[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
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[Pages H814-H821]
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                     PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE RULES


 RULES OF THE PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE FOR THE 118th 
                                CONGRESS

         House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on 
           Intelligence,
                                 Washington, DC, February 9, 2023.
     Hon. Kevin McCarthy,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of rule XI of 
     the House of Representatives, the rules of procedure for the 
     House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 
     118th Congress are transmitted herewith. They were adopted on 
     February 7, 2023 by voice vote.
           Sincerely,

                                            Michael R. Turner,

                                  Chairman, House Permanent Select
     Committee on Intelligence.
                                  ____



                      RULE 1.--GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (A) Applicability of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives. The Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives (the ``House'') are the rules of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (the 
     ``Committee'') and its subcommittees insofar as applicable.
       (B) Applicability to Subcommittees. Except when the terms 
     ``Full Committee'' and ``Subcommittee'' are specifically 
     mentioned, the following rules shall apply to the Committee's 
     subcommittees and their respective Chairs and ranking 
     minority members to the same extent as they apply to the full 
     Committee and its Chair and Ranking Minority Member.
       (C) Changes in Rules. These rules may be modified, amended, 
     waived, or repealed by a vote of the full Committee. A 
     notice, in writing, of the proposed change or waiver shall be 
     given to each member at least 48 hours prior to any meeting 
     at which action on the proposed rule change or waiver is to 
     be taken.
       (D) Committee Website. The Chair shall maintain an official 
     Committee website for the purposes of furthering the 
     Committee's legislative and oversight responsibilities, 
     including communicating information about the Committee's 
     activities to the Committee Members, other members, and the 
     public at large. The Ranking Minority Member may maintain a 
     similar website for the same purposes. The official Committee 
     website shall

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     displaya link on its homepage to the website maintained by 
     the Ranking Minority Member.
       (E) Activity Report. The Committee shall submit a report to 
     the House on the activities of the Committee in accordance 
     with clause 1(d) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.


         RULE 2.--LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

       (A) Legislative Calendar.
       (1) Generally. The Chief Clerk or other Committee staff 
     designated by the Chair, under the direction of the Staff 
     Director, shall maintain a calendar that lists:
       (a) The legislative measures introduced and referred to the 
     Committee;
       (b) The status of such measures; and
       (c) Such other matters that the Committee may require.
       (2) Revisions to the Calendar. The calendar shall be 
     revised from time to time to show pertinent changes. A copy 
     of such revision shall be furnished to each Member of the 
     Committee upon request.
       (3) Consultation with Appropriate Government Entities. 
     Unless otherwise directed by the Committee, legislative 
     measures referred to the Committee may be referred by the 
     Chief Clerk to the appropriate department or agency of the 
     Government for reports thereon.
       (B) Full Committee Regular Meeting. The regular meeting day 
     of the Committee for the transaction of Committee business 
     shall be the first Thursday on which the House of 
     Representatives is in session of each month, unless otherwise 
     directed by the Chair. The Chair of the Committee is 
     authorized to dispense with a regular meeting or to change 
     the date thereof when circumstances warrant.
       (C) Additional and Special Meetings. The Chair of the 
     Committee may call and convene additional meetings when 
     circumstances warrant. A special meeting of the Committee may 
     be requested by Members of the Committee pursuant to the 
     provisions of clause 2(c)(2) and clause 2(m)(1) of House Rule 
     XI.
       (D) Subcommittee Meetings. Except as otherwise directed by 
     the Chair of the full Committee, each subcommittee is 
     authorized to meet, hold hearings, receive testimony, mark up 
     legislation, and report to the full Committee on all matters 
     within its jurisdiction and/or referred to it. Insofar as 
     possible, meetings of the subcommittees shall not conflict 
     with meetings of the full Committee. A subcommittee Chair 
     shall set meeting dates only after consultation with and 
     approval of the Chair of the full Committee.
       (E) Subcommittee Field Hearings. The Chair of the 
     Committee, at the request of a subcommittee Chair, may make a 
     temporary assignment of any Member of the Committee to such 
     subcommittee for the purpose of constituting a quorum at and 
     participating in any public hearing by such subcommittee to 
     be held outside of Washington, D.C. A Member appointed to 
     such temporary position shall not be a voting member. The 
     Chair of the Committee shall give reasonable notice of such 
     temporary assignment to the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee and of the respective subcommittee.
       (F) Notice of Meetings.
       (1) Generally. In the case of any meeting of the Committee, 
     the Chief Clerk shall provide reasonable notice to every 
     Member of the Committee. Such notice shall provide the time, 
     place, and subject matter of the meeting, and shall be made 
     consistent with the provisions of clause 2(g)(3) of House 
     Rule XI.
       (2) Hearings. Except as provided in subsection (F)(4), a 
     Committee hearing may not commence earlier than one week 
     after such notice.
       (3) Business Meetings. Except as provided in subsection 
     (F)(4), a Committee business meeting may not commence earlier 
     than the third day on which Members have notice thereof 
     (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays when the 
     House is not in session).
       (4) Exception. A hearing or business meeting may begin 
     sooner than otherwise specified in either of the following 
     circumstances (in which case the Chair shall provide the 
     notice at the earliest possible time):
       (a) the Chair, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority 
     Member, determines there is good cause; or
       (b) the Committee determines by majority vote in the 
     presence of the number of Members required under the rules of 
     the Committee for the transaction of business.
       (5) Definition. For purposes of this rule, ``notice'' 
     means:
       (a) Written notification; or
       (b) Notification delivered by facsimile transmission, 
     regular mail, or electronic mail.
       (G) Open Meetings.
       (1) Generally, Pursuant to House Rule XI, but subject to 
     the limitations of subsections (G)(2) and (G)(3) of this 
     rule, Committee meetings held for the transaction of business 
     and Committee hearings shall be open to the public.
       (2) Meetings. Any meeting or portion thereof for the 
     transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, 
     or any hearing or portion thereof, shall be closed to the 
     public if the Committee determines by record vote in open 
     session, with a majority of the Committee present, that 
     disclosure of the matters to be discussed may:
       (a) Endanger national security;
       (b) Compromise sensitive law enforcement information;
       (c) Tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person; or
       (d) Otherwise violate any law or Rule of the House.
       (3) Hearings. The Committee may vote to close a Committee 
     hearing pursuant to clause 11(d)(2) of House Rule X, 
     regardless of whether a majority is present, so long as at 
     least two Members of the Committee are present, one of whom 
     is a Member of the Minority and votes upon the motion.
       (4) Briefings. Committee briefings shall be closed to the 
     public.
       (H) Broadcasting Meetings. Whenever a hearing or meeting 
     conducted by the Committee is open to the public, a majority 
     of the Committee may permit that hearing or meeting to be 
     covered, in whole or in part, by television broadcast, radio 
     broadcast, and still photography, or by any such methods of 
     coverage, subject to the provisions and in accordance with 
     the spirit of the purposes enumerated in the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (I) Quorum.
       (1) Hearings. For purposes of taking testimony, or 
     receiving evidence, a quorum shall consist of two Committee 
     Members, at least one of whom is a Member of the Majority.
       (2) Reporting Measures and Recommendations. For purposes of 
     reporting a measure or recommendation, a quorum shall consist 
     of a majority of the Committee's Members.
       (3) Other Committee Proceedings. For purposes of the 
     transaction of all other Committee business, other than the 
     consideration of a motion to close a hearing as described in 
     section (G)(3), a quorum shall consist of one-third of the 
     Committee's Members.


       RULE 3.--JURISDICTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE AND 
                             SUBCOMMITTEES.

       (A) Generally. The Committee retains jurisdiction of all 
     subjects listed in clause 11(b) of House Rule X.
       (1) Creation of subcommittees shall be by majority vote of 
     the Committee.
       (2) Subcommittees shall deal with such legislation and 
     oversight of programs and policies as described in section 
     (C).
       (3) While subcommittees are provided jurisdictional 
     responsibilities in section (C), the Committee retains the 
     right to exercise oversight and legislative jurisdiction over 
     all subjects within its purview under House Rule X.
       (B) Establishment of Subcommittees. The Committee shall be 
     organized into the following five subcommittees, and each 
     shall have specific responsibility for such legislation and 
     oversight of programs and policies as described in section 
     (C) and as the Committee refers to it:
       (1) Subcommittee on the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (2) Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise;
       (3) Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead 
     Architecture;
       (4) Subcommittee on the National Security Agency and Cyber; 
     and
       (5) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
       (C) Subcommittee Jurisdiction.
       (1) Subcommittee on the Central Intelligence Agency. 
     Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the 
     programs, policies, budget, and operations of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency; all covert actions of the Intelligence 
     Community; and the collection, exploitation, and 
     dissemination of human intelligence (HUMINT).
       (2) Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise. 
     Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the 
     programs, policies, budget, and operations of the Office of 
     the Director of National Intelligence and the intelligence 
     components of the Department of Energy, Department of 
     Homeland Security (including the U.S. Coast Guard), 
     Department of Justice (including the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation), 
     Department of State, and Department of Treasury; matters 
     regarding U.S. persons' privacy and civil liberties; counter-
     intelligence; all domestic activities of the Intelligence 
     Community; and all cross-cutting matters associated with the 
     National Intelligence Enterprise.
       (3) Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead 
     Architecture. Legislative and oversight responsibilities 
     shall include the programs, policies, budget, operations, and 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     Department of Defense, including the Undersecretary of 
     Defense for Intelligence and Security, Defense Intelligence 
     Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Geospatial-
     Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence components of the 
     Military Services (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and 
     Space Force); all activities funded by the Military 
     Intelligence Program; all matters related to the Defense 
     Intelligence Enterprise; and the collection, exploitation, 
     and dissemination of acoustic intelligence (ACINT), 
     geospatial intelligence (GEOINT), imagery intelligence 
     (IMINT), and measures and signatures intelligence (MASINT).
       (4) Subcommittee on the National Security Agency and Cyber. 
     Legislative and oversight responsibilities shall include the 
     programs, policies, budget, and operations of the National 
     Security Agency/Central Security Service; the intelligence 
     and intelligence-related activities of U.S. Cyber Command 
     (USCYBERCOM); the collection, exploitation, and dissemination 
     of communications intelligence (COMINT), electronic 
     intelligence (ELINT), foreign instrumentation signals 
     intelligence (FISINT), and signals intelligence (SIGINT); and 
     all cyber-intelligence activities of the Intelligence 
     Community, including support for the nation's cyber-defense 
     and cyber-offense.

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       (5) Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Oversight 
     responsibilities shall include all matters within the scope 
     of the full Committee's jurisdiction, in concurrence with the 
     relevant subcommittee(s) of jurisdiction; any investigative 
     matters referred by the Chair; and receiving and reviewing 
     whistleblower complaints and other information concerning 
     waste, fraud, or abuse by the Intelligence Community.
       (D) Subcommittee Membership.
       (l) Generally. Each Member of the Committee may be assigned 
     to at least one of the subcommittees.
       (2) Selection and Ratio of Subcommittee Members. The Chair 
     and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee shall 
     select their respective members for each subcommittee. The 
     size and ratio of each subcommittee shall be determined by 
     the Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member.
       (3) Ex Officio Membership. In the event that the Chair and 
     Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee do not choose 
     to sit as regular voting members of one or more of the 
     subcommittees, each is authorized to sit as an ex officio 
     member of the subcommittees and participate in the work of 
     the subcommittees. When sitting ex officio, however, they:
       (a) Shall not have a vote in subcommittee hearings or 
     meetings; and
       (b) Shall not be counted for purposes of determining a 
     quorum at subcommittee hearings or meetings.


                   RULE 4.--COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS.

       (A) Generally. The Chair, in consultation with the Ranking 
     Minority Member, or the Chair of a subcommittee with the 
     concurrence of the Chair and in consultation with the ranking 
     minority member of that subcommittee, may designate a working 
     group to inquire into and take testimony on a matter that 
     falls within the jurisdiction of the Committee or 
     subcommittee, respectively.
       (B) Selection and Ratio of Working Group Members. The Chair 
     and Ranking Minority Member of the full Committee, or 
     subcommittee when applicable, shall select their respective 
     members for each working group. The ratio of Majority to 
     Minority members shall be comparable to the full Committee or 
     respective subcommittee, consistent with the party ratios 
     established by the Majority party, except that each working 
     group shall have at least one more Majority Member than 
     Minority Members. The Chair, or the Chair of the designating 
     subcommittee, shall choose one of the Majority Members so 
     appointed to serve as Chair of the working group. The Ranking 
     Minority Member, or the ranking minority member of the 
     designating subcommittee, shall similarly appoint the ranking 
     minority member of the working group.
       (C) Limitation. No working group shall have legislative 
     jurisdiction.


                 RULE 5.--OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS.

       (A) Commencing Investigations. The Committee shall commence 
     investigations only if approved by the Chair, in consultation 
     with the Ranking Minority Member.
       (B) Conducting Investigations. An authorized investigation 
     may be conducted by Members of the Committee or Committee 
     staff designated by the Chair, in consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, to undertake any such investigation.
       (C) Closing Investigations. The Chair, upon notice to the 
     Ranking Minority Member, may halt or end a previously 
     authorized investigation at the Chair's discretion.


                      RULE 6.--COMMITTEE REPORTS.

       (A) Bills and Resolutions. Each bill or resolution approved 
     by the Committee shall be reported by the Chair of the 
     Committee pursuant to clauses 2-4 of House Rule XIII.
       (B) Approval of Investigative and Oversight Reports. Only 
     those investigative or oversight reports approved by a 
     majority vote of the Committee at a meeting at which a quorum 
     is present may be ordered printed, unless otherwise required 
     by the Rules of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Notice of Investigative and Oversight Reports. A 
     proposed investigative or oversight report shall not be 
     considered in the Committee unless the proposed report has 
     been available to the Members of the Committee for at least 
     three calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
     holidays, unless the House is in session on such days) before 
     consideration of such proposed report in the Committee. If a 
     hearing has been held on the matter reported upon, every 
     reasonable effort shall be made to have such hearing 
     transcript printed and available to the Members of the 
     Committee before the consideration of the proposed report in 
     the Committee.
       (D) Additional Views. If, at the time of approval of a 
     report, a Member of the Committee gives notice of intent to 
     file supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views, 
     any Member of the Committee shall be entitled to file such 
     views following clause 2(1) of House Rule XI and clause 
     3(a)(1) of House Rule XIII.


                      RULE 7.--HEARING PROCEDURES.

       (A) Generally. Hearings shall be conducted according to the 
     procedures in clause 2(k) of House Rule XI. The Chair of the 
     Committee or subcommittee shall make an opening statement as 
     set forth in clause 2(k)(1) of House Rule XI. In addition, 
     the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee or subcommittee 
     may make an opening statement.
       (B) Presiding Member. The Chair of the Committee or a 
     subcommittee shall preside over each meeting and hearing 
     thereof (``the presiding member'').
       (C) The Five-Minute Rule. Generally, the time any one 
     Member may address the Committee, subcommittee, or working 
     group 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 or authorization by the Chair. 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 or a working group. Upon request 
     from a Member, the Chair may afford such Member additional 
     time, not to exceed two minutes, for additional remarks that 
     are in rebuttal of remarks made by another Member during a 
     hearing, briefing, or meeting concerning the requesting 
     Member's position or prior statements, as the Chair deems 
     appropriate and necessary.
       (D) Markup. Prior to Committee or subcommittee markup of 
     legislation, Committee staff should make every reasonable 
     effort to resolve Majority and Minority differences regarding 
     the legislation.
       (E) Amendments. When a bill or resolution is being 
     considered by the Committee, Members shall provide the Chief 
     Clerk in a timely manner with a sufficient number of written 
     copies of any amendment offered, so as to enable each Member 
     present to receive a copy thereof prior to taking action. A 
     point of order may be made against any amendment not reduced 
     to writing. A copy of each such amendment shall be maintained 
     in the public records of the Committee. 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.
       (F) Voting. Voting on a measure or matter may be by record 
     vote, division vote, voice vote, or unanimous consent.
       (G) Request for Record Vote. A record vote of the Members 
     may be directed by the Chair or upon the request of any 
     Member.
       (H) Postponement of Further Proceedings. In accordance with 
     clause 2(h) of House Rule XI, the Chair is authorized to 
     postpone further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on 
     the question of approving a measure or matter or adopting an 
     amendment. The Chair may resume proceedings on a postponed 
     request at any time after reasonable notice. When proceedings 
     resume on a postponed question, notwithstanding any 
     intervening order for the previous question, an underlying 
     proposition shall remain subject to further debate or 
     amendment to the same extent as when the question was 
     postponed.
       (I) Reporting Record Votes. Whenever the Committee reports 
     any measure or matter by record vote, the report of the 
     Committee upon such measure or matter shall include a 
     tabulation of the votes cast in favor of, and the votes cast 
     in opposition to, such measure or matter.
       (J) Availability of Record Votes on Committee Website. In 
     addition to any other requirement of the Rules of the House, 
     the Chair shall make the record votes on any measure or 
     matter on which a record vote is taken, other than a motion 
     to close a Committee hearing, briefing, or meeting, available 
     on the Committee's website not later than 2 business days 
     after such vote is taken. Such record shall include an 
     unclassified description of the amendment, motion, order, or 
     other proposition, the name of each Member voting in favor 
     of, and each Member voting in opposition to, such amendment, 
     motion, order, or proposition, and the names of those Members 
     of the Committee present but not voting.


                 RULE 8.--MOTIONS TO GO TO CONFERENCE.

       In accordance with clause 2(a) of House Rule XI, the Chair 
     is authorized and directed to offer a privileged motion to go 
     to conference under clause 1 of House Rule XXII whenever the 
     Chair considers it appropriate.


    RULE 9.--PROCEDURES FOR TAKING TESTIMONY OR RECEIVING EVIDENCE.

       (A) Notice. Adequate notice shall be given to all witnesses 
     appearing before the Committee.
       (B) Oath or Affirmation. The Chair may require testimony of 
     witnesses to be given under oath or affirmation,
       (1) Administration of Oath or Affirmation. Upon the 
     determination that a witness shall testify under oath or 
     affirmation, any Member of the Committee designated by the 
     Chair may administer the oath or affirmation.
       (2) 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, or working 
     group) in the matters now under consideration will be the 
     truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?''

       (C) Counsel for the Witness.
       (1) Generally. Witnesses before the Committee may be 
     accompanied by counsel, subject to the requirements of 
     subsection (C)(2).
       (2) Role of Counsel for the Witness. Counsel shall not be 
     allowed to examine witnesses before the Committee, either 
     directly or through cross-examination.
       (3) Counsel Clearances Required. In the event that a 
     meeting or hearing of the Committee may be closed because the 
     subject to be discussed deals with classified information, 
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     the Committee must possess the requisite security clearance 
     and provide proof of such clearance to the Committee at least 
     24 hours prior to the meeting or hearing at which the counsel 
     intends to be present.
       (4) Failure to Obtain Counsel. Any witness who is unable to 
     obtain counsel should notify the Committee. If such 
     notification occurs at least 24 hours prior to the witness's 
     appearance before the Committee, the Committee shall then 
     endeavor to obtain voluntary counsel for the witness. Failure 
     to obtain counsel, however, will not excuse the witness from 
     appearing and testifying.
       (5) Conduct of Counsel for Witnesses. Counsel for witnesses 
     appearing before the Committee shall conduct themselves 
     ethically and professionally at all times in their dealings 
     with the Committee.
       (a) A majority of Members of the Committee may, should 
     circumstances warrant, find that counsel for a witness before 
     the Committee failed to conduct himself or herself in an 
     ethical or professional manner.
       (b) Upon such finding, counsel may be subject to 
     appropriate disciplinary action.
       (6) Temporary Removal of Counsel.
       (a) The Chair may remove counsel during any proceeding 
     before the Committee for failure to act in an ethical and 
     professional manner.
       (b) Upon a motion, a majority of the Members of the 
     Committee may vote to overturn the decision of the Chair to 
     remove counsel for a witness.
       (D) Statements by Witnesses.
       (1) Oral Statements. The Committee, subcommittees, or 
     working groups may direct and/or provide an opportunity for a 
     witness to make an oral statement, which shall be brief 
     and relevant, at the beginning and/or at the conclusion of 
     the witness's testimony at a hearing or meeting. Each such 
     oral statement shall not exceed five minutes in length, 
     unless otherwise determined by the Chair.
       (2) Written Statements.
       (a) Generally. The Committee, subcommittees, or working 
     groups may require each witness who is to appear before it to 
     file with the Chief Clerk 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. The submitted written 
     statement shall be entered for the record of the proceeding.
       (i) Any prepared statement to be presented by a witness to 
     the Committee, subcommittees, or working groups shall be 
     submitted to the Committee, subcommittee, or working group in 
     electronic form at least 72 hours in advance of presentation 
     and shall be distributed to all Members of the Committee, 
     subcommittee, or working group as soon as practicable but not 
     less than 24 hours in advance of presentation.
       (ii) In the event that the hearing was called with less 
     than 24 hours' notice, written statements should be submitted 
     as soon as practicable prior to the hearing.
       (b) Availability of Statements. Pursuant to clause 2(g)(5) 
     of House Rule XI, except as provided for in paragraph (c), 
     written witness statements submitted for an open meeting or 
     hearing, with appropriate redactions to protect the privacy 
     or security of the witness, shall be made publicly available 
     in electronic form on the Committee website 24 hours before 
     the witness appears, to the extent practicable, but not later 
     than one day after the witness appears.
       (c) Exception. If a prepared statement contains national 
     security information bearing a classification of Confidential 
     or higher or is from a witness expected to testify at a 
     closed hearing or meeting, the statement shall be made 
     available in the Committee rooms to all Members of the 
     Committee, subcommittee, or working group 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 or made publicly available.
       (E) Questioning of Witnesses.
       (1) Generally. Questioning of witnesses before the 
     Committee shall be conducted by Members of the Committee. In 
     the course of any hearing, each Member shall be allowed five 
     minutes for the interrogation of a witness until such time as 
     each Member who so desires has had an opportunity to question 
     the witness. Thereafter, additional rounds for questioning 
     witnesses by Members are within the discretion of the Chair 
     of the Committee, subcommittees, or working groups, as 
     appropriate.
       (2) Exceptions.
       (a) The Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority 
     Member, may determine that Committee staff will be authorized 
     to question witnesses at a hearing in accordance with clause 
     2(j) of House Rule XI.
       (b) The Chair and Ranking Minority Member are each 
     authorized to designate Committee staff to conduct such 
     questioning.
       (F) Objections and Ruling.
       (1) Generally. Any objection raised by a witness, or 
     counsel for the witness, shall be ruled upon by the Chair, 
     and such ruling shall be the ruling of the Committee.
       (2) Committee Action. A ruling by the Chair may be 
     overturned upon a majority vote of the Committee.
       (G) Record of Witness Testimony.
       (1) Transcript or Recording Required. A transcript or 
     recording shall be made of the testimony of each witness 
     appearing before the Committee during any hearing of the 
     Committee.
       (2) Opportunity to Inspect. Any witness testifying before 
     the Committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to 
     inspect the transcript of the hearing and may be accompanied 
     by counsel to determine whether such testimony was correctly 
     transcribed. Such counsel:
       (a) May review the transcript or recording only if he or 
     she has the appropriate security clearances necessary to 
     review any classified aspect of the transcript; and
       (b) Should, to the extent possible, be the same counsel 
     that was present for such classified testimony.
       (3) Corrections.
       (a) Pursuant to House Rule XI, any corrections the witness 
     desires to make in a transcript shall be limited to 
     technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections.
       (b) Corrections may not be made to change the substance of 
     the testimony.
       (c) Such corrections shall be submitted in writing to the 
     Committee within 7 days after the transcript is made 
     available to the witnesses.
       (d) Any questions arising with respect to such corrections 
     shall be decided by the Chair.
       (4) Copy for the Witness. At the request of the witness, 
     any portion of the witness's testimony given in executive 
     session shall be made available to that witness if that 
     testimony is subsequently quoted or intended to be made part 
     of a public record. Such testimony shall be made available to 
     the witness at the witness's expense.
       (H) Requests to Testify.
       (1) Generally. The Committee will consider requests to 
     testify on any matter or measure pending before the 
     Committee.
       (2) Recommendations for Additional Evidence. Any person who 
     believes that testimony, other evidence, or commentary, 
     presented at a public hearing may tend to affect adversely 
     that person's reputation may submit to the Committee, in 
     writing:
       (a) A request to appear personally before the Committee;
       (b) A sworn statement of facts relevant to the testimony, 
     evidence, or commentary; or
       (c) Proposed questions for the cross-examination of other 
     witnesses.
       (3) Committee Discretion. The Committee may take those 
     actions it deems appropriate with respect to such requests.
       (I) Contempt Procedures. Citations for contempt of Congress 
     shall be forwarded to the House only if:
       (1) Reasonable notice is provided to all Members of the 
     Committee of a meeting to be held to consider any such 
     contempt recommendations;
       (2) The Committee has met and considered the contempt 
     allegations;
       (3) The subject of the allegations was afforded an 
     opportunity to state, either in writing or in person, why he 
     or she should not be held in contempt; and
       (4) The Committee agreed by majority vote to forward the 
     citation recommendations to the House.
       (J) Release of Name of Witness.
       (1) Generally. At the request of a witness scheduled to be 
     heard by the Committee, the name of that witness shall not be 
     released publicly prior to, or after, the witness's 
     appearance before the Committee.
       (2) Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection (J)(1), the 
     Chair may authorize the release to the public of the name of 
     any witness scheduled to appear before the Committee.


                          RULE 10.--SUBPOENAS.

       (A) Generally. All subpoenas shall be authorized by the 
     Chair of the full Committee, upon consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, or by vote of the full Committee. A 
     subpoena may be authorized and issued in the conduct of any 
     investigation or series of investigations or activities to 
     require the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and 
     the production of such books, records, correspondence, 
     memoranda, papers, and documents as deemed necessary.
       (B) Subpoena Contents. Any subpoena authorized by the Chair 
     of the full Committee or by the full Committee may compel:
       (1) The attendance of witnesses and testimony before the 
     Committee; or
       (2) The production of memoranda, documents, records, or any 
     other tangible item.
       (C) Signing of Subpoena. A subpoena authorized by the Chair 
     of the full Committee or by the full Committee may be signed 
     by the Chair or by any Member of the Committee designated to 
     do so by the full Committee.
       (D) Subpoena Service. A subpoena authorized by the Chair of 
     the full Committee, or by the full Committee, may be served 
     by any person designated to do so by the Chair.
       (E) Other Requirements. Each subpoena shall have attached 
     thereto a copy of these rules. All subpoenas must be reviewed 
     by the House Office of General Counsel and signed by the 
     Clerk of the House prior to issuance.
       (F) Receipt of Subpoena Records.
       (1) Unless otherwise determined by the Committee or 
     subcommittee, certain information received by the Committee 
     or subcommittee pursuant to a subpoena or request for 
     documents or information not made part of the record at an 
     open hearing shall be deemed to have been received in 
     executive session when the Chair, in the Chair's judgment and 
     after consultation with the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee, deems that in view of all of the circumstances, 
     such as the sensitivity of the information or the 
     confidential nature of the information, such action is 
     appropriate.
       (2) All national security information bearing a 
     classification of Confidential or higher which has been 
     received by the Committee or a subcommittee in response to a 
     subpoena request shall be deemed to have been received in 
     executive session and shall be given

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     appropriate safekeeping in accordance with these rules.


                         RULE 11.--DEPOSITIONS.

       (A) Generally. The Chair of the Committee, upon 
     consultation with to the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee, may order the taking of depositions, under oath 
     and pursuant to notice or subpoena. Depositions taken under 
     the authority prescribed in this section shall not be 
     inconsistent with House Rules, resolutions, and orders, 
     including any applicable deposition regulations issued by the 
     Chair of the House Rules Committee and printed in the 
     Congressional Record.
       (B) Notices. Notices for the taking of depositions shall 
     specify the date, time, and place of examination. All Members 
     of the Committee shall also receive three calendar days' 
     written notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
     holidays, unless the House is in session on such days) that a 
     deposition has been scheduled, except in exigent 
     circumstances. Depositions may continue from day to day.
       (C) Oaths. Depositions shall be taken under oath 
     administered by a Member or a person otherwise authorized to 
     administer oaths.
       (D) Consultation. Consultation with the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Committee shall include three calendar days' 
     notice (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays 
     unless the House is in session on such days), and a copy of a 
     proposed deposition subpoena, if applicable, before any 
     deposition is taken. Any such subpoena must be authorized 
     pursuant to rule 10 to be issued.
       (E) Attendance. Deponents may be accompanied at a 
     deposition by two designated personal, nongovernmental 
     attorneys to advise them of their rights. Only Members, 
     Committee staff designated by the Chair of the Committee or 
     the Ranking Minority Member of the Committee, an official 
     reporter, the deponent, and the deponent's two designated 
     attorneys are permitted to attend. Other persons, including 
     government agency personnel, observers, and counsel for other 
     persons or for agencies under investigation, may not attend.
       (F) Joint Depositions. The Chair of the Committee may 
     designate a deposition as part of a joint investigation 
     between committees, and in that case, provide notice to 
     Members of both committees.
       (G) Who May Question. A deposition shall be conducted by 
     any Member or counsel designated by the Chair of the 
     Committee or Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. When 
     depositions are conducted by Committee counsel, there shall 
     be no more than two Committee counsel permitted to question a 
     witness per round. One of the Committee counsel shall be 
     designated by the Chair of the Committee and the other by the 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Committee. Other Committee 
     staff members designated by the Chair of the Committee or 
     Ranking Minority Member of the Committee may attend but may 
     not pose questions to the witness.
       (H) Order of Questions. Questions in the deposition shall 
     be propounded in rounds, alternating between the majority and 
     minority. A single round shall not exceed 60 minutes per 
     side, unless the Members or counsel conducting the deposition 
     agree to a different length of questioning. In each round, 
     the Member(s) or Committee counsel designated by the Chair of 
     the Committee shall ask questions first, and the Member(s) or 
     Committee counsel designated by the Ranking Minority Member 
     of the Committee shall ask questions second.
       (I) Objections. Any objection made during a deposition must 
     be stated concisely and in a non-argumentative and non-
     suggestive manner. The witness may refuse to answer a 
     question only to preserve a privilege. When the witness has 
     refused to answer a question to preserve a privilege, Members 
     or staff may (a) proceed with the deposition, or (b) either 
     at that time or at a subsequent time, seek a ruling from the 
     Chair either by telephone or otherwise. If the Chair of the 
     Committee overrules any such objection during the deposition, 
     the witness shall be ordered to answer. If following the 
     deposition's recess, the Chair of the Committee overrules any 
     such objection and thereby orders a witness to answer any 
     question to which a privilege objection was lodged, such 
     ruling shall be filed with the Chief Clerk of the Committee 
     and shall be provided to the Members and the witness no less 
     than three days before the reconvened deposition. If a Member 
     of the Committee appeals in writing the ruling of the Chair, 
     the appeal shall be preserved for Committee consideration. A 
     deponent who refuses to answer a question after being 
     directed by the Chair in writing, or orally during the 
     proceeding as reflected in the record, may be subject to 
     sanction, except that no sanctions may be imposed if the 
     ruling of the Chair is reversed by the Committee on appeal.
       (J) Record of Testimony. Testimony shall be either 
     transcribed or electronically recorded or both. If a 
     witness's testimony is transcribed, the witness or the 
     witness's counsel shall be afforded an opportunity to review 
     a copy. No later than five days after the witness has been 
     notified of the opportunity to review the transcript, the 
     witness may submit suggested changes to the Chair of the 
     Committee. Committee staff may make any typographical and 
     technical changes. Substantive changes, modifications, 
     clarifications, or amendments to the deposition transcript 
     submitted by the witness must be accompanied by a letter 
     signed by the witness requesting the changes and a statement 
     of the witness's reasons for each proposed change. Any 
     substantive changes, modifications, clarifications, or 
     amendments shall be included as an appendix to the transcript 
     conditioned upon the witness signing the transcript.
       (K) Transcription Requirements. The individual 
     administering the oath, if other than a Member, shall certify 
     on the transcript that the witness was duly sworn. The 
     transcriber shall certify that the transcript is a true 
     record of the testimony, and the transcript shall be filed, 
     together with any electronic recording, with the Chief Clerk 
     of the Committee in Washington, D.C. Depositions shall be 
     considered to have been taken in Washington, D.C., as well as 
     the location actually taken once filed there with the Chief 
     Clerk of the Committee for the Committee's use. The Chair of 
     the Committee and the Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Committee shall be provided with a copy of the transcripts of 
     the deposition at the same time.
       (L) Release. The Chair of the Committee and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Committee shall consult in advance 
     regarding the release of deposition testimony, transcripts, 
     or recordings, and portions thereof. If either objects in 
     writing to a proposed release of a deposition testimony, 
     transcript or recording, or a portion thereof, the matter 
     shall be promptly referred to the Committee for resolution.


       RULE 12.--RECEIPT AND HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

       (A) Generally. In the case of any information that has been 
     classified under established security procedures and 
     submitted to the Committee by any source on an exclusive 
     basis, the Committee shall receive such classified 
     information as executive session material.
       (B) Staff Receipt of Classified Information. For purposes 
     of receiving classified information, the Committee staff is 
     authorized to accept information on behalf of the Committee. 
     Committee staff shall operate under strict security 
     procedures administered by the Committee Security Director 
     under the direct supervision of the Staff Director, in 
     accordance with the House Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence Security Policy Manual.
       (C) Non-Disclosure of Classified Information. Any 
     classified information received by the Committee, from any 
     source, shall not be disclosed to any person not a member of 
     the Committee or the Committee staff, or otherwise released, 
     except as provided by the Rules of the House and these rules.
       (D) Security Measures.
       (1) Strict Security. The Committee's offices shall operate 
     under strict security procedures administered by the Security 
     Director under the direct supervision of the Staff Director.
       (2) U.S. Capitol Police Presence Required. At least one 
     uniformed U.S. Capitol Police officer shall be on duty at all 
     times outside the entrance to Committee offices to control 
     entry of all persons to such offices.
       (3) Identification Required. Before entering the 
     Committee's offices all persons shall identify themselves to 
     the U.S. Capitol Police officer described in subsection 
     (D)(2) and to any appropriate Member of the Committee or 
     Committee staff.
       (4) Maintenance of Classified Information. Classified 
     information shall be segregated and maintained in approved 
     security storage locations.
       (5) Examination of Classified Information. Classified 
     information in the Committee's possession shall be examined 
     in an appropriately secure manner.
       (6) Prohibition on Removal of Classified Information. 
     Removal of any classified information from the Committee's 
     offices is strictly prohibited, except as provided by these 
     rules.
       (7) Exception. Notwithstanding the prohibition set forth in 
     subsection (D)(6), classified information may be removed from 
     the Committee's offices in furtherance of official Committee 
     business. Appropriate security procedures shall govern the 
     handling of any classified information removed from the 
     Committee's offices.
       (8) Security Policy Manual. A security policy manual shall 
     be maintained by the Security Director in coordination with 
     the Staff Director on behalf of the Chair. All Members and 
     staff shall at all times adhere to the policies set forth 
     in the Committee Security Policy Manual. The Chair may 
     direct changes to the security policy of the Committee, in 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, at any 
     time.
       (E) Registry.
       (1) Generally, The Committee shall maintain a registry 
     that:
       (a) Provides a brief description of the content of all 
     classified information provided to the Committee by the 
     executive branch that remain in the possession of the 
     Committee; and
       (b) Lists by number all such documents.
       (2) Designation by the Staff Director. The Staff Director 
     shall designate a member of the Committee staff to be 
     responsible for the organization and daily maintenance of 
     such registry.
       (3) Availability. Such registry shall be available to all 
     Members of the Committee and Committee staff.


         RULE 13.--COMMITTEE ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

       (A) Obligation to Not Disclose.
       (1) Oath Requirement. Before any Member of the Committee, 
     or the Committee staff, shall have access to classified 
     information, the following oath shall be executed:


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       ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose 
     or cause to be disclosed any classified information received 
     in the course of myservice on the House Permanent Select 
     Committee 011 Intelligence, except when authorized to do so 
     by the Committee or the House of Representatives.''

       (2) Non-Disclosure Agreement. Members of the Committee and 
     the Committee staff shall agree in writing not to divulge or 
     cause to be divulged any classified information which comes 
     into such person's possession while a member of the 
     Committee, to any person not a Member of the Committee or the 
     Committee staff, except as authorized by the Committee in 
     accordance with the Rules of the House and these rules.
       (3) Copy. A copy of such executed oath and non-disclosure 
     agreement shall be retained in the files of the Committee.
       (B) Access to Classified Information by Members of the 
     Committee. All Members of the Committee shall have access to 
     all classified papers and other material received by the 
     Committee from any source, with the exception of any access 
     limitations established pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 3093(c)(2). If 
     the executive branch seeks to limit such access to classified 
     papers and other material in accordance with existing law or 
     policy and makes such request in writing, the Chair, in 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may agree to 
     restrict member and staff access to certain classified 
     information pursuant to the executive branch's request.
       (C) Access to Classified Information by Staff of the 
     Committee.
       (1) Appropriate Clearances Required. Committee staff must 
     have the appropriate clearances, as determined by the Chair 
     of the Committee in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, prior to any access to classified 
     information.
       (2) Need-to-Know Required for Controlled Access Programs 
     (CAPs), Special Access Programs (SAPs), and similarly 
     restricted classified information. Committee staff shall have 
     access to CAPs, SAPs, and similarly restricted information 
     provided to the Committee on a strict ``need-to-know'' basis, 
     as determined by the Chair of the Committee, in consultation 
     with the Ranking Minority Member when applicable, and under 
     the Chair's direction by the Staff Director.
       (D) Termination of Access. In the event of the termination 
     of the, Committee, Members and Committee staff must follow 
     any determination by the House of Representatives with 
     respect to the protection of classified information received 
     while a Member of the Committee or as Committee staff.


  RULE 14.--COMMITTEE CONTROL OF ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION BY 
                                OTHERS.

       (A) Access to Classified Information by Non-Committee 
     Members. Pursuant to the Rules of the House and 
     notwithstanding sections (B) and (C) of this rule, members 
     who are not Members of the Committee may be granted access to 
     such classified information in the possession of the 
     Committee, and be admitted on a non-participatory basis to 
     classified hearings or briefings of the Committee involving 
     discussions of classified information in the following 
     manner:
       (1) Decision of the Chair. The Chair, in consultation with 
     the Ranking Minority Member, may grant access to the Chair 
     and Ranking Minority Member of any other committee of the 
     House, either at the Chair's invitation or the Chair's 
     approval of the other committee's Chair or Ranking Minority 
     Member's request, to examine classified information in the 
     possession of the Committee, or to attend Committee hearings 
     or briefings relating to the lawful intelligence or 
     intelligence-related activities of a department or agency of 
     the United States on a non-participatory, case-by-case basis, 
     when the Chair has determined appropriate or necessary to do 
     so.
       (a) Considerationfor Access to Classified Information. 
     Prior to the Chair granting access to the Chair and Ranking 
     Minority Member of any other committee, either through the 
     Chair's invitation or approval of the other committee Chair 
     or Ranking Minority Member's request, the Chair shall 
     consider:
       (i) The sensitivity to the national defense or the 
     confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the United 
     States of the information sought;
       (ii) The likelihood of its being directly or indirectly 
     disclosed;
       (iii) The jurisdictional interest of the member making the 
     request; and
       (iv) Such other concerns, constitutional or otherwise, as 
     may affect the public interest of the United States.
       (b) Consultation Authorized. Prior to the Chair granting 
     access to any Chair and Ranking Minority Member of any other 
     committee, the Chair may consult the Director of National 
     Intelligence and such other officials it considers necessary.
       (c) Finality of Chair's Decision. The Chair's decision 
     shall be final. The Chair's decision on whether to grant or 
     deny a request for access shall be documented in writing, a 
     copy of which shall be furnished to the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Committee, and to the requesting member when 
     applicable. The Security Director of the Committee shall keep 
     a copy of the written determination within the files of the 
     Committee.
       (2) Committee Approval of a Non-Committee Member's Request. 
     Notwithstanding the Chair's authority to approve requests for 
     access of the Chair or Ranking Minority Member of any other 
     committee as provided in subsection (A)(1), the Committee 
     shall consider noncommittee member requests to examine 
     classified information in the possession of the Committee, or 
     to attend Committee hearings or briefings relating to the 
     lawful intelligence or intelligence-related activities of a 
     department or agency of the United States, and may grant 
     access on a non-participatory, case-by-case basis, when the 
     Committee has determined appropriate or necessary to do so.
       (a) Written Request Required. Non-committee members who 
     desire to examine classified information in the possession of 
     the Committee, or to attend Committee hearings or briefings 
     must notify the Chief Clerk or Committee staff designated by 
     the Chair. Such notification shall be in writing, and shall 
     state with specificity the justification for the request and 
     the need for access.
       (b) Consideration of Request. The Committee shall consider 
     each such request by non-committee members at the earliest 
     practicable opportunity. The Committee shall determine, by 
     record vote, what action it deems appropriate under the 
     circumstances, including but not limited to:
       (i) Approving the request, in whole or part;
       (ii) Denying the request;
       (iii) Providing the requested information or material in a 
     different form than that sought by the member; or
       (iv) Making the requested information or material available 
     to all members of the House.
       (c) Committee Consideration. Prior to making a 
     determination on the request, the Committee shall consider:
       (i) The sensitivity to the national defense or the 
     confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the United 
     States of the information sought;
       (ii) The likelihood of its being directly or indirectly 
     disclosed;
       (iii) The jurisdictional interest of the member making the 
     request; and
       (iv) Such other concerns, constitutional or otherwise, as 
     may affect the public interest of the United States.
       (d) Consultation Authorized. Prior to the Committee taking 
     action on any request from a non-committee member, the 
     Committee may consult the Director of National Intelligence 
     and such other officials it considers necessary.
       (3) Chair and Ranking Minority Member Consideration of 
     Requests for Previously Granted Materials. If the Committee 
     has previously granted a non-committee member access to 
     classified information in the possession of the Committee, 
     the Chair and Ranking Minority Member may jointly 
     determine, in writing, what action they deem appropriate 
     for subsequent requests for the same information in the 
     same Congress.
       (a) In their determination, the Chair and Ranking Minority 
     Member shall consider the factors described in paragraph 
     (A)(2)(c) and may take any action they deem appropriate, 
     including, but not limited to, the actions described in 
     paragraph (A)(2)(b).
       (b) If the Chair and Ranking Minority Member are unable to 
     reach a joint determination or if they refer a request to the 
     Committee, the Committee shall consider the request at the 
     earliest practicable opportunity in the manner described in 
     subsection (A)(2).
       (4) Finality of Committee Decision.
       (a) Should the non-committee member making such a request 
     disagree with the determination by the Committee or the 
     determination by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member with 
     respect to an access request or any part thereof pursuant to 
     subsections (A)(2) or (A)(3), that member must notify the 
     Committee in writing of such disagreement.
       (b) The Committee shall subsequently consider the matter 
     and decide, by record vote, what further action or 
     recommendation, if any, the Committee will take.
       (B) Access to Classified Information by Designated Members 
     and Staff of the House Committee on Appropriations. The 
     Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may 
     admit the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the House 
     Committee on Appropriations, and the Chair and Ranking 
     Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Defense of the 
     Committee on Appropriations, and a designated staffer from 
     the Majority and Minority committee staff of the House 
     Committee on Appropriations and from the Subcommittee on 
     Defense of the Committee on Appropriations to attend closed 
     hearings and briefings of the Committee involving discussions 
     of classified information. Such members and designated staff 
     may also be granted access to classified information in the 
     possession of the Committee incident to such attendance.
       (1) Admission. The Chair may determine whether to admit the 
     designated members and designated staff to each closed 
     hearing or briefing of the Committee involving discussions of 
     classified information. When admitted, the designated members 
     shall not be counted for quorum purposes and shall not have a 
     vote in any meeting.
       (2) Reciprocity. The Chair, in consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, may condition access provided under 
     section (B) on reciprocal admission of Members and staff of 
     the Committee to classified hearings and briefings of the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Subcommittee on Defense 
     of the Committee on Appropriations involving discussions of 
     classified information.
       (C) Access to Classified Information by Designated Members 
     and Staff of the House Committee on Armed Services. The 
     Chair, in consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may 
     admit the Chair and Ranking Minority Member, and a designated 
     staff member of the Majority and Minority of the

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     House Committee on Armed Services to closed hearings and 
     briefings of the Committee involving discussions of 
     classified information. Such members and designated staff may 
     also be granted access to classified information in the 
     possession of the Committee incident to such attendance.
       (1) Admission. The Chair may determine whether to admit the 
     designated members and designated staff to each closed 
     hearing or briefing of the Committee involving discussions of 
     classified information. When admitted, the designated members 
     shall not be counted for quorum purposes and shall not have a 
     vote in any meeting.
       (2) Reciprocity. The Chair, in consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, may condition access provided under 
     section (C) on reciprocal admission of Members and staff of 
     the Committee to classified hearings and briefings of the 
     Committee on Armed Services involving discussions of 
     classified information.
       (D) Calling Information to the Attention of the House. 
     Pursuant to Section 501 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 3091), and to the Rules of the House, the 
     Committee shall call to the attention of the House those 
     matters requiring the attention of the House on the basis of 
     the following provisions:
       (1) By Request of a Committee Member. At the request of any 
     Member of the Committee to call to the attention of the 
     House, the Committee shall meet at the earliest practicable 
     opportunity to consider and make a determination.
       (2) Factors to be Considered. Prior to making a 
     determination on the request, the Committee shall consider 
     the following factors, among any others it deems appropriate:
       (a) The effect of the matter in question on the national 
     defense or the foreign relations of the United States;
       (b) Whether the matter in question involves sensitive 
     intelligence sources and methods;
       (c) Whether the matter in question otherwise raises 
     questions affecting the national interest; and
       (d) Whether the matter in question affects matters within 
     the jurisdiction of another Committee of the House.
       (3) Views of Other Committees. In examining such factors, 
     the Committee may seek the opinion of Members of the 
     Committee appointed from standing committees of the House 
     with jurisdiction over the matter in question, or submissions 
     from such other committees.
       (4) Other Advice. The Committee may seek the advice of any 
     executive branch official when considering whether to call 
     information to the attention of the House.
       (5) Reasonable Opportunity to Examine Materials. Before the 
     Committee makes any decision regarding any proposal to bring 
     any matter to the attention of the House, Members of the 
     Committee shall have a reasonable opportunity to examine all 
     pertinent testimony, documents, or other materials in the 
     Committee's possession that may inform their decision on the 
     question.
       (6) Notification to the House. The Committee may bring a 
     matter to the attention of the House, when, after 
     consideration of the factors set forth in this rule, it 
     considers the matter in question so important that it 
     requires the attention of all members of the House, and time 
     is of the essence, or for any reason the Committee finds 
     compelling.
       (7) Method of Disclosure to the House.
       (a) Should the Committee decide by record vote that a 
     matter requires the attention of the House, it shall make 
     arrangements to notify the House.
       (b) In such cases, the Committee shall consider whether:
       (i) To request an immediate closed session of the House 
     (with time equally divided between the Majority and the 
     Minority); or
       (ii) To publicly disclose the matter in question pursuant 
     to clause 11(g) of House Rule X.
       (E) Requirement to Protect Sources and Methods. In bringing 
     a matter to the attention of the House or to any non-
     committee member or staff, the Committee, with due regard for 
     the protection of intelligence sources and methods, shall 
     take all necessary steps to safeguard materials or 
     information relating to the matter in question.
       (F) Acknowledgement of Rules. Prior to any classified 
     information within the possession of the Committee being made 
     available to any non-committee member or staff, the Security 
     Director for the Committee shall provide each recipient a 
     copy of these rules, as well as the applicable portions of 
     the Committee's Security Policy Manual and the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives governing the handling and 
     disclosure of classified information. A copy of each 
     recipient's signed acknowledgement of receipt and agreement 
     to comply shall be retained in the files of the Committee.
       (G) Records and Notes. Any records or notes taken by any 
     non-committee member or staff incident to receiving access to 
     classified information in the possession of the Committee 
     pursuant to this rule, including executive session 
     information and the substance of any hearing or briefing that 
     was closed to the public, shall remain Committee information 
     subject to these rules and stored in the possession of the 
     Committee.
       (H) Ensuring Clearances and Secure Storage. If the 
     Committee determines, upon record vote, that such classified 
     information made available to a non-committee member or 
     staff, or any records or notes taken by the non-committee 
     member or staff incident to accessing such classified 
     information, may be stored by a non-committee member on a 
     temporary or permanent basis, prior to such storage the 
     Security Director shall ensure that such other non-committee 
     member receiving such classified information has the ability 
     to properly store classified information in a manner 
     consistent with all governing rules, regulations, policies, 
     procedures, and statutes.
       (I) Log. The Security Director for the Committee shall 
     maintain a written record identifying the name of each non-
     committee member and staff receiving access to classified 
     information in the possession of the Committee, the 
     particular classified information provided to such non-
     committee member or staff, and the date upon which such 
     material is provided and the date upon which such material 
     will cease to be provided.
       (J) Additional Authority.
       (a) Staff Director's Additional Authority. The Staff 
     Director is further empowered to provide for such additional 
     measures which he or she deems necessary to protect such 
     classified information authorized by the Chair or the 
     Committee to be provided to such non-committee member or 
     staff.
       (b) Notice to Originating Agency. In the event that the 
     Chair or the Committee grants access to classified 
     information provided to the Committee by an agency of the 
     executive branch to a non-committee member or staff pursuant 
     to this rule, the Committee shall notify the providing agency 
     of such action.
       (c) Requests to Limit Access for Non-Committee Members and 
     Staff. If the executive branch seeks to limit such access to 
     classified information in accordance with existing law or 
     policy and makes such request in writing, the Chair, in 
     consultation with the Ranking Minority Member, may agree to 
     restrict access to certain classified information pursuant to 
     the executive branch's request.


       RULE 15.--LIMITS ON DISCUSSION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

       (A) Generally. Except as otherwise provided by these rules 
     and the Rules of the House of Representatives, Members of the 
     Committee and Committee staff shall not at any time, either 
     during that person's tenure as a Member of the Committee or 
     as Committee staff, or anytime thereafter, discuss or 
     disclose, or cause to be discussed or disclosed:
       (1) The classified substance of the work of the Committee;
       (2) Any information, whether classified or not, received by 
     the Committee in executive session;
       (3) Any classified information received by the Committee 
     from any source; or
       (4) The substance, whether classified or not, of any 
     Committee event that was closed to the public pursuant to 
     these rules or the Rules of the House, to include the 
     questions or statements of other Members or staff.
       (B) Exceptions.
       (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section (A) of this 
     rule, Members of the Committee and the Committee staff may 
     discuss and disclose those matters described in section (A) 
     with:
       (a) Members and staff of the Senate Select Committee on 
     Intelligence designated by the Chair of that committee;
       (b) The Chairs and Ranking Minority Members of the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations and staff of those 
     committees designated by the Chairs of those committees;
       (c) The Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the 
     Subcommittee on Defense of the House Committee on 
     Appropriations and staff of that subcommittee as designated 
     by the Chair of that subcommittee; and
       (d) The Chairs and Ranking Minority Members of the House 
     and Senate Committees on Armed Services and staff of those 
     committees designated by the Chairs of those committees, on 
     all matters relating to any Military Intelligence Programs or 
     Special Access Programs, or other intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of or concerning the 
     Department of Defense.
       (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section (A), Members 
     of the Committee and the Committee staff may discuss with and 
     disclose to the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of a 
     subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and staff 
     of that subcommittee as designated by the Chair of that 
     subcommittee, or a subcommittee of the House Armed Services 
     Committee, and staff of that subcommittee as designated by 
     the Chair of that subcommittee, only the budget-related 
     information regarding an agency or program as is necessary to 
     facilitate the enactment of an appropriations or 
     authorization bill which includes an authorization or 
     appropriation for such agency or program.
       (3) The Chair may, in consultation with the Ranking 
     Minority Member, upon the written request to the Chair from 
     the Inspector General of an element of the Intelligence 
     Community, grant access to Committee transcripts or documents 
     that are relevant to an investigation of an allegation of 
     possible false testimony or other inappropriate conduct 
     before the Committee, or that are otherwise relevant to the 
     Inspector General's investigation.
       (4) Upon the written request of the head of an Intelligence 
     Community element, the Chair may, in consultation with the 
     Ranking Minority Member, make available Committee briefing or 
     hearing transcripts to that element for review by that 
     element if a

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     representative of that element testified, presented 
     information to the Committee, or was present at the briefing 
     or hearing the transcript of which is requested for review.
       (5) Members of the Committee and Committee staff may 
     discuss and disclose such matters as otherwise directed by 
     the Committee, pursuant to the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives and these rules.
       (C) Requirement to Protect Sources and Methods. When 
     discussing or disclosing any information pursuant to section 
     (B), Members of the Committee and Committee staff shall take 
     all necessary steps to safeguard materials or information 
     relating to the matter in question, with due regard for the 
     protection of intelligence sources and methods.
       (D) Records of Closed Proceedings. Any records or notes 
     taken by any person memorializing material otherwise 
     prohibited from disclosure by Members of the Committee and 
     Committee staff under these rules, including information 
     received in executive session and the substance of any 
     hearing or briefing that was closed to the public, shall 
     remain Committee material subject to these rules and may not 
     be publicly discussed, disclosed, or caused to be publicly 
     discussed or disclosed, unless authorized by the Committee 
     consistent with these rules.
       (E) Non-Disclosure in Proceedings. Members of the Committee 
     and the Committee staff shall not discuss either the 
     substance or procedure of the work of the Committee with any 
     person not a Member of the Committee or the Committee staff 
     in connection with any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, 
     either during the person's tenure as a Member of the 
     Committee, or of the Committee staff, or at any time 
     thereafter, except as directed by the Committee in accordance 
     with the Rules of the House and these rules.
       (F) Requests for Testimony of Staff
       (1) All Committee staff must, as a condition of employment, 
     agree in writing to notify the Committee immediately of any 
     request for testimony received while a member of the 
     Committee staff, or at any time thereafter, concerning any 
     classified information received by such person while a member 
     of the Committee staff.
       (2) Committee staff shall not disclose, in response to any 
     such request for testimony, any such classified information, 
     except as authorized by the Committee in accordance with the 
     Rules of the House and these rules.
       (3) In the event of the termination of the Committee, 
     Committee staff will be subject to any determination made by 
     the House of Representatives with respect to any requests for 
     testimony involving classified information received while a 
     member of the Committee staff.


                       RULE 16.--COMMITTEE STAFF.

       (A) Definition. In these rules, ``Committee staff' or 
     ``staff of the Committee'' means:
       (1) Employees of the Committee;
       (2) Consultants to the Committee;
       (3) Employees of other Government agencies detailed to the 
     Committee; or
       (4) Any other person engaged by contract, or otherwise, to 
     perform services for, or at the request of, the Committee.
       (B) Appointment of Committee Staff and Security 
     Requirements.
       (1) Chair's Authority. Except as provided in subsection 
     (B)(2), the Committee staff shall be appointed, and may be 
     removed, by the Chair and shall work under the general 
     supervision and direction of the Chair.
       (2) Staff Assistance to Minority Membership. Except as 
     provided in subsection (B)(3) and section (D), and except as 
     otherwise provided by these rules, the Committee staff 
     provided to the Minority party Members of the Committee shall 
     be appointed, and may be removed, by the Ranking Minority 
     Member of the Committee, and shall work under the general 
     supervision and direction of such Ranking Minority Member.
       (3) Security Clearance Required. Except as provided in 
     section (C), any offer of employment for a prospective 
     Committee staff position shall be contingent upon:
       (a) The completion of a background investigation, when 
     applicable; and
       (b) A determination by the Chair, in consultation with the 
     Director of National Intelligence, that requirements for the 
     appropriate security clearances commensurate with the 
     sensitivity of the classified information to which such 
     employee or person will be given access have been met.
       (C) Personnel to Perform Non-Classified Functions of the 
     Committee. As necessary and on a case-by-case basis, the 
     Chair may appoint Committee staff who shall perform only non-
     classified functions and administrative tasks of the 
     Committee. Such employees may be appointed without the 
     completion of a formal background investigation. The Staff 
     Director and Security Director shall implement necessary 
     measures to ensure such an employee has no access to any 
     classified information.
       (D) Security and Non-disclosure of Classified Information. 
     Notwithstanding subsection (B)(2), the Chair shall supervise 
     and direct the Committee staff with respect to the security 
     and non-disclosure of classified information. Committee staff 
     shall comply with requirements necessary to ensure the 
     security and non-disclosure of classified information as 
     determined by the Chair, in consultation with the Ranking 
     Minority Member.
       (E) Other Conditions of Employment. All Committee staff 
     must, before joining the Committee staff, agree in writing, 
     as a condition of employment, to be bound by the Rules of the 
     House, including the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ethics 
     and of the Committee concerning the security of classified 
     information during and after the period of the employment or 
     contractual agreement of such employee or person with the 
     Committee, and to not to divulge or cause to be divulged any 
     classified information which comes into such person's 
     possession while a member of the Committee staff, to any 
     person not a member of the Committee or the Committee staff, 
     except as authorized by the Committee in accordance with the 
     Rules of the House and these rules.


                      RULE 17.--COMMITTEE TRAVEL.

       (A) Authority. The Chair may authorize Members and 
     Committee staff to travel on Committee business.
       (B) Requests.
       (1) Member Requests. Members requesting authorization for 
     such travel shall state the purpose and length of the trip, 
     and shall submit such request directly to the Chair.
       (2) Committee Staff Requests. Committee staff requesting 
     authorization for such travel shall state the purpose and 
     length of the trip, and shall submit such request through 
     their supervisors to the Staff Director and the Chair.
       (C) Notification to Members.
       (1) Generally. Members of the Committee shall be notified 
     of all official foreign travel of Committee staff, prior to 
     the commencement of such travel, when the travel is to be 
     conducted without an accompanying Member.
       (2) Content. All Members of the Committee are to be 
     advised, prior to the commencement of such travel, of its 
     length, nature, and purpose.
       (D) Trip Reports.
       (1) Generally. The lead Committee staff accompanying an 
     official Committee travel delegation shall submit a full 
     report of all issues discussed during any travel to the Chief 
     Clerk within a reasonable period of time following the 
     completion of such trip. For purposes of this rule, the term 
     ``reasonable period of time'' means:
       (a) No later than 30 days after returning from a foreign 
     trip; and
       (b) No later than 15 days after returning from a domestic 
     trip.
       (2) Availability of Reports. Such trip reports shall be:
       (a) Available for review by any Member or appropriately 
     cleared Committee staff; and
       (b) Considered executive session material for purposes of 
     these rules.
       (E) Limitations on Travel.
       (1) Generally. The Chair may prohibit Committee business 
     travel of Committee staff who fail to comply with the 
     requirements of subsection (D)(1) of this rule.
       (2) Exception. The Chair may authorize Committee staff to 
     travel on Committee business, notwithstanding the 
     requirements of subsection (D)(l) of this rule:
       (a) At the specific request of a Member of the Committee; 
     or
       (b) In the event there are circumstances beyond the control 
     of the Committee staff hindering compliance with such 
     requirements.


   RULE 18.--COMMITTEE RECORDS TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES.

       (A) Generally. The records of the Committee at the National 
     Archives and Records Administration shall be made available 
     for public use in accordance with the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) Notice of Withholding. The Chair shall notify the 
     Ranking Minority Member of any decision, pursuant to the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives, to withhold a record 
     otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the 
     full Committee for a determination of the question of public 
     availability on the written request of any Member of the 
     Committee.

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