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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 20

To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. OXLEY, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. HUGHES,

Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. MFUME, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.

PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. MAZZOLI, Mr. DE LUGO, Mr.

HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. WASHINGTON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. DORNAN, Mr.

LEWIS of Florida, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GILLMOR,

and Mr. RAMSTAD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred

to the Committee on Rules

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and

Control.

1 Resolved,

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON

3 NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL.

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

6 Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (hereinafter

7 in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’).
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1 SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.

2 The select committee shall not have legislative juris3 diction. The select committee shall have authority—

4 (1) to conduct a continuing oversight and re5 view of the problems of narcotics, drug, and

6 polydrug abuse and control, including (but not lim7 ited to) the study and review of (A) the abuse and

8 control of opium and its derivatives, other narcotic

9 drugs, psychotropics, and other controlled sub10 stances, as defined in the Comprehensive Drug

11 Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, and any

12 such drug or substance when used in combination

13 with any other substance; (B) domestic and inter14 national trafficking, manufacturing, and distribu15 tion; (C) treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation;

16 (D) narcotics-related violations of the Internal Reve17 nue Code of 1986; (E) international treaties and

18 agreements relating to the control of narcotics and

19 drug abuse; (F) the role of organized crime in nar20 cotics and drug abuse; (G) problems of narcotics and

21 drug abuse and control in the Armed Forces of the

22 United States; (H) problems of narcotics and drug

23 abuse and control in industry; and (I) the approach

24 of the criminal justice system with respect to narcot25 ics and drug law violations and crimes related to

26 drug abuse;
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1 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

2 President, or by any department or agency of the ex3 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

4 to programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

5 abuse or control; and

6 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit7 tees of the House legislation or other action the se8 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

9 programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

10 abuse or control.

11 SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

12 (a) The select committee shall be composed of thirty13 five Members of the House, who shall be appointed by the

14 Speaker, one of whom he shall designate as chairman. At

15 least one member of the select committee shall be chosen

16 from each of the following committees of the House: The

17 Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed Serv18 ices, the Committee on Government Operations, the Com19 mittee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Energy and

20 Commerce, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Commit21 tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, the Committee on

22 Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and

23 Means.
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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 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—
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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 field investigation or in23 spection it conducts.

24 (2) The select committee shall submit an annual re25 port to the House which shall include a summary of the
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1 activities of the select committee during the calendar year

2 to which the report applies.

3 (3) The select committee shall report to the House

4 its recommendations for a comprehensive program to con5 trol the worldwide program of drug abuse and drug traf6 ficking.

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

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

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