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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION S. RES. 73
5	5	Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
6	6	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7	7	FEBRUARY11, 2025
8	8	Mr. C
9	9	OTTON, from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the fol-
10	10	lowing original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
11	11	and Administration
12	12	RESOLUTION
13	13	Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on
14	14	Intelligence.
15	15	Resolved, 1
16	16	SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 2
17	17	In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 3
18	18	under Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress), agreed to 4
19	19	May 19, 1976, in accordance with its jurisdiction under 5
20	20	sections 3(a) and 17 of such Senate Resolution, including 6
21	21	holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making in-7
22	22	vestigations as authorized by section 5 of such Senate Res-8
23	23	olution, the Select Committee on Intelligence (in this reso-9
24	24	lution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 10
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27	27	•SRES 73 IS
28	28	March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, in its discre-1
29	29	tion, to— 2
30	30	(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 3
31	31	of the Senate; 4
32	32	(2) employ personnel; and 5
33	33	(3) with the prior consent of the Government 6
34	34	department or agency concerned and the Committee 7
35	35	on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 8
36	36	or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 9
37	37	any such department or agency. 10
38	38	SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 11
39	39	(a) E
40	40	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 12
41	41	2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 13
42	42	March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 14
43	43	resolution shall not exceed $5,261,497, of which amount 15
44	44	not to exceed $10,208 may be expended for the procure-16
45	45	ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza-17
46	46	tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis-18
47	47	lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 19
48	48	(b) E
49	49	XPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 20
50	50	The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 21
51	51	2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 22
52	52	shall not exceed $9,019,709, of which amount not to ex-23
53	53	ceed $17,500 may be expended for the procurement of the 24
54	54	services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof 25
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58	58	(as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorga-1
59	59	nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 2
60	60	(c) E
61	61	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 3
62	62	2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-4
63	63	tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-5
64	64	olution shall not exceed $3,758,212, of which amount not 6
65	65	to exceed $7,292 may be expended for the procurement 7
66	66	of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 8
67	67	thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 9
68	68	Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 10
69	69	SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 11
70	70	(a) E
71	71	XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 12
72	72	(1) I
73	73	N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-13
74	74	graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-14
75	75	olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 15
76	76	Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 16
77	77	the committee. 17
78	78	(2) V
79	79	OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 18
80	80	not be required for— 19
81	81	(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-20
82	82	ees paid at an annual rate; 21
83	83	(B) the payment of telecommunications 22
84	84	provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 23
85	85	and Doorkeeper; 24
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89	89	(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-1
90	90	chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 2
91	91	(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 3
92	92	Senate; 4
93	93	(E) the payment of metered charges on 5
94	94	copying equipment provided by the Office of the 6
95	95	Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 7
96	96	(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 8
97	97	Photographic Services; or 9
98	98	(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 10
99	99	costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 11
100	100	(b) A
101	101	GENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 12
102	102	to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 13
103	103	of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 14
104	104	as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 15
105	105	the compensation of employees of the committee— 16
106	106	(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-17
107	107	tember 30, 2025; 18
108	108	(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 19
109	109	September 30, 2026; and 20
110	110	(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 21
111	111	February 28, 2027. 22
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