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House Calendar No. 4
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 18
[Report No. 103–4]
To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1993
Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. EMERSON) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
JANUARY 25, 1993
Additional sponsor: Mr. FILNER
JANUARY 25, 1993
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
RESOLUTION
To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.
Resolved, That there is hereby established in the
House of Representatives a select committee to be known
as the Select Committee on Hunger (hereinafter referred
to as the ‘‘select committee’’).
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FUNCTIONS
SEC. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legis-
lative jurisdiction. The select committee shall have author-
ity—
(1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive
study and review of the problems of hunger and mal-
nutrition, including but not limited to, those issues
addressed in the reports of the Presidential Commis-
sion on World Hunger and the Independent Com-
mission on International Development Issues, which
issues include—
(A) the United States development and
economic assistance program and the executive
branch structure responsible for administering
the program;
(B) world food security;
(C) trade relations between the United
States and less developed countries;
(D) food production and distribution;
(E) corporate and agribusiness efforts to
further international development;
(F) policies of multilateral development
banks and international development institu-
tions; and
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(G) food assistance programs in the United
States;
(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 hunger or malnutri-
tion; 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 hunger or malnutri-
tion.
(b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be con-
strued to limit or alter the legislative and oversight juris-
diction of any standing committee of the House under rule
X of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP
SEC. 3. (a) The select committee shall be composed
of not more than 33 Members of the House, who shall
be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he shall des-
ignate as chairman.
(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.
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(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.
AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES
SEC. 4. (a) For purposes of carrying out this resolu-
tion, the select committee is authorized to sit and act dur-
ing the present Congress at such times and places within
the United States, including any Commonwealth or pos-
session thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House is in ses-
sion, has recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold such
hearings as it deems necessary.
(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 except the provisions of clause
2(m)(1)(B) of rule XI relating to subpena power.
(c) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section
shall be construed to limit the applicability of clause 2(i)
of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives
to the select committee.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
SEC. 5. (a) Subject to the adoption of expense resolu-
tions as required by clause 5 of rule XI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, the select committee may
incur expenses in connection with its duties under this res-
olution.
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(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 utilize the services of the staffs of those
committees of the House from which Members have
been selected for membership on the select commit-
tee;
(3) to prescribe the duties and responsibilities
of such staff;
(4) 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;
(5) to terminate the employment of any such
staff as the select committee considers appropriate;
and
(6) 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-
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.
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REPORTS AND RECORDS
SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall submit an an-
nual report to the House which shall include a summary
of the activities of the select committee during the cal-
endar year to which the report applies.
(b) Any such report which is made when the House
is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.
(c) The records, files, and materials of the select com-
mittee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.