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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 62 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2011 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

and Urban Affairs, reported the following original resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, 

Housing, and Urban 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

8 is authorized from March 1, 2011, through September 30, 

9 2011; October 1, 2011, through September 30, 2012; and 

10 October 1, 2012, through February 28, 2013, in its discreVerDate Mar 15 2010 05:09 Feb 18, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR62.RS SR62

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1 tion (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund 

2 of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, and (3) with the 

3 prior consent of the Government department or agency 

4 concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administra5 tion, to use on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis 

6 the services of personnel of any such department or agen7 cy. 

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

9 period March 1, 2011, through September 30, 2011, 

10 under this resolution shall not exceed $4,304,188 of which 

11 amount (1) not to exceed $11,667 may be expended for 

12 the procurement of the services of individual consultants, 

13 or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) 

14 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amend15 ed), and (2) not to exceed $700 may be expended for the 

16 training of the professional staff of such committee (under 

17 procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative 

18 Reorganization Act of 1946). 

19 (b) For the period October 1, 2011, through Sep20 tember 30, 2012, expenses of the committee under this 

21 resolution shall not exceed $7,378,606 of which amount 

22 (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the pro23 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga24 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 

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


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1 (2) not to exceed $1,200 may be expended for the training 

2 of the professional staff of such committee (under proce3 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga4 nization Act of 1946). 

5 (c) For the period of October 1, 2012, through Feb6 ruary 28, 2013, expenses of the committee under this res7 olution shall not exceed $3,074,419 of which amount (1) 

8 not to exceed $8,333 may be expended for the procure9 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza10 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis11 lative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and (2) 

12 not to exceed $500 may be expended for the training of 

13 the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 

14 specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganiza15 tion Act of 1946). 

16 SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, to17 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it 

18 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable 

19 date, but not later than February 28, 2013. 

20 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu21 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

22 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com23 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for 

24 the disbursement of salaries of employees paid at an an25 nual rate, or (2) for the payment of telecommunications 


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1 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door2 keeper, United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of 

3 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of the 

4 Stationery, United States Senate, or (4) for payments to 

5 the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) for the pay6 ment of metered charges on copying equipment provided 

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

8 United States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate 

9 Recording and Photographic Services, or (7) for payment 

10 of franked and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms 

11 and Doorkeeper, United States Senate. 

12 SEC. 5. There are authorized such sums as may be 

13 necessary for agency contributions related to the com14 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 

15 2011, through September 30, 2011; October 1, 2011, 

16 through September 30, 2012; and October 1, 2012, 

17 through February 28, 2013, to be paid from the Appro18 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves19 tigations’’. 

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