Title 2 › CHAPTER 65 — SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE › Part A — Organization and Personnel › § 6599
The Sergeant at Arms may spend up to $300,000 each fiscal year, starting with the year that ends September 30, 1982, from the Senate’s contingent fund account for the Sergeant at Arms. The money can be used to hire temporary consultants or organizations with approval from the Committee on Rules and Administration. These hires can be contracts with independent contractors or daily-pay jobs for individuals, with daily pay no higher than the per-day equivalent of the top annual pay allowed for a Senate standing committee employee. Such contracts do not have to follow federal advertising rules. With approval from the federal department or agency involved and the Committee on Rules and Administration, the Sergeant at Arms may also use personnel from those departments and repay the agency. Reimbursement must be paid at the end of each calendar quarter for services done that quarter. All payments must be made on vouchers approved by the Sergeant at Arms.
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2 U.S.C. § 6599
Title 2, The Congress
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Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110