powers, duties, and

6 functions under S. Res. 400, agreed to May 19, 1976

7 (94th Congress), in accordance with its jurisdiction under

8 section 3(a) of such resolution, including holding hearings,

9 reporting such hearings, and making investigations as au10 thorized by section 5 of such resolution, the Select Com11 mittee on Intelligence is authorized from March 1, 1993,

12 through February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1) to make

13 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2)

14 to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the

15 Government department or agency concerned and the

16 Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reim17 bursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services of person18 nel of any such department or agency.

19 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

20 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

21 section shall not exceed $2,381,615, of which amount not

22 to exceed $30,000, may be expended for the procurement

23 of the services of individual consultants, or organizations

24 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

25 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended).
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1 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

2 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

3 shall not exceed $2,433,624, of which amount not to ex4 ceed $30,000, may be expended for the procurement of

5 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

6 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

7 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended).

8 SELECT COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

9 SEC. 21. (a) In carrying out the duties and functions

10 imposed by section 105 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February

11 4, 1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority

12 conferred on it by such section, the Select Committee on

13 Indian Affairs is authorized from March 1, 1993, through

14 February 28, 1995, in its discretion (1) to make expendi15 tures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to em16 ploy personnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Gov17 ernment department or agency concerned and the Com18 mittee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs19 able, or nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel

20 of any such department or agency.

21 (b) The expenses of the committee for the period

22 March 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, under this

23 section shall not exceed $1,197,940, of which amount (1)

24 not to exceed $4,846, may be expended for the procure25 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza26 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis-
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1 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

2 not to exceed $7,000 may be expended for training of the

3 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

4 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

5 (c) For the period March 1, 1994, through February

6 28, 1995, expenses of the committee under this section

7 shall not exceed $1,221,872, of which amount (1) not to

8 exceed $4,846, may be expended for the procurement of

9 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

10 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

11 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) not to

12 exceed $7,000 may be expended for the training of the

13 professional staff of such committee (under procedures

14 specified by section 202(j) of such Act).

15 JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

16 SEC. 22. (a) In carrying out the duties and functions

17 imposed by H. Con. Res. 192, agreed to July 30, 1992

18 (102d Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred

19 on it by such resolution, the Joint Committee on the Orga20 nization of Congress is authorized from March 1, 1993,

21 through December 31, 1993, in its discretion (1) to make

22 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2)

23 to employ personnel, and, (3) with the prior consent of

24 the Government department or agency concerned, and the

25 Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reim-
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1 bursable, or nonreimbursable basis, the services of person2 nel of any such department or agency.

3 (b) The expenses of the Joint Committee for the pe4 riod March 1, 1993, through December 31, 1993, under

5 this section shall not exceed $446,750, of which amount

6 not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for the training

7 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce8 dures specified by section 202 (j) of the Legislative Reor9 ganization Act of 1946).

10 (c) As required by H. Con. Res. 192, the Joint Com11 mittee shall report its findings, together with such rec12 ommendations for legislation as it deems advisable to the

13 Senate at the earliest practical date, but not later than

14 December 31, 1993.

15 SPECIAL RESERVES

16 SEC. 23. (a) Of the funds authorized for the Senate

17 committees listed in clause (2) of this subsection by Sen18 ate Resolution 62, agreed to February 28, 1991 (102d

19 Congress), for the funding period ending on the last day

20 of February 1993, any unexpended balance of any such

21 committee remaining after such last day shall be trans22 ferred to a special reserve for such committee, and shall

23 be available to each committee in an amount equal to the

24 lesser of (1) 50 percent of any such unexpended balance

25 of the committee, or (2) the following amounts for the fol26 lowing committees:
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1 Appropriations ($0).

2 Armed Services ($243,032).

3 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

4 ($19,250).

5 Budget ($292,179).

6 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

7 ($390,024).

8 Energy and Natural Resources ($150,000).

9 Environment and Public Works ($137,500).

10 Finance ($127,619).

11 Foreign Relations ($266,009).

12 Judiciary ($122,500).

13 Labor and Human Resources ($61,514).

14 Rules and Administration ($57,868).

15 Small Business ($64,272).

16 Veterans’ Affairs ($22,000).

17 Aging (Special) ($70,000).

18 Indian Affairs (Select) ($20,008).

19 (b) Of the funds authorized for the Senate commit20 tees listed in clause (2) of this subsection by Senate Reso21 lution 62, agreed to February 28, 1991, for the funding

22 period ending on the last day of February 1993, any unex23 pended balance remaining after such last day shall be

24 transferred to a special reserve for such committee, and

25 shall be available to each of the committees in an amount
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1 equal to the lesser of (1) 100 percent of any such unex2 pended balance, or (2) the following amounts for the fol3 lowing committees:

4 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

5 ($190,000).

6 Governmental Affairs ($602,300).

7 Intelligence (Select) ($500,000).

8 (c) The reserves established in subsections (a) and

9 (b) shall be available to each committee for the period

10 commencing March 1, 1993, and ending with the close of

11 September 30, 1993, for the purpose of (1) meeting any

12 unpaid obligations incurred during the funding period

13 ending on the last day of February 1993, and (2) meeting

14 expenses of such committee incurred after such last day

15 and prior to the close of September 30, 1993.

16 (d) Any unexpended balances remaining for Senate

17 committees referred to in subsection (a) or (b) not allo18 cated under subsection (a) or (b) shall be transferred to

19 a special reserve which shall, on the basis of a special need

20 and at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member

21 of any such committee, and with the approval of the

22 Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on

23 Rules and Administration, be available to any committee

24 for the purposes provided in clauses (1) and (2) of sub25 section (c).
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