; and (2) not to exceed $70,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act). (d) Expenses for Period Ending February 28, 2025 The expenses of the committee for the period October 1, 2024, through February 28, 2025, under this section shall not exceed $1,736,317, of which amount— (1) not to exceed $42,000 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4301(i) )); and (2) not to exceed $30,000 may be expended for the training of the professional staff of such committee (under procedures specified by section 202(j) of that Act). 17. Special Committee on Aging (a) General Authority In carrying out its powers, duties, and functions imposed by section 104 of Senate Resolution 4 (95th Congress), agreed to February 4, 1977, and in exercising the authority conferred on it by such section, the Special Committee on Aging is authorized from March 1, 2023, through February 28, 2025, in its discretion, to— (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate; (2) employ personnel; and (3) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable, basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency. (b) Expenses for Period Ending September 30, 2023 The expenses of the committee for the period March 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023, under this section shall not exceed $2,060,695, of which amount— (1) not to exceed $1,500 may be expended for the procurement of the services of individual consultants, or organizations thereof (as authorized by section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4301(i) ))