[Senate Report 107-14]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 107-14
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AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
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April 30, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Rules and Administration,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. Res. 54]
The Committee on Rules and Administration, to which was
referred the following Senate Resolutions: 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52, and 53,
reports, in lieu thereof, an original resolution, incorporating
the provisions of the foregoing resolutions and recommends that
the resolution be agreed to.
Chairman's Statement
Since 1989, this Committee has adopted a biennial funding
authorization for committees of the Senate. This policy has
received strong support from the committee chairmen and ranking
members.
Unique circumstances, affecting the committee budget
process faced the Senate as the 106th Congress convened,
arising from the need to deal with Y2K computer matters before
the close of 1999. To this end, the Senate transitioned to a
new Financial Management System (FMIS). This system is designed
to conform to the Federal Government's fiscal year which runs
from October 1 through September 30. Consequently,
modifications to the Committee funding process (in which budget
years begin on March 1) were necessary to reflect the Federal
fiscal year for accounting purposes. Beginning in the 106th
Congress, the biennial funding period was divided into 3
segments: the 7-month period from March 1 through September 30
of the first calendar year of the Congress; the 12-month period
from October 1 of the first calendar year through September 30
of the second calendar year; and, the 5-month period from
October 1 of the second calendar year through the last day of
February of the third calendar year.
As a result of the national elections in November, 2000,
the Senate in the 107th Congress is comprised of 50 Republican
Members and 50 Democratic Members. On January 5, 2001, the
Senate agreed to S. Res. 8 which stated that,
``* * * notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXV,
or any other provision of the Standing Rules or
Standing Orders of the Senate, the committees of the
Senate, including Joint and Special Committees, for the
107th Congress shall be composed equally of members of
both parties, to be appointed at a later time by the
two Leaders; that the budgets and office space for such
committees, and all other subgroups, shall likewise be
equal, with up to an additional 10 percent to be
allocated for administrative expenses to be determined
by the Rules Committee, with the total administrative
expenses allocation for all committees not to exceed
historic levels * * *''
Thus, in accordance with S. Res. 8, the total funding
target for those segments of FY2001, FY2002 and FY2003
encompassed by the 107th Congress, is 100% of the FY2000 total
budget authority funded in S. Res. 189 (agreed to September 27,
1999) with the recurring budget salary baseline adjusted by an
amount to equalize the Republican and Democratic salary
baselines, adjusted by the January 2000 COLA of 3.8% and the
January 2001 COLA and locality pay of 3.81%. In addition,
committees may budget the January 2002 COLA and locality pay at
4.8% and budget the January 2003 COLA and locality pay at 3.9%.
Committees also had the option to request up to an additional
10 percent increment based on their total budget authority,
consistent with S. Res. 8.
It is the intent of the Committee on Rules and
Administration that amounts included in the various committee
budgets for COLAs beginning January 2002 and January and
February of 2003 shall be used only for COLAs authorized by the
order of the President pro tempore of the Senate pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 60a-1.
The Rules Committee has authorized the use of unexpended
funds in some form since 1989. In 1991, this committee informed
Senate committees in Senate Report 102-15, and during the
debate of that resolution, that the policy adopted would permit
committees to retain 50 percent of their unexpended funds as of
February 28, 1993, to cover non-recurring needs that enhance
efficiency in the committee. When S. Res. 71, the omnibus
committee funding resolution for the 103d Congress, was
considered by the Senate, it was amended to contain language
that no committee of the Senate may carry over an unexpended
balance beyond March 1, 1995. S. Res. 54 (105th Congress) did
not permit committees to carry forward funds but did continue
to provide a special reserve into which the unexpended balances
of the committees were transferred, after obligations incurred
during the funding period ended were paid.
The purpose of the special reserve was to fund special,
unanticipated, non-recurring needs of committees. Consideration
was given only to such committees whose Chairman and Ranking
Member submitted a request to be approved by the Chairman and
Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In order to preserve the flexibility of the Committee to
meet the unforeseen needs of Senate committees, this resolution
continues the practice of making special reserve funding
available to requesting committees. The Committee intends that
requests for such funds will continue to be considered when
submitted by the Chairman and Ranking Member of a committee and
with the joint approval of the Chairman and Ranking Member of
the Rules Committee.
All Committees reported resolutions which fall within the
guidelines articulated by the Rules Committee, in accordance
with S. Res. 8.
Sec. 2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,091,991
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 2,118,150
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 903,523
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $1,559,167 $2,672,856 $1,113,690
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 96,223 53,457
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 18,207
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 6,047 10,367 4,320
Administrative expenses....... 66,039 113,210 47,171
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Total................... 1,631,253 2,892,656 1,236,845
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 163,125 289,266 123,685
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Budget Authority 107th 1,794,378 3,181,922 1,360,530
Congress.....................
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Sec. 3. Committee on Armed Services
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,693,175
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,796,030
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,568,418
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,932,974 $5,027,955 $2,094,981
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 181,006 100,559
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 34,250
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 9,359 16,044 6,685
Administrative expenses....... 59,205 101,495 42,290
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Total................... 3,001,538 5,326,500 2,278,765
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 300,154 532,650 227,877
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Budget Authority 107th 3,301,692 5,859,150 2,506,642
Congress.....................
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Sec. 4. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,784,395
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,160,739
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,348,349
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,390,112 $4,097,336 $1,707,223
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 147,504 81,947
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 27,911
Consultants................... 11,667 20,000 8,333
Training...................... 496 850 354
Official Mail................. 9,875 16,929 7,054
Administrative expenses....... 80,146 137,393 57,247
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Total................... 2,492,296 4,420,012 1,890,069
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 249,230 442,001 189,007
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Budget Authority 107th 2,741,526 4,862,013 2,079,076
Congress.....................
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Sec. 5. Committee on the Budget
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,945,784
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,449,315
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,472,442
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,562,076 $4,392,131 $1,830,055
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 158,117 87,843
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 29,919
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 10,746 18,421 7,675
Administrative expenses....... 45,919 78,718 32,799
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Total................... 2,618,741 4,647,387 1,988,291
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 261,874 464,739 198,829
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Budget Authority 107th 2,880,615 5,112,126 2,187,120
Congress.....................
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Sec. 6. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $2,157,797
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,823,318
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,631,426
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,598,914 $4,455,281 $1,856,367
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 160,390 89,106
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 30,349
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 11,932 20,455 8,523
Administrative expenses....... 88,048 150,939 62,891
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Total................... 2,698,894 4,787,065 2,047,236
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 269,889 478,706 204,724
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Budget Authority 107th 2,968,783 5,265,771 2,251,960
Congress.....................
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Sec. 7. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,650,792
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 2,924,935
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,248,068
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,199,909 $3,771,273 $1,571,364
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 135,766 75,425
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 25,690
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 9,129 15,649 6,520
Administrative expenses....... 68,164 116,853 48,689
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Total................... 2,277,202 4,039,541 1,727,688
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 227,720 403,954 172,769
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Budget Authority 107th 2,504,922 4,443,495 1,900,457
Congress.....................
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Sec. 8. Committee on Environment and Public Works
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,518,386
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 2,688,097
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,146,192
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $1,990,948 $3,413,055 $1,422,107
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 122,870 68,261
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 23,250
Consultants................... 4,667 8,000 3,333
Training...................... 1,167 2,000 833
Official Mail................. 8,416 14,427 6,011
Administrative expenses....... 102,121 175,064 72,943
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Total................... 2,107,319 3,735,416 1,596,738
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 210,731 373,542 159,674
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Budget Authority 107th 2,318,050 4,108,958 1,756,412
Congress.....................
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Sec. 9. Committee on Finance
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,892,206
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,762,517
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,604,978
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,810,850 $4,818,599 $2,007,751
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 173,470 96,372
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 32,824
Consultants................... 17,500 30,000 12,500
Training...................... 5,833 10,000 4,167
Official Mail................. 10,480 17,965 7,485
Administrative expenses....... 92,556 158,667 66,111
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Total................... 2,937,219 5,208,701 2,227,210
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 293,721 520,871 222,721
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Budget Authority 107th 3,230,940 5,729,572 2,449,931
Congress.....................
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Sec. 10. Committee on Foreign Relations
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,697,074
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 3,158,449
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,347,981
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $2,200,294 $3,771,932 $1,571,639
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 135,790 75,439
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 25,694
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 9,380 16,080 6,700
Administrative expenses....... 58,924 101,012 42,088
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Total................... 2,268,598 4,024,814 1,721,560
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 226,859 402,481 172,156
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Budget Authority 107th 2,495,457 4,427,295 1,893,716
Congress.....................
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Sec. 11. Committee on Governmental Affairs
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $2,836,961
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 5,026,582
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 2,144,819
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $3,848,743 $6,597,846 $2,749,102
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 237,522 131,957
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 44,945
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 15,689 26,895 11,206
Administrative expenses....... 118,237 202,692 84,455
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Total................... 3,982,669 7,064,955 3,021,665
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 398,267 706,496 302,167
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Budget Authority 107th 4,380,936 7,771,451 3,323,832
Congress.....................
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Sec. 12. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $2,574,140
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 4,560,792
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,946,026
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $3,417,566 $5,858,685 $2,441,118
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 210,913 117,174
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 39,909
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 14,236 24,405 10,169
Administrative expenses....... 109,673 188,010 78,338
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Total................... 3,541,475 6,282,013 2,686,708
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 354,148 628,202 268,671
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Budget Authority 107th 3,895,623 6,910,215 2,955,379
Congress.....................
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Sec. 13. Committee on the Judiciary
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $2,733,379
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 4,845,263
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 2,068,258
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $3,761,708 $6,448,643 $2,686,934
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 232,151 128,973
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 43,928
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 15,097 25,881 10,784
Administrative expenses....... 69,199 118,626 49,428
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Total................... 3,846,004 6,825,301 2,920,047
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S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 384,601 682,530 292,005
Budget Authority 107th 4,230,605 7,507,831 3,212,052
Congress.....................
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Sec. 14. Committee on Rules and Administration
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $929,755
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 1,647,719
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 703,526
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $1,056,666 $1,811,427 $754,761
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 65,211 36,229
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 12,339
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 4,634 7,944 3,310
Administrative expenses....... 14,192 24,329 10,137
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Total................... 1,075,492 1,908,911 816,776
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 107,549 190,891 81,678
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Budget Authority 107th 1,183,041 2,099,802 898,454
Congress.....................
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Sec. 15. Committee on Small Business
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $677,992
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 1,330,794
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 567,472
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $962,083 $1,649,285 $687,201
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 59,374 32,986
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 11,235
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 3,753 6,434 2,681
Administrative expenses....... 52,322 89,694 37,373
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Total................... 1,018,158 1,804,787 771,476
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 101,815 180,479 77,148
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Budget Authority 107th 1,119,973 1,985,266 848,624
Congress.....................
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Sec. 16. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $703,242
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 1,246,174
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 531,794
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $899,740 $1,542,413 $642,673
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 55,527 30,848
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 10,507
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 3,888 6,665 2,777
Administrative expenses....... 26,146 44,821 18,675
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Total................... 929,774 1,649,426 705,480
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 92,978 164,942 70,548
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Budget Authority 107th 1,022,752 1,814,368 776,028
Congress.....................
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Sec. 17. Special Committee on Aging
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $708,185
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 1,459,827
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 622,709
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $1,078,058 $1,848,099 $770,042
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 66,532 36,962
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 12,589
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 3,923 6,725 2,802
Administrative expenses....... 45,675 78,300 32,625
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Total................... 1,127,656 1,999,656 855,020
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 112,766 199,965 85,502
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Budget Authority 107th 1,240,422 2,199,621 940,522
Congress.....................
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Sec 18. Select Committee on Intelligence
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $1,325,017
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 2,674,687
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 1,141,189
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $1,614,734 $2,768,116 $1,153,382
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 99,652 55,362
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 18,856
Consultants................... 37,917 65,000 27,083
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 7,317 12,544 5,227
Administrative expenses....... 30,880 52,937 22,057
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Total................... 1,690,848 2,998,249 1,281,967
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 169,085 299,825 128,197
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Budget Authority 107th 1,859,933 3,298,074 1,410,164
Congress.....................
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Sec 19. Committee on Indian Affairs
1999 funds authorized by S. Res. 49 (7 month
transitional period)................................ $712,580
2000 funds authorized by S. Res. 189.................... 1,260,534
2001 funds authorized by S. Res. 189 (5 month
transitional period)................................ 537,123
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FY 2001 (7 FY 2002 (12 FY 2003 (5
mths.) mths.) mths.)
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Salary baseline............... $807,815 $1,384,825 $577,011
Jan 2002 COLA................. ............ 49,854 27,697
Jan 2003 COLA................. ............ 0 9,433
Consultants................... ............ 0 0
Training...................... ............ 0 0
Official Mail................. 3,958 6,785 2,827
Administrative expenses....... 70,731 121,253 50,522
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Total................... 882,504 1,562,717 667,490
S. Res. 8 (10%)............... 88,250 156,272 66,749
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Budget Authority 107th 970,754 1,718,989 734,239
Congress.....................
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Background
On March 8, 2001 the Majority and Minority Leaders,
Senators Lott and Daschle, submitted an original resolution, S.
Res. 54, authorizing expenditures by committees for those
segments of FY2001, FY2002, and FY2003 encompassed in the 107th
Congress. S. Res. 54 was then referred to the Rules Committee.
The Committee was discharged from further consideration of the
measure by unanimous consent and the resolution passed by
unanimous consent on March 8, 2001. This ``omnibus'' funding
resolution in the amount of $44,140,402 for the 7-month period
of FY2001 (March 1, 2001 through September 30, 2001);
$78,295,919 for the 12-month period of FY2002 (October 1, 2001
through September 30, 2002); and $33,485,138 for the 5-month
period of FY2003 (October 1, 2002 through February 28, 2003)
was reported in lieu of the following resolutions which were
reported by the Senate committees in conformance with paragraph
9 of Rule XXVI and referred to the Rules Committee: Senate
Resolutions 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 46,
47, 49, 51, 52, and 53.
The total funding target for the 107th Congress is 100% of
the FY2000 total budget authority funded in S. Res. 189 (agreed
to September 27, 1999) with the recurring budget salary
baseline adjusted by an amount to equalize the Republican and
Democratic salary baselines, adjusted by the January 2000 COLA
of 3.8% and the January 2001 COLA and locality pay of 3.81%. In
addition, committees could budget the January 2002 COLA and
locality pay at 4.8% and budget the January 2003 COLA and
locality pay at 3.9%. The committees also had the option to
request up to an additional 10 percent increment based on their
total budget authority, consistent with S. Res. 8.
Committees have also been put on notice that any overtime
costs mandated by the Congressional Accountability Act must be
absorbed within salary baselines.
To facilitate the consideration of committee funding
requests, the Rules Committee, as in the 106th Congress,
allowed that committees whose budget requests followed
guidelines, and whose questionnaires were jointly signed by the
chairman and ranking member, not be required to testify before
the Rules Committee. All Committees funded by this resolution
submitted budgets and questionnaires conforming to these
requirements, so no hearings were held on budget submissions.
The Committee on Appropriations is now funded in
legislative branch appropriations acts pursuant to Public Law
105-275.
Cost-of-Living Adjustments
It is the intent of the Committee on Rules and
Administration that amounts included in the various committee
budgets for COLAs for FY2002 and FY2003 shall be used only for
COLAs authorized by the order of the President pro tempore of
the Senate pursuant to section 4 of the Federal Pay
Comparability Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 60a-1).
If the President pro tempore does not authorize the COLAs
for FY2002 and FY2003, funds authorized for that purpose by
this resolution may not be expended. If, however, the COLA
authorized exceeds the 3.9% budgeted in this resolution, it may
be necessary for committees to absorb the difference.
Certification of Committee Expenses
Previously, committee biennial funding resolutions
stipulated that vouchers were not required for the disbursement
of salaries of employees of the committee who were paid at an
annual rate of pay. In addition, vouchers were not required for
certain types of official expenses that were incurred and which
could be certified as owed to a Senate support office that
provided such goods and services to Senate committees. The
practice was to identify in the funding resolution which Senate
support office was authorized to certify such expenses as due
for payment. Examples of certifiable expenses include
telecommunications, stationery supplies, official mail, metered
charges on copying equipment, and expenses for Senate Recording
and Photographic Services.
However, section 1 of the FY 1994 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill provided permanent language in statute (2
U.S.C. 68-8). Therefore, the specific authorization for
certifications is no longer required in committee biennial
funding resolutions and the language in section 1 of S. Res. 54
(107th Congress) has been modified by deleting section 1(b)(2)
with the heading, VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.
Stationery Room Expenses
Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, stationery room expenses are certified for payment by the
appropriate Senate support office.
Official Mail Costs
Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, official mail expenses, other than franked mail,
arecertified for payment by the appropriate Senate support office.
Section 10 of Pub. L. 101-520, 101st Congress, 2nd Session,
authorizes committees funded by this omnibus resolution to send
official mail, other than franked mail, through the Senate post
office and to have the cost of such mail certified to their
official office expense accounts in a manner similar to the
purchase of supplies from the Senate stationery store. Public
Law 105-55, the 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
changed the manner in which official mail costs are paid.
Beginning in October, 1998 and continuing for those segments of
FY2001, FY2002, and FY2003 that comprise the 107th Congress,
committees are provided additional funds for official mail and
the costs incurred are charged directly to each committee.
The 60-day pre-election moratorium on mass mailings does
not apply to a committee when such mass mailings are mailed
under the frank of the chairman and relate to the normal and
regular business of the committee.
Metered Charges for Copying Equipment
Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, metered charges for copying equipment are certified for
payment by the appropriate Senate support office.
Senate Recording and Photographic Services
Pursuant to the FY 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations
Bill, official expenses incurred by a committee at the Senate
Recording and Photographic Studios are certified for payment by
the appropriate Senate support office. ``Official expenses''
has the meaning given to it by Interpretative Ruling No. 442,
issued April 15, 1992, by the Select Committee on Ethics.
Printing and Binding
Committee expenditures for printing and binding continue to
be a substantial cost to the Senate. Such costs include both
the costs of printing the documents, and the costs of preparing
the manuscripts by GPO's detailed personnel. Although printing
and binding funds are not included in individual committee
budgets, wise use of the funds provided through Legislative
Branch Appropriations is a serious concern to the Rules
Committee.
Printing and binding costs decreased from the end of the
105th to the end of the 106th Congress by more than $400,000, a
5 percent decrease.
However, charges incurred by committees which have GPO
detail printers has increased by $172,800 from the 105th to the
106th Congress, an 8 percent increase. Part of that increase is
a result of COLA adjustments, but the cost of overtime charges
is of continuing concern to this committee. We especially urge
those committees who incur overtime charges on a continuing
basis to evaluate their printing operations, with an eye to
minimizing printer's overtime except on a temporary basis when
the extraordinary cost can be justified by the need for timely
delivery of the committee's legislative papers.
It is the intent of this committee that Senate committees
adhere strictly to the provisions of Title 44 governing the
printing and binding of documents.
A committee may not procure more than 300 copies of a
hearing or other document germane thereto except as authorized
by 44 U.S.C. 703. That section provides that extra copies not
exceeding $700 in cost may be obtained upon an order of the
Joint Committee on Printing; extra copies at a cost of $700 to
$1,200 must be authorized by simple resolution of the Senate;
and cost exceeding $1,200 requires approval of both houses of
Congress upon concurrent or joint resolution. Such resolutions
requesting printing are referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
``Extra copies'' means additional numbers ordered at the
time of original printing. Reprinting a document at a later
time must be treated as a new publication.
Detailed Employees
Sections 2 through 19 of the omnibus resolution includes
specific authorizing language on the use of detailed employees
on either a reimbursable, or non-reimbursable, basis. This
language, which has been included in the previous biennial
funding resolutions, continues the practice that permits the
detail or assignment of personnel from departments or agencies
of the government to the staff of a committee without
reimbursement of that person's salary. The Committee on Rules
and Administration intends that government employees, whose pay
is disbursed by an agency of the Federal government and who is
detailed or assigned to a committee must comply with Rule 27,
paragraph 4, of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
In addition, S. Res. 77 (79th Congress, 1st Session) will
continue to apply to the use by a committee of assigned or
detailed personnel on a reimbursement basis. The prior consent
of the Government department or agency concerned and the
Committee on Rules and Administration will be required with
regard to the use of all such personnel, whether on a
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis pursuant to Standing
Rule XXVII paragraph 4.
DETAILEES 106TH CONGRESS
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Committee: Agriculture
Agriculture................................. 08/22/00 10/15/00
Agriculture................................. 06/28/00 12/31/00
Agriculture................................. 02/04/00 07/30/00
Agriculture................................. 04/12/99 04/11/00
Commodity Futures Trading Commission........ 10/25/99 12/31/00
GAO......................................... 02/01/99 01/31/00
SSA......................................... 03/08/00 06/15/00
Committee: Armed Services
Defense..................................... 11/02/99 10/31/00
Defense..................................... 11/21/00 12/31/00
Committee: Banking
Comptroller of the Currency................. 03/29/99 12/31/99
Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration... 10/01/99 03/31/00
GAO......................................... 06/29/00 09/30/00
HUD......................................... 03/10/00 09/09/00
Committee: Budget
Justice, Office of Justice Programs......... 07/26/99 12/31/00
Army........................................ 06/13/00 10/22/00
Army........................................ 01/28/00 06/16/00
CBO......................................... 07/12/99 11/30/99
OMB......................................... 04/02/00 06/28/00
OMB......................................... 02/18/99 05/14/99
Committee: Commerce
Commerce, NOAA.............................. 02/14/00 05/05/00
Commerce, NOAA.............................. 08/28/00 12/29/00
Commerce, NOAA.............................. 02/01/00 08/18/00
Transportation, Coast Guard................. 08/05/99 12/31/00
Committee: Energy
GAO......................................... 01/05/00 06/04/00
Agriculture, Forest Service................. 06/02/99 12/01/99
Agriculture, Forest Service................. 09/07/99 12/31/99
Agriculture, Forest Service................. 02/11/00 12/31/00
Agriculture, Forest Service................. 01/21/00 12/31/00
Interior, National Park Service............. 01/18/00 12/31/00
Interior, National Park Service............. 01/21/99 12/31/99
Interior, Bureau of Land Management......... 09/05/00 10/15/00
OMB......................................... 03/01/99 05/31/99
FERC........................................ 01/01/99 12/31/99
Education................................... 01/21/00 12/31/00
Committee: Environment
EPA......................................... 02/03/99 01/19/00
EPA......................................... 03/08/00 12/31/00
EPA......................................... 08/05/99 11/03/00
EPA......................................... 01/28/00 12/31/00
EPA......................................... 01/04/99 07/30/99
Agriculture, Forest Service................. 02/08/00 08/08/00
Nuclear Regulatory Commission............... 02/11/00 12/31/00
Committee: Finance
Commerce.................................... 01/24/00 03/03/00
Commerce.................................... 11/30/00 12/08/00
Commerce.................................... 04/05/00 09/30/00
Commerce.................................... 03/08/99 08/13/99
Commerce.................................... 11/01/00 11/10/00
Commerce.................................... 10/13/00 10/20/00
Commerce.................................... 09/07/00 09/30/00
Defense..................................... 03/02/00 12/08/00
Defense..................................... 12/14/00 12/31/00
EPA......................................... 10/01/99 01/28/00
GAO......................................... 01/18/00 12/31/00
GAO......................................... 02/15/00 04/30/00
GAO......................................... 02/01/99 01/31/00
NIH......................................... 07/16/99 12/31/99
OMB......................................... 03/01/99 06/01/99
Treasury, Inspector General for Tax Admin... 02/17/00 12/31/00
Treasury, U.S. Customs Service.............. 01/01/99 12/15/99
Treasury, IRS............................... 02/05/99 12/31/99
Treasury, IRS............................... 06/09/99 12/31/99
Treasury, IRS............................... 09/28/00 10/31/00
Treasury, IRS............................... 01/01/99 04/30/99
Committee: Foreign Relations
State....................................... 09/01/00 12/31/00
State....................................... 09/01/00 12/31/00
State....................................... 01/05/00 05/31/00
State....................................... 11/01/99 09/30/00
State....................................... 01/01/99 12/31/00
State....................................... 08/23/99 11/26/99
Committee: Governmental Affairs
Commerce.................................... 04/14/99 09/30/99
Defense Intelligence Agency................. 01/14/00 08/15/00
EPA......................................... 02/17/00 12/31/00
GAO......................................... 04/05/99 04/04/00
GAO......................................... 10/18/99 10/17/00
GAO......................................... 11/01/99 10/31/00
GAO......................................... 02/08/99 02/03/00
GAO......................................... 01/01/99 09/30/99
GAO......................................... 02/18/00 02/24/00
GAO......................................... 01/28/00 12/31/00
GAO......................................... 03/27/00 06/30/00
HHS-IG...................................... 01/01/99 12/31/00
HUD......................................... 05/22/00 10/27/00
Navy........................................ 05/05/00 10/15/00
Navy, NAVSEA................................ 01/28/00 10/29/00
Navy, NIS................................... 02/17/00 12/31/00
Nuclear Regulatory Commission............... 01/03/00 12/30/00
NSA......................................... 07/12/99 12/31/99
NSA......................................... 01/03/00 08/31/00
NSA......................................... 09/07/00 10/31/00
OPM......................................... 03/29/99 12/31/99
OPM......................................... 01/18/00 12/31/00
Postal Inspection Service................... 01/04/99 11/30/99
SEC......................................... 09/24/99 03/23/00
SSA-IG...................................... 09/20/00 12/31/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 01/01/99 07/03/99
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 09/24/99 09/22/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 09/14/99 03/14/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 03/27/00 09/13/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 09/24/00 12/31/00
Committee: HEL&P
Defense..................................... 08/22/00 12/31/00
Education................................... 03/28/00 12/31/00
Education................................... 09/24/99 03/20/00
Education................................... 02/01/99 09/30/99
Education................................... 01/01/99 12/31/00
EEOC........................................ 09/06/00 12/31/00
EEOC........................................ 12/20/99 12/19/00
Energy...................................... 03/10/00 06/30/00
FDA......................................... 12/20/99 10/21/00
HHS......................................... 01/14/00 07/04/00
HHS......................................... 01/24/00 08/31/00
HHS......................................... 01/18/00 10/06/00
HHS......................................... 04/19/99 09/30/99
HHS......................................... 09/28/99 11/01/99
HHS......................................... 02/17/00 10/23/00
HHS......................................... 05/24/99 05/24/00
HHS......................................... 09/28/99 11/19/99
HHS......................................... 02/22/99 09/30/99
Labor....................................... 08/30/99 11/24/99
Labor....................................... 01/18/00 04/18/00
Labor....................................... 06/12/00 12/31/00
Labor....................................... 05/01/00 05/31/00
Labor....................................... 03/29/99 08/07/99
Labor....................................... 03/22/99 11/30/99
NSF......................................... 01/04/99 09/30/99
OMB......................................... 02/24/99 05/24/99
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp.............. 02/22/00 10/06/00
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp.............. 06/01/00 12/31/00
State....................................... 02/03/00 02/29/00
SSA......................................... 02/15/00 12/31/00
SSA......................................... 03/01/99 11/30/99
SSA......................................... 07/12/99 12/17/99
Committee: Judiciary
Air Force................................... 11/30/00 12/31/00
Air Force................................... 05/22/00 10/31/00
Air Force................................... 05/22/00 10/31/00
GAO......................................... 01/31/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 11/08/99 04/30/00
Justice..................................... 05/22/00 09/01/00
Justice..................................... 02/04/00 07/31/00
Justice..................................... 01/01/99 09/30/99
Justice..................................... 01/01/99 09/30/99
Justice..................................... 01/01/99 09/30/99
Justice..................................... 01/07/00 12/02/00
Justice..................................... 05/31/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 09/07/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 10/07/99 11/12/99
Justice..................................... 07/17/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 07/25/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 08/21/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 03/24/00 12/31/00
Justice..................................... 06/04/99 11/30/99
Justice..................................... 05/27/99 05/30/00
Justice..................................... 03/08/00 08/31/00
Justice..................................... 01/21/00 06/30/00
Justice..................................... 01/19/00 06/30/00
Justice..................................... 10/07/99 01/15/00
Justice..................................... 10/07/99 01/15/00
Justice..................................... 10/07/99 11/12/99
Justice..................................... 06/30/99 11/28/99
Labor....................................... 05/31/00 08/31/00
Labor....................................... 01/28/00 05/29/00
SSA......................................... 07/21/00 12/31/00
Transportation.............................. 02/17/99 12/21/00
Treasury, Customs Service................... 03/23/99 03/21/00
Treasury, Customs Service................... 05/24/00 12/31/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 05/22/00 12/31/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 05/22/00 12/31/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 10/17/00 12/31/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 04/29/99 04/26/00
Treasury, Secret Service.................... 04/01/99 04/01/00
Committee: Small Business
EPA......................................... 02/17/00 12/31/00
EPA......................................... 03/01/99 01/21/00
Committee: Veterans' Affairs
CIA......................................... 01/07/00 02/28/00
CIA......................................... 03/02/99 12/31/99
VA.......................................... 01/01/99 08/01/99
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Special Reserve
This resolution establishes within the funds in the account
``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations'' appropriated by
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act for fiscal years 2001,
2002, and 2003, a special reserve fund. This fund is available
to any committee funded by this resolution on the basis of
special, unforeseen, non-recurring needs of that committee
during the funding periods, and at the request of the Chairman
and Ranking Member of that committee subject to the approval of
the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and
Administration. The amount available in this special reserve is
based on the percentage of funds approved for special reserves
in previous Congresses from total funds authorized for
committees.
Financial Management Information System
The Committee on Rules and Administration authorized a new
comprehensive and integrated accounting system to be
implemented Senate-wide. This was designed to assist committees
in budget forecasting, allocating dollars by expense category
and office sub-categories, posting expenses incurred,
requesting reports by expense category or office, and
reconciling with the Disbursing Office. It is the Committee's
intent that each committee funded by this resolution shall use
FMIS to account for funds authorized by this resolution.
Legislative Review by Senate Committees
Rule XXVI, section 8b of the Standing Rules of the Senate
requires that, in each odd-numbered year, each committee shall
submit to the Senate, not later than March 31, a report on the
activities of that committee during the Congress ending at noon
on January 3 of such year.
Housing for Committee Staff
It remains the policy and is expected by the Committee on
Rules and Administration that staff paid by committee funds be
housed in committee space.
With the opening of the Hart Building in 1983, the
Committee on Rules and Administration implemented the policy of
providing 140 square feet for each budgeted full-time staff
member as a goal. This policy has been reaffirmed and approved
in each subsequent Congress.
Space allocations will be based on authorized committee
staff and detailees approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
Due to the constraints of the renovation of the Dirksen
Senate Office Building, the committee emphasizes that any
additional staff authorized in FY2001 committee budgets must be
housed in existing committee space.
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Number FTE
Total employees
Committee number of budgeted FY
square feet 2001
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Agriculture................................... 6,173 45
Armed Services................................ 9,616 60
Banking....................................... 8,709 60
Budget........................................ 12,040 59
Commerce...................................... 13,144 84
Energy........................................ 8,845 58
Environment................................... 8,620 44
Finance....................................... 10,142 69
Foreign Relations............................. 9,937 61
Government Affairs............................ 20,685 121
Health, Education, Labor & Pensions........... 19,687 102
Judiciary..................................... 21,559 149
Rules......................................... 5,381 27
Small Business................................ 3,711 37
Veterans' Affairs............................. 3,979 28
Aging......................................... 4,160 33
Intelligence.................................. 9,183 37
Indian Affairs................................ 3,538 24
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The number for square feet include all private offices,
staff/support offices, reception rooms, file rooms, conference
rooms, ``copy'' rooms and ante rooms. Not included are
bathrooms, secondary corridors, closets and hearing rooms.
Committee Computer Resources
The Committee Office Automation (OA) plans accompanying
each committee's budget submission were adjusted to meet SAA
funding levels, to provide required resources for new staff
under Senate Resolution 8 and to assist the Committee on Rules
and Administration in managing the operating costs of the
committees.
Allocations were made considering the business requirements
of each Committee as outlined in their Office Automation plans,
as well as the capacity and age of the current computer
inventory of each committee (including recent purchases by
committees in FY 2001). The goal of the Rules Committee is to
assist each committee in maintaining a current office
automation infrastructure with special attention to future
changes in the Senate information technology (IT) environment.
These changes include migration to a new e-mail system,
transition to a new computer operating system for workstations
and servers, the trend toward a more paperless work environment
and greater reliance on workflow applications.
Computer resources are allocated to authorized full time
staff and detailees as identified in each Committee's budget
submission and as approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
Computer resources, in particular computer workstations,
which are required for staff or detailees who were not
identified in the committee budget submissions, must be
approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration. Non-
standard computer resource requests in excess of $500.00, which
were not identified in the Committee Office Automation plans,
also require approval by the Rules Committee and must be at
committee expense including costs for maintenance, service and
support.
Committees listed below may begin working directly with the
Sergeant at Arms to implement their approved Office Automation
plans. Significant deviations from the OA plans must be
approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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2001 3/1/01-9/ 2002 10/1/01-9/ 2003 10/1/02-2/
Committee 30/01 30/02 28/03 Total
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Aging....................................... $26,989.00 $27,489.00 $23,920.00 $78,398.00
Agriculture................................. 118,540.00 43,648.00 11,435.00 173,623.00
Armed Services.............................. 55,388.28 71,610.00 5,000.00 131,998.28
Banking..................................... 39,595.00 33,400.00 16,800.00 89,795.00
Budget...................................... 89,992.66 56,372.55 29,400.00 175,765.21
Commerce.................................... 59,900.00 40,300.00 5,000.00 105,200.00
Energy...................................... 65,222.18 67,529.04 32,400.00 165,151.22
Environment................................. 42,369.42 49,550.00 39,900.00 131,819.42
Finance..................................... 100,119.91 60,820.00 37,800.00 198,739.91
Foreign Relations........................... 42,917.00 94,235.00 49,752.00 186,904.00
Governmental Affairs........................ 119,453.50 60,109.78 111,339.47 290,902.75
HELP........................................ 101,411.46 135,326.25 118,339.34 355,077.05
Indian Affairs.............................. 25,151.87 22,468.88 5,000.00 52,620.75
Intelligence................................ 81,863.00 83,595.00 53,750.00 219,208.00
Judiciary................................... 183,810.00 162,270.00 84,000.00 430,080.00
Rules....................................... 31,200.00 33,300.00 6,300.00 70,800.00
Small Business.............................. 72,235.00 51,424.00 7,720.00 131,379.00
Veterans' Affairs........................... 13,786.00 22,070.00 16,800.00 52,656.00
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Total................................. 1,269,944.28 1,115,517.50 654,655.81 3,040,117.59
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Consultants
This resolution specifies the funding that is made
available to hire consultants, as otherwise authorized by
statute.
Committee Legislative Assistance
The Rules Committee has received inquiries regarding staff
representatives on committees as authorized by P.L. 95-94. With
respect to including funds for Legislative Assistance, the
position of the Rules Committee is that these are funded in
Members' personal office accounts to assist with committee
duties.