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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 121

To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 9, 1993

Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. EMERSON) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.

1 Resolved, That, effective through December 31, 1993,

2 there is hereby established in the House of Representa3 tives a select committee to be known as the Select Com4 mittee on Hunger (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select

5 committee’’).

6 FUNCTIONS

7 SEC. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legis8 lative jurisdiction. The select committee shall have author9 ity—

10 (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive

11 study and review of the problems of hunger and mal12 nutrition, including but not limited to, those issues
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1 addressed in the reports of the Presidential Commis2 sion on World Hunger and the Independent Com3 mission on International Development Issues, which

4 issues include—

5 (A) the United States development and

6 economic assistance program and the executive

7 branch structure responsible for administering

8 the program;

9 (B) world food security;

10 (C) trade relations between the United

11 States and less developed countries;

12 (D) food production and distribution;

13 (E) corporate and agribusiness efforts to

14 further international development;

15 (F) policies of multilateral development

16 banks and international development institu17 tions; and

18 (G) food assistance programs in the United

19 States;

20 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

21 President, or by any department or agency of the ex22 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

23 to programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri24 tion; and
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1 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit2 tees of the House legislation or other action the se3 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

4 programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri5 tion.

6 (b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be con7 strued to limit or alter the legislative and oversight juris8 diction of any standing committee of the House under rule

9 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

10 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

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

12 of not more than 33 Members of the House, who shall

13 be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall des14 ignate as chairman.

15 (b) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the

16 select committee shall be filled in the same manner in

17 which the original appointment was made.

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

19 shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or

20 Resident Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.

21 AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES

22 SEC. 4. (a) For purposes of carrying out this resolu23 tion, the select committee is authorized to sit and act dur24 ing the present Congress at such times and places within

25 the United States, including any Commonwealth or pos26 session thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in ses-
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1 sion, has recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such

2 hearings as it deems necessary.

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

4 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply

5 to the select committee except the provisions of clause

6 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI relating to subpena power.

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

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

9 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives

10 to the select committee.

11 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

12 SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolu13 tions as required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of

14 the House of Representatives, the select committee may

15 incur expenses in connection with its duties under this

16 resolution.

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

18 the select committee is authorized—

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

20 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

21 committee considers necessary;

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

23 committees of the House from which Members have

24 been selected for membership on the select commit25 tee;
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1 (3) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

2 of such staff;

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

4 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

5 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of

6 Representatives;

7 (5) to terminate the employment of any such

8 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

9 and

10 (6) to reimburse members of the select commit11 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

12 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform13 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

14 committee, other than expenses in connection with

15 any meeting of the select committee held in the

16 District of Columbia.

17 REPORTS AND RECORDS

18 SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall submit an an19 nual report to the House which shall include a summary

20 of the activities of the select committee during the

21 calendar year to which the report applies.

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

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

24 (c) The records, files, and materials of the select

25 committee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.

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