[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 567 Engrossed in House (EH)]
H. Res. 567
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
May 8, 2014.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is hereby established the Select Committee on the Events Surrounding
the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (hereinafter referred to as the ``Select
Committee'').
SEC. 2. COMPOSITION.
(a) The Speaker shall appoint 12 Members to the Select Committee, five of
whom shall be appointed after consultation with the minority leader.
(b) The Speaker shall designate one Member to serve as chair of the Select
Committee.
(c) Any vacancy in the Select Committee shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment.
SEC. 3. INVESTIGATION AND REPORT ON THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE 2012 TERRORIST
ATTACK IN BENGHAZI.
(a) The Select Committee is authorized and directed to conduct a full and
complete investigation and study and issue a final report of its findings to the
House regarding--
(1) all policies, decisions, and activities that contributed to the
attacks on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11,
2012, as well as those that affected the ability of the United States to
prepare for the attacks;
(2) all policies, decisions, and activities to respond to and repel
the attacks on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September
11, 2012, including efforts to rescue United States personnel;
(3) internal and public executive branch communications about the
attacks on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11,
2012;
(4) accountability for policies and decisions related to the
security of facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and the response to the
attacks, including individuals and entities responsible for those
policies and decisions;
(5) executive branch authorities' efforts to identify and bring to
justice the perpetrators of the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi,
Libya, on September 11, 2012;
(6) executive branch activities and efforts to comply with
Congressional inquiries into the attacks on United States facilities in
Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012;
(7) recommendations for improving executive branch cooperation and
compliance with congressional oversight and investigations;
(8) information related to lessons learned from the attacks and
executive branch activities and efforts to protect United States
facilities and personnel abroad; and
(9) any other relevant issues relating to the attacks, the response
to the attacks, or the investigation by the House of Representatives
into the attacks.
(b) In addition to any final report addressing the matters in subsection
(a), the Select Committee may issue such interim reports as it deems necessary.
(c) Any report issued by the Select Committee may contain a classified
annex.
SEC. 4. PROCEDURE.
(a) Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Select Committee is authorized to study the sources and
methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule X insofar as such
study is related to the matters described in section 3.
(b) 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 Representatives shall apply to the Select
Committee.
(c) 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 applies to the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence.
(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 Committee shall
constitute a quorum for taking any action other than one for which the
presence of a majority of the Select Committee is required.
(4) The chair of the Select Committee may authorize 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.
(5)(A) The chair of the Select Committee, upon consultation with the
ranking minority member, may order the taking of depositions, under oath
and pursuant to notice or subpoena, by a Member of the Select Committee
or a counsel of the Select Committee.
(B) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed 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 member, 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 question a witness as
though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI.
SEC. 5. RECORDS; STAFF; FUNDING.
(a) Any committee of the House of Representatives having custody of records
in any form relating to the matters described in section 3 shall transfer such
records to the Select Committee within 14 days of the adoption of this
resolution. Such records shall become the records of the Select Committee.
(b)(1)(A) To the greatest extent practicable, the Select Committee shall
utilize the services of staff of employing entities of the House. At the request
of the chair of the Select Committee in consultation with the ranking minority
member, staff of employing entities of the House or a joint committee may be
detailed to the Select Committee without reimbursement to carry out this
resolution and shall be deemed to be staff of the Select Committee.
(B) Section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C.
4301(i)) shall apply with respect to the Select Committee in the same manner as
such section applies with respect to a standing committee of the House of
Representatives.
(2) The chair of the Select Committee, upon consultation with the ranking
minority member, may employ and fix the compensation of such staff as the chair
considers necessary to carry out this resolution.
(c) There shall be paid out of the applicable accounts of the House of
Representatives such sums as may be necessary for the expenses of the Select
Committee. 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
Administration. Amounts made available under this subsection shall be expended
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House
Administration.
SEC. 6. DISSOLUTION AND DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.
(a) The Select Committee shall cease to exist 30 days after filing the final
report required under section 3.
(b) Upon dissolution of the Select Committee, the records of the Select
Committee shall become the records of such committee or committees designated by
the Speaker.
Attest:
Clerk.