[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 232 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 232

          Establishing a Select Committee on Medical Research.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2001

 Mr. Sweeney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                         the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
          Establishing a Select Committee on Medical Research.

    Resolved, 

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMITTEE.

    There is established a select committee to be known as the Select 
Committee on Medical Research (hereinafter in this resolution referred 
to as the ``select committee'').

SEC. 2. FUNCTIONS.

    The select committee shall conduct a thorough and complete study 
of--
            (1) the effectiveness of public/private (including 
        universities, foundations, and industries) partnerships in the 
        advancement and funding of medical research;
            (2) intellectual property issues arising from the 
        advancement of medical research and research techniques;
            (3) ethical and social issues arising from advancements in 
        medical research;
            (4) regulatory barriers to the performance of medical 
        research and to the dissemination and application of research 
        findings; and
            (5) other important issues relating to medical research.
The select committee shall not have legislative jurisdiction.

SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Members.--The membership of the select committee shall be 
appointed by the Speaker and shall be comprised of the number of 
members he so appoints.
    (b) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the membership of the select committee 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (c) Chairman.--The Speaker shall designate one member of the select 
committee as chairman.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY AND PROCEDURES.

    (a) Authority.--For purposes of carrying out this resolution, the 
select committee may sit and act during the present Congress at any 
time and place within the United States or elsewhere, whether the House 
is in session, has recessed, or has adjourned and hold such hearings as 
it considers necessary.
    (b) Rules of Procedure.--Clauses 1, 2 (including subpoena authority 
in paragraph (m)), 4, and 5 of rule XI of the Rules of the House shall 
apply to the select committee.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

    (a) Expenses.--There are authorized to be approriated such such 
sums as may be necessary for expenses of the select committee to carry 
out 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 per annum gross 
        rates that do 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;
            (5) reimburse members of the select committee and 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 held in the District of Columbia; and
            (6) obtain detailees or staff from the executive or 
        legislative branch of the Government, who shall be deemed staff 
        of the select committee.
    (c) Expiration.--The select committee shall cease to exist at the 
close of the 107th Congress.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND RECORDS.

    (a) Reports.--The select committee shall submit to the House 
reports setting forth its findings and recommendations.
    (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.--(1) Upon dissolution of the 
select committee, the records, files, and materials of the select 
committee shall be transferred to the Clerk of the House.
    (2) If any equipment is purchased by the select committee, then 
upon its dissolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall make such 
equipment available to Members, committees, or other entities of the 
House, under the direction of the Committee on House Administration.
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