A resolution relating to expenditures and staffs of committees of the Senate.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to direct Senate committees to make expenditures for committee employees out of the contingent fund of the Senate as may be authorized by resolutions of the Senate. Specifies that balances on March 1, 1980, of funds made available during the 96th Congress to standing committees of the Senate for committee employees may only be expended by resolutions of the Senate. Requires staff members appointed to assist minority members of committees to be treated equitably with respect to the fixing of salary rates, the assignment of facilities, and the accessibility of committee records. Provides that effective March 1, 1980, until otherwise provided by law, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $25,000 each fiscal year for expenses incurred in the interchange and reception in the United States of prominent officials of foreign government and intergovernmental organizations. Directs each committee to report one authorization resolution each year authorizing the committee to make expenditures out of the contingent fund of the Senate to defray its expenses during the period beginning on Marc…