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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 129

To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 11, 1993

Mr. RANGEL (for himself and Mr. OXLEY) 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 Effective through December 31, 1993, there is hereby

5 established in the House of Representatives a select com6 mittee to be known as the Select Committee on Narcotics

7 Abuse and Control (hereinafter in this resolution referred

8 to as the ‘‘select committee’’).

9 SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.

10 The select committee shall not have legislative juris11 diction. The select committee shall have authority—
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1 (1) to conduct a continuing oversight and re2 view of the problems of narcotics, drug, and

3 polydrug abuse and control, including (but not lim4 ited to) the study and review of (A) the abuse and

5 control of opium and its derivatives, other narcotic

6 drugs, psychotropics, and other controlled sub7 stances, as defined in the Comprehensive Drug

8 Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, and any

9 such drug or substance when used in combination

10 with any other substance; (B) domestic and inter11 national trafficking, manufacturing, and distribu12 tion; (C) treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation;

13 (D) narcotics-related violations of the Internal Reve14 nue Code of 1986; (E) international treaties and

15 agreements relating to the control of narcotics and

16 drug abuse; (F) the role of organized crime in nar17 cotics and drug abuse; (G) problems of narcotics and

18 drug abuse and control in the Armed Forces of the

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

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

21 of the criminal justice system with respect to narcot22 ics and drug law violations and crimes related to

23 drug abuse;

24 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

25 President, or by any department or agency of the ex-
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1 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

2 to programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

3 abuse or control; and

4 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit5 tees of the House legislation or other action the se6 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

7 programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

8 abuse or control.

9 SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

10 (a) The select committee shall be composed of not

11 more than thirty-five Members of the House, who shall

12 be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall des13 ignate as chairman. At least one member of the select

14 committee shall be chosen from each of the following com15 mittees of the House: The Committee on Agriculture, the

16 Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Govern17 ment Operations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the

18 Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on

19 the Judiciary, the Committee on Merchant Marine and

20 Fisheries, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the

21 Committee on Ways and Means.

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

23 select committee shall be filled in the same manner in

24 which the original appointment was made.
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1 (c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Members’’

2 shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resi3 dent Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.

4 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.

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

6 the select committee is authorized to sit and act during

7 the present Congress at such times and places within the

8 United States, including any Commonwealth or possession

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

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

11 it deems necessary.

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

13 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply

14 to the select committee.

15 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

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

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

18 of Representatives, the select committee may incur ex19 penses in connection with its duties under this resolution.

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

21 the select committee is authorized—

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

23 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

24 committee considers necessary;
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1 (2) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

2 of such staff;

3 (3) 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 Rep6 resentatives;

7 (4) to terminate the employment of any such

8 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

9 and

10 (5) 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 SEC. 6. REPORTS.

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

19 with respect to the results of any field investigation or

20 inspection it conducts.

21 (2) The select committee shall submit an annual re22 port to the House which shall include a summary of the

23 activities of the select committee during the calendar year

24 to which the report applies.
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1 (3) The select committee shall report to the House

2 its recommendations for a comprehensive program to con3 trol the worldwide program of drug abuse and drug

4 trafficking.

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

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

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