Administration and oversight

(a) Regulations and guidance The covered committees shall jointly— (1) prescribe regulations to oversee the Challenge, including— (A) testing protocols; (B) mechanisms to report any information needed for recognition under section 6 to the Member of the House of Representatives who represents the congressional district in which an eligible participant resides and the Senator of the State in which such participant resides; (C) regulations to protect the privacy of eligible participants who participate in the Challenge and address the liability risks of sponsors under section 3(a); and (D) uniform standards for submitting data to the covered committees under section 5; and (2) issue guidance on the use of— (A) a Members’ Representational Allowance by a Member of the House of Representatives under subsection (b); and (B) a Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account by a Senator under subsection (b). (b) Funding sources (1) In general (A) Members’ Representational Allowance A Member of the House of Representatives may use amounts provided under the Members’ Representational Allowance of such Member under section 101 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (2 U.S.C. 5341) to carry out activities related to the Challenge. (B) Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account A Senator may use amounts provided under the Senators’ Official Personnel and Office Expense Account of such Senator under the first section of Public Law 100–137 (2 U.S.C. 6313) to carry out activities related to the Challenge. (2) Alternative funding Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Subcommittees on the Legislative Branch of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall publish a report on the feasibility and desirability of using other funds of the House of Representatives and Senate in covering expenses incurred in carrying out the Challenge.