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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 18

To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 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 there is hereby established in the

2 House of Representatives a select committee to be known

3 as the Select Committee on Hunger (hereinafter referred

4 to as the ‘‘select committee’’).

5 FUNCTIONS

6 SEC. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legis7 lative jurisdiction. The select committee shall have author8 ity—

9 (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive

10 study and review of the problems of hunger and mal11 nutrition, including but not limited to, those issues

12 addressed in the reports of the Presidential Commis-
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1 sion on World Hunger and the Independent Com2 mission on International Development Issues, which

3 issues include—

4 (A) the United States development and

5 economic assistance program and the executive

6 branch structure responsible for administering

7 the program;

8 (B) world food security;

9 (C) trade relations between the United

10 States and less developed countries;

11 (D) food production and distribution;

12 (E) corporate and agribusiness efforts to

13 further international development;

14 (F) policies of multilateral development

15 banks and international development institu16 tions; and

17 (G) food assistance programs in the United

18 States;

19 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

20 President, or by any department or agency of the ex21 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

22 to programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri23 tion; and

24 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit25 tees of the House legislation or other action the se-
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1 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

2 programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri3 tion.

4 (b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be con5 strued to limit or alter the legislative and oversight juris6 diction of any standing committee of the House under rule

7 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

8 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

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

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

11 be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall des12 ignate as chairman.

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

14 select committee shall be filled in the same manner in

15 which the original appointment was made.

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

17 shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resi18 dent Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.

19 AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES

20 SEC. 4. (a) For purposes of carrying out this resolu21 tion, the select committee is authorized to sit and act dur22 ing the present Congress at such times and places within

23 the United States, including any Commonwealth or pos24 session thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in ses25 sion, has recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such

26 hearings as it deems necessary.
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1 (b) The provisions of clauses 1, 2, and 3 of rule XI

2 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply

3 to the select committee except the provisions of clause

4 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI relating to subpena power.

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

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

7 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives

8 to the select committee.

9 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

10 SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolu11 tions as required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of

12 the House of Representatives, the select committee may

13 incur expenses in connection with its duties under this res14 olution.

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

16 the select committee is authorized—

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

18 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

19 committee considers necessary;

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

21 committees of the House from which Members have

22 been selected for membership on the select commit23 tee;

24 (3) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

25 of such staff;
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1 (4) to fix the compensation of such staff at a

2 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

3 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep4 resentatives;

5 (5) to terminate the employment of any such

6 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

7 and

8 (6) to reimburse members of the select commit9 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

10 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform11 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

12 committee, other than expenses in connection with

13 any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis14 trict of Columbia.

15 REPORTS AND RECORDS

16 SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall submit an an17 nual report to the House which shall include a summary

18 of the activities of the select committee during the cal19 endar year to which the report applies.

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

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

22 (c) The records, files, and materials of the select com23 mittee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.

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