COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada, Chairman CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon WILLIAM MCWHORTER COCHRANE, Staff Director PREFACE This revised committee print consists of two parts. Part I provides Senate committees with accurate and specific information on the statutory requirements for expenditure authorizations as they will apply at the commencement of the first session of the Ninety-fifth Congress. Included are sample resolutions and budget forms, regulations in respect to procurement of consultants and the training of professional staff members, and rates of compensation for staffs of Senate committees which, pursuant to the Order of the President pro tempore of October 8, 1976, are effective as of October 1, 1976. Part II lists all funds authorized by the Senate from the 83d through the 94th Congresses for inquiries and investigations by Senate committees. Included are the annual and any supplemental expenditure authorizations for Senate standing, select, and special committees, and any joint committees or commissions authorized to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate. Since every effort has been made to include sufficient details within the text of this document, I will stress here only the most important considerations in respect to expenditure authorizations which should be borne in mind by Members of the Senate and their committee personnel who will be involved with the procedure: Fiscal year. The fiscal year for expenditure authorizations will be the 12-month period from March 1, 1977, through February 28, 19TS. Submission date.-All annual expenditure-authorization resolutions for 1977 must be reported to the Senate not later than January 31, 1977. The only exception to this requirement would be in the event that committee members are not designated by January 20, 1977, in which case committees would have 30 days from the actual designation date to report such resolutions. Consultants and training.-Any committee desiring authority and funds to hire consultants or to train its professional staff must include appropriate language therefor in its annual resolution. In respect to consultants for a committee, it should be duly noted that the selection of the same must be done jointly by the chairman and the ranking minority member thereof. Also, the Rules Committee must receive five days' advance notice of the intention to appoint. Budgets and supporting materials.--(1) Committee budgets should be prepared on the standard forms obtainable from the Rules Committee offices; (2) an original and legible duplicate of the budget and supporting letter should be submitted to the Rules Committee at the earliest possible date; and (3) the supporting letter should, when |