; funding (a) Staff (1) Use of existing staff To the greatest extent practicable, the Joint Select Committee shall utilize the services of staff of employing offices of the Senate and House of Representatives. (2) Authority to appoint staff (A) In general Each of the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee may appoint, prescribe the duties and responsibilities of, and fix the pay of such staff as the co-chair considers appropriate to assist the Joint Select Committee in carrying out its duties, so long as the number of staff appointed by one of the co-chairs does not exceed the number of staff appointed by the other co-chair. (B) Detail of congressional employees Upon the joint request of the co-chairs, the head of an employing office of the House of Representatives or Senate (including a joint committee of the Congress) is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, any of the staff of the office to the Joint Select Committee to assist the Joint Select Committee in carrying out its duties. (3) Experts and consultants Section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4301(i) ) shall apply with respect to the Joint Select Committee in the same manner as such section applies with respect to a standing committee of the Senate, except that any consultant whose services are procured by the Joint Select Committee shall be selected jointly by the co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee. (b) Funding (1) Vouchers Payments for expenses of the Joint Select Committee shall be made using vouchers authorized by the Joint Select Committee, signed by co-chairs of the Joint Select Committee, and approved in a manner directed by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives. (2) Source of Funds There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the operation of the Joint Select Committee, of which— (A) 50 percent shall be derived from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives