,,iii  ,cal5d> ,no4 #cd  #aac?          
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 ,,res4 #ib
  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$       
,,/ates  ,april #e1 #bjac ,mr4 ,leahy1 f
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 report$ "u
 ! au?ority ( ! ord] ( ! ,s5ate ( ,m>*  
#bc 7legislative day1 ,m>* #bb71 #bjac1 
! foll[+ orig9al resolution2 :i* 0 plac$
 on ! cal5d>  ,,resolution  ,au?oriz+   
exp5ditures by ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y4  #a4 ,g5]al au?ority ,9 c>ry+
 out its p[]s1 duties1 & functions "u ! 
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 9 accordance )  
its jurisdiction "u rule ,,xxv ( ! ,/&+ 
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 includ+ hold+ he>+s1 
report+ su* he>+s1 & mak+ inve/igations 
z au?oriz$ by p>agraphs #a & #h ( rule  
,,xxvi ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y 79 ?is        
resolution ref]r$ to z ! committee7 is  
au?oriz$ f ,m>* #a1 #bjac ?r\gh         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjac2 ,octob] #a1 #bjac 
?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad2 & ,octob]   
#a1 #bjad ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1 #bjae1 9  
its discretion to--  7#a7 make          

exp5ditures f ! cont+5t fund ( ! ,s5ate2
  7#b7 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 ,exp5se limitations  7a7 ,exp5ses = 
! p]iod ,m>* #a1 #bjac ?r\gh ,septemb]  
#cj1 #bjac ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = ! 
p]iod ,m>* #a1 #bjac ?r\gh ,septemb]    
#cj1 #bjac "u ?is resolution %all n     
exce$ #e1hhb1aca1 ( :i* am\nt--  7#a7 n 
to exce$ #bjj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !     
procurem5t ( ! s]vices ( individual     
consultants1 or organizations !re( 7z   
au?oriz$ by section #bjb7;i7 ( !        
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #gb;a7i7772 &  7#b7 
n to exce$ #bj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !    
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( t ,act74  7b7 ,exp5ses = !   
p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjac ?r\gh ,septemb] 
#cj1 #bjad ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = ! 

p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjac ?r\gh ,septemb] 
#cj1 #bjad "u ?is resolution %all n     
exce$ #aj1jhc1fec1 ( :i* am\nt--  7#a7 n
 to exce$ #bjj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !    
procurem5t ( ! s]vices ( individual     
consultants1 or organizations !re( 7z   
au?oriz$ by section #bjb7;i7 ( !        
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #gb;a7i7772 &  7#b7 
n to exce$ #bj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !    
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( t ,act74  7c7 ,exp5ses = !   
p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjad ?r\gh ,febru>y  
#bh1 #bjae ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = ! 
p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjad ?r\gh ,febru>y  
#bh1 #bjae "u ?is resolution %all n     
exce$ #d1bja1ebb1 ( :i* am\nt--  7#a7 n 
to exce$ #bjj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !     
procurem5t ( ! s]vices ( individual     
consultants1 or organizations !re( 7z   
au?oriz$ by section #bjb7;i7 ( !        
,legislative ,reorganization ,act (     
#aidf 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #gb;a7i7772 &  7#b7 
n to exce$ #bj1jjj may be exp5d$ = !    

tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( t ,act74  #c4 ,report+       
legislation ,! committee %all report its
 f9d+s1 toge!r ) su* recomm5dations =   
legislation z x deems advisable1 to !   
,s5ate at ! e>lie/ practicable date1 b n
 lat] ?an ,febru>y #bh1 #bjae4  #d4     
,exp5ses & ag5cy contributions  7a7     
,exp5ses ( ! committee  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71      
exp5ses ( ! committee "u ?is resolution 
%all be paid f ! cont+5t fund ( ! ,s5ate
 ^u v\*]s approv$ by ! *airman ( !      
committee4  7#b7 ,v\*]s n requir$ ,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]2  7,c7
 ! paym5t ( /ation]y supplies pur*as$   
?r\gh ! ,keep] ( ! ,/ation]y2  7,d7     
paym5ts to ! ,po/ma/] ( ! ,s5ate2  7,e7 
! paym5t ( met]$ *>ges on copy+ equipm5t
 provid$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,s]geant at    

,arms & ,doorkeep]2  7,f7 ! paym5t (    
,s5ate ,record+ & ,photographic         
,s]vices2 or  7,g7 ! paym5t ( frank$ &  
mass mail co/s by ! ,s]geant at ,arms & 
,doorkeep]1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,s5ate4  7b7  
,ag5cy contributions ,!re are au?oriz$  
su* sums z may be necess>y = ag5cy      
contributions relat$ to ! comp5sation ( 
employees ( ! committee f ,m>* #a1 #bjac
 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjac2 ,octob] #a1
 #bjac ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjad2 &    
,octob] #a1 #bjad ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1   
#bjae1 to be paid f ! appropriations    
acc\nt = ,exp5ses ( ,inquiries &        
,inve/igations ( ! ,s5ate4  ,april #e1  
#bjac ,plac$ on ! cal5d>