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, pros-
ecute, 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 Flor-
ida, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. RANGEL, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Ms. SINEMA) submitted the fol-
lowing 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 Depart-
ment of Defense to prevent, reduce, prosecute, and pro-
vide victims’ services for cases of sexual assault and 
abuse in the Armed Forces. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is hereby established the Special Committee on 
Sexual Assault and Abuse in the Armed Forces (herein-
after referred to as the ‘‘Special Committee’’) to conduct 
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oversight, ensure accountability, and report on the activi-
ties of the Department of Defense to prevent, reduce, 
prosecute, and provide victims’ services for cases of sexual 
assault and abuse in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—The Special Committee shall be 
composed of 19 members as follows: 
(1) Six members appointed by the Speaker. 
(2) Five members appointed by the Minority 
Leader. 
(3) The chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Armed Services (or a designee 
from among the members of that committee). 
(4) The chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Appropriations (or a designee 
from among the members of that committee). 
(5) The chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary (or a designee from 
among the members of that committee). 
(6) The chair and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form (or a designee from among the members of 
that committee). 
If the chair or ranking minority member of any such com-
mittee declines to serve on the Special Committee, then 
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the Speaker (in the case of a chair), or the Speaker after 
consultation with the minority leader (in the case of a 
ranking minority member), shall designate the member or 
members from that committee to serve on the Special 
Committee. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF CHAIR AND RANKING MINOR-
ITY MEMBER.—The Speaker shall designate one member 
of the Special Committee to serve as its chair and the mi-
nority leader shall designate one member of the Special 
Committee to serve as its ranking minority member. 
SEC. 3. JURISDICTION; REPORT. 
(a) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Special Committee shall 
have jurisdiction and oversight responsibility to conduct 
investigations into issues related to sexual assault and 
abuse in the Department of Defense, including the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Prevention. 
(2) Reported and unreported incidents of sexual 
assault and abuse perpetrated by members of the 
Armed Forces and employees of the Department of 
Defense. 
(3) Prosecution. 
(4) Victim services and care. 
(5) All other related issues. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after its ini-
tial meeting, the Special Committee shall submit to the 
House a report on its investigations under this section. 
SEC. 4. POWERS AND PROCEDURES. 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
shall apply with respect to the Special Committee. 
SEC. 5. STAFF; FUNDING. 
(a) STAFF.—(1) To the extent practicable, the Spe-
cial Committee shall utilize the services of staff of employ-
ing entities of the House. At the request of the chair in 
consultation with the ranking minority member, staff of 
employing entities of the House may be detailed to the 
Special Committee to carry out this resolution, and shall 
be deemed to be staff of the Special Committee. 
(2) The chair, upon consultation with the ranking mi-
nority member, may employ and fix the compensation of 
such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out 
this resolution. 
(b) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated from the applicable accounts of the House such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out this resolution. 
Payments for the expenses of the Special Committee shall 
be made on vouchers signed by the chair and approved 
in the manner directed by the Committee on House Ad-
ministration. Amounts made available under this sub-
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section shall be expended in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 6. TERMINATION; DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 
(a) TERMINATION.—The Special Committee shall ter-
minate on the last day of the One Hundred Thirteenth 
Congress. 
(b) RECORDS.—Upon termination of the Special 
Committee, the records of the Committee shall become the 
records of any committee designated by the Speaker. 
Æ 
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