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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 102

Providing amounts from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives for continuing expenses of certain standing and select committees

of the House from April 1, 1997, through May 2, 1997, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 20, 1997

Mr. THOMAS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on House Oversight

RESOLUTION

Providing amounts from the applicable accounts of the House

of Representatives for continuing expenses of certain

standing and select committees of the House from April

1, 1997, through May 2, 1997, and for other purposes.

1 Resolved,

2 SECTION 1. CONTINUING EXPENSES OF STANDING AND SE3 LECT COMMITTEES.

4 There shall be available from the applicable accounts

5 of the House of Representatives such amounts as may be

6 necessary for continuing expenses of standing and select

7 committees of the House (other than the Committee on

8 Government Reform and Oversight) for the period begin-
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1 ning on April 1, 1997, and ending on May 2, 1997, on

2 the same terms and conditions as amounts were available

3 to such committees for the period beginning at noon on

4 January 3, 1997, and ending at midnight on March 31,

5 1997, pursuant to clause 5(f) of rule XI of the Rules of

6 the House of Representatives.

7 SEC. 2. EXPENSES OF COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT RE8 FORM AND OVERSIGHT FOR ONE HUNDRED

9 FIFTH CONGRESS.

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred

11 Fifth Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable

12 accounts of the House of Representatives, in accordance

13 with this section, not more than $20,020,572 for the ex14 penses (including the expenses of all staff salaries) of the

15 Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

16 (b) FIRST SESSION LIMITATION.—Of the amount

17 provided for in subsection (a), not more than $11,702,573

18 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period

19 beginning at noon on January 3, 1997, and ending imme20 diately before noon on January 3, 1998.

21 (c) SECOND SESSION LIMITATION.—Of the amount

22 provided for in subsection (a), not more than $8,317,999

23 shall be available for expenses incurred during the period

24 beginning at noon on January 3, 1998, and ending imme25 diately before noon on January 3, 1999.
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1 SEC. 3. VOUCHERS.

2 Payments under this resolution shall be made on

3 vouchers authorized by the committee involved, signed by

4 the chairman of such committee, and approved in the

5 manner directed by the Committee on House Oversight.

6 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS.

7 Amounts made available under this resolution shall

8 be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by

9 the Committee on House Oversight.

10 SEC. 5. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

11 There is hereby established a reserve fund of

12 $7,900,000 for unanticipated expenses of committees for

13 the One Hundred Fifth Congress. Amounts in the fund

14 shall be paid to a committee pursuant to an allocation ap15 proved by the Committee on House Oversight.

16 SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

17 The Committee on House Oversight shall have au18 thority to make adjustments in amounts under section 2,

19 if necessary to comply with an order of the President is20 sued under section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emer21 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform to any

22 reduction in appropriations for the purposes of such sec23 tion 1.

24 SEC. 7. OFFSET OF INCREASE IN COMMITTEE EXPENSES.

25 Any net increase in the aggregate amount of expenses

26 of committees for the One Hundred Fifth Congress over
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1 the aggregate amount of funds appropriated for the ex2 penses of committees for the One Hundred Fourth Con3 gress shall be offset by reductions in expenses for other

4 legislative branch activities.

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