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shall designate the member or members from that com-
mittee to serve on the select committee. 
(b) The Speaker shall designate one member as chair-
man and the minority leader shall designate one member 
as the ranking minority member of the select committee. 
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE ATTACK ON 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES 
CONSULATE 
IN 
BENGHAZI, LIBYA. 
Not later than 90 days after the initial meeting of 
the select committee, the select committee shall conduct 
an investigation of and submit to the House a report on— 
(1) any intelligence known to the United States 
relating to the attack on the United States consulate 
in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012; 
(2) any requests for additional security, or ac-
tions taken by Federal agencies to improve security 
at the consulate before the attack; 
(3) a definitive timeline of the attack; 
(4) how the relevant agencies and the executive 
branch responded to the attack and whether appro-
priate congressional notifications were made; 
(5) any improper conduct by officials relating to 
the attack; 
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(6) recommendations on what steps Congress 
and the President should take to prevent future at-
tack; and 
(7) any other relevant issues relating to the at-
tack or the response to the attack. 
SEC. 4. PROCEDURES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. 
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
including clause 2(j)(1) (guaranteeing the minority addi-
tional witnesses) and clause 2(m)(3) (providing for the au-
thority to subpoena witnesses and documents), shall apply 
to the select committee. 
SEC. 5. JOINT OPERATIONS. 
The chair of the select committee, in conducting the 
investigation described in section 3, may consult with the 
chair of any Senate committee conducting a parallel inves-
tigation regarding meeting jointly to receive testimony, the 
scheduling of hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and joint 
staff interviews of key witnesses. 
SEC. 6. STAFF; FUNDING. 
(a)(1) To the extent practicable, the select committee 
shall utilize the services of staff of employing 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 select committee to 
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carry out this resolution and shall be deemed to be staff 
of the select 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) There are authorized to be appropriated from the 
applicable accounts of the House such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this resolution. Payments for the 
expenses of the select committee shall be made on vouch-
ers signed by the chairman and approved in the manner 
directed by the Committee on House Administration. 
Amounts made available under this subsection shall be ex-
pended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
Committee on House Administration. 
SEC. 7. DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 
(a) The select committee shall cease to exist 30 days 
after filing the report required under section 3. 
(b) Upon dissolution of the select committee, the 
records of the select committee shall become the records 
of any committee designated by the Speaker. 
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