,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #ah1     
#bjac,mr4 ,rokita submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules            
,,resolution  ,establishing a select    
committee to investigate and report on  
the surveillance operations of the      
,national ,security ,agency4  #a4       
,establishment ,there is established a  
select committee to investigate and     
report on the surveillance operations of
 the ,national ,security ,agency        
7hereinafter referred to as the select  
committee74  #b4 ,composition  7a7 ,the 
select committee shall be composed of   
#ai members as follows3 7#a7 ,the chairs
 and ranking members of the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee  
on ,intelligence1 the ,committee on the 
,judiciary1 and the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform 7or  
designees from among the members of     
these committees74  7#b7 ,one member    

selected by the chair of each committee 
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 from among
 the members of that committee4  7#c7   
,five members appointed by the ,speaker 
and two members appointed by the        
,speaker after consultation with the    
minority leader1 no more than two of    
which can be from the same committee4   
,if the chair or ranking member of any  
such committee declines to serve on the 
select committee1 then the ,speaker in  
the case of a chair1 or the ,speaker    
after consultation with the minority    
leader in the case of a ranking member1 
shall designate the member or members   
from that committee to serve on the     
select committee4  7b7 ,the ,speaker    
shall designate one member as chairman  
and the minority leader shall designate 
one member as the ranking minority      
member of the select committee4  #c4    
,investigation and report on the        
surveillance operations of the ,national
 ,security ,agency ,not later than #ij  
days after the initial meeting of the   

select committee1 the select committee  
shall conduct an investigation of and   
submit to the ,house a report on-- 7#a7 
whether the ,national ,security ,agency 
violated the rights of ,american        
citizens in its surveillance operations2
  7#b7 any improper conduct by officials
 in the conducting of the surveillance  
operations or in reporting to ,congress 
about the ,national ,security ,agency's 
activities2  7#c7 recommendations on    
what steps can be taken to better guard 
,american citizens' rights from         
unconstitutional surveillance operations
 and what further minimization          
procedures1 if any1 should be employed  
by intelligence agencies to ensure      
,american citizens' constitutional      
rights are protected2  7#d7 whether the 
large scope of the ,national ,security  
,agency's surveillance operations is    
best suited to protect national         
security2 and  7#e7 any other relevant  
issues relating to the ,national        
,security ,agency's surveillance        

operations4  #d4 ,procedures of the     
select committee ,rule ,,xi of the      
,rules of the ,house of                 
,representatives1 including clause      
#b7;j77#a7 7guaranteeing the minority   
additional witnesses7 and clause        
#b7m77#c7 7providing for the authority  
to subpoena witnesses and documents71   
shall apply to the select committee4    
#e4 ,joint operations ,the chair of the 
select committee1 in conducting the     
investigation described in section #c1  
may consult with the chair of any       
,senate committee conducting a parallel 
investigation regarding meeting jointly 
to receive testimony1 the scheduling of 
hearings or issuance of subpoenas1 and  
joint staff interviews of key witnesses4
  #f4 ,staff2 funding  7a7 7#a7 ,to the 
extent practicable1 the select 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 select committee to 
carry out this resolution and shall be  
deemed to be staff of the select        
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 ,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 select committee shall be made on
 vouchers signed by the chairman 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  #g4 ,dissolution and  
disposition of records  7a7 ,the select 
committee shall cease to exist #cj days 
after filing the report required under  

section #c4  7b7 ,upon dissolution of   
the select committee1 the records of the
 select committee shall become the      
records of any committee designated by  
the ,speaker4