[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 29 (Thursday, February 28, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1030-S1035]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 64--AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE 
    SENATE FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 2013, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

  Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; from the Committee on 
Rules and Administration; which was placed on the calendar:

                               S. Res. 64

       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

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     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;

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       (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

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     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,

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     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).

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       (d) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall remain in 
     effect until December 31, 2016.

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