,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjac,mr4 ,wyd51 f ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces1 report$ !  
foll[+ orig9al resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,au?oriz+  
exp5ditures by ! ,committee on ,en]gy & 
,natural ,res\rces4  #a4 ,g5]al         
,au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out its p[]s1 duties1
 & functions "u ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !       
,s5ate1 9 accordance ) its jurisdiction 
"u ,rule ,,xxv ( ! ,rules1 includ+ hold+
 he>+s1 report+ ! he>+s1 & mak+         
inve/igations z au?oriz$ by p>agraphs #a
 & #h ( ,rule ,,xxvi ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !
 ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,natural ,res\rces 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
resolution z ! ,committee7 is au?oriz$ =
 ! p]iod beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 #bjac1 &    
end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad1 & = ! p]iod  
beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 #bjad1 & end+        
,febru>y #bh1 #bjae1 9 its discretion-- 
7#a7 to make exp5ditures f ! cont+5t    

fund ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 to employ        
p]sonnel2 &  7#c7 ) ! prior cons5t ( !  
gov]nm5t dep>tm5t or ag5cy conc]n$ & !  
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration1 to
 use on a reimbursable or               
nonreimbursable basis ! s]vices (       
p]sonnel ( any su* dep>tm5t or ag5cy4   
#b4 ,exp5ses  7a7 ,initial p]iod ,!     
exp5ses ( ! ,committee = ! p]iod beg9n+ 
,octob] #a1 #bjac1 & end+ ,septemb] #cj1
 #bjad1 "u ?is resolution %all n exce$  
#e1dfc1dha4  7b7 ,subsequ5t p]iod ,!    
exp5ses ( ! ,committee = ! p]iod beg9n+ 
,octob] #a1 #bjad1 & end+ ,febru>y #bh1 
#bjae1 "u ?is resolution %all n exce$   
#b1bgf1dej4  #c4 ,report+ ( f9d+s &     
recomm5dations ,! ,committee %all report
 its f9d+s1 toge!r ) su* recomm5dations 
= legislation z x consid]s advisable1 to
 ! ,s5ate at ! e>lie/ practicable date1 
b n lat] ?an ,febru>y #bh1 #bjae4  #d4  
,paym5t f cont+5t fund  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,exp5ses ( ! ,committee "u ?is          
resolution %all be paid f ! cont+5t fund
 ( ! ,s5ate on v\*]s approv$ by !       

*airman ( ! ,committee4  7b7 ,exceptions
 ,v\*]s %all n be requir$ =-- 7#a7 !    
disbursem5t ( sal>ies ( employees paid  
at an annual rate2  7#b7 ! paym5t (     
telecommunications provid$ by ! ,(fice (
 ! ,s]geant at ,arms & ,doorkeep] ( !   
,s5ate2  7#c7 ! paym5t ( /ation]y       
supplies pur*as$ ?r\gh ! ,keep] ( !     
,/ation]y ( ! ,s5ate2  7#d7 paym5ts to !
 ,po/ma/] ( ! ,s5ate2  7#e7 ! paym5t (  
met]$ *>ges on copy+ equipm5t provid$ by
 ! ,(fice ( ! ,s]geant at ,arms &       
,doorkeep] ( ! ,s5ate2  7#f7 ! paym5t ( 
,s5ate ,record+ & ,photographic         
,s]vices2 or  7#g7 ! paym5t ( frank$ &  
mass mail co/s by ! ,s]geant at ,arms & 
,doorkeep] ( ! ,s5ate4  #e4 ,ag5cy      
contributions ,!re are au?oriz$ su* sums
 z are necess>y = ag5cy contributions   
relat$ to ! comp5sation ( employees ( ! 
,committee = ! p]iod beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 
#bjac1 & end+ ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad1 & = 
! p]iod beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 #bjad1 & end+
 ,febru>y #bh1 #bjae1 to be paid f !    
,appropriations acc\nt = ,exp5ses (     

,inquiries & ,inve/igations4