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(a) Access to information from Intelligence Community Notwithstanding clause 3(m) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee is authorized to study the sources and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A) of rule X insofar as such study is related to the matters described in sections 3 and 4. (b) Treatment of classified information Clause 11(b)(4), clause 11(e), and the first sentence of clause 11(f) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply to the Select Committee. (c) Applicability of rules governing procedures of committees Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives shall apply to the Select Committee except as follows: (1) Clause 2(a) of rule XI shall not apply to the Select Committee. (2) Clause 2(g)(2)(D) of rule XI shall apply to the Select Committee in the same manner as it applies to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. (3) Pursuant to clause 2(h) of rule XI, two Members of the Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for taking testimony or receiving evidence and one-third of the Members of the Select Committee shall constitute a quorum for taking any action other than one for which the presence of a majority of the Select Committee is required. (4) The chair of the Select Committee may authorize and issue subpoenas pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI in the investigation and study conducted pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this resolution, including for the purpose of taking depositions. (5) The chair of the Select Committee is authorized to compel by subpoena the furnishing of information by interrogatory. (6) (A) The chair of the Select Committee, upon consultation with the ranking minority member, may order the taking of depositions, including pursuant to subpoena, by a Member or counsel of the Select Committee, in the same manner as a standing committee pursuant to section 3(t) of House Resolution 5, One Hundred Nineteenth Congress. (B) Depositions taken under the authority prescribed in this paragraph shall be governed by the most recent procedures submitted by the chair of the Committee on Rules for printing in the Congressional Record. (7) Subpoenas authorized pursuant to this resolution may be signed by the chair of the Select Committee or a designee. (8) The chair of the Select Committee may, after consultation with the ranking minority member, recognize— (A) Members of the Select Committee to question a witness for periods longer than five minutes as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; and (B) staff of the Select Committee to question a witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule XI. (9) The chair of the Select Committee may postpone further proceedings when a record vote is ordered on questions referenced in clause 2(h)(4) of rule XI, and may resume proceedings on such postponed questions at any time after reasonable notice. Notwithstanding any intervening order for the previous question, an underlying proposition shall remain subject to further debate or amendment to the same extent as when the question was postponed. (10) The provisions of paragraphs (f)(1) through (f)(12) of clause 4 of rule XI shall apply to the Select Committee. (d) Publication The Select Committee shall ensure that reports and proposals prepared under this resolution shall, upon completion, be made available to the general public in widely accessible formats not later than 10 calendar days after the submission of the final report under section 4(a)(4).