,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #de  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1
 #bjac ,mrs4 ,boxer1 from the ,committee
 on ,environment and ,public ,works1    
reported the following original         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
  ,,resolution  ,authorizing            
expenditures by the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate4  #a4 ,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 ,standing ,rules of   
the ,senate1 including holding hearings1
 reporting such hearings1 and making    
investigations as authorized by         
paragraphs #a and #h of rule ,,xxvi of  
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works 7in this resolution referred to  
as the committee7 is authorized from    
,march #a1 #bjac1 through ,september    

#cj1 #bjac1 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 ,the expenses
 of the committee for the period ,march 
#a1 #bjac1 through ,september #cj1      
#bjac1 under this resolution shall not  
exceed #c1agh1ijd1 of which amount--    
7#a7 not to exceed #d1fff4fg 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 #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #gb;a7i7772 and  7#b7 not to  
exceed #a1aff4fg may be expended for the
 training of the professional staff of  
the committee 7under procedures         
specified by section #bjb7;j7 of the    

,legislative ,reorganization ,act of    
#aidf74  #c4 7a7 ,except as provided in 
subsection 7b71 expenses of the         
committee under this resolution shall be
 paid from the contingent fund of the   
,senate upon vouchers approved by the   
chairman of the committee4  7b7         
,vouchers shall not be required--  7#a7 
for the disbursement of salaries of     
employees paid at an annual rate2  7#b7 
for the payment of telecommunications   
provided by the ,office of the ,sergeant
 at ,arms and ,doorkeeper2  7#c7 for the
 payment of stationery supplies         
purchased through the ,keeper of the    
,stationery2  7#d7 for payments to the  
,postmaster of the ,senate2  7#e7 for   
the payment of metered charges on       
copying equipment provided by the       
,office of the ,sergeant at ,arms and   
,doorkeeper2  7#f7 for the payment of   
,senate ,recording and ,photographic    
,services2 or  7#g7 for payment of      
franked and mass mail costs by the      
,sergeant at ,arms and ,doorkeeper1     

,united ,states ,senate4  #d4 ,there are
 authorized such sums as may be         
necessary for agency contributions      
related to the compensation of employees
 of the committee from ,march #a1 #bjac1
 through ,september #cj1 #bjac1 to be   
paid from the appropriations account for
 ,expenses of ,inquiries and            
,investigations4