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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 151

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 15, 1999

Mr. SPECTER, from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

and Administration

RESOLUTION

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’

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 Veterans’ Affairs is authorized from Oc8 tober 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000, and October

9 1, 2000, through February 28, 2001, in its discretion (1)

10 to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Sen-
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1 ate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior con2 sent of the Government department or agency concerned

3 and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use

4 on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the services

5 of personnel of any such department or agency.

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

7 period October 1, 1999, through September 30, 2000,

8 under this resolution shall not exceed $1,246,174, of

9 which amount (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended

10 for the procurement of the services of individual consult11 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section

12 202(I) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as

13 amended), and (2) not to exceed $5,000 may be expended

14 for the training of the professional staff of such committee

15 (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legis16 lative Reorganization Act of 1946).

17 (b) For the period October 1, 2000, through Feb18 ruary 28, 2001, expenses of the committee under this res19 olution shall not exceed $531,794, of which amount (1)

20 not to exceed $21,000 may be expended for the procure21 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza22 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(I) of the Legis23 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2)

24 not to exceed $2,100 may be expended for the training

25 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce-
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1 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga2 nization Act of 1946).

3 SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, to4 gether with such recommendation for legislation as it

5 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable

6 date, but not later than February 29, 2000, and February

7 28, 2001, respectively.

8 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu9 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate

10 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com11 mittee, except that vouchers shall be required for (1) the

12 disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual

13 rate, or (2) the payment of telecommunications provided

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

15 United States Senate, or (3) for the payment stationery

16 supplies purchased through the Keeper of Stationery,

17 United States Senate, or (4) for payments to the Post18 master, United States Senate, or (5) for the payment of

19 metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Of20 fice of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United

21 States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate Recording

22 and Photographic Services, or (7) for payment of franked

23 and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Door24 keeper, 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 1999, through September 30, 2000, and October 1, 2000,

5 through February 28, 2001, to be paid from the appro6 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves7 tigations’’.

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