,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ag1 #bjac,mr4 ,wyden1 from the        
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources1 reported the following      
original resolution2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,,resolution           
,authorizing expenditures by the        
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources4  #a4 ,general ,authority ,in
 carrying out its powers1 duties1 and   
functions under the ,standing ,rules of 
the ,senate1 in accordance with its     
jurisdiction under ,rule ,,xxv of the   
,rules1 including holding hearings1     
reporting the hearings1 and making      
investigations as authorized by         
paragraphs #a and #h of ,rule ,,xxvi of 
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources 7referred to in this         
resolution as the ,committee7 is        
authorized for the period beginning     

,october #a1 #bjac1 and ending          
,september #cj1 #bjad1 and for the      
period beginning ,october #a1 #bjad1 and
 ending ,february #bh1 #bjae1 in its    
discretion-- 7#a7 to make expenditures  
from the contingent fund of the ,senate2
  7#b7 to employ personnel2 and  7#c7   
with the prior consent of the government
 department or agency concerned and the 
,committee on ,rules and                
,administration1 to use on a            
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis   
the services of personnel of any such   
department or agency4  #b4 ,expenses    
7a7 ,initial period ,the expenses of the
 ,committee for the period beginning    
,october #a1 #bjac1 and ending          
,september #cj1 #bjad1 under this       
resolution shall not exceed #e1dfc1dha4 
7b7 ,subsequent period ,the expenses of 
the ,committee for the period beginning 
,october #a1 #bjad1 and ending ,february
 #bh1 #bjae1 under this resolution shall
 not exceed #b1bgf1dej4  #c4 ,reporting 
of findings and recommendations ,the    

,committee shall report its findings1   
together with such recommendations for  
legislation as it considers advisable1  
to the ,senate at the earliest          
practicable date1 but not later than    
,february #bh1 #bjae4  #d4 ,payment from
 contingent fund  7a7 ,in general       
,expenses of the ,committee under this  
resolution shall be paid from the       
contingent fund of the ,senate on       
vouchers approved by the chairman of the
 ,committee4  7b7 ,exceptions ,vouchers 
shall not be required for-- 7#a7 the    
disbursement of salaries of employees   
paid at an annual rate2  7#b7 the       
payment of telecommunications provided  
by the ,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms
 and ,doorkeeper of the ,senate2  7#c7  
the payment of stationery supplies      
purchased through the ,keeper of the    
,stationery of the ,senate2  7#d7       
payments to the ,postmaster of the      
,senate2  7#e7 the payment of metered   
charges on copying equipment provided by
 the ,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms  

and ,doorkeeper of the ,senate2  7#f7   
the payment of ,senate ,recording and   
,photographic ,services2 or  7#g7 the   
payment of franked and mass mail costs  
by the ,sergeant at ,arms and           
,doorkeeper of the ,senate4  #e4 ,agency
 contributions ,there are authorized    
such sums as are necessary for agency   
contributions related to the            
compensation of employees of the        
,committee for the period beginning     
,october #a1 #bjac1 and ending          
,september #cj1 #bjad1 and for the      
period beginning ,october #a1 #bjad1 and
 ending ,february #bh1 #bjae1 to be paid
 from the ,appropriations account for   
,expenses of ,inquiries and             
,investigations4