,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ah1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,wolf 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,barletta1
 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,franks of        
,arizona1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4   
,posey1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,griffin of 
,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,schock1 ,mr4 ,meehan1  
,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,duncan of    
,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4     
,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,wilson of      
,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,brooks of       
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1 ,mr4 ,brady of 
,texas1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,jordan1  
and ,mr4 ,flores7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules            
,,resolution  ,establishing a select    
committee to investigate and report on  
the attack on the ,united ,states       
consulate in ,benghazi1 ,libya4  ,that  
#a4 ,establishment ,there is hereby     
established a select ,committee to      
investigate and report on the attack on 
the ,american consulate in ,benghazi1   

,libya 7hereinafter referred to as the  
select committee74  #b4 ,composition    
7a7 ,the select committee shall be      
composed of #ai members as follows3     
7#a7 ,the chair and ranking member of   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services 7or a
 designee from among the members of that
 committee74  7#b7 ,the chair and       
ranking member of the ,committee on     
,foreign ,affairs 7or a designee from   
among the members of that committee74   
7#c7 ,the chair and ranking member of   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
7or a designee from among the members of
 that committee74  7#d7 ,the chair and  
ranking member of the ,committee on     
,intelligence 7or a designee from among 
the members of that committee74  7#e7   
,the chair and ranking member of the    
,committee on the ,judiciary 7or a      
designee from among the members of that 
committee74  7#f7 ,the chair and ranking
 member of the ,committee on ,oversight 
and ,government ,reform 7or a designee  
from among the members of that          

committee74  7#g7 ,five members         
appointed by the ,speaker4  7#h7 ,two   
members appointed by the ,speaker after 
consultation with the minority leader4  
,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 attack 
on the ,united ,states consulate in     
,benghazi1 ,libya ,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
 any intelligence known to the ,united  

,states relating to the attack on the   
,united ,states consulate in ,benghazi1 
,libya1 on ,september #aa1 #bjab2  7#b7 
any requests for additional security1 or
 actions taken by ,federal agencies to  
improve security at the consulate before
 the attack2  7#c7 a definitive timeline
 of the attack2  7#d7 how the relevant  
agencies and the executive branch       
responded to the attack and whether     
appropriate congressional notifications 
were made2  7#e7 any improper conduct by
 officials relating to the attack2  7#f7
 recommendations on what steps ,congress
 and the ,president should take to      
prevent future attack2 and  7#g7 any    
other relevant issues relating to the   
attack or the response to the attack4   
#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