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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 43 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2023 

Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

Affairs, reported the following original resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Rules and Administration 

RESOLUTION 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

3 In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions 

4 under the Standing Rules of the Senate, in accordance 

5 with its jurisdiction under rule XXV of the Standing Rules 

6 of the Senate and Senate Resolution 445 (108th Con7 gress), agreed to October 9, 2004, including holding hear8 ings, reporting such hearings, and making investigations 

9 as authorized by paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the 

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1 land Security and Governmental Affairs (in this resolution 

2 referred to as the ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from March 

3 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025, in its discretion, 

4 to— 

5 (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund 

6 of the Senate; 

7 (2) employ personnel; and 

8 (3) with the prior consent of the Government 

9 department or agency concerned and the Committee 

10 on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable 

11 or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of 

12 any such department or agency. 

13 SEC. 2. EXPENSES. 

14 (a) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 

15 2023.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

16 March 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023, under this 

17 resolution shall not exceed $7,688,429, of which amount— 

18 (1) not to exceed $400,000 may be expended 

19 for the procurement of the services of individual con20 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

21 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

22 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

23 (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for 

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1 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

2 of that Act). 

3 (b) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 PERIOD.— 

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

5 2023, through September 30, 2024, under this resolution 

6 shall not exceed $13,180,165, of which amount— 

7 (1) not to exceed $400,000 may be expended 

8 for the procurement of the services of individual con9 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

10 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

11 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

12 (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for 

13 the training of the professional staff of the com14 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

15 of that Act). 

16 (c) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 

17 2025.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc18 tober 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025, under this res19 olution shall not exceed $5,491,734, of which amount— 

20 (1) not to exceed $400,000 may be expended 

21 for the procurement of the services of individual con22 sultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by 

23 section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act 

24 of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 


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1 (2) not to exceed $20,000 may be expended for 

2 the training of the professional staff of the com3 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

4 of that Act). 

5 SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 

6 (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res9 olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 

10 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 

11 the committee. 

12 (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall 

13 not be required for— 

14 (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ15 ees paid at an annual rate; 

16 (B) the payment of telecommunications 

17 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

18 and Doorkeeper; 

19 (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur20 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

21 (D) payments to the Postmaster of the 

22 Senate; 

23 (E) the payment of metered charges on 

24 copying equipment provided by the Office of the 

25 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 


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1 (F) the payment of Senate Recording and 

2 Photographic Services; or 

3 (G) the payment of franked and mass mail 

4 costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 

5 (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 

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

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

8 as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 

9 the compensation of employees of the committee— 

10 (1) for the period March 1, 2023, through Sep11 tember 30, 2023; 

12 (2) for the period October 1, 2023, through 

13 September 30, 2024; and 

14 (3) for the period October 1, 2024, through 

15 February 28, 2025. 

16 SEC. 4. INVESTIGATIONS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The committee, or any duly au18 thorized subcommittee of the committee, is authorized to 

19 study or investigate— 

20 (1) the efficiency and economy of operations of 

21 all branches of the Government including the pos22 sible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, 

23 collusion, mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, 

24 or unethical practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts 

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1 ment funds in transactions, contracts, and activities 

2 of the Government or of Government officials and 

3 employees and any and all such improper practices 

4 between Government personnel and corporations, in5 dividuals, companies, or persons affiliated therewith, 

6 doing business with the Government, and the com7 pliance or noncompliance of such corporations, com8 panies, or individuals or other entities with the rules, 

9 regulations, and laws governing the various govern10 mental agencies and its relationships with the public; 

11 (2) the extent to which criminal or other im12 proper practices or activities are, or have been, en13 gaged in the field of labor-management relations or 

14 in groups or organizations of employees or employ15 ers, to the detriment of interests of the public, em16 ployers, or employees, and to determine whether any 

17 changes are required in the laws of the United 

18 States in order to protect such interests against the 

19 occurrence of such practices or activities; 

20 (3) organized criminal activity which may oper21 ate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of interstate 

22 or international commerce in furtherance of any 

23 transactions and the manner and extent to which, 

24 and the identity of the persons, firms, or corpora25 tions, or other entities by whom such utilization is 


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1 being made, and further, to study and investigate 

2 the manner in which and the extent to which per3 sons engaged in organized criminal activity have in4 filtrated lawful business enterprise, and to study the 

5 adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations 

6 of organized crime in interstate or international 

7 commerce, and to determine whether any changes 

8 are required in the laws of the United States in 

9 order to protect the public against such practices or 

10 activities; 

11 (4) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness 

12 within the United States which have an impact upon 

13 or affect the national health, welfare, and safety, in14 cluding but not limited to investment fraud schemes, 

15 commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and 

16 the use of offshore banking and corporate facilities 

17 to carry out criminal objectives; 

18 (5) the efficiency and economy of operations of 

19 all branches and functions of the Government with 

20 particular reference to— 

21 (A) the effectiveness of present national se22 curity methods, staffing, and processes as test23 ed against the requirements imposed by the 

24 rapidly mounting complexity of national secu25 rity problems; 


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1 (B) the capacity of present national secu2 rity staffing, methods, and processes to make 

3 full use of the Nation’s resources of knowledge 

4 and talents; 

5 (C) the adequacy of present intergovern6 mental relations between the United States and 

7 international organizations principally con8 cerned with national security of which the 

9 United States is a member; and 

10 (D) legislative and other proposals to im11 prove these methods, processes, and relation12 ships; 

13 (6) the efficiency, economy, and effectiveness of 

14 all agencies and departments of the Government in15 volved in the control and management of energy 

16 shortages including, but not limited to, their per17 formance with respect to— 

18 (A) the collection and dissemination of ac19 curate statistics on fuel demand and supply; 

20 (B) the implementation of effective energy 

21 conservation measures; 

22 (C) the pricing of energy in all forms; 

23 (D) coordination of energy programs with 

24 State and local government; 

25 (E) control of exports of scarce fuels; 


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1 (F) the management of tax, import, pric2 ing, and other policies affecting energy supplies; 

3 (G) maintenance of the independent sector 

4 of the petroleum industry as a strong competi5 tive force; 

6 (H) the allocation of fuels in short supply 

7 by public and private entities; 

8 (I) the management of energy supplies 

9 owned or controlled by the Government; 

10 (J) relations with other oil producing and 

11 consuming countries; 

12 (K) the monitoring of compliance by gov13 ernments, corporations, or individuals with the 

14 laws and regulations governing the allocation, 

15 conservation, or pricing of energy supplies; and 

16 (L) research into the discovery and devel17 opment of alternative energy supplies; and 

18 (7) the efficiency and economy of all branches 

19 and functions of Government with particular ref20 erences to the operations and management of Fed21 eral regulatory policies and programs. 

22 (b) EXTENT OF INQUIRIES.—In carrying out the du23 ties provided in subsection (a), the inquiries of this com24 mittee or any subcommittee of the committee shall not be 

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1 ations of any particular branch of the Government and 

2 may extend to the records and activities of any persons, 

3 corporation, or other entity. 

4 (c) SPECIAL COMMITTEE AUTHORITY.—For the pur5 poses of this section, the committee, or any duly author6 ized subcommittee of the committee, or its chairman, or 

7 any other member of the committee or subcommittee des8 ignated by the chairman is authorized, in its, his, her, or 

9 their discretion— 

10 (1) to require by subpoena or otherwise the at11 tendance of witnesses and production of correspond12 ence, books, papers, and documents; 

13 (2) to hold hearings; 

14 (3) to sit and act at any time or place during 

15 the sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the 

16 Senate; 

17 (4) to administer oaths; and 

18 (5) to take testimony, either orally or by sworn 

19 statement, or, in the case of staff members of the 

20 Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on In21 vestigations, by deposition in accordance with the 

22 Committee Rules of Procedure. 

23 (d) AUTHORITY OF OTHER COMMITTEES.—Nothing 

24 contained in this section shall affect or impair the exercise 

25 of any other standing committee of the Senate of any 


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1 power, or the discharge by such committee of any duty, 

2 conferred or imposed upon it by the Standing Rules of 

3 the Senate or by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

4 1946. 

5 (e) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—All subpoenas and re6 lated legal processes of the committee and any duly au7 thorized subcommittee of the committee authorized under 

8 Senate Resolution 70 (117th Congress), agreed to Feb9 ruary 24, 2021, are authorized to continue. 

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