[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H. Res. 168 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 168

To implement the recommendations of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform 
                              Task Force.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1997

  Mr. Livingston (for himself and Mr. Cardin) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To implement the recommendations of the bipartisan House Ethics Reform 
                              Task Force.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. USE OF NON-COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

    (a) Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(a) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
    ``(3)(A) At the beginning of each Congress--
            ``(i) the Speaker (or his designee) shall designate a list 
        of 10 Members from the majority party; and
            ``(ii) the minority leader (or his designee) shall 
        designate a list of 10 Members from the minority party;
who are not members of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
and who may be assigned to serve as a member of an investigative 
subcommittee of that committee during that Congress. Members so chosen 
shall be announced to the House.
    ``(B) Whenever the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct jointly determine that 
Members designated under subdivision (A) should be assigned to serve on 
an investigative subcommittee of that committee, they shall each select 
the same number of Members of his respective party from the list to 
serve on that subcommittee.''.
    (b) Conforming Rules Amendment.--Clause 6(b)(2)(A) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting after the 
first sentence the following new sentence: ``Service on an 
investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) shall not be counted against the 
limitation on subcommittee service.''.

SEC. 2. DURATION OF SERVICE ON THE COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL 
              CONDUCT.

    The second sentence of clause 6(a)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended to read as follows: ``No Member 
shall serve as a member of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct for more than two Congresses in any period of three successive 
Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service performed as a 
member of such committee for less than a full session in any Congress), 
except that a Member having served on the committee for two Congresses 
shall be eligible for election to the committee as chairman or ranking 
minority member for one additional Congress. Not less than two Members 
from each party shall rotate off the committee at the end of each 
Congress.''.

SEC. 3. COMMITTEE AGENDAS.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
providing that the chairman shall establish the agenda for meetings of 
the committee, but shall not preclude the ranking minority member from 
placing any item on the agenda.

SEC. 4. COMMITTEE STAFF.

    (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall adopt rules providing that:
            (1)(A) The staff is to be assembled and retained as a 
        professional, nonpartisan staff.
            (B) Each member of the staff shall be professional and 
        demonstrably qualified for the position for which he is hired.
            (C) The staff as a whole and each member of the staff shall 
        perform all official duties in a nonpartisan manner.
            (D) No member of the staff shall engage in any partisan 
        political activity directly affecting any congressional or 
        presidential election.
            (E) No member of the staff or outside counsel may accept 
        public speaking engagements or write for publication on any 
        subject that is in any way related to his or her employment or 
        duties with the committee without specific prior approval from 
        the chairman and ranking minority member.
            (F) No member of the staff or outside counsel may make 
        public, unless approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of 
        the members of the committee, any information, document, or 
        other material that is confidential, derived from executive 
        session, or classified and that is obtained during the course 
        of employment with the committee.
            (2)(A) All staff members shall be appointed by an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee. 
        Such vote shall occur at the first meeting of the membership of 
        the committee during each Congress and as necessary during the 
        Congress.
            (B) Subject to the approval of Committee on House 
        Oversight, the committee may retain counsel not employed by the 
        House of Representatives whenever the committee determines, by 
        an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
        committee, that the retention of outside counsel is necessary 
        and appropriate.
            (C) If the committee determines that it is necessary to 
        retain staff members for the purpose of a particular 
        investigation or other proceeding, then such staff shall be 
        retained only for the duration of that particular investigation 
        or proceeding.
            (3) Outside counsel may be dismissed prior to the end of a 
        contract between the committee and such counsel only by an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the committee.
            (4) Only subparagraphs (C), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1) 
        shall apply to shared staff.
    (b) Additional Committee Staff.--In addition to any other staff 
provided for by law, rule, or other authority, with respect to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the chairman and ranking 
minority member each may appoint one individual as a shared staff 
member from his or her personal staff to perform service for the 
committee. Such shared staff may assist the chairman or ranking 
minority member on any subcommittee on which he serves.

SEC. 5. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS.

    (a) House Rules.--(1) Clause 4(e)(3) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI, each meeting of 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or any subcommittee 
thereof shall occur in executive session, unless the committee or 
subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members opens 
the meeting to the public.
    ``(B) Notwithstanding clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI, hearings of an 
adjudicatory subcommittee or sanction hearings held by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall be held in open session unless the 
subcommittee or committee, in open session by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of its members, closes all or part of the remainder of the 
hearing on that day to the public.''.
    (2)(A) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting ``(except the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct)'' after ``thereof''.
    (B) The first sentence of clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended by inserting ``(except the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct)'' after ``thereof''.
    (b) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall adopt rules providing that--
            (1) all meetings of the committee or any subcommittee 
        thereof shall occur in executive session unless the committee 
        or subcommittee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
        members opens the meeting or hearing to the public; and
            (2) any hearing held by an adjudicatory subcommittee or any 
        sanction hearing held by the committee shall be open to the 
        public unless the committee or subcommittee by an affirmative 
        vote of a majority of its members closes the hearing to the 
        public.

SEC. 6. CONFIDENTIALITY OATHS.

    Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Before any member, officer, or employee of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, including members of any subcommittee of 
the committee selected pursuant to clause 6(a)(3) and shared staff, may 
have access to information that is confidential under the rules of the 
committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
        `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to 
        any person or entity outside the Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct, any information received in the course of my 
        service with the committee, except as authorized by the 
        committee or in accordance with its rules.'
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of the House 
as part of the records of the House. This subparagraph establishes a 
standard of conduct within the meaning of subparagraph (1)(B). Breaches 
of confidentiality shall be investigated by the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct and appropriate action shall be taken.''.

SEC. 7. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
providing that, unless otherwise determined by a vote of the committee, 
only the chairman or ranking minority member, after consultation with 
each other, may make public statements regarding matters before the 
committee or any subcommittee thereof.

SEC. 8. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMMITTEE VOTES.

    (a) Records.--The last sentence in clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding before the 
period at the end the following: ``, except that in the case of 
rollcall votes in the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct taken 
in executive session, the result of any such vote shall not be made 
available for inspection by the public without an affirmative vote of a 
majority of the members of the committee''.
    (b) Reports.--Clause 2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ``The preceding sentence shall not apply to votes taken 
in executive session by the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.''.

SEC. 9. FILINGS BY NON-MEMBERS OF INFORMATION OFFERED AS A COMPLAINT.

    (a) Filings Sponsored by Members.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of rule X of 
the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ``or 
submitted to'', by inserting ``(I)'' after ``(i)'', by striking ``a 
complaint'' and inserting ``information offered as a complaint'', and 
by adding after subdivision (I) the following new subdivision:
            ``(II) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
        in writing and under oath, from an individual not a Member of 
        the House provided that a Member of the House certifies in 
writing to the committee that he or she believes the information is 
submitted in good faith and warrants the review and consideration of 
the committee, or''.
    (b) Direct Filing.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
            ``(ii) upon receipt of information offered as a complaint, 
        in writing and under oath, directly from an individual not a 
        Member of the House.''.

SEC. 10. REQUIREMENTS TO CONSTITUTE A COMPLAINT.

    (a) Procedural Requirements.--The Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct shall amend its rules regarding procedural 
requirements governing information submitted as a complaint pursuant to 
clause 4(e)(2)(B)(ii) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide that--
            (1) an individual who submits information to the committee 
        offered as a complaint must either have personal knowledge of 
        conduct which is the basis of the violation alleged in the 
        information, or base the information offered as a complaint 
        upon--
                    (A) information received from another individual 
                who the complainant has a good faith reason to believe 
                has personal knowledge of such conduct; or
                    (B) his personal review of--
                            (i) documents kept in the ordinary course 
                        of business, government, or personal affairs; 
                        or
                            (ii) photographs, films, videotapes, or 
                        recordings;
                that contain information regarding conduct which is the 
                basis of a violation alleged in the information offered 
                as a complaint;
            (2) a complainant or an individual from whom the 
        complainant obtains information will be found to have personal 
        knowledge of conduct which is the basis of the violation 
        alleged in the information offered as a complaint if the 
        complainant or that individual witnessed or was a participant 
        in such conduct; and
            (3) an individual who submits information offered as a 
        complaint consisting solely of information contained in a news 
        or opinion source or publication that he believes to be true 
        does not have the requisite personal knowledge.
    (b) Time for Determination.--The Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall amend its rules regarding complaints to provide that 
whenever information offered as a complaint is submitted to the 
committee, the chairman and ranking minority member shall have 14 
calendar days or 5 legislative days, whichever occurs first, to 
determine whether the information meets the requirements of the 
committee's rules for what constitutes a complaint.

SEC. 11. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER REGARDING 
              PROPERLY FILED COMPLAINTS.

    (a) Committee Rules.--The Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall adopt rules providing that whenever the chairman and 
ranking minority member jointly determine that information submitted to 
the committee meets the requirements of the committee's rules for what 
constitutes a complaint, they shall have 45 calendar days or 5 
legislative days, whichever is later, after the date that the chairman 
and ranking minority member determine that information filed meets the 
requirements of the committee's rules for what constitutes a complaint, 
unless the committee by an affirmative vote of a majority of its 
members votes otherwise, to--
            (1) recommend to the committee that it dispose of the 
        complaint, or any portion thereof, in any manner that does not 
        require action by the House, which may include dismissal of the 
complaint or resolution of the complaint by a letter to the Member, 
officer, or employee of the House against whom the complaint is made;
            (2) establish an investigative subcommittee; or
            (3) request that the committee extend the applicable 45-
        calendar day or 5-legislative day period by one additional 45-
        calendar day period when they determine more time is necessary 
        in order to make a recommendation under paragraph (1).
    (b) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(A) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(A)'', 
by striking ``and no'' and inserting ``and, except as provided by 
subdivision (ii), no'', and by adding at the end the following:
    ``(ii)(I) Upon the receipt of information offered as a complaint 
that is in compliance with this rule and the committee rules, the 
chairman and ranking minority member may jointly appoint members to 
serve as an investigative subcommittee.
    ``(II) The chairman and ranking minority member of the committee 
may jointly gather additional information concerning alleged conduct 
which is the basis of a complaint or of information offered as a 
complaint until they have established an investigative subcommittee or 
the chairman or ranking minority member has placed on the committee 
agenda the issue of whether to establish an investigative 
subcommittee.''.
    (c) Disposition of Properly Filed Complaints by Chairman and 
Ranking Minority Member if no Action Taken by Them Within Prescribed 
Time Limit.--The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt 
rules providing that if the chairman and ranking minority member 
jointly determine that information submitted to the committee meets the 
requirements of the committee rules for what constitutes a complaint, 
and the complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time periods 
under subsection (a), then they shall establish an investigative 
subcommittee and forward the complaint, or any portion thereof, to that 
subcommittee for its consideration. However, if, at any time during 
those periods, either the chairman or ranking minority member places on 
the agenda the issue of whether to establish an investigative 
subcommittee, then an investigative subcommittee may be established 
only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
committee.
    (d) House Rules.--Clause 4(e)(2)(B) of rule X of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentences:
``If a complaint is not disposed of within the applicable time periods 
set forth in the rules of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct, then the chairman and ranking minority member shall jointly 
establish an investigative subcommittee and forward the complaint, or 
any portion thereof, to that subcommittee for its consideration. 
However, if, at any time during those periods, either the chairman or 
ranking minority member places on the agenda the issue of whether to 
establish an investigative subcommittee,then an investigative 
subcommittee may be established only by an affirmative vote of a 
majority of the members of the committee.''.

SEC. 12. DUTIES OF CHAIRMAN AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER REGARDING 
              INFORMATION NOT CONSTITUTING A COMPLAINT.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
providing that whenever the chairman and ranking minority member 
jointly determine that information submitted to the committee does not 
meet the requirements for what constitutes a complaint set forth in the 
committee rules, they may--
            (1) return the information to the complainant with a 
        statement that it fails to meet the requirements for what 
        constitutes a complaint set forth in the committee's rules; or
            (2) recommend to the committee that it authorize the 
        establishment of an investigative subcommittee.

SEC. 13. INVESTIGATIVE AND ADJUDICATORY SUBCOMMITTEES.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules 
providing that--
            (1)(A) investigative subcommittees shall be comprised of 4 
        Members (with equal representation from the majority and 
        minority parties) whenever such subcommittee is established 
        pursuant to the rules of the committee; and
            (B) adjudicatory subcommittees shall be comprised of the 
        members of the committee who did not serve on the investigative 
        subcommittee (with equal representation from the majority and 
        minority parties) whenever such subcommittee is established 
        pursuant to the rules of the committee;
            (2) at the time of appointment, the chairman shall 
        designate one member of the subcommittee to serve as chairman 
        and the ranking minority member shall designate one member of 
        the subcommittee to serve as the ranking minority member of the 
        investigative subcommittee or adjudicatory subcommittee; and
            (3) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
        committee may serve as members of an investigative 
        subcommittee, but may not serve as non-voting, ex officio 
        members.

SEC. 14. STANDARD OF PROOF FOR ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF ALLEGED 
              VIOLATION.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend its 
rules to provide that an investigative subcommittee may adopt a 
statement of alleged violation only if it determines by an affirmative 
vote of a majority of the members of the committee that there is 
substantial reason to believe that a violation of the Code of Official 
Conduct, or of a law, rule, regulation, or other standard of conduct 
applicable to the performance of official duties or the discharge of 
official responsibilities by a Member, officer, or employee of the 
House of Representatives has occurred.

SEC. 15. SUBCOMMITTEE POWERS.

    (a) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) House rules.--Clause 2(m)(2)(A) of rule XI of the Rules 
        of the House of Representatives is amended--
                    (A) in the second sentence by striking ``The'' and 
                inserting ``Except as provided by the next sentence, 
                the''; and
                    (B) by inserting after the second sentence the 
                following new sentence: ``In the case of the Committee 
                on Standards of Official Conduct or any subcommittee 
                thereof, a subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
                committee only when authorized by a majority of the 
                members voting (a majority being present) or by a 
                subcommittee only when authorized by an affirmative 
                vote of a majority of its members.''.
            (2) Committee rules.--The Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that an 
        investigative subcommittee or an adjudicatory subcommittee may 
        authorize and issue subpoenas only when authorized by an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the 
        subcommittee.
    (b) Expansion of Scope of Investigations.--The Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules providing that an 
investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative vote of a majority 
of its members, expand the scope of its investigation without the 
approval of the committee.
    (c) Amendments of Statements of Alleged Violation.--The Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct shall adopt rules to provide that--
            (1) an investigative subcommittee may, upon an affirmative 
        vote of a majority of its members, amend its statement of 
        alleged violation anytime before the statement of alleged 
        violation is transmitted to the committee; and
            (2) if an investigative subcommittee amends its statement 
        of alleged violation, the respondent shall be notified in 
        writing and shall have 30 calendar days from the date of that 
        notification to file an answer to the amended statement of 
        alleged violation.

SEC. 16. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF RESPONDENTS.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend its 
rules to provide that--
            (1) not less than 10 calendar days before a scheduled vote 
        by an investigative subcommittee on a statement of alleged 
        violation, the subcommittee shall provide the respondent with a 
        copy of the statement of alleged violation it intends to adopt 
        together with all evidence it intends to use to prove those 
        charges which it intends to adopt, including documentary 
        evidence, witness testimony, memoranda of witness interviews, 
        and physical evidence, unless the subcommittee by an 
        affirmative vote of a majority of its members decides to 
        withhold certain evidence in order to protect a witness, but if 
        such evidence is withheld, the subcommittee shall inform the 
        respondent that evidence is being withheld and of the count to 
        which such evidence relates;
            (2) neither the respondent nor his counsel shall, directly 
        or indirectly, contact the subcommittee or any member thereof 
        during the period of time set forth in paragraph (1) except for 
        the sole purpose of settlement discussions where counsels for 
        the respondent and the subcommittee are present;
            (3) if, at any time after the issuance of a statement of 
        alleged violation, the committee or any subcommittee thereof 
        determines that it intends to use evidence not provided to a 
        respondent under paragraph (1) to prove the charges contained 
        in the statement of alleged violation (or any amendment 
        thereof), such evidence shall be made immediately available to 
        the respondent, and it may be used in any further proceeding 
        under the committee's rules;
            (4) evidence provided pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) 
        shall be made available to the respondent and his or her 
        counsel only after each agrees, in writing, that no document, 
        information, or other materials obtained pursuant to that 
        paragraph shall be made public until--
                    (A) such time as a statement of alleged violation 
                is made public by the committee if the respondent has 
                waived the adjudicatory hearing; or
                    (B) the commencement of an adjudicatory hearing if 
                the respondent has not waived an adjudicatory hearing;
        but the failure of respondent and his counsel to so agree in 
        writing, and therefore not receive the evidence, shall not 
        preclude the issuance of a statement of alleged violation at 
        the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1);
            (5) a respondent shall receive written notice whenever--
                    (A) the chairman and ranking minority member 
                determine that information the committee has received 
                constitutes a complaint;
                    (B) a complaint or allegation is transmitted to an 
                investigative subcommittee;
                    (C) that subcommittee votes to authorize its first 
                subpoena or to take testimony under oath, whichever 
                occurs first; and
                    (D) an investigative subcommittee votes to expand 
                the scope of its investigation;
            (6) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
        statement of alleged violation and a respondent enters into an 
        agreement with that subcommittee to settle a complaint on which 
        that statement is based, that agreement, unless the respondent 
        requests otherwise, shall be in writing and signed by the 
        respondent and respondent's counsel, the chairman and ranking 
        minority member of the subcommittee, and the outside counsel, 
        if any;
            (7) statements or information derived solely from a 
        respondent or his counsel during any settlement discussions 
        between the committee or a subcommittee thereof and the 
        respondent shall not be included in any report of the 
        subcommittee or the committee or otherwise publicly disclosed 
        without the consent of the respondent; and
            (8) whenever a motion to establish an investigative 
        subcommittee does not prevail, the committee shall promptly 
        send a letter to the respondent informing him of such vote.

SEC. 17. COMMITTEE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall amend its 
rules to provide that--
            (1) whenever an investigative subcommittee does not adopt a 
        statement of alleged violation and transmits a report to that 
        effect to the committee, the committee may by an affirmative 
        vote of a majority of its members transmit such report to the 
        House of Representatives; and
            (2) whenever an investigative subcommittee adopts a 
        statement of alleged violation, the respondent admits to the 
        violations set forth in such statement, the respondent waives 
        his or her right to an adjudicatory hearing, and the 
        respondent's waiver is approved by the committee--
                    (A) the subcommittee shall prepare a report for 
                transmittal to the committee, a final draft of which 
                shall be provided to the respondent not less than 15 
                calendar days before the subcommittee votes on whether 
                to adopt the report;
                    (B) the respondent may submit views in writing 
                regarding the final draft to the subcommittee within 7 
                calendar days of receipt of that draft;
                    (C) the subcommittee shall transmit a report to the 
                committee regarding the statement of alleged violation 
                together with any views submitted by the respondent 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B), and the committee shall 
                make the report together with the respondent's views 
                available to the public before the commencement of any 
                sanction hearing; and
                    (D) the committee shall by an affirmative vote of a 
                majority of its members issue a report and transmit 
                such report to the House of Representatives, together 
                with the respondent's views previously submitted 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B) and any additional views 
                respondent may submit for attachment to the final 
                report; and
            (3) members of the committee shall have not less than 72 
        hours to review any report transmitted to the committee by an 
        investigative subcommittee before both the commencement of a 
        sanction hearing and the committee vote on whether to adopt the 
        report.

SEC. 18. REFERRALS TO FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITIES.

    Clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives is amended by striking ``with the approval of the 
House'' and inserting ``either with the approval of the House or by an 
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the committee''.

SEC. 19. FRIVOLOUS FILINGS.

    Clause 4(e) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(5)(A) If a complaint or information offered as a complaint is 
deemed frivolous by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 
the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the committee may take 
such action as it, by an affirmative vote of a majority of its members, 
deems appropriate in the circumstances.
    ``(B) Complaints filed before the One Hundred Fifth Congress may 
not be deemed frivolous by the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.''.

SEC. 20. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall--
            (1) clarify its rules to provide that whenever the 
        committee votes to authorize an investigation on its own 
        initiative, the chairman and ranking minority member shall 
        establish an investigative subcommittee to undertake such 
        investigation;
            (2) revise its rules to refer to hearings held by an 
        adjudicatory subcommittee as adjudicatory hearings; and
            (3) make such other amendments to its rules as necessary to 
        conform such rules to this resolution.
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