Jurisdiction
As a compromise, the House developed the select panel as a “hybrid” committee made up of Appropriations committee and intelligence committee members. H.Res. 35 stipulated that the 13-member panel shall include 10 House Appropriations Committee members, including the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the full committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Three members are to come from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Intelligence committee members who serve on the panel are not members of the full appropriations committee, but are considered as such purposes of the select panel’s activities. The Speaker of the House makes all appointments to the select panel and selects its Chairman and Ranking Member.
The select panel has the same powers as any other Congressional committee or subcommittee of the House. It is able to conduct hearings, receive testimony, or any other duties normally conducted by a committee, except it lacks the ability to issue subpoenas or otherwise require the attendance and testimony of witnesses. Its primary purpose will be to review and study budget requests for intelligence activities, and make recommendations to the committee on appropriations and its subcommittees as appropriate. It will also prepare a report for the Defense Subcommittee containing recommendations on funding, which the Defense Subcommittee would use in developing the classified portion of the Defense appropriations bill.
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