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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 86

Relating to jurisdiction and authority of the Committee on Indian Affairs.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 1 (legislative day, MARCH 3), 1993

Mr. INOUYE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the

Committee on Rules and Administration

RESOLUTION

Relating to jurisdiction and authority of the Committee on

Indian Affairs.

1 Resolved,

2 SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.

3 Section 105 of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to Feb4 ruary 4, 1977 (95th Congress), is amended to read as

5 follows:

6 ‘‘COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

7 ‘‘SEC. 105. (a)(1) There is established a Committee

8 on Indian Affairs (hereafter in this section referred to as

9 the ‘committee’) which shall consist of 18 members, 10

10 to be appointed by the President of the Senate, upon the

11 recommendation of the majority leader, from among mem-
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1 bers of the majority party and 8 to be appointed by the

2 President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the

3 minority leader, from among the members of the minority

4 party. The committee shall select a chairman and vice

5 chairman from among its members.

6 ‘‘(2) A majority of the members of the committee

7 shall constitute a quorum thereof for the transaction of

8 business, except that the committee may fix a lesser num9 ber as a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony. The

10 committee shall adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent

11 with this section and the rules of the Senate governing

12 standing committees of the Senate.

13 ‘‘(3) Vacancies in the membership of the committee

14 shall not affect the authority of the remaining members

15 to execute the functions of the committee.

16 ‘‘(4) For purposes of paragraph (4) of rule XXV of

17 the Standing Rules of the Senate, service of a Senator

18 as a member or chairman of the committee shall not be

19 taken into account.

20 ‘‘(b)(1) All proposed legislation, messages, petitions,

21 memorials, and other matters relating to Native American

22 affairs shall be referred to the committee.

23 ‘‘(2) It shall be the duty of the committee to conduct

24 a study of any and all matters pertaining to problems and

25 opportunities of Native Americans, including but not lim-
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1 ited to, Indian land management and trust responsibilities,

2 Indian education, health, special services, and loan pro3 grams, and claims against the United States.

4 ‘‘(3) The committee shall from time to time report

5 to the Senate, by bill or otherwise, on matters within its

6 jurisdiction.

7 ‘‘(c)(1) For the purposes of this section, the commit8 tee is authorized, in its discretion—

9 ‘‘(A) to make investigations into any matter

10 within its jurisdiction;

11 ‘‘(B) to make expenditures from the contingent

12 fund of the Senate;

13 ‘‘(C) to employ personnel;

14 ‘‘(D) to hold hearings;

15 ‘‘(E) to sit and act at any time or place during

16 the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the

17 Senate;

18 ‘‘(F) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the

19 attendance of witnesses and the production of cor20 respondence, books, papers, and documents;

21 ‘‘(G) to take depositions and other testimony;

22 ‘‘(H) to procure the services of individual con23 sultants or organizations thereof, in accordance with

24 the provisions of section 202(i) of the Legislative

25 Reorganization Act of 1946; and
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1 ‘‘(I) with the prior consent of the Government

2 department or agency concerned and the Committee

3 on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimburs4 able basis the services of personnel of any such de5 partment or agency.

6 ‘‘(2) The chairman of the committee or any member

7 thereof may administer oaths to witnesses.

8 ‘‘(3) Subpoenas authorized by the committee may be

9 issued over the signature of the chairman, or any member

10 of the committee designated by the chairman, and may

11 be served by any person designated by the chairman or

12 any member signing the subpoena.’’.

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