[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 23 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 23

  To establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mrs. Schroeder (for herself, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
  Evans, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. 
  Collins of Michigan, Mr. Bacchus, Mr. Peterson of Florida, and Mr. 
 Cramer) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                           Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  To establish the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.

    Resolved,

                             establishment

    Section 1. There is hereby established in the House of 
Representatives a select committee to be known as the Select Committee 
on Children, Youth, and Families (hereinafter in this resolution 
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 children, youth, and families, including but 
        not limited to income maintenance, health (including medical 
        and child development research), nutrition, education, welfare, 
        employment, and recreation;
            (2) to study the use of all practical means and methods of 
        encouraging the development of public and private programs and 
        policies which will assist American children and youth in 
        taking a full part in national life and becoming productive 
        citizens; and
            (3) to develop policies that would encourage the 
        coordination of both governmental and private programs designed 
        to address the problems of childhood and adolescence.
    (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 no more than 
36 Members of the House, who shall be appointed by the Speaker, and 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 the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities 
under 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.
    (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 report to the House as soon 
as practicable during the present Congress, the results of its 
investigation and study, together with such recommendations as it deems 
advisable.
    (b) Any such report which is made when the House is not in session 
shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.
    (c) Any such report shall be referred to the committee or 
committees having jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof.
    (d) The records, files, and materials of the select committee shall 
be transferred to the Clerk of the House.

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