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Establishing the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party.

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What This Bill Does

This bill creates a new Select Committee in the House of Representatives to investigate how the Chinese Communist Party is advancing economically, technologically and in security matters, and how it competes with the United States. The committee will study these issues and make policy recommendations to Congress, but it will not have the power to create or vote on new laws.

Who It Affects

Members of the House of Representatives (who may serve on the committee), the Speaker of the House, the House minority leader, House staff and federal agencies (who may provide personnel to assist the committee).

Key Provisions

• The Select Committee will have up to 16 members appointed by the House Speaker, with at least 7 members chosen after speaking with the House minority leader. (Sec. 1(a)(2)(A)) • The committee's only job is to investigate and make policy recommendations about the Chinese Communist Party's economic, technological and security progress and competition with the United States. (Sec. 1(b)(2)) • The committee must submit all policy recommendations to relevant House committees by December 31, 2023. (Sec. 1(e)) • The committee must submit all reports to the House by December 31, 2024. (Sec. 1(e)) • The committee must publish all reports and proposals to the public in accessible formats within 30 calendar days after completion. (Sec. 1(f)(1))

What Changes

A new House Select Committee will be established with authority to investigate U.S.-China competition and make policy recommendations, with required deadlines for submitting findings to Congress and the public.

Important Definitions

None defined in this bill.

H. Res. 11 In the House of Representatives, U. S., January 10, 2023. Resolved, SECTION 1. SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE STRATEGIC COMPETI- TION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY. (a) ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established in the House of Representatives a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Select Committee’’). (2) COMPOSITION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Select Committee shall be composed of not more than 16 Members, Dele- gates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, not more than 7 of whom shall be ap- pointed after consultation with the minority leader. The Speaker shall designate one member of the Se- lect Committee as its chair. A vacancy in the mem- 2 •HRES 11 EH bership of the Select Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Speaker and the minority leader shall be ex officio members of the Select Committee but shall have no vote in the Select Committee and may not be counted for pur- poses of determining a quorum. (C) DESIGNATION OF LEADERSHIP STAFF MEMBER.—The Speaker and the minority leader each may designate a leadership staff member to assist in their capacity as ex officio members, with the same access to Select Committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and materials as employees of the Select Committee and subject to the same secu- rity clearance and confidentiality requirements as staff of the Select Committee. (b) JURISDICTION; FUNCTIONS.— (1) LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION.—The Select Com- mittee shall not have legislative jurisdiction and shall have no authority to take legislative action on any bill or resolution. (2) INVESTIGATIVE JURISDICTION.—The sole au- thority of the Select Committee shall be to investigate and submit policy recommendations on the status of the Chinese Communist Party’s economic, technological, and 3 •HRES 11 EH security progress and its competition with the United States. The Select Committee may, at its discretion, hold public hearings in connection with any aspect of its in- vestigative functions. (c) PROCEDURE.— (1) Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Select Com- mittee is authorized to study the sources and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule X inso- far as such study is related to the matters described in subsection (b)(2). (2) Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the first sen- tence of clause 11(f) of rule X shall apply to the Select Committee. (3) Except as specified in paragraph (4), the Select Committee shall have the authorities and responsibilities of, and shall be subject to the same limitations and re- strictions as, a standing committee of the House, and shall be deemed a committee of the House for all pur- poses of law or rule. (4)(A) Rules X and XI shall apply to the Select Committee where not inconsistent with this subsection. (B) Service on the Select Committee shall not count against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2) of rule X. 4 •HRES 11 EH (C) Clause 2(d) of rule X shall not apply to the Se- lect Committee. (D) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to the Select Committee in the same manner as it applies to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. (d) RECORDS; STAFF; TRAVEL; FUNDING.— (1) The appointment and the compensation of staff for the Select Committee shall be subject to regulations issued by the Committee on House Administration. (2)(A) Staff of employing entities of the House or a joint committee may be detailed to the Select Com- mittee to carry out this resolution and shall be deemed to be staff of the Select Committee. (B) The Select Committee may request the head of any Federal agency to detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the agency to the Select Committee. (3) Section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 4301(i)) shall apply with respect to the Select Committee in the same manner as such section applies with respect to a standing committee, ex- cept that the selection of any consultant or organization under such section shall be subject to approval by the Speaker. 5 •HRES 11 EH (e) REPORTING.—The Select Committee may report to the House or any committee from time to time the results of its investigations and studies, together with such detailed findings, policy recommendations, and legislative proposals as it may deem advisable. All such reports shall be submitted to the House by December 31, 2024. All policy recommenda- tions shall be submitted to the relevant standing committees not later than December 31, 2023. The Select Committee shall submit all legislative proposals to the relevant standing committees not later than 30 days after their adoption by the Select Committee. (f) PUBLICATION.— (1) The Select Committee shall ensure that reports and proposals prepared in accordance with this sub- section shall, upon completion, be made available to the general public in widely accessible formats not later than 30 calendar days following the respective dates for com- pletion set forth in subsection (e). (2) Any report issued by the Select Committee shall be issued in unclassified form but may include a classi- fied annex, a law enforcement-sensitive annex, or both. Attest: Clerk.

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