Pub. L. 119-37, div. C, tit. II (as amended)

212.(a)For an additional amount for “SENATE—Contingent Expenses of the Senate—senators’ official personnel and office expense account”, $75,000,000, which shall be allocated to each personal office in an equal amount, for payments for security enhancements and services under section 4 of Senate Resolution 294 (96th Congress), agreed to April 29, 1980, as amended by S. Res. 413 (119th Congress), agreed to September 18, 2025: Provided, That unobligated balances of funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection at the end of fiscal year 2026 not needed for fiscal year 2026 shall be transferred to “SENATE—Contingent Expenses of the Senate—miscellaneous items”, and shall remain available until expended, for the purposes of such account, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further, That such transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That amounts transferred pursuant to this subsection may not be obligated without the prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.(b)For an additional amount for “SENATE—Contingent Expenses of the Senate—sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate”, $18,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,000,000 shall be for coordination and support of Member security programs, $10,000,000 shall be for security-related activities for State offices, and $3,500,000 shall be for the residential security system program: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to “SENATE—Salaries, Officers and Employees—office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper” and “SENATE—Contingent Expenses of the Senate—sergeant at arms business continuity and disaster recovery fund”: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That of the amounts made available pursuant to this subsection, such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly, through reimbursement, or through the transfer authority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.(c)For an additional amount for “SENATE—Contingent Expenses of the Senate—miscellaneous items”, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for security, continuity and other purposes: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection may not be obligated without the prior approval of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.(d)None of the funds provided under the heading “SENATE” in this or any prior Act that are used to provide personal protective services to a Senator shall result in the designation or deputization of individuals as agents of the Federal government.