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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 48 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2007 

Mr. LEVIN, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following 

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

Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 

Services. 

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

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

4 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, 

5 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 

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

7 the Committee on Armed Services is authorized from 

8 March 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; October 1, 

9 2007, through September 30, 2008; and October 1, 2008, 

10 through February 28, 2009, in its discretion (1) to make 


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

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

3 Government department or agency concerned and the 

4 Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reim5 bursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of per6 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

7 SEC. 2. (a) The expenses of the Committee on Armed 

8 Services for the period March 1, 2007, through September 

9 30, 2007, under this Resolution shall not exceed 

10 $4,073,254, of which amount— 

11 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for 

12 the procurement of the services of individual consult13 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec14 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

15 1946, as amended); and 

16 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

17 the training of the professional staff of such com18 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

19 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

20 (b) For the period October 1, 2007, through Sep21 tember 30, 2008, expenses of the Committee on Armed 

22 Services under this Resolution shall not exceed 

23 $7,139,800, of which amount— 

24 (1) not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for 

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1 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec2 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

3 1946, as amended); and 

4 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

5 the training of the professional staff of such com6 mittee (under the procedures specified by section 

7 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

8 1946). 

9 (c) For the period October 1, 2008, through Feb10 ruary 28, 2009, expenses of the Committee on Armed 

11 Services under this Resolution shall not exceed 

12 $3,032,712, of which amount— 

13 (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 

14 the procurement of the services of individual consult15 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec16 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

17 1946, as amended); and 

18 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

19 the training of the professional staff of such com20 mittee (under the procedures specified by section 

21 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

22 1946). 

23 SEC. 3. Expenses of the Committee on Armed Serv24 ices under this Resolution shall be paid from the contin25 gent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved by the 


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1 chairman of the committee, except that vouchers shall not 

2 be required— 

3 (1) for the disbursement of salaries of employ4 ees paid at an annual rate; 

5 (2) for the payment of telecommunications pro6 vided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 

7 Doorkeeper, United States Senate; 

8 (3) for the payment of stationery supplies pur9 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery, United 

10 States Senate; 

11 (4) for payments to the Postmaster, United 

12 States Senate; 

13 (5) for the payment of metered charges on 

14 copying equipment provided by the Office of the Ser15 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Sen16 ate; 

17 (6) for the payment of Senate Recording and 

18 Photographic Services; or 

19 (7) for payment of franked and mass mail costs 

20 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United 

21 States Senate. 

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

23 necessary for agency contributions related to the com24 pensation of employees of the Committee on Armed Serv25 ices from March 1, 2007, through September 30, 2007; 


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1 October 1, 2007, through September 30, 2008; and Octo2 ber 1, 2008, through February 28, 2009, to be paid from 

3 the Appropriations account for ‘‘EXPENSES OF INQUIRIES

4 AND INVESTIGATIONS’’. 

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