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Establishing a select committee to investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
RESOLUTION
Section 1 Establishment
There is hereby established a select Committee to investigate and report on the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya (hereinafter referred to as the select committee).
Sec. 2 Composition
The select committee shall be composed of 19 members as follows:
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Intelligence (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
The chair and ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (or a designee from among the members of that committee).
Five members appointed by the Speaker.
Two members appointed by the Speaker after consultation with the minority leader.
The Speaker shall designate one member as chairman and the minority leader shall designate one member as the ranking minority member of the select committee.
Sec. 3 Investigation and report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya
Not later than 90 days after the initial meeting of the select committee, the select committee shall conduct an investigation of and submit to the House a report on—
any intelligence known to the United States relating to the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012;
any requests for additional security, or actions taken by Federal agencies to improve security at the consulate before the attack;
a definitive timeline of the attack;
how the relevant agencies and the executive branch responded to the attack and whether appropriate congressional notifications were made;
any improper conduct by officials relating to the attack;
recommendations on what steps Congress and the President should take to prevent future attack; and
any other relevant issues relating to the attack or the response to the attack.
Sec. 4 Procedures of the select committee
Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, including clause 2(j)(1) (guaranteeing the minority additional witnesses) and clause 2(m)(3) (providing for the authority to subpoena witnesses and documents), shall apply to the select committee.
Sec. 5 Joint operations
The chair of the select committee, in conducting the investigation described in section 3, may consult with the chair of any Senate committee conducting a parallel investigation regarding meeting jointly to receive testimony, the scheduling of hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and joint staff interviews of key witnesses.
Sec. 6 Staff; funding
To the extent practicable, the select committee shall utilize the services of staff of employing entities of the House. At the request of the chair in consultation with the ranking minority member, 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 committee.
The chair, upon consultation with the ranking minority member, may employ and fix the compensation of such staff as the chair considers necessary to carry out this resolution.
There are authorized to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the House such sums as may be necessary to carry out this resolution. 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 Administration. Amounts made available under this subsection shall be expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House Administration.