a third subcommittee until, in order of seniority, all members have chosen assignments to two subcommittees.

79.19 TITLE IV-SCHEDULING OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS

SEC. 401. (a) In consultation with the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, the Committee on Rules and Administration shall establish and maintain a computerized schedule of all meetings of committees of the Senate and subcommittees thereof, and of all meetings of joint committees of the Congress and subcommittees thereof. Such schedule shall be maintained online to terminals in the offices of all Senators, committees of the Senate, and permanent joint committees of the Congress, and shall be updated immediately upon receipt of notices of meetings or cancellations thereof under this section.

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(b) Each committee of the Senate, and each subcommittee thereof, shall notify the office designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of each meeting of such committee or subcommittee, including the time period or periods (as prescribed in paragraph 6 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate), the place, and the purpose of such meeting. The Senate members of any joint committee of the Congress or of a subcommittee thereof shall cause notice to be given to the office designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration of each meeting of such joint committee or subcommittee, including the time, place, and purposes of such meeting. Notice under this subsection shall be given immediately upon scheduling a meeting.

(c) Each committee of the Senate, and each subcommittee thereof, shall notify the office designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration immediately upon the cancellation of a meeting of such committee or subcommittee. The Senate members of any joint committee of the Congress or any subcommittee thereof shall cause notice to be given to the office designated by the Committee on Rules and Administration immediately upon the cancellation of a meeting of such joint committee or subcommittee.

'Changed from "paragraph 9 of rule XXV" as a result of the adoption of S. Res. 274, 96-1, Nov. 14, 1979.

(d) For purposes of this section, the term "joint committee of the Congress" includes a committee of conference.

TITLE V-CONTINUING REVIEW OF THE
COMMITTEE SYSTEM

SEC. 501. (a) The Committee on Rules and Administration, in consultation with the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader, shall review, on a continuing basis, the committee system of the Senate and the Standing Rules and other rules of the Senate related thereto.

(b) During the second regular session of each Congress, the Committee on Rules and Administration shall submit to the Senate a report of the results of its review under subsection (a) during that Congress. Such report shall include its recommendations (if any) for changes in the committee system of the Senate and the Standing Rules and other rules of the Senate related thereto. The Committee on Rules and Administration may submit, from time to time, such other reports and recommendations with respect to such committee system and rules as it deems appropriate.

(c) The Committee on Rules and Administration, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader may request the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority to provide assistance in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under this section.

SENIOR CITIZEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Resolved, That (a) each Senator is authorized to employ for not more than fourteen consecutive days each year during the month of May a senior citizen intern to serve in his office in Washington, District of Columbia.

(b) To be eligible to serve as a senior citizen intern an individual shall certify to the Secretary of the Senate that he has attained the age of sixty years, is a bona fide resident of the State of his employing Senator, and is a citizen of the United States.

(c) Each senior citizen intern shall receive compensation at an annual rate not exceeding $23,328.1 Whenever an

As modified by Orders of the President pro tempore issued under section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970.

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order of the President pro tempore of the Senate is issued under authority of section 4 of the Federal Pay Comparability Act of 1970, such maximum annual rate shall be increased by the same percentage as is prescribed in such order for specified positions and, as so increased, adjusted to the next higher multiple prescribed in such order.

(d) Each senior citizen intern shall be paid, in lieu of reimbursement for the actual cost of transportation in traveling from and to the place of his residence and Washington, District of Columbia, and for per diem expenses while so traveling, an amount not exceeding an amount computed under the following table for traveling to Washington, District of Columbia, and returning to the place of his residence:

Round trip distance in miles from residence to Washington, District of

SEC. 2. Compensation and payment under this resolution shall be paid from and charged against the clerk-hire and travel allowances of the Senator employing such senior citizen intern.

SEC. 3. The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations as it determines necessary to carry out this resolution.

[S. Res. 219, 95-2, May 5, 1978.

79.22 TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE SENATE WHEN ENGAGED IN AUTHORIZED FOREIGN TRAVEL

Resolved, That until otherwise provided by law or resolution of the Senate, the contingent fund of the Senate is made available, as provided in this resolution, to defray the costs of transportation and the ordinary and necessary travel expenses of Members and employees of the Senate

when engaged in authorized foreign travel. The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to advance funds, under authority of this resolution, in the same manner provided for committees of the Senate under the authority of Public Law 118, Eighty-first Congress, approved June 22, 1949. SEC. 2. (a) Transportation costs and ordinary and necessary travel expenses incurred by a Member or employee engaged in authorized foreign travel shall be paid upon certification of such Member or employee, and upon vouchers approved by the Senator who authorized such foreign travel.

(b) Transportation costs and ordinary and necessary travel expenses which are incurred for a group of Members or employees engaged in authorized foreign travel shall be paid upon certification of the Member who is chairman of such group (or, if no chairman has been designated, upon certification of the ranking Member of such group) or, if the group does not include a Member, upon certification of the senior employee in such group, and upon vouchers approved by the Senator who authorized such foreign travel.

(c) The reports of the Secretary of the Senate setting forth amounts paid from the contingent fund under authority of this resolution shall, at the request of the chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence, omit any matter which would identify the foreign countries in which Members and employees of the Select Committee traveled on behalf of the Select Committee.

SEC. 3. Payment of transportation costs and ordinary and necessary travel expenses may not be paid under this resolution to the extent that appropriated funds or foreign currencies under section 502(b) of the Mutual Security Act of 1954 are utilized to defray such costs and expenses. Such funds and currencies shall be used to the maximum extent possible.

SEC. 4. For purposes of this resolution

(1) The term "foreign travel" means travel outside the United States and includes travel within the United States which is the beginning or end of travel outside the United States.

(2) The term "authorized foreign travel" means foreign travel on official business on behalf of the Senate or a committee of the Senate which is authorized

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(A) in the case of foreign travel on behalf of the Senate, by the President pro tempore, Majority Leader, or Minority Leader of the Senate; and

(B) in the case of foreign travel on behalf of a committee of the Senate, by the chairman of that committee.

(3) The term "committee of the Senate" includes all standing, select, and special committees of the Senate and all joint committees of the Congress whose funds are disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

(4) The term "employee of the Senate" includes an individual (other than a Member) whose salary is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or who is treated as an employee of the Senate for purposes of the Senate Code of Official Conduct.

(5) The term "ordinary and necessary travel expenses" includes, in the case of a group of Members engaged in authorized foreign travel, such special expenses as the chairman (or, if there is no chairman, the ranking Member) deems appropriate, including, to the extent not otherwise provided, reimbursements to any agency of the Government for (A) expenses incurred on behalf of the group, (B) compensation (including overtime) of employees of such agency officially detailed to the group, and (C) expenses incurred in connection with providing appropriate hospitality.

[S. Res. 179, 95-1, May 25, 1977.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR REIMBURSEMENTS OUT OF
SENATORS' OFFICIAL OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNTS

Resolved, That (a) no reimbursements shall be made from the contingent fund of the Senate pursuant to section 506 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 58), commonly referred to as a Senator's Official Office Expense Account, unless the vouchers presented for expenses incurred are accompanied by supporting documentation.

(b) The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to promulgate regulations to carry out the purpose of this resolution and to except specific vouchers from the requirement of subsection (a) of this resolution. (c) This resolution shall apply with respect to expenses incurred on and after the first day of the first calendar