Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the Senate Resolution 400, authorizes the Select Committee on Intelligence to make expenditures in carrying out its duties and functions. This includes conducting hearings, making investigations, and hiring personnel. The resolution also outlines specific limits for expenses for different periods and allows the committee to use the Senate's contingent fund for these expenses. Additionally, the resolution allows for agency contributions to cover employee compensation.
Possible Impacts
1. The resolution could affect people who work for the Select Committee on Intelligence, as it authorizes the committee to make expenditures and employ personnel in carrying out its duties. This may lead to job opportunities for individuals looking to work in the intelligence field.
2. The resolution could also affect government departments and agencies, as it allows the committee to use the services of personnel from these entities with their consent. This may lead to collaboration and sharing of resources between the committee and other government bodies.
3. The resolution could also indirectly affect taxpayers, as it authorizes the use of funds from the Senate's contingent fund to cover the committee's expenses. This could potentially impact the overall budget and spending of the government and could have long-term financial implications for taxpayers.
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 73 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 73
Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 11, 2025
Mr. Cotton, from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the
following original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
Rules and Administration
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RESOLUTION
Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions under Senate
Resolution 400 (94th Congress), agreed to May 19, 1976, in accordance
with its jurisdiction under sections 3(a) and 17 of such Senate
Resolution, including holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and
making investigations as authorized by section 5 of such Senate
Resolution, the Select Committee on Intelligence (in this resolution
referred to as the ``committee'') is authorized from March 1, 2025,
through February 28, 2027, in its discretion, to--
(1) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the
Senate;
(2) employ personnel; and
(3) with the prior consent of the Government department or
agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration,
use on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the services of
personnel of any such department or agency.
SEC. 2. EXPENSES.
(a) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2025.--The expenses of
the committee for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025,
under this resolution shall not exceed $5,261,497, of which amount not
to exceed $10,208 may be expended for the procurement of the services
of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
4301(i))).
(b) Expenses for Fiscal Year 2026 Period.--The expenses of the
committee for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026,
under this resolution shall not exceed $9,019,709, of which amount not
to exceed $17,500 may be expended for the procurement of the services
of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by
section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
4301(i))).
(c) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2027.--The expenses of
the committee for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28,
2027, under this resolution shall not exceed $3,758,212, of which
amount not to exceed $7,292 may be expended for the procurement of the
services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as
authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of
1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))).
SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) Expenses of the Committee.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
expenses of the committee under this resolution shall be paid
from the contingent fund of the Senate upon vouchers approved
by the chairman of the committee.
(2) Vouchers not required.--Vouchers shall not be required
for--
(A) the disbursement of salaries of employees paid
at an annual rate;
(B) the payment of telecommunications provided by
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper;
(C) the payment of stationery supplies purchased
through the Keeper of the Stationery;
(D) payments to the Postmaster of the Senate;
(E) the payment of metered charges on copying
equipment provided by the Office of the Sergeant at
Arms and Doorkeeper;
(F) the payment of Senate Recording and
Photographic Services; or
(G) the payment of franked and mass mail costs by
the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper.
(b) Agency Contributions.--There are authorized to be paid from the
appropriations account for ``Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations''
of the Senate such sums as may be necessary for agency contributions
related to the compensation of employees of the committee--
(1) for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30,
2025;
(2) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30,
2026; and
(3) for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28,
2027.
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