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(4) the Select Committee shall submit all policy rec-
ommendations referenced in section 104(f)(5) by Decem-
ber 31, 2021, and all reports referenced in section 
104(f)(5) by December 31, 2022. 
(e) SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF 
CONGRESS.—Section 201 of House Resolution 6, One Hun-
dred Sixteenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress in the same manner as such section 
applied in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, except 
that— 
(1) the Select Committee shall submit the final re-
port under section 201(f)(3) not later than December 
31, 2022; and 
(2) section 201(g)(1) shall not apply. 
(f) SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CORONAVIRUS CRI-
SIS.—Sections 1 through 7 of House Resolution 935, One 
Hundred Sixteenth Congress, shall apply in the One Hundred 
Seventeenth Congress in the same manner as such provisions 
applied in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress. 
(g) SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND 
FAIRNESS IN GROWTH.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished a Select Committee on Economic Disparity
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and Fairness in Growth (hereafter in this sub-
section referred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). 
(B) COMPOSITION.—The Select Committee 
shall be composed of 15 Members, Delegates, or the 
Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, 
of whom 6 shall be appointed on the recommenda-
tion of the Minority Leader. The Speaker shall des-
ignate one member of the Select Committee as its 
chair. A vacancy in the membership of the Select 
Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(2) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.— 
(A) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Select 
Committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and 
shall have no authority to take legislative action on 
any bill or resolution. 
(B) INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION.—The sole 
authority of the Select Committee shall be to inves-
tigate, study, make findings, and develop rec-
ommendations on policies, strategies, and innova-
tions to make our economy work for everyone, em-
powering American economic growth while ensuring 
that no one is left out or behind in the 21st Cen-
tury Economy. The Select Committee shall coordi-
nate with and advise standing committees with rel-
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evant jurisdiction with respect to policy related to 
economic fairness, access to education, and work-
force development. The Select Committee may, at 
its discretion, hold public hearings in connection 
with any aspect of its investigative functions. 
(3) PROCEDURE.—(A) Except as specified in sub-
paragraph (B), the Select Committee shall have the au-
thorities and responsibilities of, and shall be subject to 
the same limitations and restrictions as, a standing com-
mittee of the House, and shall be deemed a committee 
of the House for all purposes of law or rule. 
(B)(i) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Select 
Committee where not inconsistent with this subsection. 
(ii) Service on the Select Committee shall not count 
against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X. 
(iii) Clause 2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI, clause 2(m)(3) 
of rule XI, and section 3(b) of this resolution shall not 
apply to the Select Committee, but the Select Committee 
may recommend subpoenas and depositions and submit 
such recommendations to the relevant standing com-
mittee. Any records obtained by a standing committee 
pursuant to a subpoena or deposition recommended by 
the Select Committee pursuant to this clause may be 
transferred to the Select Committee.
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(iv) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the Se-
lect Committee. 
(4) AMOUNTS FOR INITIAL EXPENSES.— 
(A) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.—There shall be 
paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of 
Representatives not more than $500,000 for the ex-
penses of the Select Committee, to be available dur-
ing the period beginning at noon on January 3, 
2021, and ending on March 31, 2021. 
(B) VOUCHERS.—Payments under this para-
graph shall be made on vouchers authorized by the 
Select Committee, signed by the chair of the Select 
Committee, and approved in the manner directed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
(C) REGULATIONS.—Amounts made available 
under this paragraph shall be expended in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed by the Committee 
on House Administration. 
(5) USE OF STAFF.—To enable the Select Com-
mittee to carry out the purposes of this subsection, the 
Select Committee may use the services of staff of the 
House. 
(6) REPORTING.—The Select Committee may report 
to the House or any committee of the House from time 
to time the results of its investigations and studies, to-
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gether with such detailed findings and policy rec-
ommendations as it may deem advisable. All such re-
ports shall be submitted to the House by December 31, 
2022. All such policy recommendations shall be sub-
mitted to the relevant standing committees not later 
than December 31, 2021. 
(7) PUBLICATION.—The Select Committee shall en-
sure that reports and proposals prepared in accordance 
with this subsection shall, upon completion, be made 
available to the general public in widely accessible for-
mats not later than 30 calendar days following the re-
spective dates for completion set forth in paragraph (6). 
SEC. 5. ORDERS OF BUSINESS. 
(a)(1) On any legislative day during the period from 
January 3, 2021 through January 28, 2021— 
(A) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous 
day shall be considered as approved; and 
(B) the Chair may at any time declare the House 
adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits 
of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to 
be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjourn-
ment. 
(2) The Speaker may appoint Members to perform the 
duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed 
by paragraph (1) as though under clause 8(a) of rule I.