The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration 

has the honour to table its

SECOND REPORT

 Your Committee is presently undertaking a review of the budgetary situation pertaining to Senate Committees. 

Your Committee therefore recommends that, notwithstanding the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committee, for any committee budget for the financial year 1999-2000 submitted to and approved by the Internal Economy Committee, your Committee be authorized to release no more than 6/12 of those approved funds until February 10, 2000. 

The two exceptions to this recommendation are:  i) the budget submitted by the Transport and Communications Committee concerning its review of the order under section 47(5) of the Canada Transportation Act, for the amount of $19,900; and ii) the budget submitted by the Aboriginal Peoples Committee concerning its study on Aboriginal Self Governance, for the amount of $14,750.

Respectfully submitted,

WILLIAM ROMPKEY
Chair