Special reserve

(a) Establishment Within the funds in the account Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations, there is authorized to be established a special reserve to be available to any committee funded by this resolution as provided in subsection (b) of which amount— (1) for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7.6 percent of the amount equal to 7⁄12th of the appropriations for the account that are available for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; (2) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7.9 percent of the appropriations for the account that are available for that period; and (3) for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 6.9 percent of the amount equal to 5⁄12th of the appropriations for the account that are available for the period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. (b) Availability The special reserve authorized in subsection (a) shall be available to any committee— (1) on the basis of special need to meet unpaid obligations incurred by that committee during the periods referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a); and (2) at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member of that committee subject to the approval of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.

(a) Establishment Within the funds in the account Expenses of Inquiries and Investigations, there is authorized to be established a special reserve to be available to any committee funded by this resolution as provided in subsection (b) of which amount— (1) for the period March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7.6 percent of the amount equal to 7⁄12th of the appropriations for the account that are available for the period October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025; (2) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 7.9 percent of the appropriations for the account that are available for that period; and (3) for the period October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027, an amount shall be available, not to exceed 6.9 percent of the amount equal to 5⁄12th of the appropriations for the account that are available for the period October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027. (b) Availability The special reserve authorized in subsection (a) shall be available to any committee— (1) on the basis of special need to meet unpaid obligations incurred by that committee during the periods referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a); and (2) at the request of a Chairman and Ranking Member of that committee subject to the approval of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Rules and Administration.