,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ah1 #bjac,ms4 ,cantwell1 from the     
,committee on ,indian ,affairs1 reported
 the following original resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,rules and ,administration  ,,resolution
  ,authorizing expenditures by the      
,senate ,committee on ,indian ,affairs4 
,that1 in carrying out its powers1      
duties1 and functions imposed by section
 #aje of ,s4 ,res4 #d1 agreed to        
,february #d1 #aigg 7#ieth ,congress71  
and in exercising the authority         
conferred on it by that section1 the    
,committee on ,indian ,affairs is       
authorized from ,october #a1 #bjac1     
through ,september #cj1 #bjad1 and      
,october #a1 #bjad1 through ,february   
#bh1 #bjae1 in its discretion 7#a7 to   
make expenditures from the contingent   
fund of the ,senate1 7#b7 to employ     
personnel1 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 
reimbursable1 or non-reimbursable1 basis
 the services of personnel of any such  
department or agency4  #b4 7a7 ,for the 
period ,october #a1 #bjac1 through      
,september #cj1 #bjad1 expenses of the  
committee under this resolution shall   
not exceed #b1jji1gfh4jj1 of which      
amount 7#a7 not to exceed #bj1jjj may be
 expended for the procurement of the    
services of individual consultants1 or  
organizations thereof 7as authorized by 
section #bjb7;i7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf1 as       
amended71 and 7#b7 not to exceed #bj1jjj
 may be expended for the training of the
 professional staff of such committee   
7under procedures specified by section  
#bjb7;j7 of the ,legislative            
,reorganization ,act of #aidf74  7b7    
,for the period ,october #a1 #bjad1     
through ,february #bh1 #bjae1 expenses  
of the committee under this resolution  
shall not exceed #hcg1djc4jj1 of which  

amount 7#a7 not to exceed #bj1jjj may be
 expended for the procurement of the    
services of individual consultants1 or  
organizations thereof 7as authorized by 
section #bjb7;i7 of the ,legislative    
,reorganization ,act of #aidf1 as       
amended71 and 7#b7 not to exceed #bj1jjj
 may be expended for the training of    
professional staff of such committee    
7under procedures specified by section  
#bjb7;j7 of the ,legislative            
,reorganization ,act of #aidf74  #c4    
,the committee shall report its         
findings1 together with such            
recommendations for legislation as it   
deems advisable1 to the ,senate at the  
earliest practicable date1 but not later
 than ,february #bh1 #bjae4  #d4        
,expenses of the committee under this   
resolution shall be paid from the       
contingent fund of the ,senate upon     
vouchers approved by the ,chairwoman of 
the committee1 except that vouchers     
shall not be required 7#a7 for the      
disbursement of the salaries of         

employees paid at an annual rate1 or    
7#b7 for the payment of                 
telecommunications provided by the      
,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms and   
,doorkeeper1 ,united ,states ,senate1 or
 7#c7 for the payment of stationery     
supplies purchased through the ,keeper  
of the ,stationery1 ,united ,states     
,senate1 or 7#d7 for payments to the    
,postmaster1 ,united ,states ,senate1 or
 7#e7 for the payment of metered charges
 on copying equipment provided by the   
,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms and   
,doorkeeper1 ,united ,states ,senate1 or
 7#f7 for the payment of ,senate        
,recording and ,photographic ,services1 
or 7#g7 for payment of franked and mass 
mail costs by the ,sergeant at ,arms and
 ,doorkeeper1 ,united ,states ,senate4  
#e4 ,there are authorized such sums as  
may be necessary for agency             
contributions related to the            
compensation of employees of the        
committee from ,october #a1 #bjac1      
through ,september #cj1 #bjad1 and      

,october #a1 #bjad1 through ,february   
#bh1 #bjae1 to be paid from the         
,appropriations account for ,expenses of
 ,inquiries and ,investigations4