,h4 ,,res4 #ice  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,april #bc1 
#bjbj  ,,resolution  ,that there is     
hereby established a select             
investigative subcommittee of the       
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform    
called the ,select ,subcommittee on the 
,coronavirus ,crisis 7hereinafter       
referred to as the select subcommittee74
  #b4 7a7 ,the select subcommittee shall
 be composed of not more than #ab       
,members1 ,delegates1 or the ,resident  
,commissioner appointed by the ,speaker1
 of whom not more than #e shall be      
appointed on the recommendation of the  
minority leader4 ,the ,speaker shall    
designate one member of the select      
subcommittee as its chair4 ,any vacancy 
in the select subcommittee shall be     
filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7b7 ,each member 
appointed to the select subcommittee    
shall be treated as though a member of  
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
 for purposes of the select             

subcommittee4  #c4 7a7 ,the select      
subcommittee is authorized and directed 
to conduct a full and complete          
investigation and study and issue a     
final report to the ,house of its       
findings 7and such interim reports as it
 may deem necessary7 regarding--  7#a7  
the efficiency1 effectiveness1 equity1  
and transparency of the use of taxpayer 
funds and relief programs to address the
 coronavirus crisis1 including through  
,federal agencies1 ,state and local     
government entities1 financial          
institutions and other private          
businesses1 contracts1 grants1 loans1   
loan guarantees1 investments1           
cooperative agreements1 or any other    
means2  7#b7 reports of waste1 fraud1   
abuse1 price gouging1 profiteering1 or  
other abusive practices related to the  
coronavirus crisis2  7#c7 the           
implementation or effectiveness of any  
,federal law applied1 enacted1 or under 
consideration to address the coronavirus
 crisis and prepare for future          

pandemics2  7#d7 preparedness for and   
response to the coronavirus crisis1     
including the planning for and          
implementation of testing1 containment1 
mitigation1 and surveillance activities2
 the acquisition1 distribution1 or      
stockpiling of protective equipment and 
medical supplies2 and the development of
 vaccines and treatments2  7#e7 the     
economic impact of the coronavirus      
crisis on individuals1 communities1     
small businesses1 health care providers1
 ,states1 and local government entities2
  7#f7 any disparate impacts of the     
coronavirus crisis on different         
communities and populations1 including  
with respect to race1 ethnicity1 age1   
sex1 gender identity1 sexual            
orientation1 disability1 and geographic 
region1 and any measures taken to       
address such disparate impacts2  7#g7   
executive branch policies1              
deliberations1 decisions1 activities1   
and internal and external communications
 related to the coronavirus crisis2     

7#h7 the protection of whistleblowers   
who provide information about waste1    
fraud1 abuse1 or other improper         
activities related to the coronavirus   
crisis2  7#i7 cooperation by the        
executive branch and others with        
,congress1 the ,inspectors ,general1 the
 ,government ,accountability ,office1   
and others in connection with oversight 
of the preparedness for and response to 
the coronavirus crisis2 and  7#aj7 any  
other issues related to the coronavirus 
crisis4  7b7 ,the select subcommittee   
may report to the ,house or any         
committee of the ,house from time to    
time the results of its investigations  
and studies1 together with such detailed
 findings and legislative               
recommendations as it may deem          
advisable4  7c7 ,the select subcommittee
 may not hold a markup of legislation4  
#d4  7a7 ,rule ,,xi and the rules of the
 ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform   
shall apply to the select subcommittee  
in the same manner as a subcommittee    

except as follows3 7#a7 ,the chair of   
the select subcommittee may authorize   
and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause  
#b7m7 of rule ,,xi and rule #ab7;g7 of  
the rules of the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,reform in the           
investigation and study conducted       
pursuant to section #c1 including for   
the purpose of taking depositions4  7#b7
 ,the chair of the select subcommittee  
is authorized to compel by subpoena the 
furnishing of information by            
interrogatory4  7#c7 ,subpoenas so      
authorized may be signed by the chair of
 the select subcommittee or a designee4 
7#d7 ,the chair of the select           
subcommittee may order the taking of    
depositions1 under oath and pursuant to 
notice or subpoena1 by a member of the  
select subcommittee or a counsel of the 
select subcommittee4 ,such depositions  
shall be governed by rule #ae of the    
rules of the ,committee on ,oversight   
and ,reform4 ,for purposes of such rule1
 references to the ,committee shall be  

construed as references to the select   
subcommittee4  7#e7 ,the chair of the   
select subcommittee may1 after          
consultation with the ranking minority  
member1 recognize--  7,a7 members of the
 select subcommittee to question a      
witness for periods longer than five    
minutes as though pursuant to clause    
#b7;j77#b77;,b7 of such rule ,,xi2 and  
7,b7 staff of the select subcommittee to
 question a witness as though pursuant  
to clause #b7;j77#b77;,c7 of such rule  
,,xi4  7#f7 ,agenda and reports required
 by rule #b7;f7 and rule #d7;c7 of the  
rules of the ,committee on ,oversight   
and ,reform shall be required on the    
third calendar day before a meeting1    
hearing1 or consideration of a report1  
as applicable4  7b7 ,the provisions of  
this resolution shall govern the        
proceedings of the select subcommittee  
in the event of any conflict with the   
rules of the ,house or of the ,committee
 on ,oversight and ,reform4  #e4 ,any   
committee of the ,house having custody  

of records in any form relating to the  
matters described in section #c shall   
transfer copies of such records to the  
select subcommittee within #g days of   
the adoption of this resolution or      
receipt of such records4 ,such records  
shall become the records of the select  
subcommittee4  #f4 ,service on the      
select subcommittee shall not count     
against the limitations in clause       
#e7;b77#b77;,a7 of rule ,x4  #g4 ,the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform is 
the successor in interest to the select 
subcommittee for purposes of clause     
#h7;c7 of rule ,,ii4  #h4 ,the select   
subcommittee shall cease to exist #cj   
days after filing the final report      
required under section #c4  #i4  7a7    
,for further expenses of the ,committee 
on ,oversight and ,reform for the ,one  
,hundred ,sixteenth ,congress1 there    
shall be paid out of the applicable     
accounts of the ,house of               
,representatives an additional amount of
 #b1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,payments under this  

resolution shall be made on vouchers    
authorized by the ,committee on         
,oversight and ,reform1 signed by the   
chair of that committee1 and approved in
 the manner directed by the ,committee  
on ,house ,administration4  #aj4        
,amounts made available under this      
resolution shall be expended in         
accordance with regulations prescribed  
by the ,committee on ,house             
,administration4  ,clerk4