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House Calendar No. 5
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 20
[Report No. 103–5]
To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. OXLEY, Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, Mr. HUGHES,
Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. MFUME, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr.
PAYNE
of 
New 
Jersey, 
Mr. 
MAZZOLI, 
Mr. 
DE
LUGO, 
Mr.
HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. WASHINGTON, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. DORNAN, Mr.
LEWIS of Florida, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GILLMOR,
and Mr. RAMSTAD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on Rules
JANUARY 25, 1993
Additional sponsors: Mr. BREWSTER, Ms. MALONEY, Mr. ESPY, Mr.
GUTIERREZ, Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Ms. VELAZQUEZ, Mr. FILNER, Mr.
MENENDEZ, Mr. QUINN, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. DELLUMS,
Mr. WATT, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. WHEAT, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs.
COLLINS of Michigan, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. KING, Mr. MANTON, Mr.
REYNOLDS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. HALL of Ohio,
Mr. SCOTT, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. DIXON, Mr. TUCKER, Mr. CONYERS,
Mr. WILSON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, Mrs. CLAYTON,
Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BAESLER, and Mr. WYNN
JANUARY 25, 1993
Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered
to be printed
[Insert the part printed in italic]
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RESOLUTION
To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and
Control.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON
NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROL.
There is hereby established in the House of Rep-
resentatives a select committee to be known as the Select
Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control (hereinafter
in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’).
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.
The select committee shall not have legislative juris-
diction. The select committee shall have authority—
(1) to conduct a continuing oversight and re-
view of the problems of narcotics, drug, and
polydrug abuse and control, including (but not lim-
ited to) the study and review of (A) the abuse and
control of opium and its derivatives, other narcotic
drugs, psychotropics, and other controlled sub-
stances, as defined in the Comprehensive Drug
Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, and any
such drug or substance when used in combination
with any other substance; (B) domestic and inter-
national trafficking, manufacturing, and distribu-
tion; (C) treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation;
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(D) narcotics-related violations of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986; (E) international treaties and
agreements relating to the control of narcotics and
drug abuse; (F) the role of organized crime in nar-
cotics and drug abuse; (G) problems of narcotics and
drug abuse and control in the Armed Forces of the
United States; (H) problems of narcotics and drug
abuse and control in industry; and (I) the approach
of the criminal justice system with respect to narcot-
ics and drug law violations and crimes related to
drug abuse;
(2) to review any recommendations made by the
President, or by any department or agency of the ex-
ecutive branch of the Federal Government, relating
to programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug
abuse or control; and
(3) to recommend to the appropriate commit-
tees of the House legislation or other action the se-
lect committee considers necessary with respect to
programs or policies affecting narcotics or drug
abuse or control.
SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) The select committee shall be composed of not
more than thirty-five Members of the House, who shall be
appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall designate
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as chairman. At least one member of the select committee
shall be chosen from each of the following committees of
the House: The Committee on Agriculture, the Committee
on Armed Services, the Committee on Government Oper-
ations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee
on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the Judici-
ary, the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee
on Ways and Means.
(b) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the
select committee shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘Members’’
shall include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the House of Representatives.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.
(a) For the purpose of carrying out this resolution,
the select committee is authorized to sit and act during
the present Congress at such times and places within the
United States, including any Commonwealth or possession
thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in session, has
recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such hearings as
it deems necessary.
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(b) The provisions of clauses 1, 2, and 3 of rule XI
of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply
to the select committee.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as
required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the select committee may incur ex-
penses in connection with its duties under this resolution.
(b) In carrying out its functions under this resolution,
the select committee is authorized—
(1) to appoint, either on a permanent basis or
as experts or consultants, such staff as the select
committee considers necessary;
(2) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities
of such staff;
(3) to fix the compensation of such staff at a
single per annum gross rate as provided by clause
6(c) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives;
(4) to terminate the employment of any such
staff as the select committee considers appropriate;
and
(5) to reimburse members of the select commit-
tee and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform-
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ance of their duties and responsibilities for the select
committee, other than expenses in connection with
any meeting of the select committee held in the Dis-
trict of Columbia.
SEC. 6. REPORTS.
(a)(1) The select committee shall report to the House
with respect to the results of any field investigation or in-
spection it conducts.
(2) The select committee shall submit an annual re-
port to the House which shall include a summary of the
activities of the select committee during the calendar year
to which the report applies.
(3) The select committee shall report to the House
its recommendations for a comprehensive program to con-
trol the worldwide program of drug abuse and drug traf-
ficking.
(b) Any such report which is made when the House
is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.