IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 213 

Establishing the Special Committee on Sexual Assault and Abuse in the 

Armed Forces to conduct oversight, ensure accountability, and report 

on the activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and provide victims’ services for cases of sexual assault and abuse 

in the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2013 

Ms. MCCOLLUM (for herself, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Ms. SINEMA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing the Special Committee on Sexual Assault and 

Abuse in the Armed Forces to conduct oversight, ensure 

accountability, and report on the activities of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and provide victims’ services for cases of sexual assault and 

abuse in the Armed Forces. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 

3 There is hereby established the Special Committee on 

4 Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (herein5 after referred to as the ‘‘Special Committee’’) to conduct 


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1 oversight, ensure accountability, and report on the activi2 ties of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, 

3 prosecute, and provide victims’ services for cases of sexual 

4 assault and abuse in the Armed Forces. 

5 SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 

6 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—The Special Committee shall be 

7 composed of 19 members as follows: 

8 (1) Six members appointed by the Speaker. 

9 (2) Five members appointed by the Minority 

10 Leader. 

11 (3) The chair and ranking minority member of 

12 the Committee on Armed Services (or a designee 

13 from among the members of that committee). 

14 (4) The chair and ranking minority member of 

15 the Committee on Appropriations (or a designee 

16 from among the members of that committee). 

17 (5) The chair and ranking minority member of 

18 the Committee on the Judiciary (or a designee from 

19 among the members of that committee). 

20 (6) The chair and ranking minority member of 

21 the Committee on Oversight and Government Re22 form (or a designee from among the members of 

23 that committee). 

24 If the chair or ranking minority member of any such com25 mittee declines to serve on the Special Committee, then 


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1 the Speaker (in the case of a chair), or the Speaker after 

2 consultation with the minority leader (in the case of a 

3 ranking minority member), shall designate the member or 

4 members from that committee to serve on the Special 

5 Committee. 

6 (b) DESIGNATION OF CHAIR AND RANKING MINOR7 ITY MEMBER.—The Speaker shall designate one member 

8 of the Special Committee to serve as its chair and the mi9 nority leader shall designate one member of the Special 

10 Committee to serve as its ranking minority member. 

11 SEC. 3. JURISDICTION; REPORT. 

12 (a) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Special Committee shall 

13 have jurisdiction and oversight responsibility to conduct 

14 investigations into issues related to sexual assault and 

15 abuse in the Department of Defense, including the fol16 lowing: 

17 (1) Prevention. 

18 (2) Reported and unreported incidents of sexual 

19 assault and abuse perpetrated by members of the 

20 Armed Forces and employees of the Department of 

21 Defense. 

22 (3) Prosecution. 

23 (4) Victim services and care. 

24 (5) All other related issues. 


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1 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after its ini2 tial meeting, the Special Committee shall submit to the 

3 House a report on its investigations under this section. 

4 SEC. 4. POWERS AND PROCEDURES. 

5 Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 

6 shall apply with respect to the Special Committee. 

7 SEC. 5. STAFF; FUNDING. 

8 (a) STAFF.—(1) To the extent practicable, the Spe9 cial Committee shall utilize the services of staff of employ10 ing entities of the House. At the request of the chair in 

11 consultation with the ranking minority member, staff of 

12 employing entities of the House may be detailed to the 

13 Special Committee to carry out this resolution, and shall 

14 be deemed to be staff of the Special Committee. 

15 (2) The chair, upon consultation with the ranking mi16 nority member, may employ and fix the compensation of 

17 such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out 

18 this resolution. 

19 (b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro20 priated from the applicable accounts of the House such 

21 sums as may be necessary to carry out this resolution. 

22 Payments for the expenses of the Special Committee shall 

23 be made on vouchers signed by the chair and approved 

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1 section shall be expended in accordance with regulations 

2 prescribed by the Committee on House Administration. 

3 SEC. 6. TERMINATION; DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 

4 (a) TERMINATION.—The Special Committee shall ter5 minate on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth 

6 Congress. 

7 (b) RECORDS.—Upon termination of the Special 

8 Committee, the records of the Committee shall become the 

9 records of any committee designated by the Speaker. 

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