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                                                   House Calendar No. 9
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 91

                          [Report No. 105-30]

 Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
         of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1997

 Mr. Thomas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on House Oversight

                             March 17, 1997

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed
[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
     [For text of introduced resolution, see copy of resolution as 
                     introduced on March 11, 1997]

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
         of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, 
there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives, in accordance with this primary expense resolution, 
not more than the amount specified in subsection (b) for the expenses 
(including the expenses of all staff salaries) of each committee named 
in that subsection.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $7,656,162; Committee 
on Banking and Financial Services, $8,901,617; Committee on the Budget, 
$9,940,000; Committee on Commerce, $14,576,580; Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, $10,125,113; Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, $20,020,572; Committee on House Oversight, $6,100,946; 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $4,815,526; Committee on 
International Relations, $10,368,358; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$10,699,572; Committee on National Security, $9,756,708; Committee on 
Resources, $9,876,550; Committee on Rules, $4,649,102; Committee on 
Science, $8,677,830; Committee on Small Business, $3,906,941; Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, $2,456,300; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $12,483,000; Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, $4,344,160; and Committee on Ways and Means, $11,066,841.

SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 for each 
committee named in subsection (b), not more than the amount specified 
in such subsection shall be available for expenses incurred during the 
period beginning at noon on January 3, 1997, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 1998.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $3,791,039; Committee 
on Banking and Financial Services, $4,363,817; Committee on the Budget, 
$4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, $7,122,959; Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, $5,002,127; Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, $11,702,573; Committee on House Oversight, $3,093,200; 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,358,040; Committee on 
International Relations, $5,145,358; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$5,054,800; Committee on National Security, $4,729,454; Committee on 
Resources, $4,800,014; Committee on Rules, $2,306,407; Committee on 
Science, $4,263,672; Committee on Small Business, $1,936,471; Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,276,300; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,141,500; Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, $2,084,368; and Committee on Ways and Means, $5,387,934.

SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 for each 
committee named in subsection (b), not more than the amount specified 
in such subsection shall be available for expenses incurred during the 
period beginning at noon on January 3, 1998, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 1999.
    (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts referred to 
in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $3,865,123; Committee 
on Banking and Financial Services, $4,537,800; Committee on the Budget, 
$4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, $7,453,621; Committee on Education 
and the Workforce, $5,122,986; Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, $8,317,999; Committee on House Oversight, $3,007,746; 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,457,486; Committee on 
International Relations, $5,223,000; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$5,644,772; Committee on National Security, $5,027,254; Committee on 
Resources, $5,076,536; Committee on Rules, $2,342,695; Committee on 
Science, $4,414,158; Committee on Small Business, $1,970,470; Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,180,000; Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,341,500; Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, $2,259,792; and Committee on Ways and Means, $5,678,907.

SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

    Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of such committee, 
and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House 
Oversight.

SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

    Amounts made available under this resolution shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Oversight.

SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

    There is hereby established a reserve fund of $7,900,000 for 
unanticipated expenses of committees for the One Hundred Fifth 
Congress. Amounts in the fund shall be paid to a committee pursuant to 
an allocation approved by the Committee on House Oversight.

SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

    The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to make 
adjustments in amounts under section 1, if necessary to comply with an 
order of the President issued under section 254 of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform to any 
reduction in appropriations for the purposes of such section 1.




                                                   House Calendar No. 9

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. RES. 91

                          [Report No. 105-30]

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
         of Representatives in the One Hundred Fifth Congress.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 17, 1997

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered 
                             to be printed`