,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,mc,collum 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,speier1 
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,lee of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mrs4        
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and    
,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,rules  ,,resolution      
,establishing the ,special ,committee on
 ,sexual ,assault and ,abuse in the     
,armed ,forces to conduct oversight1    
ensure accountability1 and report on the
 activities of the ,department of       
,defense to prevent1 reduce1 prosecute1 
and provide victims' services for cases 
of sexual assault and abuse in the      
,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,establishment     
,there is hereby established the        
,special ,committee on ,sexual ,assault 
and ,abuse in the ,armed ,forces        
7hereinafter referred to as the ,special
 ,committee7 to conduct oversight1      

ensure accountability1 and report on the
 activities of the ,department of       
,defense to prevent1 reduce1 prosecute1 
and provide victims' services for cases 
of sexual assault and abuse in the      
,armed ,forces4  #b4 ,composition  7a7  
,membership ,the ,special ,committee    
shall be composed of #ai members as     
follows3  7#a7 ,six members appointed by
 the ,speaker4  7#b7 ,five members      
appointed by the ,minority ,leader4     
7#c7 ,the chair and ranking minority    
member of the ,committee on ,armed      
,services 7or a designee from among the 
members of that committee74  7#d7 ,the  
chair and ranking minority member of the
 ,committee on ,appropriations 7or a    
designee from among the members of that 
committee74  7#e7 ,the chair and ranking
 minority member of the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary 7or a designee from among
 the members of that committee74  7#f7  
,the chair and ranking minority member  
of the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform 7or a designee from 

among the members of that committee74   
,if the chair or ranking minority member
 of any such committee declines to serve
 on the ,special ,committee1 then the   
,speaker 7in the case of a chair71 or   
the ,speaker after consultation with the
 minority leader 7in the case of a      
ranking minority member71 shall         
designate the member or members from    
that committee to serve on the ,special 
,committee4  7b7 ,designation of ,chair 
and ,ranking ,minority ,member ,the     
,speaker shall designate one member of  
the ,special ,committee to serve as its 
chair and the minority leader shall     
designate one member of the ,special    
,committee to serve as its ranking      
minority member4  #c4 ,jurisdiction2    
report  7a7 ,investigations ,the        
,special ,committee shall have          
jurisdiction and oversight              
responsibility to conduct investigations
 into issues related to sexual assault  
and abuse in the ,department of         
,defense1 including the following3  7#a7

 ,prevention4  7#b7 ,reported and       
unreported incidents of sexual assault  
and abuse perpetrated by members of the 
,armed ,forces and employees of the     
,department of ,defense4  7#c7          
,prosecution4  7#d7 ,victim services and
 care4  7#e7 ,all other related issues4 
7b7 ,report ,not later than #abj days   
after its initial meeting1 the ,special 
,committee shall submit to the ,house a 
report on its investigations under this 
section4  #d4 ,powers and ,procedures   
,rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the ,house  
of ,representatives shall apply with    
respect to the ,special ,committee4  #e4
 ,staff2 funding  7a7 ,staff  7#a7 ,to  
the extent practicable1 the ,special    
,committee shall utilize the services of
 staff of employing entities of the     
,house4 ,at the request of the chair in 
consultation with the ranking minority  
member1 staff of employing entities of  
the ,house may be detailed to the       
,special ,committee to carry out this   
resolution1 and shall be deemed to be   

staff of the ,special ,committee4  7#b7 
,the chair1 upon consultation with the  
ranking minority member1 may employ and 
fix the compensation of such staff as   
the chair considers necessary to carry  
out this resolution4  7b7 ,funding      
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 from the applicable accounts of the    
,house such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out this resolution4 ,payments for
 the expenses of the ,special ,committee
 shall be made on vouchers signed by the
 chair and approved in the manner       
directed by the ,committee on ,house    
,administration4 ,amounts made available
 under this subsection shall be expended
 in accordance with regulations         
prescribed by the ,committee on ,house  
,administration4  #f4 ,termination2     
,disposition of records  7a7            
,termination ,the ,special ,committee   
shall terminate on the last day of the  
,one ,hundred ,thirteenth ,congress4    
7b7 ,records ,upon termination of the   
,special ,committee1 the records of the 

,committee shall become the records of  
any committee designated by the         
,speaker4