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(8) whenever a motion to establish an investigative
subcommittee does not prevail, the committee shall
promptly send a letter to the respondent informing him
of such vote.
SEC. 17. COMMITTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall
amend its rules to provide that—
(1) whenever an investigative subcommittee does
not adopt a statement of alleged violation and transmits
a report to that effect to the committee, the committee
may by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members
transmit such report to the House of Representatives;
and
(2) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts
a statement of alleged violation, the respondent admits
to the violations set forth in such statement, the re-
spondent waives his or her right to an adjudicatory hear-
ing, and the respondent’s waiver is approved by the com-
mittee—
(A) the subcommittee shall prepare a report
for transmittal to the committee, a final draft of
which shall be provided to the respondent not less
than 15 calendar days before the subcommittee
votes on whether to adopt the report;
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(B) the respondent may submit views in writ-
ing regarding the final draft to the subcommittee
within 7 calendar days of receipt of that draft;
(C) the subcommittee shall transmit a report
to the committee regarding the statement of alleged
violation together with any views submitted by the
respondent pursuant to subparagraph (B), and the
committee shall make the report together with the
respondent’s views available to the public before the
commencement of any sanction hearing; and
(D) the committee shall by an affirmative vote
of a majority of its members issue a report and
transmit such report to the House of Representa-
tives, together with the respondent’s views pre-
viously submitted pursuant to subparagraph (B)
and any additional views respondent may submit for
attachment to the final report; and
(3) members of the committee shall have not less
than 72 hours to review any report transmitted to the
committee by an investigative subcommittee before both
the commencement of a sanction hearing and the com-
mittee vote on whether to adopt the report.
SEC. 18. REFERRALS TO FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES.
Clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X of the Rules of the House
of Representatives is amended by striking ‘‘with the approval
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of the House’’ and inserting ‘‘either with the approval of the
House or by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members
of the committee’’.
SEC. 19. FRIVOLOUS FILINGS.
Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a com-
plaint is deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority
of the members of the Committee on Standards of Official
Conduct, the committee may take such action as it, by an af-
firmative vote of a majority of its members, deems appro-
priate in the circumstances.
‘‘(B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth
Congress may not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on
Standards of Official Conduct.’’.
SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall—
(1) clarify its rules to provide that whenever the
committee votes to authorize an investigation on its own
initiative, the chairman and ranking minority member
shall establish an investigative subcommittee to under-
take such investigation;
(2) revise its rules to refer to hearings held by an
adjudicatory subcommittee as adjudicatory hearings; and
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(3) make such other amendments to its rules as
necessary to conform such rules to this resolution.
SEC. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This resolution and the amendments made by it apply
with respect to any complaint or information offered as a
complaint that is or has been filed during this Congress.
Attest:
Clerk.