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                                 RULES

                                 OF THE

                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                 OF THE

                             UNITED STATES

                             117TH CONGRESS

                               2021-2022

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                    ADAM SMITH, Washington, Chairman

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island      MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
RICK LARSEN, Washington              JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado
JOHN GARAMENDI, California           ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia
JACKIE SPEIER, California            VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey          AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia
RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona               MO BROOKS, Alabama
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts          SAM GRAVES, Missouri
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California        ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland,          SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee
RO KHANNA, California                TRENT KELLY, Mississippi
WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts    MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin
FILEMON VELA, Texas                  MATT GAETZ, Florida
ANDY KIM, New Jersey                 DON BACON, Nebraska
CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania       JIM BANKS, Indiana
JASON CROW, Colorado                 LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming
ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan             JACK BERGMAN, Michigan
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey           MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas              MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana
JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine               MARK E. GREEN, Tennessee
ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia, Vice      STEPHANIE I. BICE, Oklahoma
    Chair                            C. SCOTT FRANKLIN, Florida
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York          LISA C. McCLAIN, Michigan
SARA JACOBS, California              RONNY JACKSON, Texas
KAIALI'I KAHELE, Hawaii              JERRY L. CARL, Alabama
MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington       BLAKE D. MOORE, Utah
MARC A. VEASEY, Texas                PAT FALLON, Texas
JIMMY PANETTA, California
STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida
Vacancy

                     Paul Arcangeli, Staff Director
                            
                            
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Rules of the Committee on Armed Services--117th Congress.........     1
    Rule 1. General Provisions...................................     1
    Rule 2. Full Committee Meeting Date..........................     1
    Rule 3. Subcommittee Meeting Dates...........................     1
    Rule 4. Jurisdiction and Membership of Committee and 
      Subcommittees..............................................     1
    Rule 5. Committee Panels and Task Forces.....................     4
    Rule 6. Reference and Consideration of Legislation...........     5
    Rule 7. Public Announcement of Hearings and Meetings.........     5
    Rule 8. Broadcasting of Committee Hearings and Meetings......     6
    Rule 9. Meetings and Hearings Open to the Public.............     6
    Rule 10. Quorum..............................................     7
    Rule 11. The Five-Minute Rule................................     8
    Rule 12. Power to Sit and Act; Subpoena Power................     8
    Rule 13. Witness Statements..................................     9
    Rule 14. Administering Oaths to Witnesses....................    10
    Rule 15. Questioning of Witnesses............................    10
    Rule 16. Publication of Committee Hearings and Markups.......    10
    Rule 17. Voting and Rollcalls................................    11
    Rule 18. Committee Reports...................................    11
    Rule 19. Public Inspection of Committee Rollcalls............    12
    Rule 20. Protection of National Security and Other 
      Information................................................    12
    Rule 21. Committee Staffing..................................    12
    Rule 22. Committee Records...................................    12
    Rule 23. Hearing Procedures..................................    13
    Rule 24. Committee Activity Reports..........................    13
Committee on Armed Services--117th Congress......................    14
Standing Subcommittees...........................................    15

 
        RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES--117TH CONGRESS

                        ADOPTED FEBRUARY 3, 2021

                       RULE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

    (a) The Rules of the House of Representatives are the rules 
of the Committee on Armed Services (hereinafter referred to in 
these rules as the ``Committee'') and its subcommittees so far 
as applicable.

    (b) Pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee's rules shall be 
publicly available in electronic form and published in the 
Congressional Record not later than 60 days after the chair of 
the committee is elected in each odd-numbered year.

                  RULE 2. FULL COMMITTEE MEETING DATE

    (a) The Committee shall meet every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., 
when the House of Representatives is in session, and at such 
other times as may be fixed by the Chair of the Committee 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Chair''), or by written 
request of members of the Committee pursuant to clause 2(c) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

    (b) A Wednesday meeting of the Committee may be dispensed 
with by the Chair, but such action may be reversed by a written 
request of a majority of the members of the Committee.

                   RULE 3. SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES

    Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
receive evidence, and report to the Committee on all matters 
referred to it. Insofar as possible, meetings of the Committee 
and its subcommittees shall not conflict. A subcommittee Chair 
shall set meeting dates after consultation with the Chair, 
other subcommittee chairs, and the ranking minority member of 
the subcommittee with a view toward avoiding, whenever 
possible, simultaneous scheduling of Committee and subcommittee 
meetings or hearings.

   RULE 4. JURISDICTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES

    (a) Jurisdiction

          (1) The Committee retains jurisdiction of all 
        subjects listed in clause 1(c) and clause 3(b) of rule 
        X of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
        retains exclusive jurisdiction for: defense policy 
        generally, ongoing military operations, the 
        organization and reform of the Department of Defense 
        and the Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, 
        security cooperation and humanitarian assistance 
        activities (except special operations-related 
        activities) of the Department of Defense, acquisition 
        and industrial base policy, technology transfer and 
        export controls, joint interoperability, detainee 
        affairs and policy, force protection policy, and inter-
        agency reform as it pertains to the Department of 
        Defense and the nuclear weapons programs of the 
        Department of Energy. While subcommittees are provided 
        jurisdictional responsibilities in subparagraph (a)(2) 
        and are required to conduct oversight in their 
        respective jurisdictions, pursuant to clause 2(b)(2) of 
        rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
        the Committee retains the right to exercise oversight 
        and legislative jurisdiction over all subjects within 
        its purview under rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.

          (2) The Committee shall be organized to consist of 
        seven standing subcommittees with the following 
        jurisdictions:

        Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces: Army 
        programs and accounts related to aircraft, ground 
        equipment, missiles, ammunition, and other procurement; 
        Marine Corps programs and accounts related to ground 
        and amphibious equipment, fighter aircraft, 
        helicopters, air-launched weapons, and ammunition; Air 
        Force programs and accounts related to fighter, 
        training, reconnaissance and surveillance, and 
        electronic warfare aircraft, helicopters, air-launched 
        weapons, ground equipment, and ammunition; Navy 
        programs and accounts related to fighter, training, and 
        electronic warfare aircraft, helicopters, and air-
        launched weapons; tactical air and missile defense 
        programs and accounts; chemical agent and munition 
        destruction programs and accounts; and National Guard 
        and Reserve equipment programs and accounts.

        Subcommittee on Military Personnel: Department of 
        Defense policy and programs and accounts related to 
        military personnel and their families, Reserve 
        Component integration and employment, military health 
        care, military education, dependent schools, POW/MIA 
        issues, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, commissaries, 
        cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
        Defense, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and 
        military retirement issues.

        Subcommittee on Readiness: Department of Defense policy 
        and programs and accounts related to military 
        readiness, training, logistics and maintenance, 
        military construction, organic industrial base, the 
        civilian and contract workforce, environment, military 
        installations and real property management, family 
        housing, base realignments and closures, and energy.

        Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces: Navy 
        and Marine Corps acquisition programs and accounts 
        related to shipbuilding and conversion, reconnaissance 
        and surveillance, tanker, and airlift aircraft, ship 
        and submarine-launched weapons, ammunition, and other 
        procurements; Air Force programs and accounts related 
        to bomber, tanker, and airlift aircraft; Army programs 
        and accounts related to waterborne vessels; and 
        Maritime policy and programs and accounts under the 
        jurisdiction of the Committee as delineated in 
        paragraphs 5 and 9 of clause 1(c) of rule X of the 
        Rules of the House of Representatives.

        Subcommittee on Strategic Forces: Department of Defense 
        and Department of Energy policy related to strategic 
        deterrence, strategic stability, nuclear weapons, 
        strategic and nuclear arms control, non-proliferation, 
        nuclear safety, missile defense, and space; Department 
        of Defense programs and accounts related to nuclear 
        weapons, strategic missiles, nuclear command and 
        control systems, Department of Defense intelligence 
        space, space systems and services of the military 
        departments, and intermediate and long-range missile 
        defense systems; and Department of Energy national 
        security programs and accounts.

        Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special Operations: 
        Department of Defense policy and programs and accounts 
        related to military intelligence, national 
        intelligence, countering weapons of mass destruction, 
        counter-proliferation, counter-terrorism, other 
        sensitive military operations, and special operations 
        forces.

        Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and 
        Information Systems: Department of Defense policy 
        related to the acquisition of computer software, the 
        electromagnetic spectrum, and electromagnetic warfare; 
        and Department of Defense policy and programs and 
        accounts related to artificial intelligence, cyber 
        security, cyber operations, cyber forces, information 
        technology, information operations, and science and 
        technology (including defense-wide programs and 
        accounts related to research, development, testing, and 
        evaluation, except for those defense-wide programs and 
        accounts related to research, development, testing, and 
        evaluation of missile defense systems).

          (3) Definitions--For the purposes of subparagraph 
        (a)(2):

                  (A) The phrase ``programs and accounts'' 
                means acquisition and modernization programs, 
                sustainment planning during program 
                development, and related funding lines for 
                procurement, advanced development, advanced 
                component development and prototypes, systems 
                development, sustainment planning, and 
                demonstration.

                  (B) The term ``policy'' means statutes, 
                regulations, directives, and other 
                institutional guidance.

                  (C) The phrase ``science and technology'' 
                means science and technology programs and 
                related funding lines for basic research, 
                applied research, and non-acquisition program 
                advanced development.

    (b) Membership of the Subcommittees

          (1) Subcommittee memberships shall be filled in 
        accordance with the rules of the majority party's 
        caucus and the minority party's conference, 
        respectively.

          (2) The Chair of the Committee and the Ranking 
        Minority Member thereof (hereinafter referred to as the 
        ``Ranking Minority Member'') may sit as ex officio 
        members of all subcommittees. Ex officio members shall 
        not vote in subcommittee hearings or meetings or be 
        taken into consideration for the purpose of determining 
        the ratio of the subcommittees or establishing a quorum 
        at subcommittee hearings or meetings.

          (3) A member of the Committee who is not a member of 
        a particular subcommittee may sit with the subcommittee 
        and participate during any of its hearings but shall 
        not have authority to vote, cannot be counted for the 
        purpose of achieving a quorum, and cannot raise a point 
        of order at the hearing.

                RULE 5. COMMITTEE PANELS AND TASK FORCES

    (a) Committee Panels

          (1) The Chair may designate a panel of the Committee 
        consisting of members of the Committee to inquire into 
        and take testimony on a matter or matters that fall 
        within the jurisdiction of more than one subcommittee 
        and to report to the Committee.

          (2) No panel appointed by the Chair shall continue in 
        existence for more than six months after the 
        appointment. A panel so appointed may, upon the 
        expiration of six months, be reappointed by the Chair 
        for a period of time which is not to exceed six months.

          (3) Consistent with the party ratios established by 
        the majority party, all majority members of the panels 
        shall be appointed by the Chair, and all minority 
        members shall be appointed by the Ranking Minority 
        Member. The Chair shall choose one of the majority 
        members so appointed who does not currently chair 
        another subcommittee of the Committee to serve as Chair 
        of the panel. The Ranking Minority Member shall 
        similarly choose the ranking minority member of the 
        panel.

          (4) No panel shall have legislative jurisdiction.

    (b) Committee and Subcommittee Task Forces

          (1) The Chair, or the Chair of a subcommittee with 
        the concurrence of the Chair, may designate a task 
        force to inquire into and take testimony on a matter 
        that falls within the jurisdiction of the Committee or 
        subcommittee, respectively. The Chair and the Ranking 
        Minority Member or the Chair and the ranking minority 
        member of a subcommittee shall each appoint an equal 
        number of members to the task force. The Chair or the 
        Chair of a subcommittee shall choose one of the members 
        so appointed, who does not currently chair another 
        subcommittee of the Committee, to serve as Chair of the 
        task force. The Ranking Minority Member or the ranking 
        minority member of a subcommittee shall similarly 
        appoint the ranking minority member of the task force.

          (2) No task force appointed by the Chair or the Chair 
        of a subcommittee shall continue in existence for more 
        than three months. A task force may only be reappointed 
        for an additional three months with the written 
        concurrence of the Chair and the Ranking Minority 
        Member or the concurrence of the Chair and the ranking 
        minority member of the subcommittee whose Chair 
        appointed the task force.

          (3) No task force shall have legislative 
        jurisdiction.

           RULE 6. REFERENCE AND CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION

    (a) The Chair shall refer legislation and other matters to 
the appropriate subcommittee or to the full Committee.

    (b) Legislation shall be taken up for a hearing or markup 
only when called by the Chair or the Chair of a subcommittee, 
as appropriate, or by a majority of the Committee or 
subcommittee, as appropriate.

    (c) The Chair, with approval of a majority vote of a quorum 
of the Committee, shall have authority to discharge a 
subcommittee from consideration of any measure or matter 
referred thereto and have such measure or matter considered by 
the Committee.

    (d) Reports and recommendations of a subcommittee may not 
be considered by the Committee until after the intervention of 
three calendar days from the time the report is approved by the 
subcommittee and available to the members of the Committee, 
except that this rule may be waived by a majority vote of a 
quorum of the Committee.

    (e) The Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority 
Member, shall establish criteria for recommending legislation 
and other matters to be considered by the House of 
Representatives, pursuant to clause 1 of rule XV of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives. Such criteria shall not 
conflict with the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
other applicable rules.

          RULE 7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    (a) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Chair, or the Chair of any 
subcommittee, panel, or task force, shall make a public 
announcement of the date, place, and subject matter of any 
hearing or meeting for the transaction of business before that 
body at least one week before the commencement of a hearing and 
at least three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or 
legal holidays except when the House is in session on such a 
day) before the commencement of a meeting. However, if the 
Chair, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, or 
the Chair of any subcommittee, panel, or task force, with the 
concurrence of the respective ranking minority member, 
determines that there is good cause to begin the hearing or 
meeting sooner, or if the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or 
task force so determines by majority vote, a quorum being 
present for the transaction of business, such Chair shall make 
the announcement at the earliest possible date. Any 
announcement made under this rule shall be promptly published 
in the Daily Digest, and promptly made publicly available in 
electronic form.

    (b) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a 
meeting for the markup of legislation, or at the time of an 
announcement under paragraph (a) made within 24 hours before 
such meeting, the Chair, or the Chair of any subcommittee, 
panel, or task force shall cause the text of such measure or 
matter to be made publicly available in electronic form as 
provided in clause 2(g)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives.

        RULE 8. BROADCASTING OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS

    (a) Pursuant to clause 2(e)(5) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, provide audio and video coverage of 
each hearing or meeting for the transaction of business in a 
manner that allows the public to easily listen to and view the 
proceedings. The Committee shall maintain the recordings of 
such coverage in a manner that is easily accessible to the 
public.

    (b) Clause 4 of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.

            RULE 9. MEETINGS AND HEARINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

    (a) Each hearing and meeting for the transaction of 
business, including the markup of legislation, conducted by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee, panel, or task force, to the 
extent that the respective body is authorized to conduct 
markups, shall be open to the public except when the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force in open session and with a 
majority being present, determines by record vote that all or 
part of the remainder of that hearing or meeting on that day 
shall be in executive session because disclosure of testimony, 
evidence, or other matters to be considered would endanger the 
national security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. Notwithstanding the requirements of the 
preceding sentence, a majority of those present, there being in 
attendance no fewer than two members of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force may vote to close a hearing 
or meeting for the sole purpose of discussing whether testimony 
or evidence to be received would endanger the national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
information, or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
Representatives. If the decision is to proceed in executive 
session, the vote must be by record vote and in open session, a 
majority of the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force 
being present.

    (b) Whenever it is asserted by a member of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force that the evidence or 
testimony at a hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate any person, or it is asserted by a witness that the 
evidence or testimony that the witness would give at a hearing 
may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate the witness, 
notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a) and the 
provisions of clause 2(g)(2)(A) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives and in accordance with the provisions 
of clause 2(g)(2)(B) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, such evidence or testimony shall be presented 
in executive session, if by a majority vote of those present, 
there being in attendance no fewer than two members of the 
Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force, the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force determines that such 
evidence may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
person. A majority of those present, there being in attendance 
no fewer than two members of the Committee, subcommittee, 
panel, or task force may also vote to close the hearing or 
meeting for the sole purpose of discussing whether evidence or 
testimony to be received would tend to defame, degrade, or 
incriminate any person. The Committee, subcommittee, panel, or 
task force shall proceed to receive such testimony in open 
session only if the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task 
force, a majority being present, determines that such evidence 
or testimony will not tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
any person.

    (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and with the approval of 
the Chair, each member of the Committee may designate by letter 
to the Chair, one member of that member's personal staff, and 
an alternate, which may include fellows, with Top Secret 
security clearance to attend hearings of the Committee, or that 
member's subcommittee(s), panel(s), or task force(s) (excluding 
briefings or meetings held under the provisions of committee 
rule 9(a)), which have been closed under the provisions of rule 
9(a) above for national security purposes for the taking of 
testimony. The attendance of such a staff member or fellow at 
such hearings is subject to the approval of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force as dictated by national 
security requirements at that time. The attainment of any 
required security clearances is the responsibility of 
individual members of the Committee.

    (d) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, no Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance 
at any hearing of the Committee or a subcommittee, unless the 
House of Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
Committee or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series 
of hearings on a particular article of legislation or on a 
particular subject of investigation, to close its hearings to 
Members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner by the same 
procedures designated in this rule for closing hearings to the 
public.

    (e) The Committee or the subcommittee may vote, by the same 
procedure, to meet in executive session for up to five 
additional consecutive days of hearings.

                            RULE 10. QUORUM

    (a) For purposes of taking testimony and receiving 
evidence, two members shall constitute a quorum.

    (b) One-third of the members of the Committee or 
subcommittee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action, 
with the following exceptions, in which case a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum:

          (1) Reporting a measure or recommendation;

          (2) Closing Committee or subcommittee meetings and 
        hearings to the public;

          (3) Authorizing the issuance of subpoenas;

          (4) Authorizing the use of executive session 
        material; and

          (5) Voting to proceed in open session after voting to 
        close to discuss whether evidence or testimony to be 
        received would tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate 
        any person.

    (c) No measure or recommendation shall be reported to the 
House of Representatives unless a majority of the Committee is 
actually present.

                     RULE 11. THE FIVE-MINUTE RULE

    (a) Subject to rule 15, the time any one member may address 
the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force on any 
measure or matter under consideration shall not exceed five 
minutes and then only when the member has been recognized by 
the Chair or subcommittee Chair, as appropriate, except that 
this time limit may be exceeded by unanimous consent. Any 
member, upon request, shall be recognized for not more than 
five minutes to address the Committee or subcommittee on behalf 
of an amendment which the member has offered to any pending 
bill or resolution. The five-minute limitation shall not apply 
to the Chair and the Ranking Minority Member or the Chair and 
the ranking minority member of a subcommittee, panel, or task 
force.

    (b)(1) Members who are present at a hearing of the 
Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force when a hearing is 
originally convened shall be recognized by the Chair or 
subcommittee, panel, or task force Chair, as appropriate, in 
order of seniority. Those members arriving subsequently shall 
be recognized in order of their arrival. Notwithstanding the 
foregoing, the Chair and the Ranking Minority Member or the 
Chair and the ranking minority member of a subcommittee, panel, 
or task force, as appropriate, will take precedence upon their 
arrival. In recognizing members to question witnesses in this 
fashion, the Chair shall take into consideration the ratio of 
the majority to minority members present and shall establish 
the order of recognition for questioning in such a manner as 
not to disadvantage the members of either party.

          (2) Pursuant to rule 4 and subject to rule 15, a 
        member of the Committee who is not a member of a 
        subcommittee, panel, or task force may be recognized by 
        a subcommittee, panel, or task force Chair in order of 
        their arrival and after all present subcommittee, 
        panel, or task force members have been recognized.

          (3) The Chair of the Committee or the Chair of a 
        subcommittee, panel, or task force, with the 
        concurrence of the respective ranking minority member, 
        may depart with the regular order for questioning which 
        is specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this rule 
        provided that such a decision is announced prior to the 
        hearing or prior to the opening statements of the 
        witnesses and that any such departure applies equally 
        to the majority and the minority.

    (c) No person other than a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of Congress and committee staff may be seated in 
or behind the dais area during Committee, subcommittee, panel, 
or task force hearings and meetings.

             RULE 12. POWER TO SIT AND ACT; SUBPOENA POWER

    (a) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions 
and duties under rules X and XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee and any subcommittee is 
authorized (subject to subparagraph (b)(1) of this paragraph):

          (1) to sit and act at such times and places within 
        the United States, whether the House is in session, has 
        recessed, or has adjourned, and to hold hearings, and

          (2) to require by subpoena, or otherwise, the 
        attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the 
        production of such books, records, correspondence, 
        memorandums, papers and documents, including, but not 
        limited to, those in electronic form, as it considers 
        necessary.

    (b)(1) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
Committee, or any subcommittee with the concurrence of the 
Chair and after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, 
under subparagraph (a)(2) in the conduct of any investigation, 
or series of investigations or activities, only when authorized 
by a majority of the members voting, a majority of the 
Committee or subcommittee being present. Authorized subpoenas 
shall be signed only by the Chair, or by any member designated 
by the Committee.

          (2) Pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI of the Rules 
        of the House of Representatives, compliance with any 
        subpoena issued by the Committee or any subcommittee 
        under subparagraph (a)(2) may be enforced only as 
        authorized or directed by the House of Representatives.

                      RULE 13. WITNESS STATEMENTS

    (a) Any prepared statement to be presented by a witness to 
the Committee or a subcommittee, panel, or task force shall be 
submitted to the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force 
at least 48 hours in advance of presentation and shall be 
distributed to all members of the Committee, subcommittee, 
panel, or task force as soon as practicable but not less than 
24 hours in advance of presentation. A copy of any such 
prepared statement shall also be submitted to the Committee in 
electronic form. If a prepared statement contains national 
security information bearing a classification of Confidential 
or higher, the statement shall be made available in the 
Committee rooms to all members of the Committee, subcommittee, 
panel, or task force as soon as practicable but not less than 
24 hours in advance of presentation; however, no such statement 
shall be removed from the Committee offices. The requirement of 
this rule may be waived by a majority vote of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force, a quorum being present. In 
cases where a witness does not submit a statement by the time 
required under this rule, the Chair, with the concurrence of 
the Ranking Minority Member, or the Chair of a subcommittee, 
panel, or task force, as appropriate, with the concurrence of 
the respective ranking minority member, may elect to exclude 
the witness from the hearing.

    (b) The Committee and each subcommittee, panel, or task 
force shall require each witness who is to appear before it to 
file with the Committee in advance of his or her appearance a 
written statement of the proposed testimony and to limit the 
oral presentation at such appearance to a brief summary of the 
submitted written statement.

    (c) Pursuant to clause 2(g)(5) of rule XI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, written witness statements, with 
appropriate redactions to protect the privacy of the witness, 
shall be made publicly available in electronic form 24 hours 
before the witness appears to the extent practicable, but not 
later than one day after the witness appears.

               RULE 14. ADMINISTERING OATHS TO WITNESSES

    (a) The Chair, or any member designated by the Chair, may 
administer oaths to any witness.

    (b) Witnesses, when sworn, shall subscribe to the following 
oath:

        ``Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that the testimony 
        you will give before this Committee (or subcommittee, 
        panel, or task force) in the matters now under 
        consideration will be the truth, the whole truth, and 
        nothing but the truth, so help you God?''

                   RULE 15. QUESTIONING OF WITNESSES

    (a) When a witness is before the Committee or a 
subcommittee, panel, or task force, members of the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force may put questions to the 
witness only when recognized by the Chair, subcommittee, panel, 
or task force Chair, as appropriate, for that purpose according 
to rule 11 of the Committee.

    (b) Members of the Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task 
force who so desire shall have not more than five minutes to 
question each witness or panel of witnesses, the responses of 
the witness or witnesses being included in the five-minute 
period, until such time as each member has had an opportunity 
to question each witness or panel of witnesses. Thereafter, 
additional rounds for questioning witnesses by members are 
within the discretion of the Chair or the subcommittee, panel, 
or task force Chair, as appropriate.

    (c) Questions put to witnesses before the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force shall be pertinent to the 
measure or matter that may be before the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force for consideration.

         RULE 16. PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

    The transcripts of those hearings conducted by the 
Committee, subcommittee, panel, or task force will be published 
officially in substantially verbatim form, with the material 
requested for the record inserted at that place requested, or 
at the end of the record, as appropriate. The transcripts of 
markups conducted by the Committee or any subcommittee may be 
published officially in verbatim form. Any requests to correct 
any errors, other than those in transcription, will be appended 
to the record, and the appropriate place where the change is 
requested will be footnoted. Any transcript published under 
this rule shall include the results of record votes conducted 
in the session covered by the transcript and shall also include 
materials that have been submitted for the record and are 
covered under rule 19. The handling and safekeeping of these 
materials shall fully satisfy the requirements of rule 20. No 
transcript of an executive session conducted under rule 9 shall 
be published under this rule.

                     RULE 17. VOTING AND ROLLCALLS

    (a) Voting on a measure or matter may be by record vote, 
division vote, voice vote, or unanimous consent.

    (b) A record vote shall be ordered upon the request of one-
fifth of those members present.

    (c) No vote by any member of the Committee or a 
subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter shall be 
cast by proxy.

    (d) In the event of a vote or votes, when a member is in 
attendance at any other committee, subcommittee, or conference 
committee meeting during that time, the necessary absence of 
that member shall be so noted in the record vote record, upon 
timely notification to the Chair by that member.

    (e) The Chair, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
Member, or the Chair of a subcommittee, as appropriate, with 
the concurrence of the respective ranking minority member or 
the most senior minority member who is present at the time, may 
elect to postpone requested record votes until such time or 
point at a markup as is mutually decided. When proceedings 
resume on a postponed question, notwithstanding any intervening 
order for the previous question, the underlying proposition 
shall remain subject to further debate or amendment to the same 
extent as when the question was postponed.

                       RULE 18. COMMITTEE REPORTS

    (a) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by 
the Committee, any member of the Committee gives timely notice 
of intention to file supplemental, minority, additional or 
dissenting views, all members shall be entitled to not less 
than two calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
holidays except when the House is in session on such days) in 
which to file such written and signed views (including in 
electronic form) with the Staff Director of the Committee, or 
the Staff Director's designee. All such views so filed by one 
or more members of the Committee shall be included within, and 
shall be a part of, the report filed by the Committee with 
respect to that measure or matter.

    (b) With respect to each record vote on a motion to report 
any measure or matter, and on any amendment offered to the 
measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and 
against, the names of those voting for and against, and a brief 
description of the question, shall be included in the Committee 
report on the measure or matter.

    (c) Not later than 24 hours after the adoption of any 
amendment or 48 hours after the disposition or withdrawal of 
any other amendment to a measure or matter considered by the 
Committee, the Chair shall cause the text of each such 
amendment to be made publicly available in electronic form as 
provided in clause 2(e)(6) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives.

           RULE 19. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF COMMITTEE ROLLCALLS

    The result of each record vote in any meeting of the 
Committee shall be made publicly available in electronic form 
within 48 hours of such record vote pursuant to clause 
2(e)(1)(B)(i) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. Information so available shall include a 
description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition and the name of each member voting for and each 
member voting against such amendment, motion, order, or 
proposition and the names of those members present but not 
voting.

     RULE 20. PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AND OTHER INFORMATION

    (a) Except as provided in clause 2(g) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, all national security 
information bearing a classification of Confidential or higher 
which has been received by the Committee or a subcommittee 
shall be deemed to have been received in executive session and 
shall be given appropriate safekeeping.

    (b) The Chair shall, with the approval of a majority of the 
Committee, establish such procedures as in his judgment may be 
necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any 
national security information that is received which is 
classified as Confidential or higher. Such procedures shall, 
however, ensure access to this information by any member of the 
Committee or any other Member, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner of the House of Representatives, staff of the 
Committee, or staff designated under rule 9(c) who have the 
appropriate security clearances and the need to know, who has 
requested the opportunity to review such material.

    (c) The Chair shall, in consultation with the Ranking 
Minority Member, establish such procedures as in his judgment 
may be necessary to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of any 
proprietary information that is received by the Committee, 
subcommittee, panel, or task force. Such procedures shall be 
consistent with the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
applicable law.

                      RULE 21. COMMITTEE STAFFING

    The staffing of the Committee, the standing subcommittees, 
and any panel or task force designated by the Chair or the 
chairs of the subcommittees shall be subject to the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                       RULE 22. COMMITTEE RECORDS

    The records of the Committee at the National Archives and 
Records Administration shall be made available for public use 
in accordance with rule VII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives. The Chair shall notify the Ranking Minority 
Member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3) or clause 
4(b) of rule VII, to withhold a record otherwise available, and 
the matter shall be presented to the Committee for a 
determination on the written request of any member of the 
Committee.

                      RULE 23. HEARING PROCEDURES

    Clause 2(k) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives shall apply to the Committee.

                  RULE 24. COMMITTEE ACTIVITY REPORTS

    Not later than January 2nd of each odd-numbered year the 
Committee shall submit to the House a report on its activities, 
pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.
                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES


                             117TH CONGRESS


                    ADAM SMITH, Washington, Chairman

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island      MIKE ROGERS, Alabama
RICK LARSEN, Washington              JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio
JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado
JOHN GARAMENDI, California           ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia
JACKIE SPEIER, California            VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey          AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia
RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona               MO BROOKS, Alabama
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts          SAM GRAVES, Missouri
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California        ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland,          SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee
RO KHANNA, California                TRENT KELLY, Mississippi
WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts    MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin
FILEMON VELA, Texas                  MATT GAETZ, Florida
ANDY KIM, New Jersey                 DON BACON, Nebraska
CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania       JIM BANKS, Indiana
JASON CROW, Colorado                 LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming
ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan             JACK BERGMAN, Michigan
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey           MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas              MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana
JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine               MARK E. GREEN, Tennessee
ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia, Vice      STEPHANIE I. BICE, Oklahoma
Chair                                C. SCOTT FRANKLIN, Florida
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York          LISA C. McCLAIN, Michigan
SARA JACOBS, California              RONNY JACKSON, Texas
KAIALI'I KAHELE, Hawaii              JERRY L. CARL, Alabama
MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington       BLAKE D. MOORE, Utah
MARC A. VEASEY, Texas                PAT FALLON, Texas
JIMMY PANETTA, California
STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida
Vacancy

                     Paul Arcangeli, Staff Director
                         STANDING SUBCOMMITTEES


              SUBCOMMITTEE ON TACTICAL AIR AND LAND FORCES

                 DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey, Chairman

RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona               VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California        MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio
ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland           ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey, Vice     SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee
Chair                                MATT GAETZ, Florida
KAIALI'I KAHELE, Hawaii              DON BACON, Nebraska
MARC A. VEASEY, Texas                MARK E. GREEN, Tennessee
STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida         RONNY JACKSON, Texas
Vacancy

                   SUBCOMMITTEE ON MILITARY PERSONNEL

                 JACKIE SPEIER, California, Chairwoman

ANDY KIM, New Jersey                 JIM BANKS, Indiana
CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania       STEPHANIE I. BICE, Oklahoma
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas, Vice Chair  LISA C. McCLAIN, Michigan
SARA JACOBS, California              RONNY JACKSON, Texas
MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington       JERRY L. CARL, Alabama
MARC A. VEASEY, Texas                PAT FALLON, Texas

                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS

                  JOHN GARAMENDI, California, Chairman

JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut            DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado
JACKIE SPEIER, California            JOE WILSON, South Carolina
JASON CROW, Colorado                 AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia
ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan, Vice       JACK BERGMAN, Michigan
Chair                                MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana
JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine               MARK E. GREEN, Tennessee
ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia            LISA C. McCLAIN, Michigan
KAIALI'I KAHELE, Hawaii              BLAKE D. MOORE, Utah
MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington

             SUBCOMMITTEE ON SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES

                  JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut, Chairman

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island      ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri
DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey          SAM GRAVES, Missouri
ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland           TRENT KELLY, Mississippi
FILEMON VELA, Texas                  MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin
GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, Jr.,           JIM BANKS, Indiana
California                           JACK BERGMAN, Michigan
JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine, Vice Chair   JERRY L. CARL, Alabama
ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia
SARA JACOBS, California

                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES

                    JIM COOPER, Tennessee, Chairman

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island      MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio
JOHN GARAMENDI, California           JOE WILSON, South Carolina
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts          DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado
SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California, Vice  MO BROOKS, Alabama
Chair                                ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
RO KHANNA, California                SCOTT DesJARLAIS, Tennessee
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York          LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming
JIMMY PANETTA, California            MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida
Vacancy

          SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS

                    RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona, Chairman

RICK LARSEN, Washington              TRENT KELLY, Mississippi
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia
WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts    SAM GRAVES, Missouri
FILEMON VELA, Texas                  DON BACON, Nebraska
MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey           LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming
JIMMY PANETTA, California            MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida
STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida, Vice   C. SCOTT FRANKLIN, Florida
Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON CYBER, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

               JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island, Chairman

RICK LARSEN, Washington              ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts          MO BROOKS, Alabama
RO KHANNA, California                MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin
WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts    MATT GAETZ, Florida
ANDY KIM, New Jersey                 MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana
CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania,      STEPHANIE I. BICE, Oklahoma
Vice Chair                           C. SCOTT FRANKLIN, Florida
JASON CROW, Colorado                 BLAKE D. MOORE, Utah
ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan             PAT FALLON, Texas
VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York

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