,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #di  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #f1 
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson1 from the ,committee 
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs1 reported the following       
original resolution2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,,resolution           
,authorizing expenditures by the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs4  #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 ,senate and ,s4 ,res4 #dde1 agreed  
to ,october #i1 #bjjd 7#ajhth           
,congress71 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 ,homeland ,security and  

,governmental ,affairs 7in this         
resolution referred to as the committee7
 is authorized from ,march #a1 #bjai1   
through ,february #bh1 #bjba1 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 #bjai ,the expenses of  
the committee for the period ,march #a1 
#bjai1 through ,september #cj1 #bjai1   
under this resolution shall not exceed  
#e1eia1fec1 of which amount--  7#a7 not 
to exceed #ge1jjj 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 #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i7772 and  7#b7 not to 
exceed #bj1jjj may be expended for the  
training of the professional staff of   
the committee 7under procedures         
specified by section #bjb7;j7 of that   
,act74  7b7 ,expenses for fiscal year   
#bjbj period ,the expenses of the       
committee for the period ,october #a1   
#bjai1 through ,september #cj1 #bjbj1   
under this resolution shall not exceed  
#i1ehe1fia1 of which amount--  7#a7 not 
to exceed #ge1jjj 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 #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i7772 and  7#b7 not to 
exceed #bj1jjj may be expended for the  
training of the professional staff of   
the committee 7under procedures         
specified by section #bjb7;j7 of that   
,act74  7c7 ,expenses for period ending 
,february #bh1 #bjba ,the expenses of   

the committee for the period ,october   
#a1 #bjbj1 through ,february #bh1 #bjba1
 under this resolution shall not exceed 
#c1iid1jch1 of which amount--  7#a7 not 
to exceed #ge1jjj 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 #aidf 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #dcja7;i7772 and  7#b7 not to 
exceed #bj1jjj may be expended for the  
training of the professional staff of   
the committee 7under procedures         
specified by section #bjb7;j7 of that   
,act74  #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 
#bjba4  #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 #bjai1 through ,september #cj1      
#bjai2  7#b7 for the period ,october #a1
 #bjai1 through ,september #cj1 #bjbj2  
and  7#c7 for the period ,october #a1   
#bjbj1 through ,february #bh1 #bjba4    
#e4 ,investigations  7a7 ,in general    
,the committee1 or any duly authorized  
subcommittee of the committee1 is       
authorized to study or investigate--    
7#a7 the efficiency and economy of      
operations of all branches of the       
,government including the possible      
existence of fraud1 misfeasance1        
malfeasance1 collusion1 mismanagement1  
incompetence1 corruption1 or unethical  
practices1 waste1 extravagance1         
conflicts of interest1 and the improper 
expenditure of ,government funds in     
transactions1 contracts1 and activities 
of the ,government or of ,government    

officials and employees and any and all 
such improper practices between         
,government personnel and corporations1 
individuals1 companies1 or persons      
affiliated therewith1 doing business    
with the ,government1 and the compliance
 or noncompliance of such corporations1 
companies1 or individuals or other      
entities with the rules1 regulations1   
and laws governing the various          
governmental agencies and its           
relationships with the public2  7#b7 the
 extent to which criminal or other      
improper practices or activities are1 or
 have been1 engaged in the field of     
labor-management relations or in groups 
or organizations of employees or        
employers1 to the detriment of interests
 of the public1 employers1 or employees1
 and to determine whether any changes   
are required in the laws of the ,united 
,states in order to protect such        
interests against the occurrence of such
 practices or activities2  7#c7         
organized criminal activity which may   

operate in or otherwise utilize the     
facilities of interstate or             
international commerce in furtherance of
 any transactions and the manner and    
extent to which1 and the identity of the
 persons1 firms1 or corporations1 or    
other entities by whom such utilization 
is being made1 and further1 to study and
 investigate the manner in which and the
 extent to which persons engaged in     
organized criminal activity have        
infiltrated lawful business enterprise1 
and to study the adequacy of ,federal   
laws to prevent the operations of       
organized crime in interstate or        
international commerce1 and to determine
 whether any changes are required in the
 laws of the ,united ,states in order to
 protect the public against such        
practices or activities2  7#d7 all other
 aspects of crime and lawlessness within
 the ,united ,states which have an      
impact upon or affect the national      
health1 welfare1 and safety1 including  
but not limited to investment fraud     

schemes1 commodity and security fraud1  
computer fraud1 and the use of offshore 
banking and corporate facilities to     
carry out criminal objectives2  7#e7 the
 efficiency and economy of operations of
 all branches and functions of the      
,government with particular reference   
to--  7,a7 the effectiveness of present 
national security methods1 staffing1 and
 processes as tested against the        
requirements imposed by the rapidly     
mounting complexity of national security
 problems2  7,b7 the capacity of present
 national security staffing1 methods1   
and processes to make full use of the   
,nation's resources of knowledge and    
talents2  7,c7 the adequacy of present  
intergovernmental relations between the 
,united ,states and international       
organizations principally concerned with
 national security of which the ,united 
,states is a member2 and  7,d7          
legislative and other proposals to      
improve these methods1 processes1 and   
relationships2  7#f7 the efficiency1    

economy1 and effectiveness of all       
agencies and departments of the         
,government involved in the control and 
management of energy shortages          
including1 but not limited to1 their    
performance with respect to--  7,a7 the 
collection and dissemination of accurate
 statistics on fuel demand and supply2  
7,b7 the implementation of effective    
energy conservation measures2  7,c7 the 
pricing of energy in all forms2  7,d7   
coordination of energy programs with    
,state and local government2  7,e7      
control of exports of scarce fuels2     
7,f7 the management of tax1 import1     
pricing1 and other policies affecting   
energy supplies2  7,g7 maintenance of   
the independent sector of the petroleum 
industry as a strong competitive force2 
7,h7 the allocation of fuels in short   
supply by public and private entities2  
7,i7 the management of energy supplies  
owned or controlled by the ,government2 
7,j7 relations with other oil producing 
and consuming countries2  7,k7 the      

monitoring of compliance by governments1
 corporations1 or individuals with the  
laws and regulations governing the      
allocation1 conservation1 or pricing of 
energy supplies2 and  7,l7 research into
 the discovery and development of       
alternative energy supplies2 and  7#g7  
the efficiency and economy of all       
branches and functions of ,government   
with particular references to the       
operations and management of ,federal   
regulatory policies and programs4  7b7  
,extent of inquiries ,in carrying out   
the duties provided in subsection 7a71  
the inquiries of this committee or any  
subcommittee of the committee shall not 
be construed to be limited to the       
records1 functions1 and operations of   
any particular branch of the ,government
 and may extend to the records and      
activities of any persons1 corporation1 
or other entity4  7c7 ,special committee
 authority ,for the purposes of this    
section1 the committee1 or any duly     
authorized subcommittee of the          

committee1 or its chairman1 or any other
 member of the committee or subcommittee
 designated by the chairman is          
authorized1 in its1 his1 her1 or their  
discretion--  7#a7 to require by        
subpoena or otherwise the attendance of 
witnesses and production of             
correspondence1 books1 papers1 and      
documents2  7#b7 to hold hearings2  7#c7
 to sit and act at any time or place    
during the sessions1 recess1 and        
adjournment periods of the ,senate2     
7#d7 to administer oaths2 and  7#e7 to  
take testimony1 either orally or by     
sworn statement1 or1 in the case of     
staff members of the ,committee and the 
,permanent ,subcommittee on             
,investigations1 by deposition in       
accordance with the ,committee ,rules of
 ,procedure4  7d7 ,authority of other   
committees ,nothing contained in this   
section shall affect or impair the      
exercise of any other standing committee
 of the ,senate of any power1 or the    
discharge by such committee of any duty1

 conferred or imposed upon it by the    
,standing ,rules of the ,senate or by   
the ,legislative ,reorganization ,act of
 #aidf4  7e7 ,subpoena authority ,all   
subpoenas and related legal processes of
 the committee and any duly authorized  
subcommittee of the committee authorized
 under ,s4 ,res4 #fb1 agreed to         
,february #bh1 #bjag 7#aaeth ,congress71
 are authorized to continue4