[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H. Res. 103 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 103
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2003
Mr. King of New York submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules
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RESOLUTION
Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
Resolved,
SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.
There is established in the House of Representatives a select
committee to be known as the Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.
The select committee shall conduct a full investigation of all
unresolved matters relating to any United States personnel unaccounted
for from the Vietnam era, the Korean conflict, World War II, Cold War
Missions, or Gulf War, including MIA's and POW's.
SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Members.--The select committee shall be composed of 10 Members
of the House, who shall be appointed by the Speaker. Not more than half
of the members of the select committee shall be of the same political
party.
(b) Vacancy.--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) Chairperson.--The Speaker shall designate one member of the
select committee to be its chairperson.
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Authority.--For purposes of carrying out this resolution, the
select committee (or any subcommittee of the select committee
authorized to hold hearings) may sit and act during the present
Congress at any time or place within the United States (including any
Commonwealth or possession of the United States, or elsewhere, whether
the House is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned) and to hold
such hearings as it considers necessary.
(b) Rules of Procedure.--The provisions of clauses 1, 2, and 4 of
rule XI of the Rules of the House shall apply to the select committee.
(c) Prohibition Against Meeting at Certain Times.--Subsection (a)
may not be construed to limit the applicability of clause 2(i) of rule
XI of the Rules of the House to the select committee.
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Expenses.--Subject to the adoption of expense resolutions as
required by clause 6 of rule X of the Rules of the House, the select
committee may incur expenses in connection with its functions under
this resolution.
(b) Staff and Travel.--In carrying out its functions under this
resolution, the select committee may--
(1) appoint, either on a permanent basis or as experts or
consultants, any staff that the select committee considers
necessary;
(2) prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the staff;
(3) fix the compensation of the staff at a single per annum
gross rate that does 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; and
(5) 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 functions for the
select committee, other than expenses in connection with any
meeting of the select committee, or a subcommittee thereof,
held in the District of Columbia.
(c) Expiration.--The select committee and all authority granted in
this resolution shall expire 30 days after the filing of the final
report of the select committee with the House, or just prior to noon on
January 3, 2003, whichever occurs first.
SEC. 6. REPORTS AND RECORDS.
(a) Final Report.--As soon as practicable during the present
Congress, the select committee shall submit to the House a final report
setting forth its findings and recommendations as a result of its
investigation.
(b) Filing of Reports.--Any report made by the select committee
when the House is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the
House.
(c) Referral of Reports.--Any report made by the select committee
shall be referred to the committee or committees that have jurisdiction
over the subject matter of the report.
(d) Records, Files, and Materials.--Following the termination of
the select committee, the records, files, and materials of the select
committee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House. If the final
report of the select committee is referred to only one committee under
the provisions of subsection (c), the records, files, and materials of
the select committee shall be transferred instead to the committee to
which the final report is referred.
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this resolution:
(1) The term ``Member of the House'' means any
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress.
(2) The term ``MIA'' means any United States personnel that
is unaccounted for and missing in action.
(3) The term ``POW'' means any United States personnel that
is unaccounted for and known to be a prisoner of war.
(4) The term ``select committee'' means the Select
Committee on MIA and POW Affairs established by this
resolution.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and the House.
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