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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 28 

Authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 5, 2009 

Mr. DORGAN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following 

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

Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian 

Affairs. 

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, and making investiga5 tions as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI 

6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on 

7 Indian Affairs is authorized from March 1, 2009, through 

8 September 30, 2009; October 1, 2009, through September 

9 30, 2010; and October 1, 2010, through February 28, 

10 2011, in its discretion (1) to make expenditures from the 


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1 contingent fund of the Senate, (2) to employ personnel, 

2 and (3) with the prior consent of the Government depart3 ment or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules 

4 and Administration, to use on a reimbursable or non-reim5 bursable basis the services of personnel of any such de6 partment or agency. 

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

8 period March 1, 2009, through September 30, 2009, 

9 under this resolution shall not exceed $1,449,343.00, of 

10 which amount (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended 

11 for the procurement of the services of individual consult12 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 

13 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as 

14 amended), and (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended 

15 for the training of professional staff of such committee 

16 (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legis17 lative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

18 (b) For the period October 1, 2009, through Sep19 tember 30, 2010, expenses of the committee under this 

20 resolution shall not exceed $2,546,445.00, of which 

21 amount (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for 

22 the procurement of the services of individual consultants, 

23 or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) 

24 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amend25 ed), and (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for 


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1 the training of professional staff of such committee (under 

2 procedures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative 

3 Reorganization Act of 1946). 

4 (c) For the period October 1, 2010, through Feb5 ruary 28, 2011, expenses of the committee under this res6 olution shall not exceed $1,083,838.00, of which amount 

7 (1) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the pro8 curement of the services of individual consultants, or orga9 nizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the 

10 Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended), and 

11 (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for the train12 ing of professional staff of such committee (under proce13 dures specified by section 202(j) of the Legislative Reorga14 nization Act of 1946). 

15 SEC. 3. The committee shall report its findings, to16 gether with such recommendations for legislation as it 

17 deems advisable, to the Senate at the earliest practicable 

18 date, but not later than February 28, 2011. 

19 SEC. 4. Expenses of the committee under this resolu20 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

21 upon vouchers approved by the Chairman of the com22 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required (1) for 

23 the disbursement of the salaries of employees paid at an 

24 annual rate, or (2) for the payment of telecommunications 

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1 keeper, United States Senate, or (3) for the payment of 

2 stationery supplies purchased through the Keeper of the 

3 Stationery, United States Senate, or (4) for payments to 

4 the Postmaster, United States Senate, or (5) for the pay5 ment of metered charges on copying equipment provided 

6 by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 

7 United States Senate, or (6) for the payment of Senate 

8 Recording and Photographic Services, or (7) for payment 

9 of franked and mass mail costs by the Sergeant at Arms 

10 and Doorkeeper, United States Senate. 

11 SEC. 5. There are authorized such sums as may be 

12 necessary for agency contributions related to the com13 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 

14 2009, through September 30, 2009; October 1, 2009, 

15 through September 30, 2010; and October 1, 2010, 

16 through February 28, 2011, to be paid from the Appro17 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves18 tigations’’. 

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