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4	4	STSESSION S. RES. 78
5	5	Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
6	6	IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
7	7	FEBRUARY13, 2025
8	8	Mr. G
9	9	RAHAM, from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following origi-
10	10	nal resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Admin-
11	11	istration
12	12	RESOLUTION
13	13	Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.
14	14	Resolved, 1
15	15	SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 2
16	16	In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 3
17	17	under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance 4
18	18	with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules 5
19	19	of the Senate, including holding hearings, reporting such 6
20	20	hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 7
21	21	paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 8
22	22	of the Senate, the Committee on the Budget (in this reso-9
23	23	lution referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 10
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26	26	•SRES 78 IS
27	27	March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027, in its discre-1
28	28	tion, to— 2
29	29	(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 3
30	30	of the Senate; 4
31	31	(2) employ personnel; and 5
32	32	(3) with the prior consent of the Government 6
33	33	department or agency concerned and the Committee 7
34	34	on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 8
35	35	or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 9
36	36	any such department or agency. 10
37	37	SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 11
38	38	(a) E
39	39	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGSEPTEMBER30, 12
40	40	2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period 13
41	41	March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, under this 14
42	42	resolution shall not exceed $4,630,478, of which amount— 15
43	43	(1) not to exceed $23,333 may be expended for 16
44	44	the procurement of the services of individual consult-17
45	45	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-18
46	46	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 19
47	47	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 20
48	48	(2) not to exceed $17,500 may be expended for 21
49	49	the training of the professional staff of the com-22
50	50	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 23
51	51	of that Act). 24
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55	55	(b) EXPENSES FORFISCALYEAR2026 PERIOD.— 1
56	56	The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 2
57	57	2025, through September 30, 2026, under this resolution 3
58	58	shall not exceed $7,937,962, of which amount— 4
59	59	(1) not to exceed $40,000 may be expended for 5
60	60	the procurement of the services of individual consult-6
61	61	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-7
62	62	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 8
63	63	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 9
64	64	(2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for 10
65	65	the training of the professional staff of the com-11
66	66	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 12
67	67	of that Act). 13
68	68	(c) E
69	69	XPENSES FORPERIODENDINGFEBRUARY28, 14
70	70	2027.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc-15
71	71	tober 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, under this res-16
72	72	olution shall not exceed $3,307,484, of which amount— 17
73	73	(1) not to exceed $16,667 may be expended for 18
74	74	the procurement of the services of individual consult-19
75	75	ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec-20
76	76	tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 21
77	77	1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 22
78	78	(2) not to exceed $12,500 may be expended for 23
79	79	the training of the professional staff of the com-24
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82	82	•SRES 78 IS
83	83	mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 1
84	84	of that Act). 2
85	85	SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 3
86	86	(a) E
87	87	XPENSES OF THECOMMITTEE.— 4
88	88	(1) I
89	89	N GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-5
90	90	graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res-6
91	91	olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 7
92	92	Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 8
93	93	the committee. 9
94	94	(2) V
95	95	OUCHERS NOT REQUIRED .—Vouchers shall 10
96	96	not be required for— 11
97	97	(A) the disbursement of salaries of employ-12
98	98	ees paid at an annual rate; 13
99	99	(B) the payment of telecommunications 14
100	100	provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 15
101	101	and Doorkeeper; 16
102	102	(C) the payment of stationery supplies pur-17
103	103	chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 18
104	104	(D) payments to the Postmaster of the 19
105	105	Senate; 20
106	106	(E) the payment of metered charges on 21
107	107	copying equipment provided by the Office of the 22
108	108	Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 23
109	109	(F) the payment of Senate Recording and 24
110	110	Photographic Services; or 25
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114	114	(G) the payment of franked and mass mail 1
115	115	costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 2
116	116	(b) A
117	117	GENCYCONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 3
118	118	to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 4
119	119	of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 5
120	120	as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 6
121	121	the compensation of employees of the committee— 7
122	122	(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through Sep-8
123	123	tember 30, 2025; 9
124	124	(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through 10
125	125	September 30, 2026; and 11
126	126	(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through 12
127	127	February 28, 2027. 13
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