[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 121 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 121
To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 1993
Mr. Hall of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Emerson) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
To establish the Select Committee on Hunger.
Resolved, That, effective through December 31, 1993, 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'').
functions
Sec. 2. (a) The select committee shall not have legislative
jurisdiction. The select committee shall have authority--
(1) to conduct a continuing comprehensive study and review
of the problems of hunger and malnutrition, including but not
limited to, those issues addressed in the reports of the
Presidential Commission on World Hunger and the Independent
Commission 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 institutions; and
(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 executive branch of the
Federal Government, relating to programs or policies affecting
hunger or malnutrition; and
(3) to recommend to the appropriate committees of the House
legislation or other action the select committee considers
necessary with respect to programs or policies affecting hunger
or malnutrition.
(b) Nothing contained in this resolution shall be construed to
limit or alter the legislative and oversight jurisdiction 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 designate 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.
(c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Members'' shall
include any Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the House of Representatives.
authority and procedures
Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of carrying out this resolution, the
select committee is authorized to sit and act during the present
Congress at such times and places within the United States, including
any Commonwealth or possession thereof, or elsewhere, whether the House
is in session, 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 resolutions 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 resolution.
(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 committee;
(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 Representatives;
(5) to terminate the employment of any such staff as the
select committee considers appropriate; and
(6) to reimburse members of the select committee and of its
staff for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties and
responsibilities for the select committee, other than expenses
in connection with any meeting of the select committee held in
the District of Columbia.
reports and records
Sec. 6. (a) The select committee shall submit an annual report to
the House which shall include a summary of the activities of the select
committee during the calendar 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 committee shall
be transferred to the Clerk of the House.
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