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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 238 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 

and Pensions. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 

Mr. HARKIN, from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 

reported the following original bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Health, 

Education, Labor, and Pensions. 

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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pen8 sions is authorized from October 1, 2013, through Sep9 tember 30, 2014, and October 1, 2014, through February 

10 28, 2015, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from 


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1 the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ per2 sonnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

3 department or agency concerned and the Committee on 

4 Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable or 

5 non-reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any 

6 such department 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 $8,663,935, of 

10 which amount (1) not to exceed $75,000 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, as 

14 amended), and (2) not to exceed $25,000 may be expended 

15 for the training of the professional staff of such committee 

16 (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legis17 lative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

18 (b) For the period October 1, 2014, through Feb19 ruary 28, 2015, expenses of the committee under this res20 olution shall not exceed $3,609,973, of which amount (1) 

21 not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procure22 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza23 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis24 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) 

25 not to exceed $25,000 may be expended for the training 


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1 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce2 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga3 nization Act of 1946). 

4 SEC. 3. Expenses of the committee under this resolu5 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

6 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com7 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for 

8 the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an an9 nual rate, or (2) for the payment of telecommunications 

10 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door11 keeper, United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of 

12 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of the 

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

14 the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) for the pay15 ment of metered charges on copying equipment provided 

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

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

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

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

20 and Doorkeeper, United States Senate. 

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

22 necessary for agency contributions related to the com23 pensation of employees of the committee from October 1, 

24 2013, through September 30, 2014, and October 1, 2014, 

25 through February 28, 2015, to be paid from the ApproVerDate Mar 15 2010 22:38 Sep 18, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR238.IS SR238

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1 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves2 tigations’’. 

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