IV 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 148
Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Eighth Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2003
Mr. NEY 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 Eighth 
Congress.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUN-
DRED EIGHTH CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to the One Hundred 
Eighth 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 (in-
cluding the expenses of all staff salaries) of each com-
mittee named in subsection.
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(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $10,623,640; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, 
$12,377,680; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Budget, 
$11,869,572; Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
$14,922,183; Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
$19,117,623; 
Committee 
on 
Financial 
Services, 
$16,995,487; 
Committee 
on 
Government 
Reform, 
$20,400,000; 
Committee 
on 
Homeland 
Security, 
$11,028,787; Committee on House Administration, 
$10,374,974; Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, $7,809,730; Committee on International Rela-
tions, 
$16,037,995; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Judiciary, 
$17,248,067; Committee on Resources, $14,910,527; 
Committee on Rules, $5,669,311; Committee on Science, 
$12,301,690; Committee on Small Business, $6,372,008; 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $3,443,150; 
Committee 
on 
Transportation 
and 
Infrastructure, 
$17,682,505; 
Committee 
on 
Veterans’ 
Affairs, 
$6,776,617; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$16,521,319. 
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, 2003, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2004. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $5,292,225; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $5,943,675; Committee on the Budget, $5,894,018; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $7,398,237; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $9,385,902; Com-
mittee on Financial Services, $8,144,280; Committee on 
Government Reform, $10,000,000; Committee on Home-
land Security, $5,657,656; Committee on House Adminis-
tration, $5,028,573; Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, $3,773,567; Committee on International Rela-
tions, 
$7,693,249; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Judiciary, 
$8,422,720; Committee on Resources, $7,360,564; Com-
mittee on Rules, $2,816,332; Committee on Science, 
$6,072,465; Committee on Small Business, $3,080,591; 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,636,825; 
Committee 
on 
Transportation 
and 
Infrastructure, 
$8,722,428; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, $3,225,344; 
and Committee on Ways and Means, $8,063,151. 
SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amount provided for in 
section 1 for each committee named in subsection (b), not
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more than the amount specified in such subsection shall 
be available for expenses incurred during the period begin-
ning at noon on January 3, 2004, and ending immediately 
before noon on January 3, 2005. 
(b) COMMITTEES AND AMOUNTS.—The committees 
and amounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee 
on Agriculture, $5,331,415; Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, $6,434,005; Committee on the Budget, $5,975,554; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $7,523,946; 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, $9,731,721; Com-
mittee on Financial Services, $8,851,207; Committee on 
Government Reform, $10,400,000; Committee on Home-
land Security, $5,371,131; Committee on House Adminis-
tration, $5,346,401; Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence, $4,036,163; Committee on International Rela-
tions, 
$8,344,746; 
Committee 
on 
the 
Judiciary, 
$8,825,346; Committee on Resources, $7,549,963; Com-
mittee on Rules, $2,852,979; Committee on Science, 
$6,229,225; Committee on Small Business, $3,291,417; 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,806,325; 
Committee 
on 
Transportation 
and 
Infrastructure, 
$8,960,077; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, $3,551,273; 
and Committee on Ways and Means, $8,458,168.
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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 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. 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 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.
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