[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 33 (Friday, February 17, 2023)]
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[Pages H845-H848]
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                     PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE RULES


    RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 118th CONGRESS

                                         House of Representatives,


                                  Committee on Appropriations,

                                Washington, DC, February 17, 2023.
     Hon. Kevin McCarthy,
     Speaker, of the House of Representatives,
                                                   Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, Pursuant to clause 2(a)(2) of House Rule 
     XI, the Committee on Appropriations adopted its rules for the 
     118th Congress on February 8, 2023, and I submit them now for 
     publication in the Congressional Record.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Kay Granger,
                          Chairwoman, Committee on Appropriations.

       Resolved,  That the rules and practices of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, House of Representatives, in the One Hundred 
     Seventeenth Congress, except as otherwise provided 
     hereinafter, shall be and are hereby adopted as the rules and 
     practices of the Committee on Appropriations in the One 
     Hundred Eighteenth Congress.
       The foregoing resolution adopts the following rules:


                      Sec. 1: Power to Sit and Act

       (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 each of its subcommittees 
     is authorized:
       (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 such hearings as it deems 
     necessary; and
       (2) To require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance 
     and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such 
     books, reports, correspondence, memorandums, papers, and 
     documents as it deems necessary.
       (b) The Chair, or any Member designated by the Chair, may 
     administer oaths to any witness.
       (c) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by the 
     Committee or its subcommittees under subsection (a)(2) in the 
     conduct of any investigation or activity or series of 
     investigations or activities, only when authorized by a 
     majority of the Members of the Committee voting, a majority 
     being present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas 
     under subsection (a)(2) may be delegated to the Chair 
     pursuant to such rules and under such limitations as the 
     Committee may prescribe. Authorized subpoenas shall be signed 
     by the Chair or by any Member designated by the Committee.
       (d) Compliance with any subpoena issued by the Committee or 
     its subcommittees may be enforced only as authorized or 
     directed by the House.


                         Sec. 2: Subcommittees

       (a) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall establish 
     the number of subcommittees and shall determine the 
     jurisdiction of each subcommittee.
       (b) Each subcommittee is authorized to meet, hold hearings, 
     receive evidence, and report to the Committee all matters 
     referred to it.
       (c) All legislation and other matters referred to the 
     Committee shall be referred to the subcommittee of 
     appropriate jurisdiction within 2 weeks unless, by majority 
     vote of the majority Members of the full Committee, 
     consideration is to be by the full Committee.

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       (d) The Majority Caucus of the Committee shall determine an 
     appropriate ratio of Majority to Minority Members for each 
     subcommittee. The Chair is authorized to negotiate that ratio 
     with the Minority; Provided, however, That party 
     representation in each subcommittee, including ex-officio 
     members, shall be no less favorable to the Majority than the 
     ratio for the full Committee.
       (e) The Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the full 
     Committee are each authorized to sit as a member of all 
     subcommittees and to participate, including voting, in all of 
     the work of the subcommittees.


                            Sec. 3: Staffing

       (a) Committee Staff--The Chair is authorized to appoint the 
     staff of the Committee, and make adjustments in the job 
     titles and compensation thereof subject to the maximum rates 
     and conditions established in clause 9(c) of rule X of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives. In addition, she or he 
     is authorized, in her or his discretion, to arrange for their 
     specialized training. The Chair is also authorized to employ 
     additional personnel as necessary.
       (b) Assistants to Members:
       (1) Each chair and ranking minority member of a 
     subcommittee or the full Committee may select and designate 
     not more than two staff members who shall serve at the 
     pleasure of that Member.
       (2) Staff members designated under this subsection shall be 
     compensated at a rate, determined by the Member, not to 
     exceed 75 per centum of the maximum established in clause 
     9(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     and subject to other terms and conditions established by the 
     Chair.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 
     the Chair may prescribe such terms and conditions she or he 
     deems necessary to regulate the number and compensation of 
     Assistants to Members and retain Assistants to Members 
     previously designated by a Member of the Committee prior to 
     the adoption of the Rules of the House establishing the 
     Committee for the 112th Congress.
       (4) Members designating staff members under this subsection 
     must specifically certify by letter to the Chair that the 
     employees are needed and will be utilized for Committee work.


                       Sec. 4: Committee Meetings

       (a) Regular Meeting Day--The regular meeting day of the 
     Committee shall be the first Wednesday of each month while 
     the House is in session if notice is given pursuant to 
     paragraph (d)(3).
       (b) Additional and Special Meetings:
       (1) The Chair may call and convene, as she or he considers 
     necessary, additional meetings of the Committee for the 
     consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the 
     Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. The 
     Committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call 
     of the Chair.
       (2) If at least three Committee Members desire that a 
     special meeting of the Committee be called by the Chair, 
     those Members may file in the Committee Offices a written 
     request to the Chair for that special meeting. Such request 
     shall specify the measure or matter to be considered. Upon 
     the filing of the request, the Committee clerk shall notify 
     the Chair.
       (3) If within 3 calendar days after the filing of the 
     request, the Chair does not call the requested special 
     meeting to be held within 7 calendar days after the filing of 
     the request, a majority of the Committee Members may file in 
     the Committee offices their written notice that a special 
     meeting will be held, specifying the date and hour of such 
     meeting, and the measure or matter to be considered. The 
     Committee shall meet on that date and hour.
       (4) Immediately upon the filing of the notice, the 
     Committee clerk shall notify all Committee Members that such 
     special meeting will be held and inform them of its date and 
     hour and the measure or matter to be considered. Such notice 
     shall also be made publicly available in electronic form and 
     shall be deemed to satisfy paragraph (d)(3). Only the measure 
     or matter specified in that notice may be considered at the 
     special meeting.
       (c) Vice Chair To Preside in Absence of Chair--A member of 
     the majority party on the Committee or subcommittee thereof 
     designated by the Chair of the full Committee shall be vice 
     chair of the Committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, 
     and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary absence 
     of the Chair. If the Chair and vice chair of the Committee or 
     subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the Committee 
     or subcommittee, the ranking member of the majority party who 
     is present shall preside at that meeting.
       (d) Business Meetings:
       (1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including 
     the markup of legislation, of the Committee and its 
     subcommittees shall be open to the public except when the 
     Committee or the subcommittee concerned, in open session and 
     with a majority present, determines by roll call vote that 
     all or part of the remainder of the meeting on that day shall 
     be closed.
       (2) No person other than Committee Members and such 
     congressional staff and departmental representatives as they 
     may authorize shall be present at any business or markup 
     session which has been closed.
       (3) The Chair shall announce the date, place, and subject 
     matter of each committee meeting for the transaction of 
     business, which may not commence earlier than the third 
     calendar day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays 
     except when the House is in session on such a day) on which 
     members have notice thereof, unless the Chair, with the 
     concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member, or the Committee 
     by majority vote with a quorum present for the transaction of 
     business, determines there is good cause to begin the meeting 
     sooner, in which case the Chair shall make the announcement 
     at the earliest possible date. An announcement shall be 
     published promptly in the Daily Digest and made publicly 
     available in electronic form.
       (4) At least 24 hours prior to the commencement of a 
     meeting for the markup of a bill or resolution, or at the 
     time an announcement is made pursuant to the preceding 
     subparagraph within 24 hours before such meeting, the Chair 
     shall cause the text of such bill or resolution to be made 
     publicly available in electronic form.
       (e) Committee Records:
       (1) The Committee shall keep a complete record of all 
     Committee action, including a record of the votes on any 
     question on which a roll call is taken. The result of each 
     roll call vote shall be publicly available in electronic form 
     within 48 hours of such record vote. The information made so 
     available shall include a description of the amendment, 
     motion, or other proposition, and the name of each Member 
     voting for and each Member voting against, and the names of 
     those Members present but not voting.
       (2) Committee records (including hearings, data, charts, 
     and files) shall be kept separate and distinct from the 
     congressional office records of the Chair of the Committee. 
     Such records shall be the property of the House, and all 
     Members of the House shall have access thereto.
       (3) The records of the Committee at the National Archives 
     and Records Administration shall be made available in 
     accordance with rule VII of the Rules of the House, except 
     that the Committee authorizes use of any record to which 
     clause 3 (b)(4) of rule VII of the Rules of the House would 
     otherwise apply after such record has been in existence for 
     20 years. The Chair shall notify the Ranking Minority Member 
     of any decision, pursuant to clause 3 (b)(3) or clause 4 (b) 
     of rule VII of the Rules of the House, to withhold a record 
     otherwise available, and the matter shall be presented to the 
     Committee for a determination upon the written request of any 
     Member of the Committee.
       (f) Availability of Amendments Adopted--Not later than 24 
     hours after the adoption of an amendment to a bill or 
     resolution, or 48 hours after the disposition or withdrawal 
     of any other amendment, the Chair shall cause the text of 
     each such amendment to be made publicly available in 
     electronic form.
       Sec. 5: Committee and Subcommittee Hearings
       (a) Overall Budget Hearings--Overall budget hearings by the 
     Committee, including the hearing required by section 242 (c) 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 and clause 4 
     (a)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, shall be conducted in open session except 
     when the Committee in open session and with a majority 
     present, determines by roll call vote that the testimony to 
     be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a 
     matter of national security; except that the Committee may by 
     the same procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A 
     transcript of all such hearings shall be printed and a copy 
     furnished to each Member, Delegate, and the Resident 
     Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
       (b) Other Hearings:
       (1) All other hearings conducted by the Committee or its 
     subcommittees shall be open to the public except when the 
     Committee or subcommittee in open session and with a majority 
     present determines by roll call vote that all or part of the 
     remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed to the 
     public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other 
     matters to be considered would endanger the national security 
     or would violate any law or rule of the House of 
     Representatives.
       Notwithstanding the requirements of the preceding sentence, 
     a majority of those present at a hearing conducted by the 
     Committee or any of its subcommittees, there being in 
     attendance the number required under section 5 (c) of these 
     rules to be present for the purpose of taking testimony, (1) 
     may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of 
     discussing whether testimony or evidence to be received would 
     endanger the national security or violate clause 2 (k)(5) of 
     rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or (2) 
     may vote to close the hearing, as provided in clause 2 (k)(5) 
     of such rule. No Member of the House of Representatives may 
     be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any hearing 
     of the Committee or its subcommittees unless the House of 
     Representatives shall by majority vote authorize the 
     Committee or any of its subcommittees, 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 by the same procedures 
     designated in this subsection for closing hearings to the 
     public; Provided, however, That the Committee or its 
     subcommittees may by the same procedure vote to close 5 
     subsequent days of hearings.
       (2) Subcommittee chairs shall coordinate the development of 
     schedules for meetings or hearings after consultation with 
     the Chair

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     and other subcommittee chairs with a view toward avoiding 
     simultaneous scheduling of Committee and subcommittee 
     meetings or hearings.
       (3) Each witness who is to appear before the Committee or 
     any of its subcommittees as the case may be, insofar as is 
     practicable, shall file in advance of such appearance, a 
     written statement of the proposed testimony and shall limit 
     the oral presentation at such appearance to a brief summary, 
     except that this provision shall not apply to any witness 
     appearing before the Committee in the overall budget 
     hearings.
       (4) Each witness appearing in a nongovernmental capacity 
     before the Committee, or any of its subcommittees as the case 
     may be, shall, to the greatest extent practicable, submit a 
     written statement including: a curriculum vitae; a disclosure 
     of the amount and source (by agency and program) of any 
     Federal grant (or subgrant thereof) or contract (or 
     subcontract thereof), or contracts, grants, or payments 
     originating from a foreign government, received during the 
     past 36 months by the witness or by an entity represented by 
     the witness and related to the subject matter of the hearing; 
     and a disclosure of whether the witness is a fiduciary 
     (including but not limited to a director, officer, advisor, 
     or resident agent) of any organization or entity that has an 
     interest in the subject matter of the hearing. Such 
     statements, with appropriate redactions to protect the 
     privacy of witnesses, shall be made publicly available in 
     electronic form, 24 hours before the witness appears to the 
     extent practicable, but not later than 1 day after the 
     witness appears.
       The disclosure referred to in this paragraph shall include 
     the amount and source of each Federal grant (or subgrant 
     thereof) or contract (or subcontract thereof) related to the 
     subject matter of the hearing, and the amount and country of 
     origin of any payment, grant, or contract related to the 
     subject matter of the hearing originating with a foreign 
     government.
       (c) Quorum for Taking Testimony--The number of Members of 
     the Committee which shall constitute a quorum for taking 
     testimony and receiving evidence in any hearing of the 
     Committee shall be two.
       (d) Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses:
       (1) The Minority Members of the Committee or its 
     subcommittees shall be entitled, upon request to the Chair or 
     subcommittee chair, by a majority of them before completion 
     of any hearing, to call witnesses selected by the Minority to 
     testify with respect to the matter under consideration during 
     at least 1 day of hearings thereon.
       (2) The Committee and its subcommittees shall observe the 
     5-minute rule during the interrogation of witnesses until 
     such time as each Member of the Committee or subcommittee who 
     so desires has had an opportunity to question the witness.
       (e) Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Meetings 
     and Hearings--Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by the 
     full Committee or any of its subcommittees is open to the 
     public, those proceedings shall be open to coverage by 
     television, radio, and still photography, and shall be 
     conducted in accordance with the requirements set forth in 
     clause (4)(f) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives. Neither the full Committee Chair or 
     subcommittee chair shall limit the number of television or 
     still cameras to fewer than two representatives from each 
     medium (except for legitimate space or safety, in which case 
     pool coverage shall be authorized). To the maximum 
     practicable, the Committee shall 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 and shall maintain the recordings 
     of such coverage in a manner that is easily accessible to the 
     public.
       (f) Subcommittee Meetings--No subcommittee shall sit while 
     the House is reading an appropriation measure for amendment 
     under the 5-minute rule or while the Committee is in session.
       (g) Public Notice of Committee Hearings--The Chair of the 
     Committee shall make public announcement of the date, place, 
     and subject matter of any Committee or subcommittee hearing 
     at least 1 week before the commencement of the hearing. If 
     the Chair of the Committee or subcommittee, with the 
     concurrence of the ranking minority member of the Committee 
     or respective subcommittee, determines there is good cause to 
     begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee or subcommittee 
     so determines by majority vote, a quorum being present for 
     the transaction of business, the Chair or subcommittee chair 
     shall make the announcement at the earliest possible date. 
     Any announcement made under this subsection shall be promptly 
     published in the Daily Digest and made publicly available in 
     electronic form.


         Sec. 6: Procedures for Reporting Bills and Resolutions

       (a) Prompt Reporting Requirement:
       (1) It shall be the duty of the Chair to report, or cause 
     to be reported promptly to the House any bill or resolution 
     approved by the Committee and to take or cause to be taken 
     necessary steps to bring the matter to a vote.
       (2) In any event, a report on a bill or resolution which 
     the Committee has approved shall be filed within 7 calendar 
     days (exclusive of days in which the House is not in session) 
     after the day on which there has been filed with the 
     Committee Clerk a written request, signed by a majority of 
     Committee Members, for the reporting of such bill or 
     resolution. Upon the filing of any such request, the 
     Committee Clerk shall notify the Chair immediately of the 
     filing of the request. This subsection does not apply to the 
     reporting of a regular appropriation bill or to the reporting 
     of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an 
     executive department.
       (b) Presence of Committee Majority--No measure or 
     recommendation shall be reported from the Committee unless a 
     majority of the Committee was actually present.
       (c) Roll Call Votes--With respect to each roll call vote on 
     a motion to report any measure or matter of a public 
     character, and on any amendment offered to the measure or 
     matter, the total number of votes cast for and against, and 
     the names of those Members voting for and against, shall be 
     included in the Committee report on the measure or matter.
       (d) Compliance With Congressional Budget Act--A Committee 
     report on a bill or resolution which has been approved by the 
     Committee shall include the statement required by section 
     308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, separately 
     set out and clearly identified, if the bill or resolution 
     provides new budget authority.
       (e) Changes in Existing Law--Each Committee report on a 
     general appropriation bill shall contain a concise statement 
     describing fully the effect of any provision of the bill 
     which directly or indirectly changes the application of 
     existing law.
       (f) Rescissions and Transfers--Each bill or resolution 
     reported by the Committee shall include separate headings for 
     rescissions and transfers of unexpended balances with all 
     proposed rescissions and transfers listed therein. The report 
     of the Committee accompanying such a bill or resolution shall 
     include a separate section with respect to such rescissions 
     or transfers.
       (g) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations--Each Committee 
     report on a general appropriation bill shall contain a list 
     of all appropriations contained in the bill for any 
     expenditure not currently authorized by law for the period 
     concerned (except for classified intelligence or national 
     security programs, projects, or activities) along with a 
     statement of the last year for which such expenditures were 
     authorized, the level of expenditures authorized for that 
     year, the actual level of expenditures for that year, and the 
     level of appropriations in the bill for such expenditures.
       (h) Duplicative Programs--Each Committee report on a bill 
     or joint resolution that establishes or reauthorizes a 
     Federal program shall contain a statement indicating whether 
     such program is known to be duplicative of another program, 
     pursuant to clause 3(c)(5) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (i) Supplemental or Minority Views:
       (1) If, at the time the Committee approves any measure or 
     matter, any Committee Member gives notice of intention to 
     file supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views, 
     all Members shall be entitled to not less than 2 additional 
     calendar days after the day of such notice (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in which to file such 
     written and signed views (including in electronic form) with 
     the Clerk of the Committee. All such views so filed shall be 
     included in and shall be a part of the report filed by the 
     Committee with respect to that measure or matter.
       (2) The Committee report on that measure or matter shall be 
     printed in a single volume which--
       (i) shall include all supplemental, minority, additional, 
     or dissenting views which have been submitted by the time of 
     the filing of the report, and
       (ii) shall have on its cover a recital that any such 
     supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views are 
     included as part of the report.
       (3) This subsection does not preclude--
       (i) the immediate filing or printing of a Committee report 
     unless timely request for the opportunity to file 
     supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views has 
     been made as provided by such subsection; or
       (ii) the filing by the Committee of a supplemental report 
     on a measure or matter which may be required for correction 
     of any technical error in a previous report made by the 
     Committee on that measure or matter.
       (4) If, at the time a subcommittee approves any measure or 
     matter for recommendation to the full Committee, any Member 
     of that subcommittee who gives notice of intention to offer 
     supplemental, minority, additional, or dissenting views shall 
     be entitled, insofar as is practicable and in accordance with 
     the printing requirements as determined by the subcommittee, 
     to include such views in the Committee Print with respect to 
     that measure or matter.
       (j) Availability of Reports--A copy of each bill, 
     resolution, or report shall be made available to each Member 
     of the Committee at least 3 calendar days (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays except when the House 
     is in session on such a day) in advance of the date on which 
     the Committee is to consider each bill, resolution, or 
     report; Provided, That this subsection may be waived by 
     agreement between the Chair and the Ranking Minority Member 
     of the full Committee.
       (k) Performance Goals and Objectives--Each Committee report 
     shall contain a statement of general performance goals and

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     objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, 
     for which the measure authorizes funding.
       (1) Related Hearings--Each Committee report shall contain a 
     list of related Committee and subcommittee hearings and a 
     designation of at least one Committee or subcommittee hearing 
     that was used to develop or consider the measure being 
     reported; Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to a 
     bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for a 
     fiscal year, or containing an emergency designation under 
     section 251(b)(2) or section 252(c) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (m) Motion to go to Conference--The Chair is directed to 
     offer a motion under clause 1 of rule XXII of the Rules of 
     the House whenever the Chair considers it appropriate.


                             Sec. 7: Voting

       (a) No vote by any Member of the Committee or any of its 
     subcommittees with respect to any measure or matter may be 
     cast by proxy.
       (b) The vote on any question before the Committee shall be 
     taken by the yeas and nays on the demand of one-fifth of the 
     Members present.
       (c) The Chair of the Committee or the chair of any of its 
     subcommittees may--
       (1) postpone further proceedings when a record vote is 
     ordered on the question of approving a measure or matter or 
     on adopting an amendment;
       (2) resume proceedings on a postponed question 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.


                    Sec. 8: Studies and Examinations

       The following procedure shall be applicable with respect to 
     the conduct of studies and examinations of the organization 
     and operation of Executive Agencies under authority contained 
     in section 202 (b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and in clause (3)(a) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives:
       (a) The Chair is authorized to appoint such staff and, in 
     her or his discretion, arrange for the procurement of 
     temporary services of consultants, as from time to time may 
     be required.
       (b) Studies and examinations will be initiated upon the 
     written request of a subcommittee which shall be reasonably 
     specific and definite in character, and shall be initiated 
     only by a majority vote of the subcommittee, with the chair 
     of the subcommittee and the ranking minority member thereof 
     participating as part of such majority vote. When so 
     initiated such request shall be filed with the Clerk of the 
     Committee for submission to the Chair and the Ranking 
     Minority Member and their approval shall be required to make 
     the same effective. Notwithstanding any action taken on such 
     request by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
     subcommittee, a request may be approved by a majority of the 
     Committee.
       (c) Any request approved as provided under subsection (b) 
     shall be immediately turned over to the staff appointed for 
     action.
       (d) Any information obtained by such staff shall be 
     reported to the chair of the subcommittee requesting such 
     study and examination and to the Chair and Ranking Minority 
     Member, shall be made available to the members of the 
     subcommittee concerned, and shall not be released for 
     publication until the subcommittee so determines.
       (e) Any hearings or investigations which may be desired, 
     aside from the regular hearings on appropriation items, when 
     approved by the Committee, shall be conducted by the 
     subcommittee having jurisdiction over the matter.


              Sec. 9: Temporary Investigative Task Forces

       (a) The Chair of the full Committee, in consultation with 
     the Ranking Member of the full Committee, may establish and 
     appoint members to serve on task forces of the Committee, to 
     examine specific activities for a limited period of time in 
     accordance with clause 5(b)(2)(C) of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House.
       (b) The Chair of the full Committee shall issue a written 
     directive, in consultation with the Ranking Member of the 
     full Committee, delineating the specific activities to be 
     reviewed by a task force constituted pursuant to the 
     preceding paragraph.
       (c) A task force constituted under this section shall 
     provide a written report of its findings and recommendations 
     to the full Committee Chair and Ranking Member and members of 
     the relevant subcommittees having jurisdiction over the 
     matters reviewed. Such report shall be approved by a majority 
     vote of the task force and shall include any supplemental, 
     minority, additional, or dissenting views submitted by a 
     Member of the task force or a member of a subcommittee having 
     jurisdiction over the matter reviewed.
       (d) Any information obtained during the course of such 
     investigation, and any report produced by, a task force 
     pursuant to this section, shall not be released until the 
     Chair of the full Committee has authorized such release.
       (e) The Chair is authorized to appoint such staff, and, in 
     her or his discretion, arrange for the procurement of 
     temporary services, as from time to time may be required.


                        Sec. 10: Official Travel

       (a) The chair of a subcommittee shall approve requests for 
     travel by subcommittee members and staff for official 
     business within the jurisdiction of that subcommittee. The 
     ranking minority member of a subcommittee shall concur in 
     such travel requests by minority members of that subcommittee 
     and the Ranking Minority Member shall concur in such travel 
     requests for Minority Members of the Committee. Requests in 
     writing covering the purpose, itinerary, and dates of 
     proposed travel shall be submitted for final approval to the 
     Chair. Specific approval shall be required for each and every 
     trip.
       (b) The Chair is authorized during the recess of the 
     Congress to approve travel authorizations for Committee 
     Members and staff, including travel outside the United 
     States.
       (c) As soon as practicable, the Chair shall direct the head 
     of each Government agency concerned to honor requests of 
     subcommittees, individual Members, or staff for travel, the 
     direct or indirect expenses of which are to be defrayed from 
     an executive appropriation, only upon request from the Chair.
       (d) In accordance with clause 8 of rule X of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives and section 502 (b) of the 
     Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, local currencies 
     owned by the United States shall be available to Committee 
     Members and staff engaged in carrying out their official 
     duties outside the United States, its territories, or 
     possessions. No Committee Member or staff member shall 
     receive or expend local currencies for subsistence in any 
     country at a rate in excess of the maximum per diem rate set 
     forth in applicable Federal law.
       (e) Travel Reports:
       (1) Members or staff shall make a report to the Chair on 
     their travel, covering the purpose, results, itinerary, 
     expenses, and other pertinent comments.
       (2) With respect to travel outside the United States or its 
     territories or possessions, the report shall include: (1) an 
     itemized list showing the dates each country was visited, the 
     amount of per diem furnished, the cost of transportation 
     furnished, and any funds expended for any other official 
     purpose; and (2) a summary in these categories of the total 
     foreign currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All 
     such individual reports on foreign travel shall be filed with 
     the Chair no later than 60 days following completion of the 
     travel for use in complying with reporting requirements in 
     applicable Federal law, and shall be open for public 
     inspection.
       (3) Each Member or employee performing such travel shall be 
     solely responsible for supporting the amounts reported by the 
     Member or employee.
       (4) No report or statement as to any trip shall be 
     publicized making any recommendations on behalf of the 
     Committee without the authorization of a majority of the 
     Committee.
       (f) Members and staff of the Committee performing 
     authorized travel on official business pertaining to the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee shall be governed by applicable 
     laws or regulations of the House and of the Committee on 
     House Administration pertaining to such travel, and as 
     promulgated from time to time by the Chair.


                      Sec. 11. Activities Reports

       (a) Not later than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, the 
     Committee shall submit to the House a report on the 
     activities of the Committee.
       (b) After adjournment sine die of a regular session of 
     Congress, or after December 15, whichever occurs first, the 
     Chair may file the report with the Clerk of the House at any 
     time and without the approval of the Committee, provided that 
     a copy of the report has been available to each Member of the 
     Committee for at least 7 calendar days and the report 
     includes any supplemental, minority, additional, or 
     dissenting views submitted by a Member of the Committee.

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