III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 48 Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Resolved, That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and 1 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac- 2 cordance with its jurisdiction under Rule XXV of the 3 Standing Rules of the Senate, including holding hearings, 4 reporting such hearings, and making investigations as au- 5 thorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the 6 Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on Com- 7 merce, Science, and Transportation is authorized from 8 March 1, 2019, through February 28, 2021, in its discre- 9 tion— 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:50 Feb 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR48.IS SR48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •SRES 48 IS (1) to make expenditures from the contingent 1 fund of the Senate; 2 (2) to employ personnel; and 3 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 4 department or agency concerned and the Committee 5 on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs- 6 able or nonreimbursable basis the services of per- 7 sonnel of any such department or agency. 8 SEC. 2. (a) The expenses of the committee for the 9 period from March 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019, 10 under this resolution shall not exceed $4,155,132, of 11 which amount— 12 (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 13 the procurement of the services of individual consult- 14 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec- 15 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 16 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 17 (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 18 the training of the professional staff of the com- 19 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 20 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 21 U.S.C. 4301(j))). 22 (b) For the period October 1, 2019, through Sep- 23 tember 30, 2020, expenses of the committee under this 24 resolution shall not exceed $7,104,057, of which amount— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:50 Feb 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR48.IS SR48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •SRES 48 IS (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 1 the procurement of the services of individual consult- 2 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec- 3 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 4 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 5 (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 6 the training of the professional staff of such com- 7 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 8 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 9 U.S.C. 4301(j))). 10 (c) For the period October 1, 2020, through Feb- 11 ruary 28, 2021, expenses of the committee under this res- 12 olution shall not exceed $2,960,024, of which amount— 13 (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 14 the procurement of the services of individual consult- 15 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec- 16 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 17 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 18 (2) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 19 the training of the professional staff of the com- 20 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 21 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 22 U.S.C. 4301(j))). 23 SEC. 3. Expenses of the committee under this resolu- 24 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:50 Feb 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR48.IS SR48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •SRES 48 IS upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com- 1 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required for— 2 (1) the disbursement of salaries of employees 3 paid at an annual rate; 4 (2) the payment of telecommunications provided 5 by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Door- 6 keeper; 7 (3) the payment of stationery supplies pur- 8 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 9 (4) payments to the Postmaster of the Senate; 10 (5) the payment of metered charges on copying 11 equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at 12 Arms and Doorkeeper; 13 (6) the payment of Senate Recording and Pho- 14 tographic Services; or 15 (7) the payment of franked and mass mail costs 16 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 17 SEC. 4. There are authorized to be paid from the ap- 18 propriations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves- 19 tigations’’ of the Senate such sums as may be necessary 20 for agency contributions related to the compensation of 21 employees of the committee for— 22 (1) the period from March 1, 2019, through 23 September 30, 2019; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:50 Feb 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR48.IS SR48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •SRES 48 IS (2) the period from October 1, 2019, through 1 September 30, 2020; and 2 (3) the period from October 1, 2020, through 3 February 28, 2021. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:50 Feb 06, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR48.IS SR48 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS