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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 571 

Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive 

Plan of Action. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 17, 2015 

Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 

AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. GRAVES

of Louisiana, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 

JORDAN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 

CHABOT, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. BRAT, and Mr. GOSAR) submitted the following resolution; 

which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint 

Comprehensive Plan of Action. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 

3 There is hereby established the Select Committee on 

4 Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 

5 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 

2 (a) MEMBERS.—The Select Committee shall be com3 posed of 12 members as follows: 

4 (1) The chair and ranking member of the Com5 mittee on Foreign Affairs (or their designees from 

6 the member of that committee). 

7 (2) The chair and ranking member of the Com8 mittee on Intelligence (or their designees from 

9 among the member of that committee). 

10 (3) Eight members appointed by the Speaker of 

11 whom 3 shall be appointed after consultation with 

12 the minority leader. 

13 (b) CHAIR.—The Speaker shall designate one mem14 ber to serve as chair of the Select Committee. 

15 (c) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Select Com16 mittee shall be filled in the same manner as the original 

17 appointment. 

18 SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE IMPLEMEN19 TATION OF THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE 

20 PLAN OF ACTION. 

21 The Select Committee is authorized to conduct com22 prehensive oversight and investigate compliance of the 

23 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (hereinafter referred 

24 to as the ‘‘JCPOA’’) and shall issue annual reports of its 

25 findings to the House regarding— 


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1 (1) all enrichment activities, including relevant 

2 limitations pertaining to uranium enrichment levels, 

3 centrifuge capacity, and related research and devel4 opment; 

5 (2) all international collaborative partnerships 

6 formed and the agreed upon research interests; 

7 (3) all uranium stockpile levels, including en8 richment levels as well as the amount and price of 

9 any excess uranium sold to international buyers; 

10 (4) all International Atomic Energy Agency 

11 oversight activities relating to the JCPOA, including 

12 the effectiveness of relevant inspections into JCPOA 

13 tenants; 

14 (5) compliance with all enacted international 

15 and domestic sanctions, including potential violations 

16 of relevant sanctions; 

17 (6) all financial transactions including estab18 lishment of banking relationships, trade in gold and 

19 precious metals, investment in Iran’s oil, gas, and 

20 petrochemical sectors; 

21 (7) all research and development of missile 

22 technology and the acquisition of relevant technology 

23 from international partners; and 

24 (8) all acquisition of conventional weaponry by 

25 the Iranian regime. 


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1 SEC. 4. PROCEDURE. 

2 (a) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN HOUSE RULES.— 

3 Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the first sentence of 

4 clause 11(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep5 resentatives shall apply to the Select Committee. 

6 (b) APPLICABILITY OF HOUSE RULE XI.—Rule XI 

7 of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply 

8 to the Select Committee except as follows: 

9 (1) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to the 

10 Select Committee. 

11 (2) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to 

12 the Select Committee in the same manner as it ap13 plies to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel14 ligence. 

15 (3) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two 

16 members of the Select Committee shall constitute a 

17 quorum for taking testimony or receiving evidence 

18 and one-third of the members of the Select Com19 mittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any ac20 tion other than one for which the presence of a ma21 jority of the Select Committee is required. 

22 (4) The chair of the Select Committee may au23 thorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) 

24 of rule XI in the investigation and study conducted 

25 pursuant to section 3 of this resolution, including for 

26 the purpose of taking depositions. 


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1 (5)(A) The chair of the Select Committee, upon 

2 consultation with the ranking minority member, may 

3 order the taking of depositions, under oath and pur4 suant to notice or subpoena, by a member of the Se5 lect Committee or a counsel of the Select Committee. 

6 (B) Depositions taken under the authority pre7 scribed in this paragraph shall be governed by the 

8 procedures submitted by the chair of the Committee 

9 on Rules for printing in the Congressional Record. 

10 (6) The chair of the Select Committee may, 

11 after consultation with the ranking minority mem12 ber, recognize— 

13 (A) members of the Select Committee to 

14 question a witness for periods longer than five 

15 minutes as though pursuant to clause 

16 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and 

17 (B) staff of the Select Committee to ques18 tion a witness as though pursuant to clause 

19 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI. 

20 SEC. 5. RECORDS, STAFF, FUNDING. 

21 (a) RECORDS.—Any committee of the House of Rep22 resentatives having custody of records in any form in rela23 tion to the matter described in section 3 shall transfer 

24 such records to the Select Committee within 14 days after 


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1 the date this resolution is agreed to. Such records shall 

2 become the records of the Select Committee. 

3 (b) STAFF.—The chair of the Select Committee, upon 

4 consultation with the ranking member, may employ and 

5 fix the compensation of such staff as the chair considers 

6 necessary to carry out this resolution. 

7 (c) FUNDING.—There shall be paid out of the appli8 cable account of the House of Representatives such sums 

9 as may be necessary for the expenses of the Select Com10 mittee. Such payments shall be made on vouchers signed 

11 by the chair of the Select Committee and approved in the 

12 manner directed by the Committee on House Administra13 tion. Amounts made available under this subsection shall 

14 be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 

15 the Committee on House Administration. 

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