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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 29

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 1, 2005

Mr. WARNER, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following 

original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 

Administration 

RESOLUTION

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed 

Services.

1 Resolved, That, in carrying out its powers, duties, and 

2 functions under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in ac3 cordance with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of such 

4 rules, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, 

5 and making investigations as authorized by paragraphs 1 

6 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 

7 the Committee on Armed Services is authorized from 

8 March 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005; October 1, 

9 2005, through September 30, 2006; and October 1, 2006, 

10 through February 28, 2007, in its discretion (1) to make 
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1 expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) 

2 to employ personnel, and (3) with the prior consent of the 

3 Government department or agency concerned and the 

4 Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reim5 bursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of per6 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

7 SEC. 2. (a) The expenses of the committee for the 

8 period March 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005, 

9 under this resolution shall not exceed $3,859,485, within 

10 which amount—

11 (1) not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for 

12 the procurement of the services of individual consult13 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec14 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

15 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and 

16 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

17 the training of the professional staff of such com18 mittee (under the procedures specified in section 

19 202(j) of that Act). 

20 (b) For the period October 1, 2005, through Sep21 tember 30, 2006, expenses of the committee under this 

22 resolution shall not exceed $6,778,457, within which 

23 amount—

24 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for 

25 the procurement of the services of individual consult-
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1 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec2 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

3 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and 

4 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

5 the training of the professional staff of such com6 mittee (under the procedures specified in section 

7 202(j) of that Act). 

8 (c) For the period October 1, 2006, through Feb9 ruary 28, 2007, expenses of the committee under this res10 olution shall not exceed $2,886,176, within which 

11 amount—

12 (1) not to exceed $50,000 may be expended for 

13 the procurement of the services of individual consult14 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec15 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

16 1946 (2 U.S.C. 72a(i))); and 

17 (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 

18 the training of the professional staff of such com19 mittee (under the procedures specified in section 

20 202(j) of that Act).

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