[Senate Report 110-198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                    110-198

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          AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE

                                _______
                                

                October 16, 2007.--Ordered to be printed

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    Mrs. Feinstein, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
                        submitted the following

                                 REPORT

                       [To accompany S. Res. 89]

    The Committee on Rules and Administration having considered 
an original resolution of S. Res. 89 authorizing expenditures 
by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2007, 
through September 30, 2007, and October 1, 2007, through 
September 30, 2008, and October 1, 2008, through February 28, 
2009, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon 
without amendment and recommends that the resolution do pass.

                          Chairman's Statement

    Since the 101st Congress, the Rules Committee has reported 
out and the Senate has agreed to an omnibus biennial committee 
funding authorization for the standing, special and select 
committees of the Senate. This procedure has received strong 
support from committee chairmen and ranking members over the 
succeeding Congresses.
    Beginning in the 106th Congress, the biennial committee 
funding fiscal year structure 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. S. Res. 89 continues this practice.
    As a result of the federal elections in November, 2006, the 
Senate in the 110th Congress is comprised of 49 Democratic 
Members, 49 Republican Members and 2 Independents. On January 
12, 2007, the Senate Joint Leadership in a colloquy on the 
Senate floor announced an agreement on committee funding for 
the 110th Congress prior to appointing the chairmen and ranking 
members of committees for the 110th Congress. However, the 
Senate at that time was also operating under a continuing 
resolution for the remainder of fiscal year 2007, and the 
appropriation account for committees was frozen at the fiscal 
year 2006 levels.
    Although the Joint Leadership Letter expressed the intent 
not to reduce the Republican staff salary baseline below that 
of fiscal year 2006, and also agreed to extend a split of no 
less than 60-40 of all personnel funds with respect to salary 
allocations between the majority and minority, the letter 
further stipulated that such a goal would be predicated on 
whether or not the money is available.
    Therefore, the Rules Committee in its committee budget 
authorization process of January and February 2007, was 
constrained to mark up and report out an Omnibus Biennial 
Committee Funding Resolution for the 110th Congress that would 
provide an authorization within the limited funds of the 
appropriations account ``Inquiries and Investigations'' for the 
remainder of fiscal year 2007. The Joint Leadership Letter is 
included below for informational purposes.

                        Joint Leadership Letter

    We mutually commit to the following for the 110th Congress:
    The budgets of the Committees of the Senate, including 
Joint and Special Committees, and all other subgroups, shall be 
apportioned to reflect the ratio of the Senate as of, and 
effective on this date, with up to an additional ten percent 
(10%), to be allocated to the Chairmen for administrative 
expenses, to be determined by the Rules Committee, with the 
total administrative expenses allocation for all Committees not 
to exceed historic levels. The additional administrative 
expenses described above shall be available to be expended by a 
Committee Chairman, after consultation with the Ranking Member 
of the Committee. Funds for committee expenses shall be 
available to Chairmen consistent with the Senate rules and 
practices of the 109th Congress. No committee budget shall be 
allocated to reduce the Republican staff salary baseline below 
that of fiscal year 2006 if that money is available. The 
Chairman and Ranking Member of any committee may, by mutual 
agreement, modify the apportionment of Committee funding, 
including the additional ten percent (10%) allocated for 
administrative expenses, referenced in this letter. The 
division of Committee office space shall be commensurate with 
this funding agreement. Congressional Record--January 12, 2007, 
S501.

                               Background

    This ``omnibus'' committee funding resolution in the amount 
of $55,446,216 for the 7-month period of FY-2007 (March 1, 2007 
through September 30, 2007); $97,164,714 for the 12-month 
period of FY-2008 (October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008); 
and $41,263,116 for the 5-month period of FY-2009 (October 1, 
2008 through February 28, 2009) was reported in lieu of Senate 
Resolutions 32, 38, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57, 
58, 59, 60, 63, and 64, which were reported by the Senate 
committees in conformance with paragraph 9 of Rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
Rules and Administration.
    The total funding target for each of fiscal years 2007, 
2008, and 2009 is 100% of the FY-2006 total budget authority 
funded in the 109th Congress by S. Res. 50, (excluding the 10% 
administrative expense allowance authorized by the Joint 
Leadership letter of January 15, 2003, and continued in the 
109th Congress) with the salary baseline adjusted by the actual 
January 2006 COLA, the January 2007 COLA and locality pay of 
2.64%, the projected January 2008 COLA and the projected 
January 2009 COLA. Committees were advised to budget the 
January 2008 COLA and locality pay at 3.0% and budget the 
January 2009 COLA and locality pay at 3.0%.
    In addition, each committee would receive 10% in additional 
administrative funds to be distributed in accordance with the 
Senate Floor colloquy between the Majority and Republican 
Leaders on January 12, 2007. These funds are not permanent 
funds built into the salary baseline, but represent the 
continuance of previously authorized funds by the Joint 
Leadership of the Senate to committees starting in the 107th 
Congress. This additional 10% administrative fund shall be 
apportioned at the rate of 100% to the majority and may be used 
for any official committee expense. However, the committee 
chairman and ranking member have been requested to negotiate an 
equitable division of the 10 percent administrative funds based 
on the needs of the committee.
    The Joint Leadership colloquy of January 12th also included 
language whereby the Majority Leader and the Chairman of the 
Rules Committee have agreed to provide each ranking member, if 
requested, an allocation equal to 49 percent of the 10 percent 
that was available to the chairman in the 109th Congress. 
Eleven committees requested and were approved for such funding 
under the authority of S. Res. 89, section 20, Special 
Reserves.
    To facilitate the consideration of committee funding 
requests, the Committee on Rules and Administration, as in the 
108th and 109th Congresses, did not require those committees 
whose budget requests were within guidelines and whose 
questionnaires were jointly signed by the chairman and ranking 
member to testify on its request before the Rules Committee.
    Except for the Finance Committee, the Foreign Relations 
Committee, and the Select Committee on Intelligence, all other 
committees funded by this resolution submitted budgets and 
questionnaires conforming to the requisite guidelines. The 
Rules Committee then conducted a hearing on February 14, 2007, 
in which the chair and ranking member of the three committees 
presented their justifications for a budget request above 
guidelines. At the Rules Committee mark-up conducted on 
February 28, 2007, the Rules Committee reported out an Omnibus 
Biennial Committee Funding Resolution that authorized all 
committees funding at guidelines.
    The Rules Committee likewise advised the Finance Committee, 
the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Intelligence Committee 
to formally request Special Reserves to address their special 
needs due to the limitation imposed by the continuing 
resolution providing funding for the remainder of fiscal year 
2007 at fiscal year 2006 levels. This action was later approved 
for all three committees and provided non-recurring funding 
that is available out of the existing appropriations and is not 
considered as a permanent supplemental funding increase for FY-
2007.
    Lastly, the Rules Committee Chairman noted at the mark-up 
that if it appeared that adequate funding was provided in 
fiscal year 2008 Legislative Branch Appropriation Bill, the 
Chairman and Ranking Member would be prepared to consider 
amending the Omnibus Biennial Committee Funding Resolution to 
increase the baseline budgets of the three committees to the 
requested levels.

Sec. 2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $2,090,901
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       3,670,623
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       1,562,289

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $1,955,191   $3,351,757   $1,396,566
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       75,415       41,897
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       17,261
Consultants......................  ...........            0            0
Training.........................  ...........            0            0
Official Mail....................        6,048       10,367        4,320
Administrative expenses..........       66,039      113,210       47,171
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    2,027,278    3,550,749    1,507,215
Additional 10% funding...........      177,260      311,964      132,973
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    2,204,538    3,862,713    1,640,188
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Sec. 3. Committee on Armed Services

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,859,485
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       6,778,457
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,886,176

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $3,677,946   $6,305,049   $2,627,105
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      141,864       78,813
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       32,471
Consultants......................       14,583       25,000       10,417
Training.........................        4,667        8,000        3,333
Official Mail....................        4,084        7,000        2,917
Administrative expenses..........       45,231       77,539       32,307
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,746,511    6,564,452    2,787,363
Additional 10% funding...........      326,743      575,348      245,349
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    4,073,254    7,139,800    3,032,712
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Sec. 4. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,196,078
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       5,611,167
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,388,363

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $2,997,199   $5,138,055   $2,140,856
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      115,606       64,226
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       26,461
Consultants......................       11,667       20,000        8,333
Training.........................          700        1,200          500
Official Mail....................        1,400        2,400        1,000
Administrative expenses..........       88,417      151,572       63,155
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,099,383    5,428,833    2,304,531
Additional 10% funding...........      270,897      476,796      203,245
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,370,280    5,905,629    2,507,776
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Sec. 5. Committee on the Budget

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,367,870
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       5,915,179
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,518,660

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $3,212,841   $5,507,728   $2,294,887
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      123,924       68,847
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       28,365
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................       10,746       18,421        7,675
Administrative expenses..........       45,919       78,718       32,799
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,269,506    5,728,791    2,432,573
Additional 10% funding...........      285,100      502,037      214,092
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,554,606    6,230,828    2,646,665
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Sec. 6. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,463,046
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       6,080,372
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,588,267

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                                   FY 2007  (7  FY 2008 (12  FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)        mths)        mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $3,259,037   $5,586,919   $2,327,883
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      125,706       69,836
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       28,773
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................       11,932       20,455        8,523
Administrative expenses..........       88,048      150,939       62,891
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,359,017    5,884,019    2,497,906
Additional 10% funding...........      293,450      516,541      220,206
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,652,467    6,400,560    2,718,112
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Sec. 7. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $2,923,302
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       5,133,032
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,185,132

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $2,758,684   $4,729,173   $1,970,489
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      106,406       59,115
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       24,355
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        9,129       15,649        6,520
Administrative expenses..........       68,164      116,853       48,689
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    2,835,977    4,968,081    2,109,168
Additional 10% funding...........      247,664      435,980      185,874
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,083,641    5,404,061    2,295,042
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Sec. 8. Committee on Environment and Public Works

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $2,696,689
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       4,732,998
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,014,046

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $2,496,648   $4,279,968   $1,783,320
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       96,299       53,500
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       22,042
Consultants......................        4,667        8,000        3,333
Training.........................        1,167        2,000          833
Official Mail....................        8,416       14,427        6,011
Administrative expenses..........      102,120      175,064       72,943
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    2,613,018    4,575,758    1,941,982
Additional 10% funding...........      228,781      402,526      171,534
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..   $2,841,799    4,978,284    2,113,516
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Sec. 9. Committee on Finance

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,765,508
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       6,610,598
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,813,662

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $3,524,801   $6,042,516   $2,517,716
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      135,957       75,531
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       31,119
Consultants......................       17,500       30,000       12,500
Training.........................        5,833       10,000        4,167
Official Mail....................       10,480       17,965        7,486
Administrative expenses..........       92,556      158,667       66,111
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,651,170    6,395,105    2,714,630
Additional 10% funding...........      319,204      561,790      239,465
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,970,374    6,956,895    2,954,095
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Sec. 10. Committee on Foreign Relations

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,095,171
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       5,434,387
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,313,266

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $2,926,839   $5,017,439   $2,090,600
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      112,893       62,718
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       25,840
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        9,380       16,080        6,700
Administrative expenses..........       82,257      141,012       58,755
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,018,476    5,287,424    2,244,613
Additional 10% funding...........      246,807      434,513      185,263
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,265,283    5,721,937    2,429,876
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Sec. 11. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $5,112,891
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       8,977,796
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       3,821,870

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $4,826,321   $8,273,692   $3,447,372
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      186,158      103,421
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       42,610
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................       15,688       26,895       11,206
Administrative expenses..........      118,237      202,692       84,455
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    4,960,246    8,689,437    3,689,064
Additional 10% funding...........      433,158      762,525      325,094
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    5,393,404    9,451,962    4,014,158
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Sec. 12. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $4,545,576
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       7,981,411
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       3,397,620

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $4,285,624   $7,346,784   $3,061,160
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      165,303       91,835
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       37,836
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................       14,236       24,405       10,169
Administrative expenses..........      109,673      188,010       78,337
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    4,409,533    7,724,502    3,279,337
Additional 10% funding...........      385,130      677,954      289,029
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    4,794,663    8,402,456    3,568,366
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Sec. 13. Committee on the Judiciary

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $4,946,007
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       8,686,896
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       3,698,827

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $4,717,179   $8,086,592   $3,369,414
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      181,948      101,082
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       41,646
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................       15,097       25,881       10,784
Administrative expenses..........       69,199      118,626       49,427
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    4,801,475    8,413,047    3,572,353
Additional 10% funding...........      418,702      737,293      314,413
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    5,220,177    9,150,340    3,886,766
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Sec. 14. Committee on Rules and Administration

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $1,383,997
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       2,431,002
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       1,035,189

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $1,325,058   $2,271,527     $946,469
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       51,109       28,394
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       11,699
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        4,634        7,944        3,310
Administrative expenses..........       14,192       24,329       10,137
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    1,343,884    2,354,909    1,000,009
Additional 10% funding...........      117,128      206,274       87,972
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    1,461,012    2,561,183    1,087,981
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Sec. 15. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $1,302,943
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       2,286,820
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................         973,120

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $1,206,451   $2,068,201     $861,750
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       46,535       25,853
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       10,651
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        3,753        6,434        2,681
Administrative expenses..........       52,322       89,694       37,372
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    1,262,526    2,210,864      938,307
Additional 10% funding...........      110,537      194,485       82,879
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    1,373,063    2,405,349    1,021,186
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Sec. 16. Committee on Veterans' Affairs

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $1,193,865
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       2,096,382
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................         892,457

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $1,128,274   $1,934,184     $805,910
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       43,519       24,177
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0        9,961
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        3,888        6,665        2,777
Administrative expenses..........       26,146       44,821       18,676
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    1,158,308    2,029,189      861,501
Additional 10% funding...........      101,134      178,041       75,908
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    1,259,442    2,207,230      937,409
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Sec. 17. Special Committee on Aging

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $1,445,446
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       2,537,525
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       1,080,025

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $1,351,882   $2,317,513     $965,630
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       52,144       28,969
Jan 2009 COLA....................            0            0       11,935
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        3,923        6,725        2,802
Administrative expenses..........       45,675       78,300       32,625
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    1,401,480    2,454,682    1,041,961
Additional 10% funding...........      122,539      215,660       91,924
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    1,524,019    2,670,342    1,133,885
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Sec. 18. Select Committee on Intelligence

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $3,050,594
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       5,355,503
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................       2,279,493

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Salary baseline..................   $2,930,715   $5,024,082   $2,093,367
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........      113,042       62,801
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0       25,874
Consultants......................       37,917       65,000       27,083
Training.........................           $0            0            0
Official Mail....................        7,317       12,544        5,227
Administrative expenses..........       52,500       90,000       37,500
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    3,028,449    5,304,668    2,251,852
Additional 10% funding...........      192,483      338,765      144,400
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    3,220,932    5,643,433    2,396,252
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Sec. 19. Committee on Indian Affairs

2005 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (7 month 
    transitional period)................................      $1,124,384
2006 funds authorized by S. Res. 50.....................       1,972,189
2007 funds authorized by S. Res. 50 (5 month 
    transitional period)................................         838,771

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                                   FY 2007  (7    FY 2008    FY 2009  (5
                                      mths)      (12 mths)      mths)
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Salary baseline..................   $1,012,998   $1,736,568     $723,570
Jan 2008 COLA....................  ...........       39,073       21,707
Jan 2009 COLA....................  ...........            0        8,943
Consultants......................            0            0            0
Training.........................            0            0            0
Official Mail....................        3,959        6,786        2,828
Administrative expenses..........       70,731      121,253       50,522
                                  --------------------------------------
Total............................    1,087,688    1,903,680      807,570
Additional 10% funding...........       95,574      168,032       71,561
                                  --------------------------------------
Budget Authority 110th Congress..    1,183,262    2,071,712      879,131
------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                Overtime

    Committees have been put on notice that any overtime costs 
mandated by the Congressional Accountability Act must be 
absorbed within salary baselines funded in S. Res. 89.

                       Cost-of-Living Adjustments

    It is the intent of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration that the amounts included in the various 
committee budgets for COLAs beginning January 2008 and January 
2009 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 COLAs for 
FY 2008 and FY 2009, funds included for that purpose by this 
resolution may not be expended. If, however, COLA 
authorizations exceed the 3.0% 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 committee employees who were paid at an annual 
rate of pay. In addition, vouchers were not required for 
certain types of official expenses which could be certified as 
owed to Senate support offices providing 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, but are not limited 
to, 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 
addressing this issue (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 for official business only 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, are 
certified for payment by the appropriate Senate support office.
    Section 10 of Public Law 101-520, 101st Congress, 2nd 
Session, authorizes committees funded by this omnibus biennial 
committee funding 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 FY 2007, FY 2008, and FY 
2009 that comprise the 110th 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 documents and the costs of preparing 
manuscripts by GPO's detailed personnel. Although printing and 
binding funds are not included in individual committee budgets, 
judicious use of these funds is a serious concern to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration.
    Printing and binding costs decreased from the end of the 
108th Congress to the end of the 109th Congress by more than 
$850,000. However, total costs for the 109th Congress were 
still significantly more than the 107th and 108th Congresses.
    Charges incurred by committees for GPO detailed printers 
also decreased by more than $600,000 from the 108th Congress 
and were more consistent with the 105th through 107th 
Congresses. We especially urge those committees that incur 
overtime charges on a continuing basis to evaluate their 
printing operation, with an eye toward minimizing a 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 all 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. Section 703 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 previous biennial funding 
resolutions, continues the practice of permitting 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) 
continues to apply to the use by a committee of assigned or 
detailed personnel on a reimbursement basis. Prior consent of 
the government department or agency concerned as well as the 
Committee on Rules and Administration must be obtained in order 
to utilize such personnel whether on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis pursuant to Standing Rule XXVII, paragraph 
4.
    The Committee on Rules and Administration intends to 
monitor committee expenditures in conjunction with requests for 
approval for the use of detailed government employees 
(detailees). The purpose of monitoring detailee activity is to 
determine overall committee spending in the appropriation 
account ``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations'' within the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill.


                            Special Reserve

    This resolution authorizes a special reserve fund within 
the appropriations account ``Expenses of Inquiries and 
Investigations'' contained in the Legislative Branch 
Appropriation Act for fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009. This 
special reserve fund is available to any committee funded by 
this resolution on the basis of special, unforeseen, and non-
recurring needs of that committee during the funding periods. 
Any committee desiring to draw on special reserve funds must 
make such a request in writing with the signature of the 
chairman and ranking member. All special reserve fund requests 
are ultimately 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.
    Since 1989, the Committee on Rules and Administration has 
authorized the use of unexpended funds. In 1991, this committee 
informed all Senate committees in Senate Report 102-15, and 
during the debate of that resolution, that committees could 
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 was 
permitted to carry forward unexpended balances beyond March 1, 
1995. While S. Res. 54 (105th Congress) did not permit 
committees to carry forward funds, it 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.
    In order to preserve the flexibility of the Committee on 
Rules and Administration to meet the unforeseen needs of Senate 
committees, this resolution continues the practice of making 
special reserve funding available for unique, unanticipated, 
and non-recurring needs of each committee when necessary. This 
Committee intends that requests for such funds will continue to 
be considered only when submitted by the chairman and ranking 
member of a committee. Such requests shall only be granted upon 
the approval of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the 
Committee on Rules and Administration.

           Financial Management Information System (Web FMIS)

    The Committee on Rules and Administration authorized a new 
comprehensive and integrated accounting system to be 
implemented Senate-wide in 1997. This system 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 accounts with the Disbursing Office. It is the 
Committee's intent that each committee funded by this 
resolution shall use the Financial Management Information 
System (Web 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 general policy and is expected by the 
Committee on Rules and Administration, that staff paid from 
committee funds be housed in committee space. Space allocations 
will be strictly tied to authorized committee staff and 
detailees approved by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.

                      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 89 and to assist the Committee on Rules 
and Administration in managing the operating costs of Senate 
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 2007). The goal of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration is to assist each committee in maintaining 
current office automation infrastructure with special attention 
to future changes in the Senate information technology 
environment. These changes include transition to a new computer 
operating system for workstations and servers, the trend toward 
a paperless work environment and greater reliance on workflow 
applications.
    Computer resources are allocated to authorized full time 
staff and detailees 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 
specifically approved by the Committee on Rules and 
Administration. Non-standard computer resource requests in 
excess of $500.00, not identified in the Committee Office 
Automation plans, also require specific 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 OA plans. 
Significant deviations from the OA plans must be approved by 
the Committee on Rules and Administration.

                   Summary of Office Automation Plans


                        COMMITTEE OA PLANS--110TH
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                                                                Total
                                                 Authorized    Approved
                                                   Staff      for 110th
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Aging.........................................           34     $101,824
Agriculture...................................           48      209,405
Appropriations................................          129      509,767
Armed Services................................           60      178,207
Banking.......................................           61      118,729
Budget........................................           62      298,700
Commerce......................................           84      170,954
Energy........................................           58      275,876
Environment and Public Works..................           60      218,344
Ethics........................................           18       85,141
Finance.......................................          100      238,360
Foreign Relations.............................           75      300,888
HELP..........................................          111      456,071
HSGA..........................................          124      531,498
Indian Affairs................................           23       97,218
Intelligence..................................           45      582,053
JEC...........................................           48      177,704
Judiciary.....................................          154      632,366
Rules.........................................           27       77,064
Small Business................................           36      124,345
Veterans Affairs..............................           32      141,252
                                                            ------------
      Total...................................                 5,525,766
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                              Consultants

    This resolution specifies the available funding 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 providing funds for legislative assistance, the 
position of the Committee on Rules and Administration is that 
such funds are already incorporated into Members' personal 
office accounts for the purpose of providing assistance with 
such committee duties.

                               Archiving

    Under Senate Rules XXVI(10)(a) and 2 U.S.C. Sec. 72(a)(d), 
committee records are the property of the Senate. At the end of 
each Congress, non-current committee records are transferred to 
the Archives (Senate Rule XI(1) and 44 U.S.C. Sec. 2118.) To 
ensure the preservation of the Senate's permanently valuable 
records, the Rules Committee requests that each committee 
submit to the Rules Committee their National Archives Records 
Transfer Report.

                                  
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