S.Res. 60 — An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.

This section authorizes the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate, (2) employ personnel, and (3) use, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, services of personnel from government departments or agencies (with prior consent of the relevant agency and the Committee on Rules and Administration), from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2027.

This section authorizes expenses for the committee under this resolution for three periods: (1) $1,858,378 for March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025; (2) $3,185,791 for October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026; and (3) $1,327,413 for October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. For each period, not more than $50,000 may be expended for consultants (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946) and not more than $20,000 for professional staff training (under procedures specified in section 202(j) of that Act).

This section establishes procedures for paying expenses of the committee from the Senate contingent fund upon vouchers approved by the committee chair, except that vouchers are not required for routine items such as employee salaries paid at an annual rate, telecommunications services, stationery supplies, postal services, metered copying charges, Senate recording and photographic services, and franked mail costs. It also authorizes agency contributions (i.e., the Senate's share of employee retirement, health, and life insurance benefits) related to committee staff compensation from the Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations account for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025; October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026; and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027.