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

2 U.S.C. § 6599

Use by Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate of individual consultants or organizations, and department and agency personnel

For each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year which ends ), the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate is hereby authorized to expend from the account for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, within the contingent fund of the Senate, an amount not to exceed $300,000:
(1)
section 6101 of title 41 the procurement of the services, on a temporary basis, of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, with the prior consent of the Committee on Rules and Administration; such services may be procured by contract with the providers acting as independent contractors, or in the case of individuals, by employment at daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate; and any such contract shall not be subject to the provisions of or any other provision of law requiring advertising; and
(2)
with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable basis (with reimbursement payable at the end of each calendar quarter for services rendered during such quarter) of the services of personnel of any such department or agency.
Payments made under this section shall be made upon vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

Pub. L. 97–51, § 11795 Stat. 964Pub. L. 97–257, title I, § 10396 Stat. 849Pub. L. 98–367, title I, § 798 Stat. 475Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 7102 Stat. 2162(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 61f–8 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

section 6101 of title 41section 5 of title 41Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c)124 Stat. 3854In par. (1), “” substituted for “, United States Code,” on authority of , , , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Amendments

Pub. L. 100–4581988— substituted “from the account for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, within the contingent fund of the Senate, an amount not to exceed $300,000:” for “from the contingent fund of the Senate an amount not to exceed $210,000 for:”.

Pub. L. 98–3671984— substituted “$210,000” for “$60,000”.

Pub. L. 97–257section 5 of title 411982—Par. (1). substituted “the procurement of the services, on a temporary basis, of individual consultants, or organizations thereof, with the prior consent of the Committee on Rules and Administration; such services may be procured by contract with the providers acting as independent contractors, or in the case of individuals, by employment at daily rates of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate; and any such contract shall not be subject to the provisions of or any other provision of law requiring advertising; and” for “the procurement of individual consultants, on a temporary or intermittent basis, at a daily rate of compensation not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the highest gross rate of annual compensation which may be paid to employees of a standing committee of the Senate with the prior consent of the Committee on Rules and Administration; and”.