stenographic assistants as it deems necessary. The committee may reimburse the members of its staff for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the select committee other than expenses in connection with meetings of the select committee held in the District of Columbia.

SEC. 5.1 The select committee is authorized and directed to report to the House with respect to results of its investigation as soon as is practicable but not later than one year after adoption of the resolution. Any report made when the House is not in session shall be filed with the Clerk of the House.

SEC. 6. The authority granted herein shall expire thirty days after the filing of the report with the House of Representatives.

SEC. 7. The expenses of the select committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the select committee and approved by the Speaker.

1The Committee report was published on December 13, 1976. See House Report No. 94-1764, 94th Congress, 2nd Session.

13. Creation of a Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA

Affairs

Senate Resolution 82, 102d Congress, agreed to August 2, 1991

RESOLUTION To establish a Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs.

Resolved,

SECTION 1. (a) There is established a temporary Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (hereafter in this resolution referred to as the "select committee”) which shall consist of 12 members, 6 to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon recommendations of the Majority Leader from among members of the majority party, and 6 to be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate upon recommendations of the Minority Leader from among members of the members of the minority party.

(b) The Majority Leader shall select the chairman of the select committee.

(c) The Minority Leader shall select the vice chairman of the select committee.

(d) The service of a Senator as a member or chairman on the select committee shall not count for purposes of paragraph 4 of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

(e) A majority of the members of the select committee shall constitute a quorum thereof for the transaction of business, except that the select committee may fix a lesser number as a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony. The select committee shall adopt rules of procedure not inconsistent with this resolution and the rules of the Senate governing standing committees of the Senate. (f) Vacancies in the membership of the select committee shall not affect the authority of the remaining members to execute the functions of the select committee.

SEC. 2. (a) There shall be referred to the select committee, concurrently with referral to any other committee of the Senate with jurisdiction, all messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to United States personnel unaccounted for from military conflicts.

(b) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed as prohibiting or otherwise restricting the authority of any other committee of the Senate or as amending, limiting, or otherwise changing the authority of any standing committee of the Senate.

SEC. 3.1 The select committee may, for the purposes of accountability to the Senate, make such reports to the Senate with respect to matters within its jurisdiction as it shall deem advisable which shall be referred to the appropriate committee. In making such re

The Committee filed its final report on January 13, 1993. See Senate Report No. 103–1, 103rd Congress, 1st Session.

ports, the select committee shall proceed in a manner consistent with the requirements of national security.

SEC. 4. (a) For the purposes of this resolution, the select committee is authorized at its discretion (1) to make investigations into any matter within its jurisdiction, (2) to hold hearings, (3) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions (subject to paragraph 5 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate), recesses, and adjourned periods of the senate, (4) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses and the production of correspondence, books, papers, and documents, (5) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate to carry out its functions and to employ personnel, subject to procedures of paragraph (9) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, and (6) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a reimbursable, or nonreimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or agency.

(b) The chairman of the select committee or any member thereof may administer oaths to witnesses.

(c) Subpoena authorized by a majority of the select committee shall be issued over the signature of the chairman and may be served by any person designated by the chairman.

SEC. 5. (a) No employee of the select committee or person engaged to perform services for or at the request of such committee shall be given access to any classified information by such committee unless such employee or person has (1) agreed in writing and under oath to be bound by the rules of the Senate and of such committee as to the security of such information during and after the period of his employment or relationship with such committee; and (2) received an appropriate security clearance as determined by such committee in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence. The type of security clearance to be required in the case of any such employee or person shall, within the determination of such committee in consultation with the Director of Central Intelligence, be commensurate with the sensitivity of the classified information to which such employee or person will be given access by such committee.

(b) The select committee shall designate a security officer qualified to administer appropriate security procedures to ensure the protection of confidential and classified information in the possession of the select committee and shall make suitable arrangements, in consultation with the Office of Senate Security, for the physical protection and storage of classified information in its possession.

SEC. 6. (a) The select committee shall formulate and carry out such rules and procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the disclosure, without the consent of the person or persons concerned, of information in the possession of such committee which unduly infringes upon the privacy or which violates the constitutional rights of such person or persons.

(b) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prevent the select committee from publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which such committee determines the national interest in the disclosure of such information clearly outweighs any infringement on the privacy of any person or persons.

SEC. 7. The select committee is authorized to permit any personal representative of the President, designated by the President to serve as a liaison to such committee, to attend any closed meeting of such committee.

SEC. 8.2✶✶ ✶

SEC. 9. The select committee shall terminate at the end of the One Hundred Second Congress. Upon termination of the select committee, all records, files, documents, and other materials in the possession, custody, or control of the select committee, under appropriate conditions established by the select committee, shall be transferred to the Secretary of Senate.

2 Sec. 8 added reference to this com

> to rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

14. Inspector General Act of 1978

Public Law 95–452 [H.R. 8588], 99 Stat. 1101, approved October 12, 1978, as amended

§ 1. Short title

Title 5 App. United States Code

That this Act be cited as the "Inspector General Act of 1978".1 §2. Purpose and establishment of Offices of Inspector General; departments and agencies involved

In order to create independent and objective units

(1) to conduct and supervise audits and investigations relating to programs and operations of the establishments listed in section 11(2);

(2) to provide leadership and coordination and recommend policies for activities designed (A) to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration of, and (B) to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in, such programs and operations; and

(3) to provide a means for keeping the head of the establishment and the Congress fully and currently informed about problems and deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs and operations and the necessity for and progress of corrective action;

there is hereby established in each of such establishments an office of Inspector General.

§3. Appointment of Inspector General: supervision; removal; political activities; appointment of Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Assistant Inspector General for Investigations

(a) There shall be at the head of each Office an Inspector General who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public administration, or investigations. Each Inspector General shall report to and be under the general supervision of the head of the establishment involved or, to the extent such authority is delegated, the officer next in rank below such head, but shall not report to, or be subject to supervision by, any other officer of such establishment. Neither the head of the establishment nor the officer next in rank below such head shall prevent or prohibit the Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any

15 U.S.C. App.