IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 111 
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2009 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. 
BLACKBURN, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. BU-
CHANAN, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. CROW-
LEY, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. FORBES, Mr. 
FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. HELLER, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. ISSA, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LINDER, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Mr. MACK, Mr. 
MANZULLO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mr. 
MURPHY of Connecticut, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. PAUL, Mr. POE of Texas, 
Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. ROHRABACHER, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SMITH 
of New Jersey, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. TERRY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. WOLF, Mr. 
WU, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. 
Resolved, That there is established in the House of 
Representatives a select committee to be known as the Se-
lect Committee on POW and MIA Affairs. 
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FUNCTIONS 
SEC. 2. The select committee shall conduct a full in-
vestigation of all unresolved matters relating to any 
United States personnel unaccounted for from the Viet-
nam era, the Korean conflict, World War II, Cold War 
Missions, Persian Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or 
Operation Enduring Freedom, including MIA’s and 
POW’s missing and captured. 
APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP 
SEC. 3. (a) MEMBERS.—The select committee shall 
be composed of 10 Members of the House, who shall be 
appointed by the Speaker. Not more than half of the mem-
bers of the select committee shall be of the same political 
party. 
(b) VACANCY.—Any vacancy occurring in the mem-
bership of the select committee shall be filled in the same 
manner in which the original appointment was made. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Speaker shall designate one 
member of the select committee to be its chairperson. 
AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES 
SEC. 4. (a) AUTHORITY.—For purposes of carrying 
out this resolution, the select committee (or any sub-
committee of the select committee authorized to hold hear-
ings) may sit and act during the present Congress at any 
time or place within the United States (including any 
Commonwealth or possession of the United States, or else-
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where, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or 
has adjourned) and to hold such hearings as it considers 
necessary. 
(b) RULES
OF
PROCEDURE.—The provisions of 
clauses 1, 2, and 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
shall apply to the select committee. 
(c) PROHIBITION AGAINST MEETING AT CERTAIN 
TIMES.—Subsection (a) may not be construed to limit the 
applicability of clause 2(i) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House to the select committee. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
SEC. 5. (a) EXPENSES.—Subject to the adoption of 
expense resolutions as required by clause 6 of rule X of 
the Rules of the House, the select committee may incur 
expenses in connection with its functions under this reso-
lution. 
(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 a single 
per annum gross rate that does not exceed the high-
est rate of basic pay, as in effect from time to time, 
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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; and 
(5) reimburse members of the select committee 
and of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other 
necessary expenses incurred by them in the perform-
ance of their functions for the select committee, 
other than expenses in connection with any meeting 
of the select committee, or a subcommittee thereof, 
held in the District of Columbia. 
(c) EXPIRATION.—The select committee and all au-
thority granted in this resolution shall expire 30 days after 
the filing of the final report of the select committee with 
the House. 
REPORTS AND RECORDS 
SEC. 6. (a) FINAL REPORT.—As soon as practicable 
during the present Congress, the select committee shall 
submit to the House a final report setting forth its find-
ings and recommendations as a result of its investigation. 
(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 
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or committees that have jurisdiction over the subject mat-
ter of the report. 
(d) RECORDS, FILES, AND MATERIALS.—Following 
the termination of the select committee, the records, files, 
and materials of the select committee shall be transferred 
to the Clerk of the House. If the final report of the select 
committee is referred to only one committee under the 
provisions of subsection (c), the records, files, and mate-
rials of the select committee shall be transferred instead 
to the committee to which the final report is referred. 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 7. For purposes of this resolution: 
(1) The term ‘‘Member of the House’’ means 
any Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress. 
(2) The term ‘‘MIA’’ means any United States 
personnel that is unaccounted for and missing in ac-
tion. 
(3) The term ‘‘POW’’ means any United States 
personnel that is unaccounted for and known to be 
a prisoner of war. 
(4) The term ‘‘select committee’’ means the Se-
lect Committee on MIA and POW Affairs estab-
lished by this resolution. 
Æ 
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