[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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     1,631,253     2,892,656     1,236,845
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       163,125       289,266       123,685
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     3,001,538     5,326,500     2,278,765
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       300,154       532,650       227,877
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003 (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,492,296     4,420,012     1,890,069
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       249,230       442,001       189,007
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003 (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,618,741     4,647,387     1,988,291
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       261,874       464,739       198,829
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003 (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,698,894     4,787,065     2,047,236
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       269,889       478,706       204,724
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,277,202     4,039,541     1,727,688
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       227,720       403,954       172,769
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,107,319     3,735,416     1,596,738
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       210,731       373,542       159,674
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,937,219     5,208,701     2,227,210
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       293,721       520,871       222,721
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     2,268,598     4,024,814     1,721,560
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       226,859       402,481       172,156
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     3,982,669     7,064,955     3,021,665
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       398,267       706,496       302,167
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     3,541,475     6,282,013     2,686,708
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       354,148       628,202       268,671
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001 (7    FY 2002 (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     3,846,004     6,825,301     2,920,047
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     1,075,492     1,908,911       816,776
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       107,549       190,891        81,678
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     1,018,158     1,804,787       771,476
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       101,815       180,479        77,148
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................       929,774     1,649,426       705,480
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............        92,978       164,942        70,548
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     1,127,656     1,999,656       855,020
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       112,766       199,965        85,502
                               -----------------------------------------
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

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FY 2001  (7  FY 2002  (12   FY 2003  (5
                                   mths.)        mths.)        mths.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................     1,690,848     2,998,249     1,281,967
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............       169,085       299,825       128,197
                               -----------------------------------------
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.)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                               -----------------------------------------
      Total...................       882,504     1,562,717       667,490
S. Res. 8 (10%)...............        88,250       156,272        66,749
                               -----------------------------------------
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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                                                 Period
                   Agency                        begins      Period ends
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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
                                             -------------------------------------------------------------------
      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.

                                
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