[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1952-S1955]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 49--AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE 
     SENATE FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 1999 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

  Mr. McCONNELL (for himself and Mr. Dodd) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 49

     SECTION 1. AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of carrying out the powers, 
     duties, and functions of the Senate under the Standing Rules 
     of the Senate, and under the appropriate authorizing 
     resolutions of the Senate, there is authorized for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, in the aggregate 
     of $28,632,851, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     resolution, for all Standing Committees of the Senate, for 
     the Committee on Indian Affairs, the Special Committee on 
     Aging, and the Select Committee on Intelligence.
       (b) Reporting Legislation.--Each committee referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall report its findings, together with such 
     recommendations for legislation as it deems advisable, to the 
     Senate at the earliest practicable date, but not later than 
     September 30, 1999.
       (c) Expenses of Committees.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     expenses of a committee under this resolution shall be paid 
     from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved 
     by the chairman of the committee.
       (2) Vouchers not required.--Vouchers shall not be 
     required--
       (A) for the disbursement of salaries of employees of the 
     committee who are paid at an annual rate;
       (B) for the payment of telecommunications expenses provided 
     by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United 
     States Senate, Department of Telecommunications;
       (C) for the payment of stationery supplies purchased 
     through the Keeper of Stationery, United States Senate;
       (D) for payments to the Postmaster, United States Senate;
       (E) for the payment of metered charges on copying equipment 
     provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper, United States Senate; or
       (F) for the payment of Senate Recording and Photographic 
     Services.
       (d) Agency Contributions.--There are authorized such sums 
     as may be necessary for agency contributions related to the 
     compensation of employees of the committees from March 1, 
     1999, through September 30, 1999, 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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,091,991, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $4,000, 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 $4,000, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,693,175 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); and
       (2) not to exceed $5,000, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,784,395, 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 $850, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, including holding hearings, 
     reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
     authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 
     of the Senate, the Committee on the Budget is authorized from 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,945,784, 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 $2,000, 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).

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

       (a) General Authority.--In carrying out its powers, duties, 
     and functions under the

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     Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance with its 
     jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $2,157,797, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $14,572, 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 $15,600, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 
     30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,650,792.

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 
     1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,518,386, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $8,000, 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 $2,000, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,892,206, 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); 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 the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,697,074, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $45,000, 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 $1,000, 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).

     SEC. 11. COMMITTEE ON 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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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 Governmental Affairs is 
     authorized from March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $2,836,961, 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); and
       (2) not to exceed $2,470, 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).
       (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 activities 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

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     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 the 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, from March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, is 
     authorized, in its, his, 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 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 subcommittees authorized 
     under S. Res. 54, agreed to February 13, 1997 (105th 
     Congress) are authorized to continue.

     SEC. 12. 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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $2,733,379, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $60,000, 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 the training 
     of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures 
     specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946).

     SEC. 13. 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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $2,574,140, of which amount--
       (1) not to exceed $22,500, 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); and
       (2) not to exceed $12,000, 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).

     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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $929,755, 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); 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 the Legislative Reorganization 
     Act of 1946).

     SEC. 15. COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS.

       (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 the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 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 is 
     authorized from March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $677,992, of which amount--
       (1) 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); and
       (2) not to exceed $5,000, 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).

     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

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     with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules of 
     the Senate, 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, 1999, through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $703,242, 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); and
       (2) not to exceed $3,000, 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).

     SEC. 17. SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING.

       (a) General Authority.--In carrying out the duties and 
     functions imposed by section 104 of S. Res. 4, agreed to 
     February 4, 1977, (Ninety-fifth Congress), and in exercising 
     the authority conferred on it by such section, the Special 
     Committee on Aging is authorized from March 1, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $708,185, of which amount not to exceed 
     $15,000, 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).

     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), in accordance with its jurisdiction under section 
     3(a) of that resolution, including holding hearings, 
     reporting such hearings, and making investigations as 
     authorized by section 5 of that resolution, the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence is authorized from March 1, 1999, 
     through September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $1,325,017, of which amount 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).

     SEC. 19. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.

       (a) General Authority.--In carrying out the duties and 
     functions imposed by section 105 of S. Res. 4, agreed to 
     February 4, 1977 (Ninety-fifth Congress), and in exercising 
     the authority conferred on it by that section, the Committee 
     on Indian Affairs is authorized from March 1, 1999, through 
     September 30, 1999, 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.--The expenses of the committee for the period 
     March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999, under this section 
     shall not exceed $712,580, of which amount not to exceed 
     $40,000, 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).

     SEC. 20. SPECIAL RESERVES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Establishment.--Of the funds authorized for the Senate 
     committees listed in sections 3 through 21 by S. Res. 54, 
     agreed to February 13, 1997 (105th Congress), for the funding 
     period ending on the last day of February 1999, any 
     unexpended balances remaining shall be transferred to a 
     special reserve which shall, on the basis of a special need 
     and at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member of any 
     such committee, and with the approval of the Chairman and 
     Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
     be available to any committee for the purposes provided in 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Payment of incurred obligations.--During March 1999, 
     obligations incurred but not paid by February 28, 1999, shall 
     be paid from the unexpended balances of committees before 
     transfer to the special reserves and any obligations so paid 
     shall be deducted from the unexpended balances of committees 
     before being transferred to the special reserves.
       (b) Purposes.--The reserves established in subsection (a) 
     shall be available for the period commencing March 1, 1999, 
     and ending with the close of September 30, 1999, for the 
     purpose of--
       (1) meeting any unpaid obligations incurred during the 
     funding period ending on the last day of February 1999, and 
     which were not deducted from the unexpended balances under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) meeting expenses incurred after such last day and prior 
     to the close of September 30, 1999.

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