US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 4336

Discretionary authority of Senate Committee on Appropriations

(a)

In general

The Committee on Appropriations is authorized in its discretion—
(1)
to hold hearings, report such hearings, and make investigations as authorized by paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate;
(2)
to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate;
(3)
to employ personnel;
(4)
with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration to use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, the services of personnel of any such department or agency;
(5)
section 4301(i) of this title to procure the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by and Senate Resolution 140, agreed to , except that any approval (and related reporting requirement) shall not apply); and
(6)
section 4301(j) of this title to provide for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by ).
(b)

Omitted

(c)

Effective date

This section shall be effective on and after , or the date of enactment of this Act [], whichever is later.

Pub. L. 105–275, title I, § 10112 Stat. 2435Pub. L. 109–55, title I, § 6119 Stat. 568(, , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Senate Resolution 140, agreed to , referred to in subsec. (a)(5), is Senate Resolution 140, 94th Congress, which is not classified to the Code.

Codification

section 72d of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

section 10 of Pub. L. 105–275section 10 of Pub. L. 105–275Section is comprised of . Subsec. (b) of amended section 4 of Senate Resolution 54, 105th Congress, which is not classified to the Code.

Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999.

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–552005—Subsec. (a)(5). inserted “, except that any approval (and related reporting requirement) shall not apply” after “”.