S.Amdt. 105

1. Adds SEC. __. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment.--There is established a special committee of the Senate, to be known as the Special Committee on the Organization of the Senate (in this section referred to as the "Special Committee").

   Inserted: (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Special Committee are--

   Inserted: (1) to assist the Senate in addressing its organizational structure in light of reorganization efforts in the Executive Branch and the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (2) to report to the Senate a set of recommendations as to necessary changes in the committee structure of the Senate.

   Inserted: (c) Composition.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--The Special Committee shall be composed of--

   Inserted: (A) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader;

   Inserted: (B) 5 members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader; and

   Inserted: (C) 5 members of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader.

   Inserted: (2) Cochairmen.--The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate shall each designate 1 member of the Special Committee as cochairman.

   Inserted: (d) Powers.--

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   Inserted: (1) In general.--For the purposes of this resolution, the Special Committee is authorized--

   Inserted: (A) to make investigations into any matter within its general purposes;

   Inserted: (B) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;

   Inserted: (C) to employ personnel;

   Inserted: (D) to hold hearings;

   Inserted: (E) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate;

   Inserted: (F) to procure the service of individual consultants or organizations thereof, in accordance with the provisions of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946;

   Inserted: (G) to publish and report the findings of the Special Committee; and

   Inserted: (H) to take depositions and other testimony.

   Inserted: (2) Administration of oaths.--A cochairman of the Special Committee or any member thereof may administer oaths to witnesses.

   Inserted: (e) Reports.--

   Inserted: (1) To the senate.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Special Committee shall issue a final report of recommendations to the full Senate.

   Inserted: (2) Preliminary reports.--The Special Committee may issue such preliminary reports and recommendations as the cochairmen deem appropriate.

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