House Calendar No. 5

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 20

[Report No. 103–5]

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics

Abuse and Control.

JANUARY 25, 1993

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House

Calendar, and ordered to be printed
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House Calendar No. 5

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 20

[Report No. 103–5]

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

JANUARY 25, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. BREWSTER, Ms. MALONEY, Mr. ESPY, Mr.

GUTIERREZ, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. FILNER, Mr.

MENENDEZ, Mr. QUINN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DELLUMS,

Mr. WATT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs.

COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. KING, Mr. MANTON, Mr.

REYNOLDS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HALL of Ohio,

Mr. SCOTT, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. DIXON, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. CONYERS,

Mr. WILSON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mrs. CLAYTON,

Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BAESLER, and Mr. WYNN

JANUARY 25, 1993

Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered

to be printed

[Insert the part printed in italic]
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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’’).

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 oversight and re12 view of the problems of narcotics, drug, and

13 polydrug abuse and control, including (but not lim14 ited to) the study and review of (A) the abuse and

15 control of opium and its derivatives, other narcotic

16 drugs, psychotropics, and other controlled sub17 stances, as defined in the Comprehensive Drug

18 Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, and any

19 such drug or substance when used in combination

20 with any other substance; (B) domestic and inter21 national trafficking, manufacturing, and distribu22 tion; (C) treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation;
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1 (D) narcotics-related violations of the Internal Reve2 nue Code of 1986; (E) international treaties and

3 agreements relating to the control of narcotics and

4 drug abuse; (F) the role of organized crime in nar5 cotics and drug abuse; (G) problems of narcotics and

6 drug abuse and control in the Armed Forces of the

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

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

9 of the criminal justice system with respect to narcot10 ics and drug law violations and crimes related to

11 drug abuse;

12 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

13 President, or by any department or agency of the ex14 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

15 to programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

16 abuse or control; and

17 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit18 tees of the House legislation or other action the se19 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

20 programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug

21 abuse or control.

22 SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

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

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

25 appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate
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1 as chairman. At least one member of the select committee

2 shall be chosen from each of the following committees of

3 the House: The Committee on Agriculture, the Committee

4 on Armed Services, the Committee on Government Oper5 ations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee

6 on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the Judici7 ary, the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,

8 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee

9 on Ways and Means.

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

11 select committee shall be filled in the same manner in

12 which the original appointment was made.

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

14 shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resi15 dent Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.

16 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.

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

18 the select committee is authorized to sit and act during

19 the present Congress at such times and places within the

20 United States, including any Commonwealth or possession

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

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

23 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.

4 SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

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

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

7 of Representatives, the select committee may incur ex8 penses in connection with its duties under this resolution.

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

10 the select committee is authorized—

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

12 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

13 committee considers necessary;

14 (2) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

15 of such staff;

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

17 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

18 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep19 resentatives;

20 (4) to terminate the employment of any such

21 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

22 and

23 (5) to reimburse members of the select commit24 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

25 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform-
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1 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

2 committee, other than expenses in connection with

3 any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis4 trict of Columbia.

5 SEC. 6. REPORTS.

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

7 with respect to the results of any field investigation or in8 spection it conducts.

9 (2) The select committee shall submit an annual re10 port to the House which shall include a summary of the

11 activities of the select committee during the calendar year

12 to which the report applies.

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

14 its recommendations for a comprehensive program to con15 trol the worldwide program of drug abuse and drug traf16 ficking.

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

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