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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 126

To establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 10, 1993

Mrs. SCHROEDER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to

the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and

Families.

1 Resolved,

2 ESTABLISHMENT

3 SECTION 1. Effective through December 31, 1993,

4 there is hereby established in the House of Representa5 tives a select committee to be known as the Select Com6 mittee on Children, Youth, and Families (hereinafter in

7 this resolution referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’).

8 FUNCTIONS

9 SEC. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legis10 lative jurisdiction. The select committee shall have author11 ity—
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1 (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive

2 study and review of the problems of children, youth,

3 and families, including but not limited to income

4 maintenance, health (including medical and child de5 velopment research), nutrition, education, welfare,

6 employment, and recreation;

7 (2) to study the use of all practical means and

8 methods of encouraging the development of public

9 and private programs and policies which will assist

10 American children and youth in taking a full part in

11 national life and becoming productive citizens; and

12 (3) to develop policies that would encourage the

13 coordination of both governmental and private pro14 grams designed to address the problems of childhood

15 and adolescence.

16 (b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be con17 strued to limit or alter the legislative and oversight juris18 diction of any standing committee of the House under rule

19 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

20 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

21 SEC. 3. (a) The select committee shall be composed

22 of no more than 36 Members of the House, who shall be

23 appointed by the Speaker, and one of whom he shall des24 ignate as chairman.
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1 (b) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the

2 select committee shall be filled in the same manner in

3 which the original appointment was made.

4 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Members’’

5 shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resi6 dent Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.

7 AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES

8 SEC. 4. (a) For the purpose of carrying out its re9 sponsibilities under this resolution, the select committee

10 is authorized to sit and act during the present Congress

11 at such times and places within the United States, includ12 ing any Commonwealth or possession thereof, or else13 where, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or

14 has adjourned, and to hold such hearings as it deems nec15 essary.

16 (b) The provisions of clauses 1, 2, and 3 of rule XI

17 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply

18 to the select committee.

19 (c) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section

20 shall be construed to limit the applicability of clause 2(i)

21 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives

22 to the select committee.

23 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

24 SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolu25 tions as required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of

26 the House of Representatives, the select committee may
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1 incur expenses in connection with its duties under this res2 olution.

3 (b) In carrying out its functions under this resolution,

4 the select committee is authorized—

5 (1) to appoint, either on a permanent basis or

6 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

7 committee considers necessary;

8 (2) to utilize the services of the staffs of those

9 committees of the House from which Members have

10 been selected for membership on the select commit11 tee;

12 (3) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

13 of such staff;

14 (4) to fix the compensation of such staff at a

15 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

16 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep17 resentatives;

18 (5) to terminate the employment of any such

19 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

20 and

21 (6) to reimburse members of the select commit22 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

23 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform24 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

25 committee, other than expenses in connection with
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1 any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis2 trict of Columbia.

3 REPORTS AND RECORDS

4 SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall report to the

5 House as soon as practicable during the present Congress,

6 the results of its investigation and study, together with

7 such recommendations as it deems advisable.

8 (b) Any such report which is made when the House

9 is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.

10 (c) Any such report shall be referred to the com11 mittee or committees having jurisdiction over the subject

12 matter thereof.

13 (d) The records, files, and materials of the select com14 mittee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.