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[Congressional Record: January 6, 1999 (House)]
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                           RULES OF THE HOUSE

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  Mr. Speaker, on November 13th, 1997, the House approved H. Res. 326, 
which provided an exception for the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight to temporarily establish an eighth subcommittee for the 
remainder of the 105th Congress. This rules package allows the 
committee to again establish an eighth subcommittee to accommodate the 
need for extensive oversight over the census.

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  The resolution contains a provision continuing the Select Committee 
on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the 
People's Republic of China in the 106th Congress. The Select Committee, 
ably chaired by my colleague, the gentleman from California (Mr. Cox), 
was established by House adoption of H. Res. 463 on June 18, 1998, by 
an overwhelming vote of 409-10.
  The Select Committee, operating in an extraordinary atmosphere of 
bipartisan cooperation, has produced a thorough and detailed report 
addressing the question of whether U.S. national security has been 
endangered by certain technology transfers to the People's Republic of 
China during the Clinton administration. The report was agreed to by 
all nine members of the Select Committee, on both the Democratic and 
Republican sides of the aisle, and all the members are also in 
agreement on the need to briefly, I underscore ``briefly,'' extend the 
life of the Select Committee. The report of the Select Committee, 
however, is classified.
  Solely for the purpose of declassification and public release of the 
report of the Select Committee, the Select Committee will be continued 
in the 106th Congress for 3 months. The procedural authorities at the 
disposal of the Select Committee are limited by the language in the 
rules package and there are no additional funds authorized. The Select 
Committee will be maintained by unobligated balances remaining from the 
establishing resolution of the 105th Congress.

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                       Section 2. Separate Orders

 
       6. Continuance of Select Committee. This provision 
     establishes in the 106th Congress a Select Committee on U.S. 
     National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With the 
     People's Republic of China solely for the purpose of 
     completing the declassification and public release of its 
     report prepared by the Select Committee of the 105th 
     Congress. [The Select Committee was established by the House 
     agreeing to H. Res. 463 on June 18, 1998 by a vote of 409-
     10.] The procedural authorities of the Select Committee 
     contained in sections 8 and 9 of H. Res. 463, relating to 
     transfers of information and information gathering, shall be 
     limited in the 106th Congress to enforcing requests for 
     information issued before January 3, 1999 and to issue and 
     enforce requests directly related to the declassification and 
     public release of the Select Committee's report. Also, the 
     provisions of section 10 of H. Res. 463, relating to tax 
     information, shall not apply in the 106th Congress. Expenses 
     of the Select Committee may be paid from applicable accounts 
     of the House which may not exceed those available as 
     unexpended balances of the Select Committee from the 105th 
     Congress. The Select Committee shall cease to exist on March 
     31, 1999.

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         House of Representatives, Select Committee on U.S. 
           National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns With 
           the People's Republic of China,
                                Washington, DC, December 30, 1998.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     House of Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Hastert: The Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China will submit its report on or before January 
     3, 1999, as provided in H. Res. 463. That report, however, 
     will be classified.
       The Select Committee's report will be submitted to the 
     President for declassification. Since the process of 
     declassification review will require consultation with Select 
     Committee staff who are expert in the details and contents of 
     the report, we have discussed with you the advisability of 
     authorizing the Select Committee, on the opening day of the 
     106th Congress, to complete the process of declassification 
     so that the Select Committee's report may be made publicly 
     available.
       Enclosed herewith for your review and approval is a 
     resolution for this purpose. It authorizes no new funds; 
     under its terms the Select Committee's public version of the 
     report would be completed on or before March 31, 1999.
       Please let us know if this resolution, and its adoption on 
     January 6, 1999, meets with your approval.
           Sincerely,
     Chris Cox,
       Chairman.
     Norm Dicks,
       Ranking Member.
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         House of Representatives, Select Committee on U.S. 
           National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with 
           the People's Republic of China,
                                  Washington, DC, January 3, 1999.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: The Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China, established pursuant to H. Res. 463, 
     hereby submits its classified Report, which has been 
     unanimously approved by the Select Committee.
       Since the Select Committee's Report contains highly 
     classified and sensitive information that must be retained in 
     a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF), the 
     Report is being held in the SCIF at 1036 Longworth House 
     Office Building.
           Sincerely,
     Chris Cox,
       Chairman.
     Porter Goss,
       Vice Chairman.
     Doug Bereuter.
     James V. Hansen.
     Curt Weldon.
     Norm Dicks,
       Ranking Democrat.
     John M. Spratt, Jr.,
     Lucille Roybal-Allard.
     Bobby Scott.
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[Congressional Record: January 19, 1999 (House)]
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         REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

                       [Filed on January 3, 1999]

       Mr. COX: Select Committee on U.S. National Security and 
     Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of 
     China. Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National 
     Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's 
     Republic of China (Rept. 105-851). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

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[Congressional Record: January 19, 1999 (Digest)]
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                        House of Representatives

Chamber Action

  Filed on January 3: Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National 
Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of 
China (H. Rept. 105-851)

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[Congressional Record: January 19, 1999 (House)]
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REAPPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON U.S. NATIONAL 
SECURITY AND MILITARY/COMMERCIAL CONCERNS WITH THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
                                 CHINA

  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the provisions of section 2(f) of House 
Resolution 5, 106th Congress, the Chair reappoints the following 
Members of the House to the Select Committee on U.S. National Security, 
Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China:
  Mr. Cox of California, Chairman;
  Mr. Goss of Florida,
  Mr. Bereuter of Nebraska,
  Mr. Hansen of Utah,
  Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania,
  Mr. Dicks of Washington,
  Mr. Spratt of South Carolina,
  Ms. Roybal-Allard of California, and
  Mr. Scott of Virginia.

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