[Senate Report 107-14] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] 107th Congress Report SENATE 1st Session 107-14 ====================================================================== AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE _______ April 30, 2001.--Ordered to be printed _______ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Period Agency begins Period ends ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number FTE Total employees Committee number of budgeted FY square feet 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 3/1/01-9/ 2002 10/1/01-9/ 2003 10/1/02-2/ Committee 30/01 30/02 28/03 Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.