,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,bachmann 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,amodei1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,enyart1
 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1    
,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4      
,peterson1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger of ,illinois1
 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,nugent1
 ,mr4 ,kline1 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1  
and ,mr4 ,peters of ,michigan7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,rules    
,,resolution  ,establishing a ,select   
,committee on ,,pow and ,,mia ,affairs4 
#a4 ,establishment ,there is established
 a select committee to be known as the  
,select ,committee on ,,pow and ,,mia   
,affairs 7hereafter referred to as the  
select committee74  #b4 ,functions ,the 
select committee shall conduct a full   
investigation of all unresolved matters 
relating to any ,united ,states         
personnel unaccounted for from the      

,vietnam era1 the ,korean conflict1     
,world ,war ,,ii1 ,cold ,war ,missions1 
,persian ,gulf ,war1 ,operation ,iraqi  
,freedom1 or ,operation ,enduring       
,freedom1 including ,m,i,as and ,p,o,ws 
missing and captured4  #c4 ,appointment 
and membership  7a7 ,members ,the select
 committee shall be composed of #aj     
,members of the ,house1 who shall be    
appointed by the ,speaker4 ,not more    
than half of the members of the select  
committee shall be of the same political
 party4  7b7 ,vacancy ,any vacancy      
occurring in the membership of the      
select committee shall be filled in the 
same manner in which the original       
appointment was made4  7c7 ,chairperson 
,the ,speaker shall designate one member
 of the select committee to be its      
chairperson4  #d4 ,authority and        
procedures  7a7 ,authority ,for purposes
 of carrying out this resolution1 the   
select committee 7or any subcommittee of
 the select committee authorized to hold
 hearings7 may sit and act during the   

present ,congress at any time or place  
within the ,united ,states 7including   
any ,commonwealth or possession of the  
,united ,states1 or elsewhere1 whether  
the ,house is in session1 has recessed1 
or has adjourned7 and to hold such      
hearings as it considers necessary4  7b7
 ,rules of procedure ,clauses #a1 #b1   
and #d of rule ,,xi of the ,rules of the
 ,house of ,representatives shall apply 
to the select committee4  7c7           
,prohibition against meeting at certain 
times ,subsection 7a7 may not be        
construed to limit the applicability of 
clause #b7;i7 of rule ,,xi of the ,rules
 of the ,house of ,representatives to   
the select committee4  #e4              
,administrative provisions  7a7         
,expenses ,there shall be paid out of   
the applicable accounts of the ,house   
such sums as may be necessary for the   
expenses of the select committee4 ,such 
payments shall be made on vouchers      
signed by the chairman of the select    
committee and approved in the manner    

directed by the ,committee on ,house    
,administration4 ,amounts made available
 under this paragraph shall be expended 
in accordance with regulations          
prescribed by the ,committee on ,house  
,administration4  7b7 ,staff and travel 
,in carrying out its functions under    
this resolution1 the select committee   
may--  7#a7 appoint1 either on a        
permanent basis or as experts or        
consultants1 any staff that the select  
committee considers necessary2  7#b7    
prescribe the duties and                
responsibilities of the staff2  7#c7 fix
 the compensation of the staff at a     
single per annum gross rate that does   
not exceed the highest rate of basic    
pay1 as in effect from time to time1 of 
level ,v of the ,executive ,schedule in 
section #ecaf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2  7#d7 terminate the      
employment of any such staff as the     
select committee considers appropriate2 
and  7#e7 reimburse members of the      
select committee and of its staff for   

travel1 subsistence1 and other necessary
 expenses incurred by them in the       
performance of their functions for the  
select committee1 other than expenses in
 connection with any meeting of the     
select committee1 or a subcommittee     
thereof1 held in the ,district of       
,columbia4  7c7 ,expiration ,the select 
committee and all authority granted in  
this resolution shall expire #cj days   
after the filing of the final report of 
the select committee with the ,house4   
#f4 ,reports and records  7a7 ,final    
report ,as soon as practicable during   
the present ,congress1 the select       
committee shall submit to the ,house a  
final report setting forth its findings 
and recommendations as a result of its  
investigation4  7b7 ,filing of reports  
,any report made by the select committee
 when the ,house is not in session shall
 be filed with the ,clerk of the ,house4
  7c7 ,referral of reports ,any report  
made by the select committee shall be   
referred to the committee or committees 

that have jurisdiction over the subject 
matter of the report4  7d7 ,records1    
files1 and materials ,following the     
termination of the select committee1 the
 records1 files1 and materials of the   
select committee shall be transferred to
 the ,clerk of the ,house4 ,if the final
 report of the select committee is      
referred to only one committee under the
 provisions of subsection 7c71 the      
records1 files1 and materials of the    
select committee shall be transferred   
instead to the committee to which the   
final report is referred4  #g4          
,definitions ,as used in this           
resolution3  7#a7 ,the term ,member of  
the ,house means any ,representative in1
 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner
 to1 the ,congress4  7#b7 ,the term     
,,mia means any ,united ,states         
personnel that is unaccounted for and   
missing in action4  7#c7 ,the term ,,pow
 means any ,united ,states personnel    
that is unaccounted for and known to be 
a prisoner of war4