A resolution authorizing the use of funds from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for security enhancements and services provided to Senators.
This Senate resolution authorizes Senators to use funds from the Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account (SOPOEA) to pay for necessary security enhancements and services. It revamps a provision from Senate Resolution 294 (1980) by adding a new section that explicitly allows SOPOEA funds to cover security-related improvements and services, as authorized under the older act referenced in the resolution. The resolution directs the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration to issue regulations implementing this authority and makes the amendments applicable to expenses incurred after the resolution’s adoption. In short, it formalizes and broadens the use of official funds for security measures for Senators, subject to future Rules and Administration regulations.
Key Points
- 1Creates a new Sec. 4 in the existing Senate Resolution 294 framework, permitting Senators to use SOPOEA funds for security enhancements and services.
- 2The security authority references the fifth paragraph under the “Senate” heading within the “Under Legislative” section of the February 11, 1902 Act (2 U.S.C. 6505).
- 3The Committee on Rules and Administration is empowered to promulgate regulations implementing this new authority.
- 4Applies to expenses incurred on or after the date of adoption of the resolution, even though it amends a 1980 resolution’s provisions.
- 5This is a funding-usage clarification, not a new appropriation; it allows use of existing official funds for security-related needs, within the scope defined by the implementing regulations.