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Calendar No. 4 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 49 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 

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

following original resolution; which was placed on the calendar 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and 

Administration. 

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 Rules and Administration (referred to 

8 in this resolution as the ‘‘Committee’’) is authorized from 

9 March 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005; October 1, 
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1 2005, through September 30, 2006; and October 1, 2006, 

2 through February 28, 2007, in its discretion (1) to make 

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

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

5 Government department or agency concerned and the 

6 Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reim7 bursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of per8 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

9 SEC. 2. (a) The expenses of the committee for the 

10 period March 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005, 

11 under this resolution shall not exceed $1,383,997, of 

12 which amount (1) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended 

13 for the procurement of the services of individual consult14 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 

15 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946), and 

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

17 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce18 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga19 nization Act of 1946). 

20 (b) For the period October 1, 2005, through Sep21 tember 30, 2006, expenses of the committee under this 

22 resolution shall not exceed $2,431,002, of which amount 

23 (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for the pro24 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga25 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
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1 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946), and (2) not to 

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

3 professional staff of such committee (under procedures 

4 specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganiza5 tion Act of 1946). 

6 (c) For the period October 1, 2006, through Feb7 ruary 28, 2007, expenses of the committee under this res8 olution shall not exceed $1,035,189, of which amount (1) 

9 not to exceed $21,000 may be expended for the procure10 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza11 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis12 lative Reorganization Act of 1946), and (2) not to exceed 

13 $4,200 may be expended for the training of the profes14 sional staff of such committee (under procedures specified 

15 by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

16 1946). 

17 SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, to18 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it 

19 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable 

20 date, but not later than February 28, 2007, respectively. 

21 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu22 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

23 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com24 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for 

25 the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an an-
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1 nual rate, or (2) for the payment of telecommunications 

2 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door3 keeper, United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of 

4 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of the 

5 Stationery, United States Senate, or (4) for payments to 

6 the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) for the pay7 ment of metered charges on copying equipment provided 

8 by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

9 United States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate 

10 Recording and Photographic Services, or (7) for payment 

11 of franked and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms 

12 and Doorkeeper, United States Senate. 

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

14 necessary for agency contributions related to the com15 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 

16 2005, through September 30, 2005; October 1, 2005 

17 through September 30, 2006; and October 1, 2006, 

18 through February 28, 2007, to be paid from the Appro19 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves20 tigations.’’. 

Calendar No. 4 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 49 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on 

Rules and Administration. 

FEBRUARY 14, 2005 

Placed on the calendar