IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 232
Establishing a Select Committee on Medical Research.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 2, 2001
Mr. SWEENEY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Rules
RESOLUTION
Establishing a Select Committee on Medical Research.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
There is established a select committee to be known
as the Select Committee on Medical Research (hereinafter
in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘select committee’’).
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.
The select committee shall conduct a thorough and
complete study of—
(1) the effectiveness of public/private (including
universities, foundations, and industries) partner-
ships in the advancement and funding of medical re-
search;
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(2) intellectual property issues arising from the
advancement of medical research and research tech-
niques;
(3) ethical and social issues arising from ad-
vancements in medical research;
(4) regulatory barriers to the performance of
medical research and to the dissemination and appli-
cation of research findings; and
(5) other important issues relating to medical
research.
The select committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) MEMBERS.—The membership of the select com-
mittee shall be appointed by the Speaker and shall be com-
prised of the number of members he so appoints.
(b) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the membership of the
select committee shall be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.
(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Speaker shall designate one
member of the select committee as chairman.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.
(a) AUTHORITY.—For purposes of carrying out this
resolution, the select committee may sit and act during
the present Congress at any time and place within the
United States or elsewhere, whether the House is in ses-
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sion, has recessed, or has adjourned and hold such hear-
ings as it considers necessary.
(b) RULES OF PROCEDURE.—Clauses 1, 2 (including
subpoena authority in paragraph (m)), 4, and 5 of rule
XI of the Rules of the House shall apply to the select com-
mittee.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) 
EXPENSES.—There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be
approriated such such sums as may be necessary for ex-
penses of the select committee to carry out this resolution.
(b) STAFF AND TRAVEL.—In carrying out its func-
tions under this resolution, the select committee may—
(1) appoint, either on a permanent basis or as
experts or consultants, any staff that the select com-
mittee considers necessary;
(2) prescribe the duties and responsibilities of
the staff;
(3) fix the compensation of the staff at per
annum gross rates that do not exceed the highest
rate of basic pay, as in effect from time to time, of
level V of the Executive Schedule in section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code;
(4) terminate the employment of any such staff
as the select committee considers appropriate;
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(5) reimburse members of the select committee
and its staff for travel, subsistence, and other nec-
essary expenses incurred by them in the performance
of their functions for the select committee, other
than expenses in connection with any meeting of the
select committee held in the District of Columbia;
and
(6) obtain detailees or staff from the executive
or legislative branch of the Government, who shall
be deemed staff of the select committee.
(c) EXPIRATION.—The select committee shall cease
to exist at the close of the 107th Congress.
SEC. 6. REPORTS AND RECORDS.
(a) REPORTS.—The select committee shall submit to
the House reports setting forth its findings and rec-
ommendations.
(b) FILING OF REPORTS.—Any report made by the
select committee when the House is not in session shall
be filed with the Clerk of the House.
(c) REFERRAL OF REPORTS.—Any report made by
the select committee shall be referred to the committee
or committees that have jurisdiction over the subject mat-
ter of the report.
(d) RECORDS, FILES, AND MATERIALS.—(1) Upon
dissolution of the select committee, the records, files, and
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materials of the select committee shall be transferred to
the Clerk of the House.
(2) If any equipment is purchased by the select com-
mittee, then upon its dissolution, the Chief Administrative
Officer shall make such equipment available to Members,
committees, or other entities of the House, under the di-
rection of the Committee on House Administration.
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