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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 224 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs, reported the following original resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban Affairs. 

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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

8 is authorized from October 1, 2013, through September 

9 30, 2014, and October 1, 2014, through February 28, 

10 2015, 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 non-reim5 bursable basis the services of personnel of any such de6 partment or agency. 

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

8 period October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014, 

9 under this resolution shall not exceed $5,293,156, of 

10 which amount (1) not to exceed $14,348 may be expended 

11 for the procurement of the services of individual consult12 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 

13 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 

14 U.S.C. 72a(i))), and (2) not to exceed $861 may be ex15 pended for the training of the professional staff of such 

16 committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

17 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 

18 72a(j))). 

19 (b) For the period October 1, 2014, through Feb20 ruary 28, 2015, expenses of the committee under this res21 olution shall not exceed $2,205,482, of which amount (1) 

22 not to exceed $5,978 may be expended for the procure23 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza24 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis25 lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))), and 


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1 (2) not to exceed $359 may be expended for the training 

2 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce3 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga4 nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j))). 

5 SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, to6 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it 

7 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable 

8 date, but not later than February 28, 2015. 

9 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu10 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

11 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com12 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for 

13 the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an an14 nual rate, or (2) for the payment of telecommunications 

15 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door16 keeper, United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of 

17 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of the 

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

19 the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) for the pay20 ment of metered charges on copying equipment provided 

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

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

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

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

25 and Doorkeeper, United States Senate. 


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

2 necessary for agency contributions related to the com3 pensation of employees of the committee from October 1, 

4 2013, through September 30, 2014, and October 1, 2014, 

5 through February 28, 2015, to be paid from the Appro6 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves7 tigations’’. 

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