House Calendar No. 4

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 18

[Report No. 103–4]

RESOLUTION

To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.

JANUARY 25, 1993

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be

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House Calendar No. 4

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. RES. 18

[Report No. 103–4]

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

JANUARY 25, 1993

Additional sponsor: Mr. FILNER

JANUARY 25, 1993

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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’’).
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1 FUNCTIONS

2 SEC. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legis3 lative jurisdiction. The select committee shall have author4 ity—

5 (1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive

6 study and review of the problems of hunger and mal7 nutrition, including but not limited to, those issues

8 addressed in the reports of the Presidential Commis9 sion on World Hunger and the Independent Com10 mission on International Development Issues, which

11 issues include—

12 (A) the United States development and

13 economic assistance program and the executive

14 branch structure responsible for administering

15 the program;

16 (B) world food security;

17 (C) trade relations between the United

18 States and less developed countries;

19 (D) food production and distribution;

20 (E) corporate and agribusiness efforts to

21 further international development;

22 (F) policies of multilateral development

23 banks and international development institu24 tions; and
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1 (G) food assistance programs in the United

2 States;

3 (2) to review any recommendations made by the

4 President, or by any department or agency of the ex5 ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating

6 to programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri7 tion; and

8 (3) to recommend to the appropriate commit9 tees of the House legislation or other action the se10 lect committee considers necessary with respect to

11 programs or policies affecting hunger or malnutri12 tion.

13 (b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be con14 strued to limit or alter the legislative and oversight juris15 diction of any standing committee of the House under rule

16 X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

17 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

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

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

20 be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall des21 ignate as chairman.

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 AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES

5 SEC. 4. (a) For purposes of carrying out this resolu6 tion, the select committee is authorized to sit and act dur7 ing the present Congress at such times and places within

8 the United States, including any Commonwealth or pos9 session thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in ses10 sion, has recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such

11 hearings as 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 except the provisions of clause

15 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI relating to subpena power.

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

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

18 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives

19 to the select committee.

20 ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

21 SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolu22 tions as required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of

23 the House of Representatives, the select committee may

24 incur expenses in connection with its duties under this res25 olution.
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1 (b) In carrying out its functions under this resolution,

2 the select committee is authorized—

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

4 as experts or consultants, such staff as the select

5 committee considers necessary;

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

7 committees of the House from which Members have

8 been selected for membership on the select commit9 tee;

10 (3) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities

11 of such staff;

12 (4) to fix the compensation of such staff at a

13 single per annum gross rate as provided by clause

14 6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep15 resentatives;

16 (5) to terminate the employment of any such

17 staff as the select committee considers appropriate;

18 and

19 (6) to reimburse members of the select commit20 tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other

21 necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform22 ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select

23 committee, other than expenses in connection with

24 any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis25 trict of Columbia.
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1 REPORTS AND RECORDS

2 SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall submit an an3 nual report to the House which shall include a summary

4 of the activities of the select committee during the cal5 endar year to which the report applies.

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

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

8 (c) The records, files, and materials of the select com9 mittee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.