H. CON. RES. 169

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83o CONGRESS H
1ST SESSION
. CON. RES. 169
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
J UI.Y 23, 1953
Mr. ZABLOCKI submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
2 concurring), That there is hereby established a Joint Cord-
3 mittee on Intelligence Matters to be composed of nine
4 Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President
5 of the Senate, and nine Members of the House of Repro-
6 sentatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House 'ot
7 Representatives. In each instance not more than five Men-
8 bers shall be members of the same political party.
9 SEC. 2. The joint committee shall make continuing
10 studies of the intelligence activities and problems relating to
11 the gathering of intelligence affecting the national security
12 and of its coordination and utilization by the various de-
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1 partments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Govern-
2 ment. The Central Intelligence Agency and related intel-
3 ligence services shall keep the joint committee fully and cur-
4 rently informed with respect to their activities. All bills,
5 resolutions, and other matters in the Senate or the House of
6 Representatives relating primarily to the Central Intelli-
7 gence Agency and related intelligence services shall be re-
8 ferred to the joint committee. The members of the joint
9 committee who are members of the Senate shall from time to
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time report to the Senate, and the members of the joint
committee who are members of the House of Representatives
shall from time to time report to the House, by bill or
otherwise, their recommendations with respect to matters
within the jurisdiction. of their respective Houses which are
(1) referred to the joint committee or (2) otherwise within
the jurisdiction of the joint committee.
SEC. 3. Vacancies in the membership of the joint com-
mittee shall not affect the power of the remaining members
to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be
filled in the same manner as in the case of the original
selection. The joint committee shall select a chairman and
a vice chairman from among its members.
SEC. 4. The joint committee, or any duly authorized
subcommittee thereof is authorized to hold such hearings, to
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1 sit and act at such places and times, to require, by subpena or
2 otherwise, the attendance of such witnesses and the produc-
3 tion of such books, papers, and documents, to administer
4 such oaths, to take such testimony, to procure such printijig
5 and binding, and to make such expenditures as it deems,
6 advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report su,th
7 hearings shall not be in excess of 25 cents per hundred words.
8 SEC. 5. The joint committee is empowered to appoint
9 such experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and steno-
10 graphic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable. Tie
11 committee is authorized to utilize the services, information,
12 facilities, and personnel of the departments and establish-
13 ments of the Government.
14 SEC. 6. The expenses of the joint committee, which shill
15 not exceed $ per year, shall be paid one-half from
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the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the con-
tingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers
signed by the chairman. Disbursements to pay such ex-
penses shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate out of
the contingent fund of the Senate, such contingent fund to
be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the House of Rep-
22 resentatives in the amount of one-half of the disbursement
23 so made.
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&3D 18T T SESSION CON. i~ N H. NRrjLIJ5.169
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Establishing a Joint Committee on Intelligence
Matters.
By Mr. ZABLOCHI
July 23,1953
Referred to the Committee on Rules
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84TII CONGRESS H
2D SESSION
. CON. RES. 200
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 5, 1956
Mr. CFLLLR submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was refered
to the Committee on Rules
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
I Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
2 concurring), That there is hereby established a, Joint Coin-
3 mittee on Central Intelligence to be composed of six Mom-
4 bers of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the
5 Senate, and six Members of the House of Representatives
6 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Repcese3ita-
7 tives. Of the six members to be' appointed from the Senate,
8 two shall be members of the Central Intelligence Agency
9 Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the
10 Senate, two shall be members of the Central Intelligence
11 Agency Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services
12 of the Senate and two shall be members of the Committee
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1 on the Judiciary. Of the six members to be appointed from
2 the House of Representatives, two shall be members of the
3 Central Intelligence Agency Subcommittee of the Com-
4 mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives,
5 and two shall be members of the Central Intelligence
6 Agency Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services
7 of the House of Representatives and two shall be members
8 of the Committee on the Judiciary. Not more than four
9 members appointed from either the Senate or the House of
10 Representatives shall be from the same political party.
11 SEC. 2. (a) The joint committee shall make continuing
12 studies of the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency
13 and of problems relating to the gathering of intelligence
14 affecting the national security and of its coordination and
15 utilization by the various departments, agencies, and instru-
16 mentalities of the Government. The Central Intelligence
17 Agency shall keep the joint committee fully and currently
18 informed with respect to its activities. All bills, resolutions,
19 and other matters in the Senate or the House of Representa.-
20 tives relating primarily to the Central Intelligence Agency
21 shall be referred to the joint committee.
22 (b) The members of the joint committee who. are
23 Members of the Senate shall from time to time report to the
24 Senate, and. the members of the joint committee who are
25 Members of the House of Representatives shall from time
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1 to time report to the House, by bill or otherwise, the J,
2 recommendations with respect to matters within the juri.,-
3 diction of their respective Houses which are (1).-_referredd
4. to the joint committee, or (2) otherwise within the jtiri:
5 diction of the joint committee.
6 SEC. 3. Vacancies in the membership of the joint cony-
7 mittee shall not affect the power of the remaining menibe rs
8 to execute the functions of the joint committee, and shall be
9 filled in the same manner as in the case of the original selee.-
10 tion. The joint committee shall select. a. chairman, and a
11 vice chairman from among its members.
12 SEC. 4. The joint committee, or any duly authorized sub-
13 committee thereof, is authorized to hold such hearings, to
14 sit and act at such places and times, to. require, by subpeT a.
15 or otherwise, the attendance of such witnesses and the pro-
16 duction of such books, papers, and documents, to administer
17 such oaths, to take such testimony, to procure such printing
18 and binding, and to make such expenditures as it deems
19 advisable. The cost of stenographic services to report publ'c
20 hearings shall not be in excess of the amounts prescribed
21 by law for reporting the hearings of standing committees of
22 the Senate. The cost of such services to report executive
23 hearings shall be fixed at an equitable rate by the joi_iit
24 committee.
25 SEC. 5. The joint committee is empowered to appoint.
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1,1 such experts, consultants, technicians, and clerical and sten-
2 ographic assistants as it deems necessary and advisable. The,
i3 committee is authorized to utilize the services, information,
4 facilities, and personnel of the departments and establish=
5 ments of the Government.
6 SEC. 6. The expenses of the joint committee, which shall
7 not exceed $ per year, shall be paid one-half from
8 the contingent fund of the Senate and one-half from the con-
9 tingent fund of the House of Representatives upon vouchers
10 signed by the chairman. Disbursements to pay such' ex-
11 penses shall be made by the Secretary of the Senate. out of
12 the contingent fund of the Senate, such contingent fund to
13 be reimbursed from the contingent fund of the House of
14 Representatives in the amount of one-half of the disburse-
15 ments so made.
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iII CONGRESS
2D SEssloic K CON. RES. 200
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To establish a Joint Committee on Central
Intelligence.
By Mr. CELLEa
JANUARY 5, X956
? Referred to the Committee on Rules
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