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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 45

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 11 (legislative day, JANUARY 10), 1995

Mr. ROTH, from the Committee on Governmental Affairs, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and

Administration

RESOLUTION

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Governmental

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 Governmental Affairs is authorized

8 from March 1, 1995, through February 28, 1996, and

9 March 1, 1996, through February 28, 1997, in its discre10 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund
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1 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the

2 prior consent of the Government department or agency

3 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra4 tion, to use on a reimbursable, or non-reimbursable basis

5 the services of personnel of any such department or

6 agency.

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

8 March 1, 1995, through February 28, 1996, under this

9 resolution shall not exceed $4,515,333, of which amount

10 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for the pro11 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga12 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the

13 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and

14 not to exceed $2,470 may be expended for the training

15 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce16 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga17 nization Act of 1946).

18 (b) For the period March 1, 1996, through February

19 28, 1997, expenses of the committee under this resolution

20 shall not exceed $4,618,593, of which amount (1) not to

21 exceed $75,000 may be expended for the procurement of

22 the services of individual consultants, or organizations

23 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative

24 Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and not to ex25 ceed $2,470 may be expended for the training of the pro-
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1 fessional staff of such committee (under procedures speci2 fied by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization

3 Act of 1946).

4 SEC. 3. (a) The committee, or any duly authorized

5 subcommittee thereof, is authorized to study or inves6 tigate—

7 (1) the efficiency and economy of operations of

8 all branches of the Government including the pos9 sible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance,

10 collusion, mismanagement, incompetence, corruption,

11 or unethical practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts

12 of interest, and the improper expenditure of govern13 ment funds in transactions, contracts, and activities

14 of the government or of government officials and

15 employees and any and all such improper practices

16 between Government personnel and corporations, in17 dividuals, companies, or persons affiliated therewith,

18 doing business with the Government; and the com19 pliance or noncompliance of such corporations, com20 panies, or individuals or other entities with the rules,

21 regulations, and laws governing the various govern22 mental agencies and its relationships with the public;

23 (2) the extent to which criminal or other im24 proper practices or activities are, or have been, en25 gaged in the field of labor-management relations or
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1 in groups or organizations of employees or employ2 ers, to the detriment of interests of the public, em3 ployers, or employees, and to determine whether any

4 changes are required in the laws of the United

5 States in order to protect such interests against the

6 occurrence of such practices or activities;

7 (3) organized criminal activities which may op8 erate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of inter9 state or international commerce in furtherance of

10 any transactions and the manner and extent to

11 which, and the identity of the persons, firms, or cor12 porations, or other entities by whom such utilization

13 is being made, and further, to study and investigate

14 the manner in which and the extent to which per15 sons engaged in organized criminal activity have in16 filtrated lawful business enterprise, and to study the

17 adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations

18 of organized crime in interstate or international

19 commerce; and to determine whether any changes

20 are required in the laws of the United States in

21 order to protect the public against such practices or

22 activities;

23 (4) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness

24 within the United States which have an impact upon

25 or affect the national health, welfare, and safety; in-
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1 cluding but not limited to investment fraud schemes,

2 commodity and security fraud, computer fraud and

3 the use of offshore banking and corporate facilities

4 to carry out criminal objectives;

5 (5) The efficiency and economy of operations of

6 all branches and functions of the Government with

7 particular reference to—

8 (A) the effectiveness of present national se9 curity methods, staffing, and processes as test10 ed against the requirements imposed by the

11 rapidly mounting complexity of national secu12 rity problems;

13 (B) the capacity of present national secu14 rity staffing, methods, and processes to make

15 full use of the Nation’s resources of knowledge

16 and talents;

17 (C) the adequacy of present intergovern18 mental relations between the United States and

19 international organizations principally con20 cerned with national security of which the

21 United States is a member; and

22 (D) legislative and other proposals to im23 prove these methods, processes, and relation24 ships;
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1 (6) The efficiency, economy, and effectiveness

2 of all agencies and departments of the Government

3 involved in the control and management of energy

4 shortages including, but not limited to, their per5 formance with respect to—

6 (A) the collection and dissemination of ac7 curate statistics on fuel demand and supply;

8 (B) the implementation of effective energy

9 conservation measures;

10 (C) the pricing of energy in all forms;

11 (D) coordination of energy programs with

12 State and local government;

13 (E) control of exports of scarce fuels;

14 (F) the management of tax, import, pric15 ing, and other policies affecting energy supplies;

16 (G) maintenance of the independent sector

17 of the petroleum industry as a strong competi18 tive force;

19 (H) the allocation of fuels in short supply

20 by public and private entities;

21 (I) the management of energy supplies

22 owned or controlled by the Government;

23 (J) relations with other oil producing and

24 consuming countries;
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1 (K) the monitoring of compliance by gov2 ernments, corporations, or individuals with the

3 laws and regulations governing the allocation,

4 conservation, or pricing of energy supplies; and

5 (L) research into discovery and develop6 ment of alternative energy supplies; and

7 (7) the efficiency and economy of all branches

8 and functions of government with particular ref9 erence to the operations and management of Federal

10 regulatory policies and programs: Provided, That, in

11 carrying out the duties herein set forth, the inquiries

12 of this committee or any subcommittee thereof shall

13 not be deemed limited to the records, functions, and

14 operations of any particular branch of the Govern15 ment; but may extend to the records and activities

16 of any persons, corporation, or other entity.

17 (b) Nothing contained in this section shall affect or

18 impair the exercise of any other standing committee of the

19 Senate of any power, or the discharge by such committee

20 of any duty, conferred or imposed upon it by the Standing

21 Rules of the Senate or by the Legislative Reorganization

22 Act of 1946, as amended.

23 (c) For the purpose of this section the committee, or

24 any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, or its chair25 man, or any other member of the committee or sub-
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1 committee designated by the chairman, from March 1,

2 1995, through February 28, 1996, and March 1, 1996,

3 through February 28, 1997, is authorized, in its, his, or

4 their discretion (1) to require by subpoena or otherwise

5 the attendance of witnesses and production of correspond6 ence, books, papers, and documents, (2) to hold hearings,

7 (3) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions,

8 recess, and adjournment periods of the Senate, (4) to ad9 minister oaths, and (5) to take testimony, either orally or

10 by sworn statement, or, in the case of staff members of

11 the committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Inves12 tigations, by deposition in accordance with the Committee

13 Rules of Procedure.

14 (d) All subpoenas and related legal processes of the

15 committee and its subcommittee authorized under S. Res.

16 71 of the One Hundred Third Congress, second session,

17 are authorized to continue.

18 SEC. 4. The committee shall report its findings, to19 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it

20 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable

21 date, but not later than February 28, 1995, and February

22 28, 1996, respectively.

23 SEC. 5. Expenses of the committee under this resolu24 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate

25 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the commit-
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1 tee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for the

2 disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an annual

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

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

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

6 supplies purchased through the Keeper of the Stationery,

7 United States Senate, or (4) for payments to the Post8 master, United States Senate, or (5) for the payment of

9 metered charges on copying equipment provided by the Of10 fice of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United

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

12 and Photographic Services.

13 SEC. 6. There are authorized such sums as may be

14 necessary for agency contributions related to the com15 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1,

16 1995, through February 28, 1996, and March 1, 1996,

17 through February 28, 1997, to be paid from the Appro18 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves19 tigations’’.

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