[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 91 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 91

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


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 1997

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                               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, $7,792,162.00; 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $9,414,784.53; Committee 
on the Budget, $9,940,000; Committee on Commerce, $14,671,538; 
Committee on Education and the Workforce, $10,569,157; Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, $20,020,572; Committee on House 
Oversight, $6,160,946; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
$4,939,526.00; Committee on International Relations, $11,150,892; 
Committee on the Judiciary, $12,037,046; Committee on National 
Security, $10,668,640; Committee on Resources, $10,418,537; Committee 
on Rules, $4,649,102; Committee on Science, $9,128,727.44; Committee on 
Small Business, $4,099,817; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
$2,439,300; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
$14,096,282; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $5,744,757; and Committee 
on Ways and Means, $11,163,529.

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, $3,851,039.00; 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,568,817.48; Committee 
on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, $7,179,440; Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, $5,227,342; Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, $11,702,573; Committee on House Oversight, 
$3,133,200; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,420,040.00; 
Committee on International Relations, $5,433,555; Committee on the 
Judiciary, $5,732,403; Committee on National Security, $5,145,928; 
Committee on Resources, $5,058,524; Committee on Rules, $2,306,407; 
Committee on Science, $4,519,172.00; Committee on Small Business, 
$2,014,818; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,237,300; 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $7,042,725; Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs, $2,744,855; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$5,472,622.

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, $3,941,123.00; 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,845,967.05; Committee 
on the Budget, $4,970,000; Committee on Commerce, $7,492,098; Committee 
on Education and the Workforce, $5,341,815; Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, $8,317,999; Committee on House Oversight, 
$3,027,746; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, $2,519,486.00; 
Committee on International Relations, $5,717,337; Committee on the 
Judiciary, $6,304,643; Committee on National Security, $5,522,712; 
Committee on Resources, $5,360,013; Committee on Rules, $2,342,695; 
Committee on Science, $4,609,555.44; Committee on Small Business, 
$2,084,999; Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,202,000; 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, $7,053,557; Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs, $2,999,902; and Committee on Ways and Means, 
$5,690,907.

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 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.
                                 <all>