IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 571 
Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive 
Plan of Action. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. YOUNG of Indiana (for himself, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. KINZINGER of Illi-
nois, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. 
AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. GRAVES 
of Louisiana, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. RUSSELL, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. 
JORDAN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LAB-
RADOR, Mr. BRAT, and Mr. GOSAR) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Establishing the Select Committee on Oversight of the Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action. 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT. 
There is hereby established the Select Committee on 
Oversight of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). 
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SEC. 2. COMPOSITION. 
(a) MEMBERS.—The Select Committee shall be com-
posed of 12 members as follows: 
(1) The chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs (or their designees from 
the member of that committee). 
(2) The chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee on Intelligence (or their designees from 
among the member of that committee). 
(3) Eight members appointed by the Speaker of 
whom 3 shall be appointed after consultation with 
the minority leader. 
(b) CHAIR.—The Speaker shall designate one mem-
ber to serve as chair of the Select Committee. 
(c) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Select Com-
mittee shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
appointment. 
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE 
PLAN OF ACTION. 
The Select Committee is authorized to conduct com-
prehensive oversight and investigate compliance of the 
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (hereinafter referred 
to as the ‘‘JCPOA’’) and shall issue annual reports of its 
findings to the House regarding— 
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(1) all enrichment activities, including relevant 
limitations pertaining to uranium enrichment levels, 
centrifuge capacity, and related research and devel-
opment; 
(2) all international collaborative partnerships 
formed and the agreed upon research interests; 
(3) all uranium stockpile levels, including en-
richment levels as well as the amount and price of 
any excess uranium sold to international buyers; 
(4) all International Atomic Energy Agency 
oversight activities relating to the JCPOA, including 
the effectiveness of relevant inspections into JCPOA 
tenants; 
(5) compliance with all enacted international 
and domestic sanctions, including potential violations 
of relevant sanctions; 
(6) all financial transactions including estab-
lishment of banking relationships, trade in gold and 
precious metals, investment in Iran’s oil, gas, and 
petrochemical sectors; 
(7) all research and development of missile 
technology and the acquisition of relevant technology 
from international partners; and 
(8) all acquisition of conventional weaponry by 
the Iranian regime. 
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SEC. 4. PROCEDURE. 
(a) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN HOUSE RULES.— 
Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the first sentence of 
clause 11(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall apply to the Select Committee. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF HOUSE RULE XI.—Rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply 
to the Select Committee except as follows: 
(1) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to the 
Select Committee. 
(2) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to 
the Select Committee in the same manner as it ap-
plies to the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence. 
(3) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two 
members of the Select Committee shall constitute a 
quorum for taking testimony or receiving evidence 
and one-third of the members of the Select Com-
mittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any ac-
tion other than one for which the presence of a ma-
jority of the Select Committee is required. 
(4) The chair of the Select Committee may au-
thorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) 
of rule XI in the investigation and study conducted 
pursuant to section 3 of this resolution, including for 
the purpose of taking depositions. 
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(5)(A) The chair of the Select Committee, upon 
consultation with the ranking minority member, may 
order the taking of depositions, under oath and pur-
suant to notice or subpoena, by a member of the Se-
lect Committee or a counsel of the Select Committee. 
(B) Depositions taken under the authority pre-
scribed in this paragraph shall be governed by the 
procedures submitted by the chair of the Committee 
on Rules for printing in the Congressional Record. 
(6) The chair of the Select Committee may, 
after consultation with the ranking minority mem-
ber, recognize— 
(A) members of the Select Committee to 
question a witness for periods longer than five 
minutes 
as 
though 
pursuant 
to 
clause 
2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and 
(B) staff of the Select Committee to ques-
tion a witness as though pursuant to clause 
2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI. 
SEC. 5. RECORDS, STAFF, FUNDING. 
(a) RECORDS.—Any committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives having custody of records in any form in rela-
tion to the matter described in section 3 shall transfer 
such records to the Select Committee within 14 days after 
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the date this resolution is agreed to. Such records shall 
become the records of the Select Committee. 
(b) STAFF.—The chair of the Select Committee, upon 
consultation with the ranking member, may employ and 
fix the compensation of such staff as the chair considers 
necessary to carry out this resolution. 
(c) FUNDING.—There shall be paid out of the appli-
cable account of the House of Representatives such sums 
as may be necessary for the expenses of the Select Com-
mittee. Such payments shall be made on vouchers signed 
by the chair of the Select Committee and approved in the 
manner directed by the Committee on House Administra-
tion. Amounts made available under this subsection shall 
be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by 
the Committee on House Administration. 
Æ 
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