IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 115 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2013 
Mrs. MILLER of Michigan submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth 
Congress. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN-
DRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 
Thirteenth Congress, there shall be paid out of the appli-
cable accounts of the House of Representatives, in accord-
ance 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 com-
mittee named in such subsection. 
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(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $10,072,374; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 
$13,127,070; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Budget, 
$10,277,648; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
$13,905,526; Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
$19,041,032; Committee on Ethics, $6,040,918; Com-
mittee on Financial Services, $14,788,964; Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, $14,776,224; Committee on Homeland 
Security, $14,067,176; Committee on House Administra-
tion, $9,201,120; Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, $8,779,516; Committee on the Judiciary, 
$14,154,032; 
Committee 
on 
Natural 
Resources, 
$13,111,658; Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, $17,880,874; Committee on Rules, $5,714,816; 
Committee 
on 
Science, 
Space, 
and 
Technology, 
$10,565,510; Committee on Small Business, $5,985,376; 
Committee 
on 
Transportation 
and 
Infrastructure, 
$16,364,614; 
Committee 
on 
Veterans’ 
Affairs, 
$6,097,092; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$16,846,822. 
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 
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be available for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2013, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2014. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $5,036,187; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $6,563,535; Committee on the Budget, $5,138,824; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $6,952,763; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $9,520,516; Com-
mittee on Ethics, $3,020,459; Committee on Financial 
Services, $7,394,482; Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
$7,388,112; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$7,033,588; 
Committee 
on 
House 
Administration, 
$4,600,560; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$4,389,758; Committee on the Judiciary, $7,077,016; 
Committee on Natural Resources, $6,555,829; Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, $8,940,437; Com-
mittee on Rules, $2,857,408; Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, $5,282,755; Committee on Small 
Business, $2,992,688; Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, $8,182,307; Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, $3,048,546; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$8,423,411. 
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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 begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2014, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2015. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $5,036,187; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $6,563,535; Committee on the Budget, $5,138,824; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $6,952,763; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $9,520,516; Com-
mittee on Ethics, $3,020,459; Committee on Financial 
Services, $7,394,482; Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
$7,388,112; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$7,033,588; 
Committee 
on 
House 
Administration, 
$4,600,560; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$4,389,758; Committee on the Judiciary, $7,077,016; 
Committee on Natural Resources, $6,555,829; Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform, $8,940,437; Com-
mittee on Rules, $2,857,408; Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, $5,282,755; Committee on Small 
Business, $2,992,688; Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, $8,182,307; Committee on Veterans’ Af-
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fairs, $3,048,546; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$8,423,411. 
(c) REVIEW OF USE OF FUNDS IN FIRST SESSION.— 
(1) REVIEW.—None of the amounts provided 
for in section 1 for a committee named in subsection 
(b) may be available for expenses of the committee 
after March 15, 2014, unless the chair or ranking 
minority member of the committee appears and pre-
sents testimony at a hearing of the Committee on 
House Administration held prior to such date to re-
view the committee’s use of the amounts provided 
for in section 1 during the first session of the One 
Hundred Thirteenth Congress and to determine 
whether the amount specified in subsection (b) with 
respect to the committee should be updated on the 
basis of the review. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Committee on House Ad-
ministration may waive the application of paragraph 
(1) to any or all of the committees named in sub-
section (b). 
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 
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manner directed by the Committee on House Administra-
tion. 
SEC. 5. REGULATIONS. 
Amounts made available under this resolution shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 6. RESERVE FUND FOR UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
reserve fund for unanticipated expenses of committees for 
the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress. 
(b) BALANCE.—The balance of the reserve fund 
under this section shall be equal to the sum of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The amount by which the amount made 
available for ‘‘House of Representatives—Committee 
Employees, Standing Committees, Special and Se-
lect’’ for fiscal year 2013 exceeds the amount that 
would be made available for ‘‘House of Representa-
tives—Committee Employees, Standing Committees, 
Special and Select’’ by division C of the Department 
of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Af-
fairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2013 (H.R. 933, as passed by the House of Rep-
resentatives on March 6, 2013), as reduced pursuant 
to the provisions of division D of such Act. 
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(2) The amount by which the amount made 
available for ‘‘House of Representatives—Committee 
Employees, Standing Committees, Special and Se-
lect’’ for fiscal year 2014 exceeds the amount made 
available for ‘‘House of Representatives—Committee 
Employees, Standing Committees, Special and Se-
lect’’ for fiscal year 2013. 
(c) ALLOCATION TO COMMITTEES.—Amounts in the 
reserve fund under this section shall be paid to a com-
mittee pursuant to an allocation approved by the Com-
mittee on House Administration. 
SEC. 7. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Committee on House Administration shall have 
authority to make adjustments in amounts under section 
1, if necessary to comply with an order of the President 
issued under section 251A or 254 of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or to conform 
to any change in appropriations for the purposes of such 
section 1. 
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