[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 20 Introduced in House (IH)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 20
To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 1993
Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr.
Hughes, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Lowey, Mr.
Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Mazzoli, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. Hochbrueckner, Mr.
Washington, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Lewis of Florida, Mr. Inhofe,
Mr. Herger, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Ramstad) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
To establish the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND
CONTROL.
There is hereby established in the House of Representatives a
select committee to be known as the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse
and Control (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the ``select
committee'').
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.
The select committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction. The
select committee shall have authority--
(1) to conduct a continuing oversight and review of the
problems of narcotics, drug, and polydrug abuse and control,
including (but not limited to) the study and review of (A) the
abuse and control of opium and its derivatives, other narcotic
drugs, psychotropics, and other controlled substances, as
defined in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
Act of 1970, and any such drug or substance when used in
combination with any other substance; (B) domestic and
international trafficking, manufacturing, and distribution; (C)
treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation; (D) narcotics-
related violations of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (E)
international treaties and agreements relating to the control
of narcotics and drug abuse; (F) the role of organized crime in
narcotics and drug abuse; (G) problems of narcotics and drug
abuse and control in the Armed Forces of the United States; (H)
problems of narcotics and drug abuse and control in industry;
and (I) the approach of the criminal justice system with
respect to narcotics and drug law violations and crimes related
to drug abuse;
(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
narcotics or drug abuse or control; 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
narcotics or drug abuse or control.
SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) The select committee shall be composed of thirty-five Members
of the House, who shall be appointed by the Speaker, one of whom he
shall designate as chairman. At least one member of the select
committee shall be chosen from each of the following committees of the
House: The Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed Services,
the Committee on Government Operations, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on the
Judiciary, the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means.
(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.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.
(a) For the purpose 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.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(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 prescribe the duties and responsibilities of such
staff;
(3) 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;
(4) to terminate the employment of any such staff as the
select committee considers appropriate; and
(5) 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.
SEC. 6. REPORTS.
(a)(1) The select committee shall report to the House with respect
to the results of any field investigation or inspection it conducts.
(2) 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.
(3) The select committee shall report to the House its
recommendations for a comprehensive program to control the worldwide
program of drug abuse and drug trafficking.
(b) Any such report which is made when the House is not in session
shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.
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