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Whereas in this time of war the Congress must exercise its 
duty to oversee the expenditure of these appropriations to 
ensure these funds are being properly and fully expended 
to provision our military and promote our victory: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE. 
Until otherwise provided by law, there is hereby cre-
ated a select committee (hereinafter referred to as the 
‘‘Victory Committee’’) to oversee and, where necessary, in-
vestigate any and all appropriations expended to win the 
War on Terror, especially within the operational theaters 
of Afghanistan and Iraq. 
SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP AND FUNCTIONS. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The Victory Committee is to be 
composed of 10 Members of the House, to be appointed 
by the Speaker (of whom 5 shall be appointed upon the 
recommendation of the minority leader), one of whom 
shall be designated as chair from the majority party and 
one of whom shall be designated vice chair from the minor-
ity party. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the 
Victory Committee shall be filled in the same manner in 
which the original appointment was made. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Victory Committee shall con-
duct ongoing oversight and, where necessary, investiga-
tions of appropriations made by the United States Govern-
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ment to win the War on Terror, especially in the oper-
ational theaters of Afghanistan and Iraq, and to make 
such recommendations to the House as the Victory Com-
mittee deems appropriate regarding the following matters: 
(1) Overseeing and ensuring compliance with 
the bidding, contracting, and auditing standards ap-
plicable to United States Government contracting 
with domestic and foreign business entities, domestic 
and foreign governmental entities, and domestic and 
foreign non-governmental entities. 
(2) Examining and, where necessary, proposing 
expansions of oversight procedures regarding appro-
priated United States Government funds to the 
above listed entities. 
(3) Enforcing the accountability of the above 
listed entities to ensure appropriated United States 
Government funds are being fully utilized and effec-
tively implemented in accordance with their specified 
purposes. 
(4) Guaranteeing no United States Government 
funds appropriated to the above listed entities are 
through misfeasance or malfeasance being wasted, 
embezzled, laundered, or otherwise misappropriated 
and mismanaged, especially as such illegitimate ac-
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tions may result in such funds passing into the 
hands of our Nation’s enemies. 
(5) Recommending penalties for discovered vio-
lations of law and abuses in the awarding and execu-
tion of Government contracts and agreements. 
(6) Recommending the exclusion and replace-
ment of any and all non-compliant or under-per-
forming entities listed above. 
(7) Promoting within large comprehensive con-
tracts the inclusion and utilization of small busi-
nesses, through subcontracts or otherwise. 
(8) Addressing other such other matters as the 
Victory Committee deems appropriate. 
SEC. 3. RULES AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) QUORUM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—4 members of the Victory 
Committee shall constitute a quorum for the trans-
action of business, except that the issuance of any 
report, recommendation, or investigatory finding 
shall require a majority of the committee to be actu-
ally present. 
(2) LESSER NUMBER PERMITTED FOR HOLDING 
HEARINGS.—The Victory Committee may designate 
a lesser number of members, but not less than 2, as