IV

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 30

To establish the Select Committee on Aging.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

Mr. HUGHES (for himself and Mrs. LLOYD) submitted the following

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Aging.

1 Resolved,

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON

3 AGING.

4 There is hereby established in the House of Rep5 resentatives a select committee to be known as the Select

6 Committee on Aging (hereinafter in this resolution re7 ferred to as the ‘‘select committee’’).

8 SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.

9 The select committee shall not have legislative juris10 diction. The select committee shall have authority—

11 (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive

12 study and review of the problems of the older Amer-
2

•HRES 30 IH

1 ican, including but not limited to income mainte2 nance, housing, health (including medical research),

3 welfare, employment, education, recreation, and par4 ticipation in family and community life as self-re5 specting citizens;

6 (2) to study the use of all practicable means

7 and methods of encouraging the development of pub8 lic and private programs and policies which will as9 sist the older American in taking a full part in na10 tional life and which will encourage the utilization of

11 the knowledge, skills, special aptitudes, and abilities

12 of older Americans to contribute to a better quality

13 of life for all Americans;

14 (3) to develop policies that would encourage the

15 coordination of both governmental and private pro16 grams designed to deal with problems of aging; and

17 (4) to review any recommendations made by the

18 President or by the White House Conference on

19 Aging relating to programs or policies affecting older

20 Americans.

21 SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

22 (a) The select committee shall be composed of 67

23 Members, who shall be appointed by the Speaker, one of

24 whom he shall designate as chairman.
3

•HRES 30 IH

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 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.

8 (a) For the purpose of carrying out this resolution,

9 the select committee is authorized to sit and act during

10 the present Congress at such times and places within the

11 United States, including any Commonwealth or possession

12 thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in session, has

13 recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings as

14 it deems necessary.

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

16 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply

17 to the select committee.

18 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

19 (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as

20 required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of the House

21 of Representatives, the select committee may incur ex22 penses in connection with its duties under this resolution.

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

24 the select committee is authorized—
4

•HRES 30 IH

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

2 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

3 committee considers necessary;

4 (2) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

5 of such staff;

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

7 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

8 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep9 resentatives;

10 (4) to terminate the employment of any such

11 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

12 and

13 (5) to reimburse members of the select commit14 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

15 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform16 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

17 committee, other than expenses in connection with

18 any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis19 trict of Columbia.

20 SEC. 6. REPORTS.

21 (a)(1) The select committee shall report to the House

22 with respect to the results of any investigation or study

23 it conducts.

24 (2) The select committee shall submit an annual re25 port to the House which shall include a summary of the
5

•HRES 30 IH

1 activities of the select committee during the calendar year

2 to which the report applies.

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

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

Æ