,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #f1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,wick]1 f ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1    
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation1 report$ !   
foll[+ orig9al resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,au?oriz+  
exp5ditures by ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1
 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation4  ,t1 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     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation is 
au?oriz$ f ,m>* #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh        
,febru>y #bh1 #bjba1 9 its discretion-- 
7#a7 to make exp5ditures f ! cont+5t    
fund ( ! ,s5ate2  7#b7 to 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 7a7 ,! exp5ses ( ! committee = !    
p]iod f ,m>* #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh ,septemb] 
#cj1 #bjai1 "u ?is resolution %all n    
exce$ #d1aee1acb1 ( :i* am\nt--  7#a7 n 
to exce$ #ej1jjj 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 #dcja7;i7772 &  7#b7
 n to exce$ #ej1jjj may be exp5d$ = !   
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( ! ,legislative               
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;j7774  7b7 ,= ! p]iod  
,octob] #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 
#bjbj1 exp5ses ( ! committee "u ?is     
resolution %all n exce$ #g1ajd1jeg1 (   
:i* am\nt--  7#a7 n to exce$ #ej1jjj 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 #dcja7;i7772 &  7#b7
 n to exce$ #ej1jjj may be exp5d$ = !   
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( su*        
committee 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by     
section #bjb7;j7 ( ! ,legislative       
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;j7774  7c7 ,= ! p]iod  
,octob] #a1 #bjbj1 ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1  
#bjba1 exp5ses ( ! committee "u ?is     
resolution %all n exce$ #b1ifj1jbd1 (   
:i* am\nt--  7#a7 n to exce$ #ej1jjj may
 be exp5d$ = ! procurem5t ( ! s]vices ( 
individual consultants1 or organizations
 !re( 7z au?oriz$ by section #bjb7;i7 ( 
! ,legislative ,reorganization ,act (   
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 n to exce$ #ej1jjj may be exp5d$ = !   
tra9+ ( ! pr(essional /aff ( ! committee
 7"u proc$ures specifi$ by section      
#bjb7;j7 ( ! ,legislative               
,reorganization ,act ( #aidf 7#b        
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;j7774  #c4 ,exp5ses ( !

 committee "u ?is resolution %all be    
paid f ! cont+5t fund ( ! ,s5ate ^u     
v\*]s approv$ by ! *airman ( !          
committee1 except t 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  #d4 ,!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 f ,m>* #a1 #bjai1     

?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1 #bjai2  7#b7 !     
p]iod f ,octob] #a1 #bjai1 ?r\gh        
,septemb] #cj1 #bjbj2 &  7#c7 ! p]iod f 
,octob] #a1 #bjbj1 ?r\gh ,febru>y #bh1  
#bjba4