[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 64 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

                                                        Calendar No. 20
113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 64

  Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period 
               March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2013

 Mr. Schumer, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, reported 
  the following original resolution; which was placed on the calendar

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period 
               March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of carrying out the powers, duties, 
and functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, and under the 
appropriate authorizing resolutions of the Senate there is authorized 
for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in the 
aggregate of $62,295,795, in accordance with the provisions of this 
resolution, for standing committees of the Senate, the Special 
Committee on Aging, the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Indian Affairs.
    (b) Agency Contributions.--There are authorized such sums as may be 
necessary for agency contributions related to the compensation of 
employees of the committees for the period March 1, 2013, through 
September 30, 2013, to be paid from the appropriations account for 
``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations'' of the Senate.

SEC. 2. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $2,464,069, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $200,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $40,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 3. COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services is authorized from March 1, 
2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $4,179,885, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $75,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $30,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 4. COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,787,685, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $10,267, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $616, may be expended for the training of 
        the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 5. COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on the Budget is authorized from March 1, 
2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,950,532, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $35,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $21,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 6. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $4,080,061, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $50,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $50,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 7. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized 
from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,453,383.

SEC. 8. COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized 
from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,178,904, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $4,667, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $1,167, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 9. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Finance is authorized from March 1, 2013, 
through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $4,693,751, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $17,500, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $5,833, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 10. COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized from March 
1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,866,195, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $100,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 11. COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $5,381,475, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $75,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $25,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 12. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules and S. Res. 445, agreed 
to October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), including holding hearings, 
reporting such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 
paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $6,074,429, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $75,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).
    (c) Investigations.--
            (1) In general.--The committee, or any duly authorized 
        subcommittee of the committee, is authorized to study or 
        investigate--
                    (A) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches of the Government including the possible 
                existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, 
                collusion, mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, or 
                unethical practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts of 
                interest, and the improper expenditure of Government 
                funds in transactions, contracts, and activities of the 
                Government or of Government officials and employees and 
                any and all such improper practices between Government 
                personnel and corporations, individuals, companies, or 
                persons affiliated therewith, doing business with the 
                Government, and the compliance or noncompliance of such 
                corporations, companies, or individuals or other 
                entities with the rules, regulations, and laws 
                governing the various governmental agencies and its 
                relationships with the public;
                    (B) the extent to which criminal or other improper 
                practices or activities are, or have been, engaged in 
                the field of labor-management relations or in groups or 
                organizations of employees or employers, to the 
                detriment of interests of the public, employers, or 
                employees, and to determine whether any changes are 
                required in the laws of the United States in order to 
                protect such interests against the occurrence of such 
                practices or activities;
                    (C) organized criminal activity which may operate 
                in or otherwise utilize the facilities of interstate or 
                international commerce in furtherance of any 
                transactions and the manner and extent to which, and 
                the identity of the persons, firms, or corporations, or 
                other entities by whom such utilization is being made, 
                and further, to study and investigate the manner in 
                which and the extent to which persons engaged in 
                organized criminal activity have infiltrated lawful 
                business enterprise, and to study the adequacy of 
                Federal laws to prevent the operations of organized 
                crime in interstate or international commerce, and to 
                determine whether any changes are required in the laws 
                of the United States in order to protect the public 
                against such practices or activities;
                    (D) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness 
                within the United States which have an impact upon or 
                affect the national health, welfare, and safety, 
                including but not limited to investment fraud schemes, 
                commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and the 
                use of offshore banking and corporate facilities to 
                carry out criminal objectives;
                    (E) the efficiency and economy of operations of all 
                branches and functions of the Government with 
                particular reference to--
                            (i) the effectiveness of present national 
                        security methods, staffing, and processes as 
                        tested against the requirements imposed by the 
                        rapidly mounting complexity of national 
                        security problems;
                            (ii) the capacity of present national 
                        security staffing, methods, and processes to 
                        make full use of the Nation's resources of 
                        knowledge and talents;
                            (iii) the adequacy of present 
                        intergovernmental relations between the United 
                        States and international organizations 
                        principally concerned with national security of 
                        which the United States is a member; and
                            (iv) legislative and other proposals to 
                        improve these methods, processes, and 
                        relationships;
                    (F) the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of 
                all agencies and departments of the Government involved 
                in the control and management of energy shortages 
                including, but not limited to, their performance with 
                respect to--
                            (i) the collection and dissemination of 
                        accurate statistics on fuel demand and supply;
                            (ii) the implementation of effective energy 
                        conservation measures;
                            (iii) the pricing of energy in all forms;
                            (iv) coordination of energy programs with 
                        State and local government;
                            (v) control of exports of scarce fuels;
                            (vi) the management of tax, import, 
                        pricing, and other policies affecting energy 
                        supplies;
                            (vii) maintenance of the independent sector 
                        of the petroleum industry as a strong 
                        competitive force;
                            (viii) the allocation of fuels in short 
                        supply by public and private entities;
                            (ix) the management of energy supplies 
                        owned or controlled by the Government;
                            (x) relations with other oil producing and 
                        consuming countries;
                            (xi) the monitoring of compliance by 
                        governments, corporations, or individuals with 
                        the laws and regulations governing the 
                        allocation, conservation, or pricing of energy 
                        supplies; and
                            (xii) research into the discovery and 
                        development of alternative energy supplies; and
                    (G) the efficiency and economy of all branches and 
                functions of Government with particular references to 
                the operations and management of Federal regulatory 
                policies and programs.
            (2) Extent of inquiries.--In carrying out the duties 
        provided in paragraph (1), the inquiries of this committee or 
        any subcommittee of the committee shall not be construed to be 
        limited to the records, functions, and operations of any 
        particular branch of the Government and may extend to the 
        records and activities of any persons, corporation, or other 
        entity.
            (3) Special committee authority.--For the purposes of this 
        subsection, the committee, or any duly authorized subcommittee 
        of the committee, or its chairman, or any other member of the 
        committee or subcommittee designated by the chairman is 
        authorized, in its, his, her, or their discretion--
                    (A) to require by subpoena or otherwise the 
                attendance of witnesses and production of 
                correspondence, books, papers, and documents;
                    (B) to hold hearings;
                    (C) to sit and act at any time or place during the 
                sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the 
                Senate;
                    (D) to administer oaths; and
                    (E) to take testimony, either orally or by sworn 
                statement, or, in the case of staff members of the 
                Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on 
                Investigations, by deposition in accordance with the 
                Committee Rules of Procedure.
            (4) Authority of other committees.--Nothing contained in 
        this subsection shall affect or impair the exercise of any 
        other standing committee of the Senate of any power, or the 
        discharge by such committee of any duty, conferred or imposed 
        upon it by the Standing Rules of the Senate or by the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946.
            (5) Subpoena authority.--All subpoenas and related legal 
        processes of the committee and its subcommittee authorized 
        under S. Res. 81, agreed to March 2, 2011 (112th Congress) are 
        authorized to continue.

SEC. 13. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized from March 1, 
2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $5,882,131, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $200,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 14. COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized 
from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration 
        , to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $1,619,831, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $43,750, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $7,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 15. COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is 
authorized from March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its 
discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $1,524,917, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $25,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $10,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 16. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with 
its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such rules, including holding 
hearings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized from March 
1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $1,409,970, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $30,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and
            (2) not to exceed $10,000, may be expended for the training 
        of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
        specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 17. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions imposed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 
1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it 
by such section, the Special Committee on Aging is authorized from 
March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $1,704,661, of which amount not to 
exceed $15,000, may be expended for the training of the professional 
staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 
of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(j))).

SEC. 18. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions under S. Res. 400, agreed to May 19, 1976 (94th Congress), as 
amended by S. Res. 445, agreed to October 9, 2004 (108th Congress), in 
accordance with its jurisdiction under sections 3(a) and 17 of such S. 
Res. 400, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and 
making investigations as authorized by section 5 of such S. Res. 400, 
the Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized from March 1, 2013, 
through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $3,739,220, of which amount not to 
exceed $10,000, may be expended for the procurement of the services of 
individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 
72a(i))).

SEC. 19. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, and 
functions imposed by section 105 of S. Res. 4, agreed to February 4, 
1977 (95th Congress), and in exercising the authority conferred on it 
by that section, the Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized from 
March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, in its discretion--
            (1) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate;
            (2) to employ personnel; and
            (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or 
        agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
        to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the 
        services of personnel of any such department or agency.
    (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2013.--The expenses of 
the committee for the period March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013, 
under this section shall not exceed $1,304,696, of which amount--
            (1) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for the 
        procurement of the services of individual consultants, or 
        organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 
        Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946); and
            (2) not to exceed $20,000, may be expended for training 
        consultants of the professional staff of such committee (under 
        procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act).

SEC. 20. SPECIAL RESERVE.

    (a) Establishment.--Within the funds in the account ``Expenses of 
Inquiries and Investigations'' appropriated by the legislative branch 
appropriation Acts for fiscal year 2013, there is authorized to be 
established a special reserve to be available to any committee funded 
by this resolution as provided in subsection (b) in an amount not to 
exceed $3,850,000, which shall be available for the period March 1, 
2013, through September 30, 2013.
    (b) Availability.--The special reserve authorized in subsection (a) 
shall be available to any committee--
            (1) on the basis of special need to meet unpaid obligations 
        incurred by that committee during the period referred to in 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member of that 
        committee subject to the approval of the Chairman and Ranking 
        Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.

SEC. 21. SENATE NATIONAL SECURITY WORKING GROUP EXTENSION AND REVISION.

    (a) Working Group Reconstitution.--
            (1) In general.--The Senate National Security Working Group 
        (in this section referred to as the ``Working Group''), 
        authorized by Senate Resolution 105 of the 101st Congress, 1st 
        session (agreed to on April 13, 1989), as subsequently amended 
        and extended, is hereby reconstituted.
            (2) Duties.--The Working Group--
                    (A) shall serve as a forum for bipartisan 
                discussion of current national security issues relating 
                to the jurisdictions of multiple committees of the 
                Senate;
                    (B) shall conduct regular meetings and maintain 
                records of all meetings and activities;
                    (C) may authorize members to act as official 
                observers on the United States delegation to any 
                negotiations to which the United States is a party 
                regarding--
                            (i) the reduction, limitation, or control 
                        of conventional weapons, weapons of mass 
                        destruction, or the means for delivery of any 
                        such weapons;
                            (ii) the reduction, limitation, or control 
                        of missile defenses; or
                            (iii) export controls;
                    (D) may study any issues related to national 
                security that the majority leader of the Senate and the 
                minority leader of the Senate jointly determine 
                appropriate;
                    (E) is encouraged to consult with parliamentarians 
                and legislators of foreign nations and to participate 
                in international forums and institutions regarding the 
                matters described in subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
                    (F) is not authorized to investigate matters 
                relating to espionage or intelligence operations 
                against the United States, counterintelligence 
                operations and activities, or other intelligence 
                matters within the jurisdiction of the Select Committee 
                on Intelligence under Senate Resolution 400 of the 94th 
                Congress, agreed to on May 19, 1976.
            (3) Composition.--
                    (A) In general.--The Working Group shall be 
                composed of 20 members, as follows:
                            (i) 7 Cochairmen, who shall head the 
                        Working Group, as follows:
                                    (I) 4 Members of the Senate from 
                                the majority party in the Senate (in 
                                this section referred to as the 
                                ``Majority Cochairmen''), appointed by 
                                the majority leader of the Senate.
                                    (II) 3 Members of the Senate from 
                                the minority party in the Senate (in 
                                this section referred to as the 
                                ``Minority Cochairmen''), appointed by 
                                the minority leader of the Senate.
                            (ii) The majority leader of the Senate and 
                        the minority leader of the Senate.
                            (iii) 5 Members of the Senate from the 
                        majority party in the Senate, appointed by the 
                        majority leader of the Senate.
                            (iv) 6 Members of the Senate from the 
                        minority party in the Senate, appointed by the 
                        minority leader of the Senate.
                    (B) Administrative cochairmen.--The majority leader 
                of the Senate shall designate one of the Majority 
                Cochairmen to serve as the Majority Administrative 
                Cochairman, and the minority leader of the Senate shall 
                designate one of the Minority Cochairmen to serve as 
                the Minority Administrative Cochairman.
                    (C) Publication.--Appointments and designations 
                under this paragraph shall be printed in the 
                Congressional Record.
            (4) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Working Group shall be 
        filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was 
        made.
    (b) Working Group Staff.--
            (1) Compensation and expenses.--(A) The Working Group is 
        authorized, from funds made available under subsection (c), to 
        employ such staff in the manner and at a rate not to exceed 
        that allowed for employees of a committee of the Senate under 
        paragraph (3) of section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch 
        Appropriation Act, 1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(e)), and incur such 
        expenses as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out its 
        duties and functions.
            (B) Senate Resolution 243, 100th Congress, agreed to July 
        1, 1987, is amended in section 2(b) by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting ``at a rate not to exceed that allowed 
        for employees of a committee of the Senate under paragraph (3) 
        of section 105(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 
        1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(e)).''.
            (C) Payments made under this subsection for receptions, 
        meals, and food-related expenses shall be authorized, however, 
        only for those actual expenses incurred by the Working Group in 
        the course of conducting its official duties and functions. 
        Amounts received as reimbursement for such food expenses shall 
        not be reported as income, and the expenses so reimbursed shall 
        not be allowed as a deduction under title 26, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Designation of professional staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The Majority Administrative 
                Cochairman shall designate one or more professional 
                staff members for each Majority Cochairman of the 
                Working Group, upon recommendations from each such 
                Majority Cochairman. The Minority Administrative 
                Cochairman shall designate one or more professional 
                staff members for each Minority Cochairman of the 
                Working Group, upon recommendations from each such 
                Minority Cochairman.
                    (B) Compensation of senate employees.--In the case 
                of the compensation of any such professional staff 
                member who is an employee of a Member of the Senate or 
                of a committee of the Senate and who has been 
                designated to perform services for the Working Group, 
                such professional staff member shall continue to be 
                paid by such Member or such Committee, as the case may 
                be, but the account from which such professional staff 
                member is paid shall be reimbursed for the services of 
                such professional staff member (including agency 
                contributions when appropriate) out of funds made 
                available under subsection (c)(2).
                    (C) Duties.--The professional staff members 
                authorized by this paragraph shall serve all members of 
                the Working Group and shall carry out such other 
                functions as their respective Cochairmen may specify.
                    (D) Exclusive participation in official 
                activities.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), only 
                designated staff of the Working Group may participate 
                in the official activities of the Working Group.
            (3) Leadership staff.--
                    (A) In general.--The majority leader of the Senate 
                and the minority leader of the Senate may each 
                designate 2 staff members who shall be responsible to 
                the respective leader.
                    (B) Compensation.--Funds necessary to compensate 
                leadership staff shall be transferred from the funds 
                made available under subsection (c)(3) to the 
                respective account from which such designated staff 
                member is paid.
            (4) Foreign travel.--
                    (A) In general.--All foreign travel of the Working 
                Group shall be authorized solely by the majority leader 
                of the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate, 
                upon the recommendation of the Administrative 
                Cochairmen. Participation by Senate staff members in, 
                and access to, all official activities and functions of 
                the Working Group during foreign travel, and access to 
                all classified briefings and information made available 
                to the Working Group during such travel, shall be 
                limited exclusively to Working Group staff members with 
                appropriate clearances.
                    (B) Authorization required.--
                            (i) Committee staff.--No foreign travel or 
                        other funding shall be authorized by any 
                        committee of the Senate for the use of staff 
                        for activities described under this paragraph 
                        without the joint written authorization of the 
                        majority leader of the Senate and the minority 
                        leader of the Senate to the chairman of such 
                        committee.
                            (ii) Member staff.--No foreign travel or 
                        other funding shall be authorized for the staff 
                        of any Member of the Senate, other than Working 
                        Group staff, for activities described under 
                        this paragraph unless the majority leader of 
                        the Senate and the minority leader of the 
                        Senate jointly so authorize in writing.
    (c) Payment of Expenses.--
            (1) In general.--The expenses of the Working Group shall be 
        paid from the contingent fund of the Senate, out of the account 
        of Miscellaneous Items, upon vouchers approved jointly by the 
        Administrative Cochairmen (except that vouchers shall not be 
        required for the disbursement of salaries of employees who are 
        paid at an annual rate).
            (2) Amounts available.--For any fiscal year, not more than 
        $500,000 shall be expended for staff and for expenses 
        (excepting expenses incurred for foreign travel), of which not 
        more than $100,000 shall be available for each Administrative 
        Cochairman and the staff of such Administrative Cochairman, and 
        not more than $60,000 shall be available for each Cochairman 
        who is not an Administrative Cochairman and the staff of such 
        Cochairman.
            (3) Leadership staff.--In addition to the amounts referred 
        to in paragraph (2), for any fiscal year, not more than 
        $200,000 shall be expended from the contingent fund of the 
        Senate, out of the account of Miscellaneous Items, for 
        leadership staff as designated in subsection (b)(3) for 
        salaries and expenses (excepting expenses incurred for foreign 
        travel).
    (d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall remain in effect 
until December 31, 2016.




                                                        Calendar No. 20

113th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               S. RES. 64

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                               RESOLUTION

  Authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period 
               March 1, 2013, through September 30, 2013.

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                           February 28, 2013

                         Placed on the calendar