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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 31 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 21, 2015 

Mr. INHOFE, 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. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

3 In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 

4 under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance 

5 with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules 

6 of the Senate, including holding hearings, reporting such 

7 hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 

8 paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 

9 of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) 


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1 is authorized from March 1, 2015, through February 28, 

2 2017, in its discretion, to— 

3 (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 

4 of the Senate; 

5 (2) 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, use on a reimbursable 

9 or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 

10 any such department or agency. 

11 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 

12 (a) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

13 2015.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

14 March 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, under this 

15 resolution shall not exceed $3,060,871, of which amount— 

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

17 for the procurement of the services of individual con18 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

19 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

20 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

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

22 for the training of the professional staff of the com23 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

24 of that Act). 


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1 (b) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 PERIOD.— 

2 The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 

3 2015, through September 30, 2016, under this section 

4 shall not exceed $5,247,208, of which amount— 

5 (1) not to exceed $8,000, may be expended for 

6 the procurement of the services of individual consult7 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec8 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

9 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

10 (2) not to exceed $2,000, may be expended for 

11 the training of the professional staff of the com12 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

13 of that Act). 

14 (c) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 

15 2017.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc16 tober 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, under this sec17 tion shall not exceed $2,186,337, of which amount— 

18 (1) not to exceed $3,333.33, may be expended 

19 for the procurement of the services of individual con20 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

21 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

22 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

23 (2) not to exceed $833.33, may be expended for 

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1 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

2 of that Act). 

3 SEC. 3. REPORTING LEGISLATION. 

4 The committee shall report its findings, together with 

5 such recommendations for legislation as it deems advis6 able, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but 

7 not later than February 28, 2017. 

8 SEC. 4. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 

9 (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para11 graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res12 olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 

13 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 

14 the committee. 

15 (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall 

16 not be required for— 

17 (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ18 ees paid at an annual rate; 

19 (B) the payment of telecommunications 

20 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

21 and Doorkeeper; 

22 (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur23 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

24 (D) payments to the Postmaster of the 

25 Senate; 


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1 (E) the payment of metered charges on 

2 copying equipment provided by the Office of the 

3 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 

4 (F) the payment of Senate Recording and 

5 Photographic Services; or 

6 (G) the payment of franked and mass mail 

7 costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

8 United States Senate. 

9 (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 

10 to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 

11 of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 

12 as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 

13 the compensation of employees of the committee— 

14 (1) for the period March 1, 2015, through Sep15 tember 30, 2015; 

16 (2) for the period October 1, 2015, through 

17 September 30, 2016; and 

18 (3) for the period October 1, 2016, through 

19 February 28, 2017. 

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