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111TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 1st Session 111–14 

AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE 

SENATE 

APRIL 23, 2009.—Ordered to be printed 

Mr. SCHUMER, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[Relating to S. Res. 73] 

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT

Since the 101st Congress, the Rules Committee has favorably 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 consistently 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. 

73 continues this practice. 

As a result of the federal elections in November 2008, the Senate 

in the 111th Congress is currently composed of 56 Democratic 

Members, 41 Republican Members, 2 Independents, and 1 Vacancy. 

On January 15, 2009, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 

in their colloquy on the Senate Floor announced an agreement and 

provided guidance on committee funding for the 111th Congress 

prior to appointing the chairmen, ranking members, and Senators 

who will serve on committees during the current Congress. However, at that time the Senate was also operating under a continuing resolution and the appropriations account for committees 

was frozen at the 2008 levels. 

The Joint Leadership colloquy specified that upon enactment of 

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mittee shall authorize $100,000,000 annually for staff salary baselines to be allocated at a 60 percent to 40 percent ratio, majority/ 

minority respectively, for the 111th Congress. In addition, the authorization shall provide for salary baselines to be adjusted by future cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increases, as approved by the 

Senate President pro tempore. The colloquy further stated that the 

Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Rules Committee have 

agreed that 89 percent of special reserves is available to each chairman and ranking member for administrative expenses, if requested, to be allocated at a 60 percent to 40 percent ratio, majority/minority respectively. It was noted in the colloquy that special 

reserves have been available to committees since 2001, and shall 

not exceed historic levels. 

The Joint Leadership also issued a letter to accompany the colloquy. The letter expressed the commitment of the Leaders that 

upon enactment of a full appropriation for the legislative branch, 

the individual minority committee funding levels remain unchanged, and no committee budget shall be allocated to reduce the 

minority committee budget below that of fiscal year 2008. 

However, as noted, implementation of the guidance provided to 

committees in the Joint Leadership colloquy and letter required enactment of the FY09 legislative branch appropriations bill. 

The Joint Leadership letter, submitted by the Majority Leader 

and the Minority Leader, is included below for informational purposes. 

JOINT LEADERSHIP LETTER

We mutually commit to the following for the 111th Congress: 

Upon enactment of a full year appropriation for the legislative branch, the majority and minority staff salary 

baselines for the committees of the Senate, including Joint 

and Special Committees, and all other subgroups, shall be 

apportioned at a 60 percent to 40 percent ratio, based on 

an authorization of $100,000,000 annually. Additionally, 

upon enactment of a full year appropriation for the legislative branch, the authorization will provide for salary baselines to be adjusted by future cost of living adjustment, 

COLA, increases as approved by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Further, the majority leader and the 

chairman of the Rules Committee have agreed that 89 percent of special reserves is available to each chair/ranking 

member for administrative expenses, if requested, to be allocated at a 60 percent to 40 percent ratio, majority/minority respectively. 

This will allow individual minority committee funding 

levels to remain unchanged, if special reserves are requested. Therefore, no committee budget shall be allocated 

to reduce the minority committee budget below that of fiscal year 2008. 

Funds for committee expenses shall be available to each 

chairman consistent with the Senate rules and practices of 

the 110th Congress. 


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The chairman and ranking member of any committee, 

may, by mutual agreement, modify the apportionment of 

committee funding, and/or space. 

The division of committee office space shall be commensurate with the 60 percent to 40 percent ratio. 

BACKGROUND

The ‘‘omnibus’’ committee funding resolution in the amount of $69,152,989 for the 7-month period of FY 2009 (March 1, 2009 

through September 30, 2009); $121,593,254 for the 12-month period 

of FY 2010 (October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010); and 

$51,787,223 for the 5-month period of FY 2011 (October 1, 2010 

through February 28, 2011) was reported in lieu of Senate Resolutions 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 

51, and 54 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. An original resolution, subsequently S. Res. 46, authorizing 

expenditures by the Committee on Rules and Administration, is on 

the Senate calendar (Order No. 22) and is obviated by passage of 

S. Res. 73, since funding for the Rules Committee’s expenditures in 

the 111th Congress are included in the omnibus funding resolution. 

The total funding target for each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011, will be $100,000,000 annually for committee staff salary 

baselines to be allocated at a 60 percent majority to 40 percent minority ratio. Amounts included for cost of living adjustments 

(COLAs) shall only be available to the extent authorized by the 

order of the President pro tempore of the Senate pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. § 60a–1. In anticipation of approval, committees were advised to include in their budget COLAs for 2009 at 4.78%, 2010 at 

3.5%, and 2011 at 3.5%. 

As stated in the colloquy, special reserves are available to each 

chairman/ranking member for administrative expenses, if requested, to be allocated at a 60 percent to 40 percent ratio, majority/minority respectively. However, it should be noted that the Special Reserves Fund for this Congress is almost entirely dedicated 

to fulfilling the guidance of the colloquy. Therefore, contrary to circumstances in previous Congresses, the Rules Committee will have 

little flexibility with regard to additional requests from this fund. 

Similar to procedures used during the previous three Congresses, 

the Rules Committee offered committees the opportunity to streamline the authorization process. Committees whose budget requests 

were within guidelines specified by the Joint Leadership agreement 

and whose questionnaires were jointly signed by the chairman and 

ranking member were not required to testify on their funding resolution before the Rules Committee. Those committees requesting 

funds that exceeded the guidelines were directed to submit to the 

Rules Committee a letter, signed by the chairman and ranking 

member, that specified the budget amount and asked for a hearing 

to testify on this matter. 

All committees funded by this resolution submitted budgets and 

questionnaires that conformed to the requisite guidelines. 

It should be noted that in the 110th Congress three Committees—Finance, Foreign Relations, and Intelligence—submitted requests for additional funds above guidelines. These amounts were 


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funded from special reserves in the 110th Congress and added to 

the budget baselines for the respective Committees for the 111th. 

The Committee on Finance requested an additional $800,000 (over 

two years) above guidelines. The Committee on Foreign Relations 

requested an additional $700,002 ($350,000 per annum) above 

guidelines. The Select Committee on Intelligence requested an additional $405,329 (over two years) above guidelines. These amounts 

were funded from special reserves in the 110th Congress, and 

added to the budget baselines of the respective committees for the 

111th Congress. 

The Committee prepared an original funding resolution incorporating a budget amount at the guideline level for each committee 

included in the resolution. The Senate considered and agreed to 

without amendment by unanimous consent the omnibus committee 

funding resolution, subsequently S. Res. 73, on March 10, 2009. 

S. Res. 73 was agreed to after passage of H.R. 1105, the Omnibus 

Appropriations Act, 2009. This legislation included a full year appropriation for the legislative branch. 

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

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $2,542,027 $4,357,759 $1,815,733 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 121,509 208,301 86,792 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 119,859 66,588 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 27,568 

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

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

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 6,047 10,367 4,320 

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 2,735,622 4,809,496 2,048,172 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 96,886 166,090 69,204 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 64,591 110,727 46,136 

Sec. 3. Committee on Armed Services 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,362,182 $7,478,026 $3,115,844 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 208,512 357,450 148,937 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 205,681 114,267 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 47,307 

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

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

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 4,083 7,000 2,917 

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 45,231 77,539 32,308 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,639,258 8,158,696 3,475,330 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 160,257 274,726 114,469 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 106,838 183,151 76,313 

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

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,915,554 $6,712,378 $2,796,824 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 187,163 320,852 133,688 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 184,622 102,568 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 42.463 


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FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

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 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,204,901 7,393,024 3,148,531 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 154,958 265,642 110,684 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 103,305 177,095 73,790 

Sec. 5. Committee on the Budget 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,130,408 $7,080,700 $2,950,292 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 197,434 338,457 141,024 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 194,753 108,196 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 44,793 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,384,507 7,711,049 3,284,779 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 164,135 281,374 117,239 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 109,423 187,583 78,160 

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

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,227,205 $7,246,637 $3,019,433 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 202,060 346,389 144,329 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 199,317 110,732 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 45,843 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,529,245 7,963,737 3,391,751 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 158,897 272,395 113,498 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 105,931 181,596 75,665 

Sec. 7. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,584,756 $6,145,297 $2,560,541 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 171,351 293,745 122,394 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 169,025 93,903 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 38,876 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 3,833,400 6,740,569 2,870,923 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 136,896 234,678 97,783 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 91,264 156,452 65,188 


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Sec. 8. Committee on Environment and Public Works 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,257,698 $5,584,625 $2,326,928 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 155,718 266,945 111,227 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 153,604 85,335 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 35,329 

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

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

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

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 102,121 175,064 72,943 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 3,529,786 6,204,665 2,641,940 

Special Reserve for Majority if requested .............................................................. 126,733 217,257 90,524 

Special Reserve for Minority if requested .............................................................. 84,489 144,838 60,349 

Sec. 9. Committee on Finance 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,852,449 $8,318,485 $3,466,035 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 231,947 397,624 165,676 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 228,798 127,110 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 52,623 

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

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

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 10,480 17,965 7,485 

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 5,210,765 9,161,539 3,901,707 

Special Reserve for Majority if requested .............................................................. 184,420 316,149 131,729 

Special Reserve for Minority if requested .............................................................. 122,947 210,766 87,819 

Sec. 10. Committee on Foreign Relations 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $4,008,517 $6,871,743 $2,863,226 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 191,607 328,469 136,862 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 189,006 105,003 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 43,471 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,291,761 7,546,310 3,214,017 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 149,113 255,622 106,509 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 99,409 170,415 71,006 

Sec. 11. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $5,582,972 $9,570,808 $3,987,837 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 266,866 457,485 190,619 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 263,243 146,246 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 60,546 

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

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

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

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 109,673 188,010 78,338 


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FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 5,973,747 10,503,951 4,473,755 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 217,144 372,246 155,103 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 144,762 248,164 103,402 

Sec. 12. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $6,307,404 $10,812,693 $4,505,289 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 301,494 516,847 215,353 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 297,400 165,222 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 68,402 

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

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

Official Mail ............................................................................................................ 15,689 26,895 11,206 

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 6,742,824 11,856,527 5,049,927 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 251,306 430,811 179,505 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 167,538 287,208 119,670 

Sec. 13. Committee on the Judiciary 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $6,150,027 $10,542,903 $4,392,876 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 293,971 503,951 209,979 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 289,980 161,100 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 66,695 

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

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

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

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 69,199 118,626 49,428 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 6,528,294 11,481,341 4,890,862 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 242,362 415,478 173,116 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 161,575 276,986 115,411 

Sec. 14. Committee on Rules and Administration 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,697,693 $2,910,331 $1,212,638 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 81,150 139,114 57,964 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 80,048 44,471 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 18,411 

Consultant ............................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 1,797,669 3,161,766 1,346,931 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 58,454 100,207 41,753 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 38,969 66,804 27,835 


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Sec. 15. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,562,479 $2,678,536 $1,116,057 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 74,686 128,034 53,348 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 73,672 40,929 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 16,945 

Consultant ............................................................................................................... 0 0 0 

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

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

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 52,322 89,694 37,370 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 1,693,240 2,976,370 1,267,330 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 57,398 98,397 40,999 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 38,266 65,598 27,333 

Sec. 16. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,465,027 $2,511,475 $1,046,448 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 70,028 120,049 50,020 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 69,078 38,376 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 15,888 

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

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

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

Administrative Expenses ......................................................................................... 26,146 44,821 18,675 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 1,565,089 2,752,088 1,172,184 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 55,681 95,453 39,772 

Special Reserves for Minority if reqeusted ............................................................ 37,120 63,635 26,515 

Sec. 17. Special Committee on Aging 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,758,844 $3,051,162 $1,256,318 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 84,073 144,125 60,052 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 82,931 46,073 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 19,074 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 1,892,515 3,327,243 1,416,944 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 67,394 115,532 48,138 

Special Reserves for Minority if reqeusted ............................................................ 44,930 77,022 32,093 

Sec. 18. Select Committee on Intelligence 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $3,868,380 $6,631,510 $2,763,130 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 184,909 316,986 132,078 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 182,398 101,332 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 41,952 

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 


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FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 4,151,023 7,298,438 3,108,302 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 150,303 257,663 107,360 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 100,202 171,775 71,573 

Sec. 19. Select Committee on Indian Affairs 

FY 2009 

(7 mths) 

FY 2010 

(12 mths) 

FY 2011 

(5 mths) 

Salary Baseline ....................................................................................................... $1,311,942 $2,249,043 $937,101 

2009 COLA .............................................................................................................. 62,711 107,504 44,793 

2010 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... 61,859 34,366 

2011 COLA .............................................................................................................. .................... .................... 14,228 

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

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

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

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

Budget Authority 111th Congress .......................................................................... 1,449,343 2,546,445 1,083,838 

Special Reserves for Majority if requested ............................................................ 47,263 81,023 33,760 

Special Reserves for Minority if requested ............................................................ 31,509 54,016 22,507 

OVERTIME

Committees have been advised that any overtime costs mandated 

by the Congressional Accountability Act must be absorbed within 

salary baselines funded in S. Res. 73. 

COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS

It is the intent of the Committee on Rules and Administration 

that amounts included in the various committee budgets for COLAs 

for 2009, 2010, and 2011 shall only be available to the extent 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). In anticipation of approval, the Rules Committee 

directed committees to include in their budget submission the following COLA figures: 2009 at 4.78%, 2010 at 3.5%, and 2011 at 

3.5%. 

If the President pro tempore does not authorize COLAs, funds included for that purpose by this resolution may not be expended. If, 

however, COLA authorizations exceed the percentages budgeted in 

this resolution, it may be necessary for committees to absorb the 

difference. 

CERTIFICATION OF COMMITTEE EXPENSES

Committee biennial funding resolutions prior to March 1, 1995 

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 

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tered 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. 

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 room. 

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 

2009, FY 2010, and FY 2011 that comprise the 111th Congress, 

committees are provided additional funds for official mail and the 

costs incurred are charged directly to each committee. Committee 

allocations for official mail costs are reflected herein. 

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 

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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, the Committee on 

Rules and Administration advises all committees to be judicious in 

the use of these funds. 

Printing and binding costs increased from the end of the 109th 

Congress to the end of the 110th Congress by more than $450,000. 

However, this increase was significantly less than the increase between the 108th and 109th Congresses. 

It is the intent of the 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 by 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. 

Charges incurred by committees for GPO employees detailed as 

printers increased significantly as a result of increased committee 

activity in the 110th Congress. The Rules Committee especially 

urges those committees that incur overtime charges on a continuing basis to evaluate their printing operation with an eye to 

minimizing a printer’s overtime except on a temporary basis when 

the extraordinary cost can be justified by the need for timely delivery of the committee’s legislative papers. 

COST OF GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE EMPLOYEES DETAILED AS

PRINTERS

110TH CONGRESS 

2007 2008 

Special Committee on Aging ........................................................................................................... $88,791 $66,371 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ......................................................................... 104,934 76,066 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ..................................................................... 246,992 185,418 

Committee on the Budget ............................................................................................................... 95,004 64,888 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ................................................................. 217,023 196,119 

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources ................................................................................ 132,950 144,461 

Committee on Environment and Public Works ................................................................................ 160,466 141,173 

Committee on Finance ..................................................................................................................... 112,484 72,434 

Committee on Foreign Relations ..................................................................................................... 229,262 181,216 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ........................................................ 97,540 72,682 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ................................................................. 92,334 71,509 

Committee on Indian Affairs ........................................................................................................... 93,436 71,096 

Committee on the Judiciary ............................................................................................................. 223,029 146,909 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ...................................................................................................... 86,302 93,164 

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DETAILED EMPLOYEES

Sections 2 through 19 of the omnibus resolution include 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 since 1989, 

continues the practice of permitting the detail or assignment of 

personnel from departments or agencies of the government to the 

staff of a committee with or 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. 

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 RESERVES

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

contained in the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act for fiscal 

years 2009, 2010, and 2011. 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 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. 

When biennial funding cycles began in 1989, the Rules Committee authorized the use of unexpended funds from one authorization to the next. The Committee in 1991 informed all Senate committees in Senate Report 102–15 and during the debate on that 

resolution, that committees could retain 50 percent of their funds 

unexpended as of February 28, 1993, to cover non-recurring needs 

that enhanced efficiency in the committee. When S. Res. 71, the 

Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution for the 103rd 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 prior funding period 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 a request for such funds will continue to be considered only 

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

Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and 

Administration. 

In the colloquy of January 12, 2007, the Senate Leadership 

agreed for the 110th Congress that under the circumstances of a 

continuing resolution for FY 07 to provide each ranking member, 

if requested, an allocation equal to 49% of the 10% administrative 

funds that were available to the committee chairman in the 109th 

Congress. A total of $4,794,387 was requested and authorized in 

the 110th Congress to fulfill the colloquy. This funding was added 

to the budget baselines of the respective committees for the 111th 

Congress. 

The Special Reserves Fund for the 111th Congress is almost entirely dedicated to fulfilling the guidance of the colloquy of January 

15, 2009. Therefore, contrary to circumstances in previous Congresses, the Rules Committee will have little flexibility with regard 

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Committee has determined that an additional five percent (5%) of 

special reserves may be required to satisfy the intent of the colloquy and authorizes use of those funds. 

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 

committee funded by this resolution shall use the Financial Management Information System (Web FMIS) to account for funds authorized by this resolution. 

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 31st, a report on the activities of that committee during the Congress ending at noon on January 3rd 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 OFFICE AUTOMATION RESOURCES

The Senate Sergeant at Arms will fund office automation needs 

for committees on a per capita basis which includes authorized 

staff and detailees identified in the committee budget submission. 

This fund will be referred to as the Economic Allocation Fund 

(EAF). Upon submission and approval by the Rules Committee of 

staffing levels, committees will be able to purchase items to meet 

their business requirements from the standard, approved products 

available from the Sergeant at Arms. Non-standard hardware or 

software requests will be at committee expense and must include 

costs for maintenance, service, and support. Any non-standard purchases in excess of $500 must be approved in advance by the Rules 

Committee. 

A Committee chairman shall ensure that each full-time employee 

and full-time, authorized detailee on the committee be provided 

with a workstation and have appropriate access to related office 

equipment. 

The funding levels provided will be sufficient to provide for regular replacement of hardware, as well as purchases of software updates. Any computers in excess of authorized levels must be returned to the Sergeant at Arms. 

Committees that requested funding above and beyond the per 

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automation plan based upon its business requirements and the 

level of authorized staff and detailees identified in the committee 

budget submission. To assist the Rules Committee and the Senate 

Sergeant at Arms in accurately projecting computer services funding (acquisition, installation, maintenance, and support), these 

committees must complete Information Technology Resources 

Worksheets to accompany their budget submissions. Upon review 

of these documents, the Rules Committee will notify the committee 

of the approved funding level. 

In the use of these funds, the Sergeant at Arms recommends that 

all committee chairmen adopt energy-efficient office equipment, including the use of virtual servers available through the Office of 

the Senate Sergeant at Arms. These provide relief for offices by 

eliminating a server footprint in the work space and the accompanying noise and heat; support all critical continuity requirements 

of an office; and are available at a lower cost compared to the implementation of physical servers. 

COMMITTEE OFFICE AUTOMATION RESOURCES

ECONOMIC ALLOCATION FUND—111TH CONGRESS 

Committee Allocation 

Aging .................................................................................................................................................................... $132,000 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ...................................................................................................................... 172,000 

Appropriations ...................................................................................................................................................... 520,000 

Armed Services ..................................................................................................................................................... 248,000 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs .................................................................................................................. 280,000 

Budget .................................................................................................................................................................. 280,000 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation ............................................................................................................. 364,000 

Energy and Natural Resources ............................................................................................................................. 232,000 

Environment and Public Works ............................................................................................................................ 244,000 

Ethics .................................................................................................................................................................... 60,000 

Finance ................................................................................................................................................................. 468,000 

Foreign Relations .................................................................................................................................................. 340,000 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ..................................................................................................... 576,000 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions .............................................................................................................. 460,000 

Indian Affairs ....................................................................................................................................................... 108,000 

Intelligence ........................................................................................................................................................... 282,798 

Joint Economic ...................................................................................................................................................... 200,000 

Judiciary ................................................................................................................................................................ 576,000 

Rules and Administration .................................................................................................................................... 112,000 

Small Business ..................................................................................................................................................... 140,000 

Veterans’ Affairs ................................................................................................................................................... 128,000 

CONSULTANTS

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

COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANCE

In the past the Rules Committee received inquiries regarding 

staff representatives on committees. 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. 

The legislative assistance allowance was established in the 94th 

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authorized each Senator serving on a committee to hire staff to assist them in connection with their membership on one or more committees. This new authorization was preserved and continued in 

S. Res. 4 in the 95th Congress, when the Senate reorganized the 

committee system by passing amendments to the Standing Rules 

of the Senate regarding the jurisdiction and size of committees. 

Later in the 95th Congress, the committee legislative assistance 

was made permanent and codified into law by section 111, of P.L. 

95–94. This provision, as amended by P.L. 100–137 and P.L. 102– 

392, currently provides funding for three positions in each Senator’s office at an annual rate of $169,459 each for a total of 

$508,377 per office, or $50,837,700 for all 100 Senators in FY 2009. 

These funds are adjusted each fiscal year by the authorized cost 

of living adjustment for Senate offices by the order of the President 

pro tempore. 

ARCHIVING

Under Senate Rule 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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