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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress.

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What This Bill Does

This resolution provides funding for the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party for the 118th Congress. The resolution sets the total budget amount and divides it between two yearly periods.

Who It Affects

The Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party and its staff members are directly affected by this bill.

Key Provisions

- The Committee receives a total budget not to exceed $8,892,625 for the entire 118th Congress, including all staff salaries and expenses. (Sec. 1) - Not more than $4,470,816 of the total budget is available for expenses between January 3, 2023 and January 3, 2024. (Sec. 2) - Not more than $4,421,809 of the total budget is available for expenses between January 3, 2024 and January 3, 2025. (Sec. 2) - Payments must be made on vouchers (payment documents) that the Committee authorizes, the Committee Chairman signs, and the House Administration Committee approves in the manner it directs. (Sec. 3) - Money provided must be spent according to rules set by the Committee on House Administration. (Sec. 4)

What Changes

If this resolution passes, the Select Committee gains a defined budget to pay staff salaries and cover operating expenses for two specific time periods during the 118th Congress.

Important Definitions

None defined in bill text.

IV 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 168 Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2023 Mr. GALLAGHER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Providing amounts for the expenses of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party in the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. AMOUNTS FOR COMMITTEE EXPENSES. 2 For the expenses of the Select Committee on the 3 Strategic Competition Between the United States and the 4 Chinese Communist Party (hereafter in this resolution re- 5 ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), including the expenses of 6 all staff salaries, there shall be paid, out of the applicable 7 accounts of the House of Representatives for committee 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Feb 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR168.IH HR168 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 168 IH salaries and expenses, not more than $8,892,625 for the 1 One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 2 SEC. 2. SESSION LIMITATIONS. 3 Of the amount specified in section 1— 4 (1) not more than $4,470,816 shall be available 5 for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 6 noon on January 3, 2023, and ending immediately 7 before noon on January 3, 2024; and 8 (2) not more than $4,421,809 shall be available 9 for expenses incurred during the period beginning at 10 noon on January 3, 2024, and ending immediately 11 before noon on January 3, 2025. 12 SEC. 3. VOUCHERS. 13 Payments under this resolution shall be made on 14 vouchers authorized by the Committee, signed by the 15 Chairman of the Committee, and approved in the manner 16 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 17 SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 18 Amounts made available under this resolution shall 19 be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 20 the Committee on House Administration. 21 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Feb 28, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR168.IH HR168 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with BILLS

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