IV 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 36 

Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on 

the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2013 

Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GRIFFIN of 

Arkansas, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. DUNCAN

of South Carolina, Mr. OLSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WILSON of 

South Carolina, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. BRADY of 

Texas, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. JORDAN, and Mr. FLORES) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules 

RESOLUTION 

Establishing a select committee to investigate and report 

on the attack on the United States consulate in 

Benghazi, Libya. 

1 Resolved, That 

2 SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 

3 There is hereby established a select Committee to in4 vestigate and report on the attack on the American con5 sulate in Benghazi, Libya (hereinafter referred to as the 

6 ‘‘select committee’’). 


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1 SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 

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

3 members as follows: 

4 (1) The chair and ranking member of the Com5 mittee on Armed Services (or a designee from 

6 among the members of that committee). 

7 (2) The chair and ranking member of the Com8 mittee on Foreign Affairs (or a designee from 

9 among the members of that committee). 

10 (3) The chair and ranking member of the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security (or a designee from 

12 among the members of that committee). 

13 (4) The chair and ranking member of the Com14 mittee on Intelligence (or a designee from among the 

15 members of that committee). 

16 (5) The chair and ranking member of the Com17 mittee on the Judiciary (or a designee from among 

18 the members of that committee). 

19 (6) The chair and ranking member of the Com20 mittee on Oversight and Government Reform (or a 

21 designee from among the members of that com22 mittee). 

23 (7) Five members appointed by the Speaker. 

24 (8) Two members appointed by the Speaker 

25 after consultation with the minority leader. 


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1 If the chair or ranking member of any such committee 

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

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

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

5 shall designate the member or members from that com6 mittee to serve on the select committee. 

7 (b) The Speaker shall designate one member as chair8 man and the minority leader shall designate one member 

9 as the ranking minority member of the select committee. 

10 SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE ATTACK ON 

11 THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE IN 

12 BENGHAZI, LIBYA. 

13 Not later than 90 days after the initial meeting of 

14 the select committee, the select committee shall conduct 

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

16 (1) any intelligence known to the United States 

17 relating to the attack on the United States consulate 

18 in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012; 

19 (2) any requests for additional security, or ac20 tions taken by Federal agencies to improve security 

21 at the consulate before the attack; 

22 (3) a definitive timeline of the attack; 

23 (4) how the relevant agencies and the executive 

24 branch responded to the attack and whether appro25 priate congressional notifications were made; 


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1 (5) any improper conduct by officials relating to 

2 the attack; 

3 (6) recommendations on what steps Congress 

4 and the President should take to prevent future at5 tack; and 

6 (7) any other relevant issues relating to the at7 tack or the response to the attack. 

8 SEC. 4. PROCEDURES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. 

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

10 including clause 2(j)(1) (guaranteeing the minority addi11 tional witnesses) and clause 2(m)(3) (providing for the au12 thority to subpoena witnesses and documents), shall apply 

13 to the select committee. 

14 SEC. 5. JOINT OPERATIONS. 

15 The chair of the select committee, in conducting the 

16 investigation described in section 3, may consult with the 

17 chair of any Senate committee conducting a parallel inves18 tigation regarding meeting jointly to receive testimony, the 

19 scheduling of hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and joint 

20 staff interviews of key witnesses. 

21 SEC. 6. STAFF; FUNDING. 

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

23 shall utilize the services of staff of employing entities of 

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

25 the ranking minority member, staff of employing entities 


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

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

3 of the select committee. 

4 (2) The chair, upon consultation with the ranking mi5 nority member, may employ and fix the compensation of 

6 such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out 

7 this resolution. 

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

9 applicable accounts of the House such sums as may be 

10 necessary to carry out this resolution. Payments for the 

11 expenses of the select committee shall be made on vouch12 ers signed by the chairman and approved in the manner 

13 directed by the Committee on House Administration. 

14 Amounts made available under this subsection shall be ex15 pended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 

16 Committee on House Administration. 

17 SEC. 7. DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 

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

19 after filing the report required under section 3. 

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

21 records of the select committee shall become the records 

22 of any committee designated by the Speaker. 

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