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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 44 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Armed Services. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2009 

Mr. LEVIN, 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, 2009, through September 30, 2009; October 1, 

9 2009, through September 30, 2010; and October 1, 2010, 

10 through February 28, 2011, in its discretion— 


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1 (1) to make expenditures from the contingent 

2 fund of the Senate; 

3 (2) to employ personnel; and 

4 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

5 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

6 on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs7 able or nonreimbursable basis the services of per8 sonnel of any such department or agency. 

9 SEC. 2. (a) For the period March 1, 2009, through 

10 September 30, 2009, expenses of the committee under this 

11 resolution shall not exceed $4,639,258, of which amount— 

12 (1) not to exceed $75,000 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, as amended); and 

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

18 the training of the professional staff of such com19 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

20 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

21 (b) For the period October 1, 2009, through Sep22 tember 30, 2010, expenses of the committee under this 

23 resolution shall not exceed $8,158,696, of which amount— 

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

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1 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec2 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

3 1946, as amended); and 

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

5 the training of the professional staff of such com6 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

7 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

8 (c) For the period October 1, 2010, through Feb9 ruary 28, 2011, expenses of the committee under this res10 olution shall not exceed $3,475,330, of which amount— 

11 (1) not to exceed $50,000 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, as amended); and 

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

17 the training of the professional staff of such com18 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

19 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946). 

20 SEC. 3. Expenses of the committee under this resolu21 tion shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate 

22 upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the com23 mittee, except that vouchers shall not be required— 

24 (1) for the disbursement of salaries of employ25 ees paid at an annual rate; 


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1 (2) for the payment of telecommunications pro2 vided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 

3 Doorkeeper, United States Senate; 

4 (3) for the payment of stationery supplies pur5 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery, United 

6 States Senate; 

7 (4) for payments to the Postmaster, United 

8 States Senate; 

9 (5) for the payment of metered charges on 

10 copying equipment provided by the Office of the Ser11 geant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United States Sen12 ate; 

13 (6) for the payment of Senate Recording and 

14 Photographic Services; or 

15 (7) for payment of franked and mass mail costs 

16 by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, United 

17 States Senate. 

18 SEC. 4. There are authorized such sums as may be 

19 necessary for agency contributions related to the com20 pensation of employees of the committee from March 1, 

21 2009, through September 30, 2009; October 1, 2009, 

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

23 through February 28, 2011, to be paid from the ApproVerDate Nov 24 2008 02:34 Feb 13, 2009 Jkt 079200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR44.IS SR44

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1 priations account for ‘‘Expenses of Inquiries and Inves2 tigations’’. 

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