,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bf1 
#bjae,ms4 ,murkowski1 from the          
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources1 reported the following      
original resolution2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,,resolution           
,authorizing expenditures by the        
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources4  #a4 ,general authority ,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       
,energy and ,natural ,resources 7in this
 resolution referred to as the          
committee7 is authorized from ,march #a1

 #bjae1 through ,february #bh1 #bjag1 in
 its discretion1 to-- 7#a7 make         
expenditures from the contingent fund of
 the ,senate2  7#b7 employ personnel2   
and  7#c7 with the prior consent of the 
,government department or agency        
concerned and the ,committee on ,rules  
and ,administration1 use on a           
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis   
the services of personnel of any such   
department or agency4  #b4 ,expenses    
7a7 ,expenses for period ending         
,september #cj1 #bjae ,the expenses of  
the committee for the period ,march #a1 
#bjae1 through ,september #cj1 #bjae1   
under this resolution shall not exceed  
#c1bai1ebb4  7b7 ,expenses for fiscal   
year #bjaf period ,the expenses of the  
committee for the period ,october #a1   
#bjae1 through ,september #cj1 #bjaf1   
under this section shall not exceed     
#e1eai1aha4  7c7 ,expenses for period   
ending ,february #bh1 #bjag ,the        
expenses of the committee for the period
 ,october #a1 #bjaf1 through ,february  

#bh1 #bjag1 under this section shall not
 exceed #b1bii1fei4  #c4 ,reporting     
legislation ,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 #bjag4  #d4        
,expenses and agency contributions  7a7 
,expenses of the committee  7#a7 ,in    
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 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  7#b7 ,vouchers not required
 ,vouchers shall not be required for--  
7,a7 the disbursement of salaries of    
employees paid at an annual rate2  7,b7 
the payment of telecommunications       
provided by the ,office of the ,sergeant
 at ,arms and ,doorkeeper2  7,c7 the    
payment of stationery supplies purchased
 through the ,keeper of the ,stationery2
  7,d7 payments to the ,postmaster of   

the ,senate2  7,e7 the payment of       
metered charges on copying equipment    
provided by the ,office of the ,sergeant
 at ,arms and ,doorkeeper2  7,f7 the    
payment of ,senate ,recording and       
,photographic ,services2 or  7,g7 the   
payment of franked and mass mail costs  
by the ,sergeant at ,arms and           
,doorkeeper4  7b7 ,agency contributions 
,there are authorized to be paid from   
the appropriations account for ,expenses
 of ,inquiries and ,investigations of   
the ,senate such sums as may be         
necessary for agency contributions      
related to the compensation of employees
 of the committee-- 7#a7 for the period 
,march #a1 #bjae1 through ,september    
#cj1 #bjae2  7#b7 for the period        
,october #a1 #bjae1 through ,september  
#cj1 #bjaf2 and  7#c7 for the period    
,october #a1 #bjaf1 through ,february   
#bh1 #bjag4