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    105th Congress                                                   Report
     2d Session                                                     105-582
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        TO ESTABLISH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND
        MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

       June 16, 1998

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    [Congressional Record: June 18, 1998 (House)]

        ESTABLISHING THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND
        MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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    [Congressional Record: June 18, 1998 (House)]

        PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.RES. 463, ESTABLISHING SELECT
     COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS
                      WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

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    [Congressional Record: June 22, 1998 (House)]

     APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
      AND MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

      The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Nethercutt). Without objection, and
    pursuant to the provisions of section 3(a) of House Resolution 463,
    105th Congress, the Chair appoints the following Members of the House
    to the U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the
    People's Republic of China:
      Mr. Cox of California, Chairman,
      Mr. Goss,
      Mr. Bereuter,
      Mr. Hansen,
      Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania,
      Mr. Dicks,
      Mr. Spratt,
      Ms. Roybal-Allard,
      Mr. Scott.
      There was no objection.

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    [Congressional Record: June 25, 1998 (House)]

         RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MILITARY/
            COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

    See below.

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    [Congressional Record: September 1, 1998 (Digest)]

    TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA
    Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China: Met in executive session
    to receive briefings on pending business.
      Will continue tomorrow.

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    [Congressional Record: September 2, 1998 (Digest)]

    TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA
    Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China: Met in executive session
    to continue to receive briefings on pending business.

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    [Congressional Record: September 10, 1998 (Digest)]

                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
                               SEPTEMBER 11, 1998
      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings on pending business, 8 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: September 17, 1998 (Digest)]

                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
                               SEPTEMBER 18, 1998
      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to consider
    pending business, 8 a.m., H-122 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: September 24, 1998 (Digest)]

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue to
    receive briefings, 8 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: September 25, 1998 (Digest)]

    TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA
    Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China: Met in executive session
    to continue to receive briefings.

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    [Congressional Record: October 1, 1998 (Digest)]

                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
                            FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1998
      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings on pending business, 8 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 8, 1998 (Digest)]

                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
                                OCTOBER 9, 1998

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings, 8 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 13, 1998 (Digest)]

                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
                          WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998
      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 14, 1998 (Digest)]

                        COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
                                OCTOBER 15, 1998

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 15, 1998 (Digest)]

                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
                            FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1998

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to continue
    to receive briefings, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 19, 1998 (Digest)]

                        COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
                                OCTOBER 20, 1998
      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to consider
    pending business, 4:45 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

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    [Congressional Record: October 20, 1998 (Digest)]

                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
                          WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1998

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
    Concerns with the People's Republic of China, executive, to consider
    pending business, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

    [Congressional Record: June 25, 1998 (House)]
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         RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MILITARY/
            COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

      The Hon. CHRISTOPHER COX, Chairman of the Select Committee on U.S.
    National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's
    Republic of China, submitted the following rules of procedure:

      Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial
        Concerns with the People's Republic of China--Rules of Procedure

                            (Adopted June 25, 1998)

                            1. convening of meetings

           The regular meeting date and time for the transaction of
         committee business shall be at 8 o'clock a.m. Wednesday of
         each week, unless otherwise directed by the chairman.
           In the case of any meeting of the committee, other than a
         regularly scheduled meeting, the clerk of the committee shall
         notify

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         every member of the committee of the time and place of the
         meeting and shall give reasonable notice which, except in
         extraordinary circumstances, shall be at least 24 hours in
         advance of any meeting held in Washington, D.C., and at least
         48 hours in the case of any meeting held outside Washington,
         D.C.

                     2. preparations for committee meetings

           Under direction of the chairman, designated committee staff
         members shall brief members of the committee at a time
         sufficiently prior to any committee meeting to assist the
         committee members in preparation for such meeting and to
         determine any matter which the committee members might wish
         considered during the meeting. Such briefing shall, at the
         request of a member, include a list of all pertinent papers
         and other materials that have been obtained by the committee
         that bear on matters to be considered at the meeting.
           The staff director shall recommend to the chairman the
         testimony, papers, and other materials to be presented to the
         committee at any meeting. The determination whether such
         testimony, papers, and other materials shall be presented in
         open or executive session shall be made by the Chairman in
         conformity with the Rules of the House and these rules.

                             3. meeting procedures

           Meetings of the committee shall be open to the public
         except that a portion or portions of any such meeting may be
         closed to the public if the committee determines by record
         vote in open session and with a majority present that the
         matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken on such
         matters would endanger national security, would compromise
         sensitive law enforcement information, or would tend to
         defame, degrade or incriminate any person, or otherwise would
         violate any law or rule of the House.
           Quorum.--One-third of the members of the Select Committee
         shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
         other than the reporting of a matter, which shall require a
         majority of the committee to be actually present, except that
         2 members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of
         holding hearings to take testimony and receive evidence.
         Decisions of the committee shall be by majority vote of the
         members present and voting.
           Whenever the committee by rollcall vote reports any measure
         or matter, the report of the committee upon such measure or
         matter shall include a tabulation of the votes cast in favor
         of and the votes cast in opposition to such measure or
         matter.

                4. Procedures related to the taking of testimony

           Notice. Reasonable notice shall be given to all witnesses
         appearing before the committee.
           Oath or Affirmation. Testimony of witnesses shall be given
         under oath or affirmation which may be administered by any
         member of the committee, except that the chairman of the
         committee shall not require an oath or affirmation where the
         chairman determines that it would not be appropriate under
         the circumstances.
           Interrogation. Committee interrogation shall be conducted
         by members of the committee and such committee staff as are
         authorized by the chairman or the presiding member.
           Counsel for the Witness. (A) Any witness may be accompanied
         by counsel. A witness who is unable to obtain counsel may
         inform the committee of such fact. If the witness informs the
         committee of this fact at least 24 hours prior to the
         witness' appearance before the committee, the committee shall
         then endeavor to obtain voluntary counsel for the witness.
         Failure to obtain such counsel will not excuse the witness
         from appearing and testifying.
           (B) Counsel shall conduct themselves in an ethical and
         professional manner. Failure to do so shall, upon a finding
         to that effect by a majority of the members of the committee,
         a majority being present, subject such counsel to
         disciplinary action which may include censure, removal, or a
         recommendation of contempt proceedings, except that the
         chairman of the committee may temporarily remove counsel
         during proceedings before the committee unless a majority of
         the members of the committee, a majority being present, vote
         to reverse the ruling of the chair.
           (C) There shall be no direct or cross-examination by
         counsel for a witness. However, counsel may submit in writing
         any question counsel wishes propounded to a client or to any
         other witness and may, at the conclusion of such testimony,
         suggest the presentation of other evidence or the calling of
         other witnesses. The committee may use such questions and
         dispose of such suggestions as it deems appropriate.
           Statements by Witnesses. A witness may make a statement,
         which shall be brief and relevant, at the beginning and
         conclusion of the witness' testimony. Such statements shall
         not exceed a reasonable period of time as determined by the
         chairman, or other presiding member. Any witness desiring
         to make a prepared or written statement for the record of
         the proceedings shall file a copy with the clerk of the
         committee, and insofar as practicable and consistent with
         the notice given, shall do so at least 72 hours in advance
         of the witness' appearance before the committee.
           Objections and Ruling. Any objection raised by a witness or
         counsel shall be ruled upon by the chairman or other
         presiding member, and such ruling shall be the ruling of the
         committee unless a majority of the committee present
         overrules the ruling of the chair.
           Transcripts. A transcript shall be made of the testimony of
         each witness appearing before the committee during a
         committee hearing.
           Inspection and Correction. All witnesses testifying before
         the committee shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
         inspect the transcript of their testimony to determine
         whether such testimony was correctly transcribed. The witness
         may be accompanied by counsel. Any corrections the witness
         desires to make in the transcript shall be submitted in
         writing to the committee within 5 days from the date when the
         transcript was made available to the witness. Corrections
         shall be limited to grammar and minor editing, and may not be
         made to change the substance of the testimony. Any questions
         arising with respect to such corrections shall be decided by
         the chairman. Upon request, those parts of testimony given by
         a witness in executive session which are subsequently quoted
         or made part of a public record shall be made available to
         that witness at the witness' expense.
           Requests to Testify. The committee will consider requests
         to testify on any matter or measure pending before the
         committee. A person who believes that testimony or other
         evidence presented at a public hearing, or any comment made
         by a committee member or a member of the committee staff may
         tend to affect adversely that person's reputation, may
         request to appear personally before the committee to testify
         on his or her own behalf, or may file a sworn statements of
         facts relevant to the testimony, evidence, or comment, or may
         submit to the chairman proposed questions in writing for the
         cross-examination of other witnesses. The committee shall
         take such actions as it deems appropriate.
           Contempt Procedures. No recommendations that a person be
         cited for contempt of Congress shall be forwarded to the
         House unless and until the committee has, upon notice to all
         its members, met and considered the alleged contempt,
         afforded the person an opportunity to state in writing or in
         person why he or she should not be held in contempt, and
         agreed, by majority vote of the committee, a quorum being
         present, to forward such recommendation to the House.
           Release of Name of Witness. At the request of any witness,
         the name of that witness scheduled to be heard by the
         committee shall not be released prior to, or after, the
         witness' appearance before the committee, unless otherwise
         authorized by the chairman.
           Closing Hearings. A vote to close a committee hearing may
         be taken by a majority of those present, there being in
         attendance the requisite number required under the rules of
         the committee to be present for the purpose of taking
         testimony or receiving evidence; provided, that such a vote
         may not be taken by less than a majority of the committee
         members unless at least one member of the minority is present
         to vote upon the motion to close the hearing.

       5. Subpoenas, Interrogatories, Letters Rogatory, Depositions and
                                   Affidavits

               A. Subpoenas, Interrogatories and Letters Rogatory

           Committee subpoenas issued in accordance with House
         Resolution 463 may be served by any person designated by the
         chairman. Each subpoena shall have attached thereto a copy of
         these rules and of House Resolution 463.
           Unless otherwise determined by the select committee the
         chairman, upon consultation with the ranking minority member,
         shall authorize and issue subpoenas. In addition, the select
         committee may itself vote to authorize and issue subpoenas.
         Subpoenas shall be issued under the seal of the House and
         attested by the Clerk, and may be served by any persons
         designated by the chairman or any member. Subpoenas shall be
         issued upon the chairman's signature or that of a member
         designated by the Chairman or by the committee.
           A subpoena duces tecum may be issued whose return shall
         occur at a time and place other than that of a regularly
         scheduled meeting. Upon the return of such a subpoena, the
         chairman or in his absence the ranking member of the majority
         party who is present, on two hours' telephonic notice to all
         other committee members, may convene a hearing for the sole
         purpose of elucidating further information about the return
         on the subpoena and deciding any objections to the subpoena.
           Orders for the furnishing of information by interrogatory,
         the inspecting of locations and systems of records upon
         notice except in exigent circumstances, the obtaining of
         evidence in other countries by means of letters rogatory or
         otherwise, and the other process for obtaining information
         available to the committee, shall be authorized and issued by
         the chairman, upon consultation with the ranking minority
         member, or by the select committee. Requests for
         investigations, reports, and other assistance from any agency
         of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the
         federal government, shall be made by the chairman, upon
         consultation with the ranking minority member, or by the
         committee.
           Provisions may be included in the process of the committee
         to prevent the disclosure of committee demands for
         information, when deemed necessary for the security of
         information or the progress of the investigation

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         by the chairman or member designated by him or the committee,
         such as requiring that companies receiving subpoenas for
         financial or toll records make no disclosure to customers
         regarding the subpoena for ninety days or prohibiting the
         revelation by witnesses and their counsel of committee
         inquiries.

                         B. Depositions and Affidavits

           Unless otherwise determined by the select committee the
         chairman, upon consultation with the ranking minority member,
         or the select committee, may authorize the taking of
         affidavits, and of depositions pursuant to notice or
         subpoena. Such authorization may occur on a case-by-case
         basis, or by instructions to take a series of affidavits of
         depositions. The chairman may either issue the deposition
         notices himself, or direct the appropriate member of the
         staff to do so. Notices for the taking of depositions shall
         specify a time and place for examination. Affidavits and
         depositions shall be taken under oath administered by a
         member or a person otherwise authorized by law to administer
         oaths. The minority shall be afforded an opportunity to
         participate in all depositions.
           The committee shall not initiate procedures leading to
         contempt proceedings in the event a witness fails to appear
         at a deposition unless the deposition notice was accompanied
         by a committee subpoena authorized and issued by the chairman
         or the committee.
           Witnesses may be accompanied at a deposition by personal
         counsel to advise them of their rights, subject to the
         provisions of Rule 4 hereof. Absent special permission or
         instructions from the chairman, no one may be present in
         depositions except members, staff designated by the chairman,
         an official reporter, the witness and any personal counsel;
         observers or counsel for other persons or for the agencies
         under investigation may not attend.
           Witnesses shall be examined in depositions by a member or
         members or by staff designated by the chairman. Objections by
         the witness as to the form of questions shall be noted for
         the record. If a witness objects to a question and refuses to
         answer, the members or staff may proceed with the deposition,
         or may obtain, at that time or at a subsequent time, a ruling
         on the objection by telephone or otherwise from the chairman
         or his designee. The committee shall not initiate procedures
         leading to contempt for refusals to answer questions at a
         deposition unless the witness refuses to testify after his
         objection has been overruled and after he has been ordered
         and directed to answer by the chairman or his designee upon
         consultation with the ranking minority member or his
         designee.
           The committee staff shall insure that the testimony is
         either transcribed or electronically recorded, or both. If a
         witness' testimony is transcribed, then the witness shall be
         furnished with an opportunity to review a copy. No later than
         five days thereafter, the staff shall enter the changes, if
         any, requested by the witness, with a statement of the
         witness' reasons for the changes, and the witness shall be
         instructed to sign the transcript. The individual
         administering the oath, if other than a Member, shall certify
         on the transcript that the witness was duly sworn in the
         administering individual's presence, the transcriber shall
         certify that the transcript is a true record of the
         testimony, and the transcript shall be filed, together with
         any electronic recording, with the clerk of the committee in
         Washington, D.C. Affidavits and depositions shall be deemed
         to have been taken in Washington, D.C. once filed there with
         the clerk of the committee for the committee's use.
           All depositions, affidavits, and other materials obtained
         under the authority of Section 9 of House Resolution 463
         shall be considered to be taken in executive session. Such
         material may be released or used in public sessions with the
         consent of the committee, which shall, unless otherwise
         directed by the committee, meet in executive session to
         consider and grant or withhold such consent, provided, that
         classified information shall be handled in accordance with
         Rule 7.

                                    6. staff

           Members of the committee staff shall work collegially, with
         discretion, and always with the best interests of the
         national security foremost in mind. Committee business shall,
         whenever possible, take precedence over other official and
         personal business. For the purpose of these rules, committee
         staff means the persons described in Sec. 14(a) of House
         Resolution 463, including detailees to the extent necessary
         to fulfill their designated roles. All such persons shall be
         subject to the same security clearance and confidentiality
         requirements as employees of the select committee under this
         rule. Committee staff shall be either majority, minority, or
         joint. The appointment of joint committee staff shall be by
         the chairman in consultation with the ranking minority
         member. A small number of majority and minority staff may be
         appointed by the chairman and ranking minority member,
         respectively, without such consultation, the total number of
         such staff to be fixed by the chairman. After confirmation,
         the chairman shall certify all committee staff appointments,
         including appointments by the ranking minority member, to the
         Clerk of the House in writing.
           The joint committee staff works for the committee as a
         whole, under the supervision of the chairman of the
         committee. Except as otherwise provided by the committee, the
         duties of joint committee staff shall be performed and
         committee staff personnel affairs and day-to-day operations,
         including security and control of classified documents and
         material, shall be administered under the direct supervision
         and control of the staff director. Majority and minority
         staff appointed by the chairman and ranking member,
         respectively, shall be subject to the same operational
         control and supervision concerning security and classified
         documents and material as are joint committee staff.
           The joint committee staff shall assist the minority as
         fully as the majority in all matters of committee business
         and in the preparation and filing of additional, separate and
         minority views, to the end that all points of view may be
         fully considered by the committee and the House.
           The members of the committee staff shall not discuss either
         the classified substance or procedure of the work of the
         committee with any person not a member of the committee or
         the committee staff for any purpose or in connection with any
         proceeding, judicial or otherwise, either during that
         person's tenure as a member of the committee staff or at any
         time thereafter except as directed by the committee, or,
         after the termination of the committee, in such a manner as
         may be determined by the House.
           Each member of the committee, and each member of the
         committee staff, as a condition of employment, shall agree in
         writing not to divulge any classified information which comes
         into such person's possession while a member of the committee
         or the committee staff or any classified information which
         comes into such person's possession by virtue of his or her
         position as a member of the committee or the committee staff
         to any person not a member of the committee or the committee
         staff, either while a member of the committee staff or at any
         time thereafter except as directed by the committee, or,
         after the termination of the committee, in such manner as may
         be determined by the House.
           No member of the committee staff shall be employed by the
         committee unless and until such person agrees in writing, as
         a condition of employment, to notify the committee, or, after
         the committee's termination, the House, of any request for
         testimony, either while a member of the committee staff or at
         any time thereafter, with respect to classified information
         which came into the staff member's possession by virtue of
         his or her position as a member of the committee staff. Such
         classified information shall not be disclosed in response to
         such request except as directed by the committee, or, after
         the termination of the committee, in such manner as may be
         determined by the House.
           No member of the committee, and no member of the committee
         staff, shall divulge to any person information which comes
         into his or her possession by virtue of his or her as member
         of the committee or of the committee staff, if such
         information may alert the subject of a committee
         investigation to the existence, nature, or substance of such
         investigation, unless directed to do so by the chairman, the
         committee, or the House.
           The committee shall immediately consider disciplinary
         action to be taken in case any member of the committee staff
         fails to conform to any of these rules, including
         specifically, confidentiality, security, and classified
         information obligations imposed by House Resolution 463, and
         these rules, and the oath executed pursuant to section 8(e)
         of these rules. Such disciplinary action may include, but
         shall not be limited to, immediate dismissal from the
         committee staff and criminal referral to the Justice
         Department.

                       7. Receipt of Classified Material

           In the case of any information classified under established
         security procedures and submitted to the committee by the
         executive or legislative branch, the committee's acceptance
         of such information shall constitute a decision by the
         committee that it is executive session material and shall not
         be disclosed publicly or released unless the committee, by
         roll call vote, determines, in a manner consistent House
         Resolution 463, that it should be disclosed publicly or
         otherwise released. For purposes of receiving information
         from either the executive or legislative branch, the
         committee staff may accept information on behalf of the
         committee.

      8. Procedures Related to Classified or Sensitive Material and other
                                  Information

           (a) Committee staff offices, including majority and
         minority offices, shall operate under strict security
         precautions. At least one security officer shall be on duty
         at all times by the entrance to control entry. Before
         entering the office all persons shall identify themselves.
           Sensitive or classified documents and material shall be
         segregated in a security storage area under the supervision
         of appropriate joint committee staff. They may be examined
         only at secure reading facilities. Copying, duplicating, or
         removal from the joint committee offices of such documents
         and other materials are prohibited except with leave of the
         chairman and ranking member for use in, or preparation for,
         interviews, depositions or committee meetings, including the
         taking of testimony in conformity with these rules. No
         classified documents shall be maintained or stored in the
         majority or minority offices.
           Each member of the committee shall at all times have access
         to all papers and the staff director shall be responsible for
         the maintenance, under appropriate security procedures, of a
         registry which will number and

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         identify all classified papers and other classified materials
         in the possession of the committee and such registry shall be
         available to any member of the committee.
           Pursuant to clause (2)(e)(2) and clause (2)(g)(2) of House
         Rule XI, members who are not members of the committee shall
         be granted access to such transcripts, records, data, charts
         and files of the committee and be admitted on a
         nonparticipatory basis to hearings or briefings of the
         committee which involve classified material on the basis of
         the following provisions:
           (1) Members who desire to examine materials in the
         possession of the committee or to attend committee hearings
         or briefings on a nonparticipatory basis should notify the
         clerk of the committee in writing.
           (2) Each such request by a member must be considered by the
         committee, a quorum being present, at the earliest
         practicable opportunity. The committee must determine by
         record vote whatever action it deems necessary in light of
         all circumstances of each individual request. The committee
         shall take into account, in its deliberations, such
         considerations as the sensitivity of the information sought
         to the national defense or the confidential conduct of the
         foreign relations of the United States, the likelihood of its
         being directly or indirectly disclosed, the jurisdictional
         interest of the member making the request and such other
         concerns--constitutional or otherwise--as affect the public
         interest of the United States. Such actions as the committee
         may take include, but are not limited to: (i) approving the
         request, in whole or part; (ii) denying the request; (iii)
         providing in different form than requested information or
         material which is the subject of the request.
           (3) In matters touching on such requests, the committees
         may, in its discretion, consult the Director of Central
         Intelligence and such other officials as it may deem
         necessary.
           (4) In the event that the member making the request in
         question does not accede to the determination or any part
         thereof of the committee as regards the request, that member
         should notify the committee in writing of the grounds for
         such disagreement. The committee shall subsequently consider
         the matter and decide, by record vote, what further action or
         recommendation, if any, it will take.
           (b) The committee shall call to the attention of the House
         or to any other appropriate committee or committees of the
         House any matters requiring the attention of the House or
         such other committee or committees of the House on the basis
         of the following provisions:
           (1) At the request of any member of the committee, the
         committee shall meet at the earliest practicable opportunity
         to consider a suggestion that the committee call to the
         attention of the House or any other committee or committees
         of the House executive session material.
           (2) In determining whether any matter requires the
         attention of the House or any other committee or committees
         of the House, the committee shall consider, among such other
         matters it deems appropriate--
           (A) the effect of the matter in question upon the national
         defense or the foreign relations of the United States;
           (B) whether the matter in question involves sensitive
         intelligence sources and methods;
           (C) whether the matter in question otherwise raises serious
         questions about the national interest; and
           (D) whether the matter in question affects matters within
         the jurisdiction of another committee or committees of the
         House.
           (3) In examining the considerations described in paragraph
         (2), the committee may seek the opinion of members of the
         committee appointed from standing committees of the House
         with jurisdiction over the matter in question or to
         submissions from such other committees. Further, the
         committee may seek the advice in its deliberations of any
         executive branch official.
           (4) If the committee, with a quorum present, by record vote
         decides that a matter requires the attention of the House or
         a committee or committees of the House which the committee
         deems appropriate, it shall make arrangements to notify the
         House or committee or committees promptly.
           (5) In bringing a matter to the attention of another
         committee or committees of the House, the committee, with due
         regard for the protection of intelligence sources and
         methods, shall take all necessary steps to safeguard
         materials or information relating to the matter in question.
           (6) The method of communicating matters to other committees
         of the House shall insure that information or material
         designated by the committee is promptly made available to the
         chairman and ranking minority member of such other
         committees.
           (7) The committee may bring a matter to the attention of
         the House when it considers the matter in question so grave
         that it requires the attention of all members of the House,
         if time is of the essence, or for any other reason which the
         committee finds compelling. In such case, the committee shall
         consider whether to request an immediate secret session of
         the House (with time equally divided between the majority and
         the minority) or to publicly disclose the matter in question
         in conformity with the procedures set forth in clause 7 of
         House Rule XLVIII, governing release of such information by
         the Select Committee on Intelligence.
           (c) Whenever the committee makes classified material
         available to any other committee of the House or to any
         member of the House not a member of the committee, the clerk
         of the committee shall be notified. The clerk shall at that
         time provide a copy of the applicable portions of these rules
         and of House Resolution 463 and other pertinent Rules of the
         House to such members or such committee and insure that the
         conditions contained therein under which the classified
         materials provided are clearly presented to the recipient.
         The clerk of the committee shall also maintain a written
         record identifying the particular information transmitted,
         the reasons agreed upon by the committee for approving such
         transmission and the committee or members of the House
         receiving such information. The staff director of the
         committee is further empowered to provide for such additional
         measures as he or she deems necessary in providing material
         which the committee has determined to make available to a
         member of the House or a committee of the House.
           (d) Access to classified information supplied to the
         committee shall be limited to those committee staff members
         with appropriate security clearance and a need-to-know, as
         determined by the committee, and under the committee's
         direction, the staff director.
           No member of the committee or of the committee staff shall
         disclose, in whole or in part or by way of summary, to any
         person not a member of the committee or the committee staff
         for any purpose or in connection with any proceeding,
         judicial or otherwise, any testimony given before the
         committee in executive session, or the contents of any
         classified papers or other classified materials or other
         classified information received by the committee except as
         authorized by the committee in a manner consistent with House
         Resolution 463 and the provisions of these rules, or, after
         the termination of the committee, in such a manner as may be
         determined by the House.
           Before the committee makes any decision regarding a request
         for access to any testimony, papers or other materials in its
         possession or a proposal to bring any matter to the attention
         of the House or a committee or committees of the House,
         committee members shall have a reasonable opportunity to
         examine all pertinent testimony, papers, and other materials
         that have been obtained by the committee.
           (e) Before any member of the committee or the committee
         staff may have access to classified information the following
         oath shall be executed:
           ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose
         any classified information received in the course of my
         service on the Select Committee on Military/Commercial
         Concerns With the People's Republic of China, except when
         authorized to do so by the committee or the House of
         Representatives.''
           Copies of the executed oath shall be retained in the files
         of the committee.

                            9. legislative calendar

           The clerk of the committee shall maintain a printed
         calendar for the information of each committee member showing
         any procedural or legislative measures considered or
         scheduled to be considered by the committee, and the status
         of such measures and such other matters as the committee
         determines shall be included. The calendar shall be revised
         from time to time to show pertinent changes. A copy of each
         such revision shall be furnished to each member of the
         committee.

                              10. committee travel

           No member of the committee or committee staff shall travel
         on committee business unless specifically authorized by the
         chairman. Requests for authorization of such travel shall
         state the purpose and extent of the trip, together with
         itemized expenses anticipated thereon. No preliminary
         arrangements for foreign travel shall be undertaken by any
         committee member or staff unless such travel has been
         authorized in writing by the chairman. A full report shall be
         filed with the committee when any travel, foreign or
         domestic, is completed.
           A report on all foreign travel shall be filed with the
         committee clerk within 60 calendar days of the completion of
         said travel. The report shall contain a description of all
         issues discussed during the trip and the persons with whom
         the discussion were conducted. If an individual with the
         committee staff fails to comply with this requirement, he or
         she shall be subject to the disciplinary procedures set forth
         in Rule 6.
           A report on all foreign travel shall be filed with the
         committee clerk within 60 calendar days of the completion of
         said travel. The report shall contain a description of all
         issues discussed during the trip and the persons with whom
         the discussions were conducted. If an individual with the
         committee staff fails to comply with this requirement, he or
         she shall be subject to the disciplinary procedures set forth
         in Rule 6.
           When the chairman approves the foreign travel of a member
         of the committee staff not accompanying a member of the
         committee, all members of the committee are to be advised,
         prior to the commencement of such travel, of its extent,
         nature and purpose. The report referred to in the previous
         paragraph shall be furnished to all members of the committee
         and shall not be otherwise disseminated with the express
         authorization of the committee pursuant to the rules of the
         committee.

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                      11. broadcasting committee meetings

           Whenever any hearing or meeting conducted by the committee
         is open to the public, a majority of the committee or
         subcommittee, as the case may be, may permit that hearing or
         meeting to be covered, in whole or in part, by television
         broadcast, radio broadcast, and still photography, or by any
         of such methods of coverage, subject to the provisions and in
         accordance with the spirit of the purposes enumerated in
         clause 3 of Rule XI of the Rules of the House.

           12. committee records transferred to the national archives

           The records of the committee at the National Archives and
         Records Administration shall be made available for public use
         in accordance with rule XXXVI of the rules of the House of
         Representatives. The chairman shall notify the ranking
         minority member of any decision, pursuant to clause 3(b)(3)
         or clause 4(b) of the rule, to withhold a record otherwise
         available, and the matter shall be presented to the committee
         for a determination on the written request of any member of
         the committee.

                              13. changes in rules

           These rules may be modified, amended, or repealed by the
         committee, provided that a notice in writing of the proposed
         change has been given to each member at least 48 hours prior
         to the meeting at which action thereon is to be taken.

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