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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970

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enactment of, bills and joint resolutions shall, in its consideration of all bills agmd joint resolutions of a public character within its jurisdiction, endeavor to insure that— (1) all continuing programs of the Federal Government and of the government of the District of Columbia, within the jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee, are designed; and (2) all continuing activities of Federal agencies, within the jurisdiction of such committee or joint committee, are carried on; so that, to the extent consistent with the nature, requirements, and objectives of those programs and activities, appropriations therefor will be made annually. (b) Each committee of the Senate (except the Committee on continuing proAppropriations), and each joint committee of the two Houses of len^re Ind^jrin7 Congress, which is authorized to receive, report, and recommend the committees. enactment of, bills and joint resolutions with respect to any continuing program within its jurisdiction for which appropriations are not made annually, shall review such program, from time to time, in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified so that appropriations therefor would be made annually. (c) Clause 28 of Rule X I of the Rules of the House of Representatives, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: " (d) Each standing committee of the House shall, in its consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a public character within its jurisdiction, endeavor to insure that— "(1) all continuing programs of the Federal Government, and of the government of the District of Columbia, within the jurisdiction of that committee, are designed; and "(2) all continuing activities of Government agencies, within the jurisdiction of that committee, are carried on; so that, to the extent consistent with the nature, recjuirements, and objectives of those programs and activities, appropriations therefor will be made annually. For the purposes of this paragraph, a Government agency includes the organizational units of government listed in paragraph (d) of clause 7 of Rule X III. "(e) Each standing committee of the House shall review, from time c oReview eby House mmitte s. to time, each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain whether such program could be modified so that appropriations therefor would be made annually.". TITLE III—SOURCES OF INFORMATION PART 1—STAFFS or SENATE AND HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES INCREASE I N PROFESSIONAL STAFFS OF S E N A T E STANDING COMMITTEE S; S E N A T E M I N O R I T Y PROFESSIONAL A N D CLERICAL S T A F F S; F A I R TREATM E N T FOR S E N A T E M I N O R I T Y STAFFS

SEC. 301. (a) Section 202(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended (2 U.S.C. 7 2 a (a)), is amended to read as follows: " (a) Each standing committee of the Senate (other than the Committee on Appropriations) is authorized to appoint, by majority vote of the committee, not more than six professional staff members in addition to the clerical staffs. Such professional staff members shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority member of such committee as the committee may deem advisable, except that whenever a majority of the minority members of such committee so request, two of such professional staff members may be selected for appoint47-348 O - 72 - 78 (Pt. 1)

Professional staff members,, appointment, 60 Stat. 834..

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