[House Report 113-730]
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 561
113th Congress   }                                      {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {       113-730
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                    ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 of the

                     SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EVENTS

                     SURROUNDING THE 2012 TERRORIST

                           ATTACK IN BENGHAZI

                                 of the

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               during the

                    ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

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January 2, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed
              
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                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                          House of Representatives,
                              Select Committee on Benghazi,
                                   Washington, DC, January 2, 2015.
Hon. Karen Haas,
Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mrs. Haas: Pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives, I am transmitting the 
annual report of the activity of the Select Committee on the 
Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi.
            Sincerely,
                                                Trey Gowdy,
                                                          Chairman.
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                 Union Calendar No. 561
113th Congress   }                                      {        Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session      }                                      {       113-730

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 ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EVENTS 
   SURROUNDING THE 2012 TERRORIST ATTACK IN BENGHAZI OF THE HOUSE OF 
       REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

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January 2, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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              Mr. Gowdy, from the Committee on Benghazi, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                              ORGANIZATION

    The House created the Select Committee on the Events 
Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi in H. Res. 
567, adopted on May 8, 2014.
    The resolution authorized and directed the Select Committee 
to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and 
issue a final report of its findings to the House with respect 
to the following matters:
          (1) all policies, decisions, and activities that 
        contributed to the attacks on United States facilities 
        in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, as well as 
        those that affected the ability of the United States to 
        prepare for the attacks;
          (2) all policies, decisions, and activities to 
        respond to and repel the attacks on United States 
        facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, 
        including efforts to rescue United States personnel;
          (3) internal and public executive branch 
        communications about the attacks on United States 
        facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012;
          (4) accountability for policies and decisions related 
        to the security of facilities in Benghazi, Libya, and 
        the response to the attacks, including individuals and 
        entities responsible for those policies and decisions;
          (5) executive branch authorities' efforts to identify 
        and bring to justice the perpetrators of the attacks on 
        U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 
        2012;
          (6) executive branch activities and efforts to comply 
        with Congressional inquiries into the attacks on United 
        States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 
        2012;
          (7) recommendations for improving executive branch 
        cooperation and compliance with congressional oversight 
        and investigations;
          (8) information related to lessons learned from the 
        attacks and executive branch activities and efforts to 
        protect United States facilities and personnel abroad; 
        and
          (9) any other relevant issues relating to the 
        attacks, the response to the attacks, or the 
        investigation by the House of Representatives into the 
        attacks.

                  LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    The Select Committee has no legislative jurisdiction or 
general oversight jurisdiction. Rather, the Select Committee's 
investigative and oversight activities are directed to the 
specific matters charged to it by the House under H. Res. 567.
    Consistent with the direction of the House, during the 
113th Congress the Select Committee has organized and conducted 
review of documents and other records transmitted to it by the 
Committees of the House pursuant to Section 5(a) of H. Res. 
567. The Select Committee has also made further document 
requests to the Executive Branch, and staff has met on an 
ongoing basis with Executive Branch officials regarding the 
status of document production and conducted other investigative 
activities.
    In addition, Members of the Select Committee met privately 
with family members of the fallen, received briefings related 
to ongoing criminal investigation, viewed video relating to the 
Benghazi attacks, and met with Executive Branch officials 
regarding benefits issues relating to the fallen and their 
family members.
    As part of its oversight and investigative activities, the 
Committee has also held two public hearings relating to the 
security of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad on September 17, 
2014, and December 10, 2014. The hearings generally reviewed 
the status of implementation of State Department Accountability 
Review Board recommendations, as well as of other efforts to 
secure U.S. installations overseas.

                    OVERSIGHT PLAN AND ACTIONS TAKEN

    As the Select Committee is not a standing Committee of the 
House and has no general oversight jurisdiction, clause 2(d) of 
House Rule X is not applicable.

  HEARINGS HELD PURSUANT TO CLAUSES 2(n), (o), OR (p) OF HOUSE RULE XI

    As the Select Committee has no legislative jurisdiction, it 
authorizes no programs applicable under clauses 2(n), (o), or 
(p) of House Rule XI.

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