,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bf1
 #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      
duties 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 ,march #a1 #bjac1       
through ,september #cj1 #bjac1 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 ,the     
expenses of the committee for the period
 ,march #a1 #bjac1 through ,september   
#cj1 #bjac1 under this resolution shall 
not exceed #a1cjd1fif4jj1 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 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   
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 ,march #a1 #bjac1 through
 ,september #cj1 #bjac1 to be paid from 
the ,appropriations account for         
,expenses of ,inquiries and             
,investigations4