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Calendar No. 9 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 54 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and Administration. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 29, 2015 

Mr. BLUNT, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported the 

following original resolution; which was placed on the calendar 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Rules and 

Administration. 

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 Rules and Administration 


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1 (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is au2 thorized from March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2017, 

3 in its discretion, to— 

4 (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 

5 of the Senate; 

6 (2) employ personnel; and 

7 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

8 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

9 on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 

10 or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 

11 any such department or agency. 

12 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 

13 (a) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

14 2015.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

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

16 resolution shall not exceed $1,375,819, of which amount— 

17 (1) not to exceed $43,750 may be expended for 

18 the procurement of the services of individual consult19 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec20 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

21 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

22 (2) not to exceed $7,000 may be expended for 

23 the training of the professional staff of the com24 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

25 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 shall 

4 not exceed $2,358,546, of which amount— 

5 (1) not to exceed $75,000 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 $12,000 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 $982,728, of which amount— 

18 (1) not to exceed $31,250 may be expended for 

19 the procurement of the services of individual consult20 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec21 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

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

23 (2) not to exceed $5,000 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 Sep17 tember 30, 2016; and 

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

19 February 28, 2017. 


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Calendar No. 9 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 54 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on 

Rules and Administration. 

JANUARY 29, 2015 

Placed on the calendar 


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