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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 73
Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY11, 2025
Mr. C
OTTON, from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the fol-
lowing original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
and Administration
RESOLUTION
Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on
Intelligence.
Resolved, 1
SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 2
In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 3
under Senate Resolution 400 (94th Congress), agreed to 4
May 19, 1976, in accordance with its jurisdiction under 5
sections 3(a) and 17 of such Senate Resolution, including 6
holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making in-7
vestigations as authorized by section 5 of such Senate Res-8
olution, the Select Committee on Intelligence (in this reso-9
lution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 10
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March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, in its discre-1
tion, to— 2
(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 3
of the Senate; 4
(2) employ personnel; and 5
(3) with the prior consent of the Government 6
department or agency concerned and the Committee 7
on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 8
or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 9
any such department or agency. 10
SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 11
(a) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 12
2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 13
March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 14
resolution shall not exceed $5,261,497, of which amount 15
not to exceed $10,208 may be expended for the procure-16
ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza-17
tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis-18
lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 19
(b) E
XPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 20
The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 21
2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 22
shall not exceed $9,019,709, of which amount not to ex-23
ceed $17,500 may be expended for the procurement of the 24
services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof 25
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(as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorga-1
nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 2
(c) E
XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 3
2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-4
tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-5
olution shall not exceed $3,758,212, of which amount not 6
to exceed $7,292 may be expended for the procurement 7
of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 8
thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 9
Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 10
SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 11
(a) E
XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 12
(1) I
N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-13
graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-14
olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 15
Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 16
the committee. 17
(2) V
OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 18
not be required for— 19
(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-20
ees paid at an annual rate; 21
(B) the payment of telecommunications 22
provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 23
and Doorkeeper; 24
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(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-1
chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 2
(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 3
Senate; 4
(E) the payment of metered charges on 5
copying equipment provided by the Office of the 6
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 7
(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 8
Photographic Services; or 9
(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 10
costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 11
(b) A
GENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 12
to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 13
of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 14
as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 15
the compensation of employees of the committee— 16
(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-17
tember 30, 2025; 18
(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 19
September 30, 2026; and 20
(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 21
February 28, 2027. 22
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