PUBLIC LAW 105-275—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2435 as increased by section 5 of Public Law 105-55, increased by an additional $50,000 each. SEC. 9. (a) With the prior written approval of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may enter into agreements with public or private parties for the purpose of demonstrating the use of alternative fuel vehicles (as defined in section 301(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486)) in Senate fleet operations. Any such agreement may also provide for necessary fueling infi*astructure in connection with the alternative fiiel vehicles. (b) A vehicle may be made available under subsection (a) for a period not exceeding 90 days. SEC. 10. (a) The Committee on Appropriations is authorized 2 USC 72d. in its discretion— (1) to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate; (2) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate; (3) to employ personnel; (4) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, the services of personnel of any such department or agency; (5) to procure the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and Senate Resolution 140, agreed to May 14, 1975); and (6) to provide for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of such Act). (b) Senate Resolution 54, agreed to February 13, 1997, is amended by striking section 4. (c) This section shall be effective on and after October 1, 1998, Effective date. or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever is later. SEC. 11. (a)(1) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee 2 USC 72d-i. of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for salaries for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account, within the contingent fund of the Senate, from which expenses are payable for such committee. (2) The Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate may, during any fiscal year, at his or her election transfer funds from the appropriation account for expenses, within the contingent fund of the Senate, for the Appropriations Committee of the Senate, to the account from which salaries are payable for such committee. (b) Any funds transferred under this section shall be— (1) available for expenditure by such committee in like manner and for the same purposes as are other moneys which are available for expenditure by such committee from the account to which the funds were transferred; and (2) made at such time or times as the Chairman shall specify in writing to the Senate Disbursing Office.
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