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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 45 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

of the Senate. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 26, 2013 

Mrs. BOXER, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment 

and Public Works of the Senate. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. In carrying out its powers, duties, and 

3 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac4 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the 

5 Standing Rules of the Senate, including holding hearings, 

6 reporting such hearings, and making investigations as au7 thorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the 

8 Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Environ9 ment and Public Works (in this resolution referred to as 


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1 the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from March 1, 2013, 

2 through September 30, 2013, in its discretion— 

3 (1) to make expenditures from the contingent 

4 fund of the Senate; 

5 (2) to employ personnel; and 

6 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

7 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

8 on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs9 able or nonreimbursable basis the services of per10 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

11 SEC. 2. The expenses of the committee for the period 

12 March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, under this 

13 resolution shall not exceed $3,178,904, of which amount— 

14 (1) not to exceed $4,666.67 may be expended 

15 for the procurement of the services of individual con16 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

17 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

18 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and 

19 (2) not to exceed $1,166.67 may be expended 

20 for the training of the professional staff of the com21 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

22 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

23 SEC. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), ex24 penses of the committee under this resolution shall be paid 


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1 from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers ap2 proved by the chairman of the committee. 

3 (b) Vouchers shall not be required— 

4 (1) for the disbursement of salaries of employ5 ees paid at an annual rate; 

6 (2) for the payment of telecommunications pro7 vided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 

8 Doorkeeper; 

9 (3) for the payment of stationery supplies pur10 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

11 (4) for payments to the Postmaster of the Sen12 ate; 

13 (5) for the payment of metered charges on 

14 copying equipment provided by the Office of the Ser15 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 

16 (6) for the payment of Senate Recording and 

17 Photographic Services; or 

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

19 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United 

20 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 March 1, 

24 2013, through September 30, 2013, to be paid from the 


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1 appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and In2 vestigations’’. 

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