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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 32 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 17, 2007 

Mr. KERRY (for himself and Ms. SNOWE) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

JANUARY 18, 2007 

Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Small Business and 

Entrepreneurship 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Small 

Business and Entrepreneurship. 

1 Resolved, That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and 

2 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac3 cordance with jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, 

4 including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and 

5 making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 

6 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the 

7 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is 

8 authorized from March 1, 2007, through September 30, 


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1 2007, and October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008, 

2 and October 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009, in its 

3 discretion— 

4 (1) to make expenditures from the contingent 

5 fund of the Senate; 

6 (2) to employ personnel; and 

7 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

8 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

9 on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs10 able or non-reimbursable basis the services of per11 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

12 SEC. 2. (a) The expense of the committee for the pe13 riod March 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007, under 

14 this resolution shall not exceed $1,373,063, of which 

15 amount— 

16 (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for 

17 the procurement of the services of individual consult18 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec19 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

20 1946); and 

21 (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 

22 the training of the professional staff of such com23 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

24 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 


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1 (b) For the period of October 1, 2007, through Sep2 tember 30, 2008, expenses of the committee under this 

3 resolution shall not exceed $2,405,349, of which amount— 

4 (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for 

5 the procurement of the services of individual consult6 ants, organizations thereof (as authorized by section 

7 292(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

8 1946); and 

9 (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 

10 the training of the professional staff of such com11 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

12 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

13 (c) For the period of October 1, 2008, through Feb14 ruary 28, 2009, expenses of the committee under this res15 olution shall not exceed $1,021,186, of which amount— 

16 (1) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for 

17 the procurement of the services of individual consult18 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec19 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

20 1946); and 

21 (2) not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for 

22 the training of the professional staff of such com23 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

24 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 


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1 SEC. 3. The committee may report its findings, to2 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it 

3 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable 

4 date, but not later than February 28, 2007. 

5 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu6 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

7 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com8 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required— 

9 (1) for the disbursement of salaries of employ10 ees paid at an annual rate; 

11 (2) for the payment of telecommunications pro12 vided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 

13 Doorkeeper, United States Senate; 

14 (3) for the payment of stationery supplies pur15 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery, United 

16 States Senate; 

17 (4) for payments to the Postmaster, United 

18 States Senate; 

19 (5) for the payment of metered charges on 

20 copying equipment provided by the Office of the Ser21 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Sen22 ate; 

23 (6) for the payment of Senate Recording and 

24 Photographic Services; or 


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1 (7) for payment of franked mail costs by the 

2 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States 

3 Senate. 

4 SEC. 5. There are authorized such sums as may be 

5 necessary for agency contributions related to the com6 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 

7 2007, through September 30, 2007, October 1, 2007, 

8 through September 30, 2008, and October 1, 2008, 

9 through February 28, 2009, to be paid from the Appro10 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves11 tigations’’. 

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