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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 55 

Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on Intelligence. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 29, 2015 

Mr. BURR, from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the following 

original resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 

Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Select Committee on 

Intelligence. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

3 In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 

4 under S. Res. 400, agreed to May 19, 1976 (94th Con5 gress), as amended by S. Res. 445, agreed to October 9, 

6 2004 (108th Congress), in accordance with its jurisdiction 

7 under sections 3(a) and 17 of such S. Res. 400, including 

8 holding hearings, reporting such hearings, and making in9 vestigations as authorized by section 5 of such S. Res. 

10 400, the Select Committee on Intelligence (in this resolumstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 tion referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from 

2 March 1, 2015, through February 28, 2017, in its discre3 tion, to— 

4 (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 

5 of the Senate; 

6 (2) employ personnel; and 

7 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

8 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

9 on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 

10 or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 

11 any such department or agency. 

12 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 

13 (a) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

14 2015.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

15 March 1, 2015, through September 30, 2015, under this 

16 resolution shall not exceed $3,217,448, of which amount 

17 not to exceed $10,000 may be expended for the procure18 ment of the services of individual consultants, or organiza19 tions thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legis20 lative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 

21 (b) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016 PERIOD.— 

22 The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 

23 2015, through September 30, 2016, under this section 

24 shall not exceed $5,515,626, of which amount not to ex25 ceed $17,144 may be expended for the procurement of the 

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1 services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof 

2 (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorga3 nization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 

4 (c) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 

5 2017.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc6 tober 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, under this res7 olution shall not exceed $2,298,177, of which amount not 

8 to exceed $7,143 may be expended for the procurement 

9 of the services of individual consultants, or organizations 

10 thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative 

11 Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))). 

12 SEC. 3. REPORTING LEGISLATION. 

13 The committee shall report its findings, together with 

14 such recommendations for legislation as it deems advis15 able, to the Senate at the earliest practicable date, but 

16 not later than February 28, 2017. 

17 SEC. 4. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 

18 (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res21 olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 

22 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 

23 the committee. 

24 (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall 

25 not be required for— 

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1 (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ2 ees paid at an annual rate; 

3 (B) the payment of telecommunications 

4 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

5 and Doorkeeper; 

6 (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur7 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

8 (D) payments to the Postmaster of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (E) the payment of metered charges on 

11 copying equipment provided by the Office of the 

12 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 

13 (F) the payment of Senate Recording and 

14 Photographic Services; or 

15 (G) the payment of franked and mass mail 

16 costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 

17 (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 

18 to be paid from the appropriations account for ‘‘Expenses 

19 of Inquiries and Investigations’’ of the Senate such sums 

20 as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 

21 the compensation of employees of the committee— 

22 (1) for the period March 1, 2015, through Sep23 tember 30, 2015; 

24 (2) for the period October 1, 2015, through 

25 September 30, 2016; and 

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1 (3) for the period October 1, 2016, through 

2 February 28, 2017. 

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