,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bf1 #bjae,ms4 
,murk[ski1 f ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,natural ,res\rces1 report$ ! foll[+    
orig9al resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration    
,,resolution  ,au?oriz+ exp5ditures by !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural        
,res\rces4  #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 ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces 79 ?is resolution ref]r$ to z 
! committee7 is au?oriz$ f ,m>* #a1     
#bjae1 ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1 #bjag1 9 its 
discretion1 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   
use on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable
 basis ! s]vices ( p]sonnel ( any su*   
dep>tm5t or ag5cy4  #b4 ,exp5ses  7a7   
,exp5ses = p]iod end+ ,septemb] #cj1    
#bjae ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = ! p]iod
 ,m>* #a1 #bjae1 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1   
#bjae1 "u ?is resolution %all n exce$   
#c1bai1ebb4  7b7 ,exp5ses = fiscal ye>  
#bjaf p]iod ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = !
 p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjae1 ?r\gh         
,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf1 "u ?is section    
%all n exce$ #e1eai1aha4  7c7 ,exp5ses =
 p]iod end+ ,febru>y #bh1 #bjag ,!      
exp5ses ( ! committee = ! p]iod ,octob] 
#a1 #bjaf1 ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1 #bjag1 "u
 ?is section %all n exce$ #b1bii1fei4   
#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 #bjag4  #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]4    
7b7 ,ag5cy contributions ,!re are       
au?oriz$ to be paid f ! appropriations  
acc\nt = ,exp5ses ( ,inquiries &        
,inve/igations ( ! ,s5ate su* sums z may
 be necess>y = ag5cy contributions      
relat$ to ! comp5sation ( employees ( ! 

committee-- 7#a7 = ! p]iod ,m>* #a1     
#bjae1 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjae2  7#b7
 = ! p]iod ,octob] #a1 #bjae1 ?r\gh     
,septemb] #cj1 #bjaf2 &  7#c7 = ! p]iod 
,octob] #a1 #bjaf1 ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1  
#bjag4