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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 48 

Authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2021 

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 S. Res. 445 (108th Congress), agreed 

7 to October 9, 2004, including holding hearings, reporting 

8 such hearings, and making investigations as authorized by 

9 paragraphs 1 and 8 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules 

10 of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security and 


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1 Governmental Affairs (in this resolution referred to as the 

2 ‘‘committee’’) is authorized from March 1, 2021 through 

3 February 28, 2023, in its discretion, 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 2021.—The expenses of the committee for the period 

15 March 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 under this 

16 resolution shall not exceed $6,430,401, of which amount— 

17 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for 

18 the procurement of the services of individual consult19 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec20 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

21 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

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

23 the training of the professional staff of the com24 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

25 of that Act). 


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1 (b) EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 PERIOD.— 

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

3 2021 through September 30, 2022 under this resolution 

4 shall not exceed $11,023,545, of which amount— 

5 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for 

6 the procurement of the services of individual consult7 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec8 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

9 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i))); and 

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

11 the training of the professional staff of the com12 mittee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) 

13 of that Act). 

14 (c) EXPENSES FOR PERIOD ENDING FEBRUARY 28, 

15 2023.—The expenses of the committee for the period Oc16 tober 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023 under this reso17 lution shall not exceed $4,593,144, of which amount— 

18 (1) not to exceed $75,000 may be expended for 

19 the procurement of the services of individual consult20 ants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by sec21 tion 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

22 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 SEC. 3. EXPENSES AND AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS. 

4 (a) EXPENSES OF THE COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), expenses of the committee under this res7 olution shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 

8 Senate upon vouchers approved by the chairman of 

9 the committee. 

10 (2) VOUCHERS NOT REQUIRED.—Vouchers shall 

11 not be required for— 

12 (A) the disbursement of salaries of employ13 ees paid at an annual rate; 

14 (B) the payment of telecommunications 

15 provided by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms 

16 and Doorkeeper; 

17 (C) the payment of stationery supplies pur18 chased through the Keeper of the Stationery; 

19 (D) payments to the Postmaster of the 

20 Senate; 

21 (E) the payment of metered charges on 

22 copying equipment provided by the Office of the 

23 Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper; 

24 (F) the payment of Senate Recording and 

25 Photographic Services; or 


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1 (G) the payment of franked and mass mail 

2 costs by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. 

3 (b) AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS.—There are authorized 

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

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

6 as may be necessary for agency contributions related to 

7 the compensation of employees of the committee— 

8 (1) for the period March 1, 2021 through Sep9 tember 30, 2021; 

10 (2) for the period October 1, 2021 through Sep11 tember 30, 2022; and 

12 (3) for the period October 1, 2022 through 

13 February 28, 2023. 

14 SEC. 4. INVESTIGATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The committee, or any duly au16 thorized subcommittee of the committee, is authorized to 

17 study or investigate— 

18 (1) the efficiency and economy of operations of 

19 all branches of the Government including the pos20 sible existence of fraud, misfeasance, malfeasance, 

21 collusion, mismanagement, incompetence, corruption, 

22 or unethical practices, waste, extravagance, conflicts 

23 of interest, and the improper expenditure of Govern24 ment funds in transactions, contracts, and activities 

25 of the Government or of Government officials and 


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1 employees and any and all such improper practices 

2 between Government personnel and corporations, in3 dividuals, companies, or persons affiliated therewith, 

4 doing business with the Government, and the com5 pliance or noncompliance of such corporations, com6 panies, or individuals or other entities with the rules, 

7 regulations, and laws governing the various govern8 mental agencies and its relationships with the public; 

9 (2) the extent to which criminal or other im10 proper practices or activities are, or have been, en11 gaged in the field of labor-management relations or 

12 in groups or organizations of employees or employ13 ers, to the detriment of interests of the public, em14 ployers, or employees, and to determine whether any 

15 changes are required in the laws of the United 

16 States in order to protect such interests against the 

17 occurrence of such practices or activities; 

18 (3) organized criminal activity which may oper19 ate in or otherwise utilize the facilities of interstate 

20 or international commerce in furtherance of any 

21 transactions and the manner and extent to which, 

22 and the identity of the persons, firms, or corpora23 tions, or other entities by whom such utilization is 

24 being made, and further, to study and investigate 

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1 sons engaged in organized criminal activity have in2 filtrated lawful business enterprise, and to study the 

3 adequacy of Federal laws to prevent the operations 

4 of organized crime in interstate or international 

5 commerce, and to determine whether any changes 

6 are required in the laws of the United States in 

7 order to protect the public against such practices or 

8 activities; 

9 (4) all other aspects of crime and lawlessness 

10 within the United States which have an impact upon 

11 or affect the national health, welfare, and safety, in12 cluding but not limited to investment fraud schemes, 

13 commodity and security fraud, computer fraud, and 

14 the use of offshore banking and corporate facilities 

15 to carry out criminal objectives; 

16 (5) the efficiency and economy of operations of 

17 all branches and functions of the Government with 

18 particular reference to— 

19 (A) the effectiveness of present national se20 curity methods, staffing, and processes as test21 ed against the requirements imposed by the 

22 rapidly mounting complexity of national secu23 rity problems; 

24 (B) the capacity of present national secu25 rity staffing, methods, and processes to make 


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1 full use of the Nation’s resources of knowledge 

2 and talents; 

3 (C) the adequacy of present intergovern4 mental relations between the United States and 

5 international organizations principally con6 cerned with national security of which the 

7 United States is a member; and 

8 (D) legislative and other proposals to im9 prove these methods, processes, and relation10 ships; 

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

12 all agencies and departments of the Government in13 volved in the control and management of energy 

14 shortages including, but not limited to, their per15 formance with respect to— 

16 (A) the collection and dissemination of ac17 curate statistics on fuel demand and supply; 

18 (B) the implementation of effective energy 

19 conservation measures; 

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

21 (D) coordination of energy programs with 

22 State and local government; 

23 (E) control of exports of scarce fuels; 

24 (F) the management of tax, import, pric25 ing, and other policies affecting energy supplies; 


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1 (G) maintenance of the independent sector 

2 of the petroleum industry as a strong competi3 tive force; 

4 (H) the allocation of fuels in short supply 

5 by public and private entities; 

6 (I) the management of energy supplies 

7 owned or controlled by the Government; 

8 (J) relations with other oil producing and 

9 consuming countries; 

10 (K) the monitoring of compliance by gov11 ernments, corporations, or individuals with the 

12 laws and regulations governing the allocation, 

13 conservation, or pricing of energy supplies; and 

14 (L) research into the discovery and devel15 opment of alternative energy supplies; and 

16 (7) the efficiency and economy of all branches 

17 and functions of Government with particular ref18 erences to the operations and management of Fed19 eral regulatory policies and programs. 

20 (b) EXTENT OF INQUIRIES.—In carrying out the du21 ties provided in subsection (a), the inquiries of this com22 mittee or any subcommittee of the committee shall not be 

23 construed to be limited to the records, functions, and oper24 ations of any particular branch of the Government and 


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

2 corporation, or other entity. 

3 (c) SPECIAL COMMITTEE AUTHORITY.—For the pur4 poses of this section, the committee, or any duly author5 ized subcommittee of the committee, or its chairman, or 

6 any other member of the committee or subcommittee des7 ignated by the chairman is authorized, in its, his, her, or 

8 their discretion— 

9 (1) to require by subpoena or otherwise the at10 tendance of witnesses and production of correspond11 ence, books, papers, and documents; 

12 (2) to hold hearings; 

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

14 the sessions, recess, and adjournment periods of the 

15 Senate; 

16 (4) to administer oaths; and 

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

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

19 Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on In20 vestigations, by deposition in accordance with the 

21 Committee Rules of Procedure. 

22 (d) AUTHORITY OF OTHER COMMITTEES.—Nothing 

23 contained in this section shall affect or impair the exercise 

24 of any other standing committee of the Senate of any 

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


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1 conferred or imposed upon it by the Standing Rules of 

2 the Senate or by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 

3 1946. 

4 (e) SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.—All subpoenas and re5 lated legal processes of the committee and any duly au6 thorized subcommittee of the committee authorized under 

7 S. Res. 70 (116th Congress), agreed to February 27, 

8 2019, are authorized to continue. 

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