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Resolved, That there is hereby established a select 
committee to review national security laws, policies, and 
practices (hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘select com-
mittee’’). 
SEC. 2. JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS. 
(a) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The select com-
mittee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have 
no authority to take legislative action on any bill or resolu-
tion. 
(b) INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION.—The select com-
mittee shall study and make recommendations about the 
effectiveness of past and present United States law en-
forcement, national security and intelligence activities and 
the extent, if any, to which unlawful, improper or unau-
thorized activities were engaged in by or on behalf of any 
Federal, State, or local government official, including— 
(1) the effectiveness and efficiency of past and 
present law enforcement, and national security and 
intelligence policies, programs, and activities; 
(2) the development and implementation of poli-
cies or practices regarding the capture, detention, 
transfer, extra-judicial rendition, and treatment of 
individuals by United States Armed Forces, law en-
forcement and the United States intelligence com-
munity, including policies intended to conceal the 
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fact that a person has been detained by, or at the 
direct request of, the United States; 
(3) the development and implementation of poli-
cies or practices regarding domestic surveillance ac-
tivities, or the surveillance of United States persons 
abroad; 
(4) the adequacy of past and present congres-
sional oversight mechanisms and impediments to ac-
cess to information necessary to conduct proper 
oversight; and 
(5) such other related matters as the committee 
deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities. 
SEC. 3. COMPOSITION. 
The select committee shall be composed of 7 members 
appointed by the Speaker, of whom 3 shall be appointed 
upon the recommendation of the minority leader. The 
Speaker shall designate one member of the select com-
mittee as its chairman. A vacancy in the membership of 
the select committee shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment. 
SEC. 4. PROCEDURE. 
(a) Rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the select committee where 
not inconsistent with this resolution. 
(b) The select committee is authorized to— 
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(1) require by subpoena or otherwise the at-
tendance and testimony of any person (including at 
a taking of a deposition by counsel or consultant of 
the committee), and the production of such things; 
and 
(2) adopt a rule regulating the taking of deposi-
tions by a member, counsel, or consultant of the 
committee, including pursuant to subpoena. 
SEC. 5. REPORTING. 
The select committee shall report to the House from 
time to time the results of its investigations and studies 
as it may deem advisable. At least one public report shall 
be filed with the House not later than one year following 
the date of enactment of this Act, and shall include legisla-
tive recommendations based on its findings. 
SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) EXPENSES.—There shall be paid out of the appli-
cable accounts of the House such sums as may be nec-
essary for the expenses of the select committee. Such pay-
ments shall be made on vouchers signed by the chairman 
of the select committee and approved in the manner di-
rected 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. 
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(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; 
(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. 
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SEC. 7. DISSOLUTION AND WINDUP OF AFFAIRS. 
The select committee shall cease to exist on December 
31, 2012. 
SEC. 8. DISPOSITION OF RECORDS. 
Upon dissolution of the select committee, its records 
shall become records of such standing committee or com-
mittees as the Speaker may designate. 
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