IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 350 

Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the surveillance 

operations of the National Security Agency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 

Mr. ROKITA submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a select committee to investigate and report 

on the surveillance operations of the National Security 

Agency. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 

3 There is established a select committee to investigate 

4 and report on the surveillance operations of the National 

5 Security Agency (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select 

6 committee’’). 

7 SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 

8 (a) The select committee shall be composed of 19 

9 members as follows: 


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1 (1) The chairs and ranking members of the 

2 Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on 

3 Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, and 

4 the Committee on Oversight and Government Re5 form (or designees from among the members of 

6 these committees). 

7 (2) One member selected by the chair of each 

8 committee referred to in paragraph (1) from among 

9 the members of that committee. 

10 (3) Five members appointed by the Speaker 

11 and two members appointed by the Speaker after 

12 consultation with the minority leader, no more than 

13 two of which can be from the same committee. 

14 If the chair or ranking member of any such committee 

15 declines to serve on the select committee, then the Speaker 

16 in the case of a chair, or the Speaker after consultation 

17 with the minority leader in the case of a ranking member, 

18 shall designate the member or members from that com19 mittee to serve on the select committee. 

20 (b) The Speaker shall designate one member as chair21 man and the minority leader shall designate one member 

22 as the ranking minority member of the select committee. 


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1 SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE SURVEIL2 LANCE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL SE3 CURITY AGENCY. 

4 Not later than 90 days after the initial meeting of 

5 the select committee, the select committee shall conduct 

6 an investigation of and submit to the House a report on— 

7 (1) whether the National Security Agency vio8 lated the rights of American citizens in its surveil9 lance operations; 

10 (2) any improper conduct by officials in the 

11 conducting of the surveillance operations or in re12 porting to Congress about the National Security 

13 Agency’s activities; 

14 (3) recommendations on what steps can be 

15 taken to better guard American citizens’ rights from 

16 unconstitutional surveillance operations and what 

17 further minimization procedures, if any, should be 

18 employed by intelligence agencies to ensure Amer19 ican citizens’ constitutional rights are protected; 

20 (4) whether the large scope of the National Se21 curity Agency’s surveillance operations is best suited 

22 to protect national security; and 

23 (5) any other relevant issues relating to the Na24 tional Security Agency’s surveillance operations. 


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1 SEC. 4. PROCEDURES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. 

2 Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 

3 including clause 2(j)(1) (guaranteeing the minority addi4 tional witnesses) and clause 2(m)(3) (providing for the au5 thority to subpoena witnesses and documents), shall apply 

6 to the select committee. 

7 SEC. 5. JOINT OPERATIONS. 

8 The chair of the select committee, in conducting the 

9 investigation described in section 3, may consult with the 

10 chair of any Senate committee conducting a parallel inves11 tigation regarding meeting jointly to receive testimony, the 

12 scheduling of hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and joint 

13 staff interviews of key witnesses. 

14 SEC. 6. STAFF; FUNDING. 

15 (a)(1) To the extent practicable, the select committee 

16 shall utilize the services of staff of employing entities of 

17 the House. At the request of the chair in consultation with 

18 the ranking minority member, staff of employing entities 

19 of the House may be detailed to the select committee to 

20 carry out this resolution and shall be deemed to be staff 

21 of the select committee. 

22 (2) The chair, upon consultation with the ranking mi23 nority member, may employ and fix the compensation of 

24 such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out 

25 this resolution. 


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1 (b) There are authorized to be appropriated from the 

2 applicable accounts of the House such sums as may be 

3 necessary to carry out this resolution. Payments for the 

4 expenses of the select committee shall be made on vouch5 ers signed by the chairman and approved in the manner 

6 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 

7 Amounts made available under this subsection shall be ex8 pended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

9 Committee on House Administration. 

10 SEC. 7. DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 

11 (a) The select committee shall cease to exist 30 days 

12 after filing the report required under section 3. 

13 (b) Upon dissolution of the select committee, the 

14 records of the select committee shall become the records 

15 of any committee designated by the Speaker. 

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