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 PUBLIC LAW 101-194—NOV. 30, 1989 103 STAT. 1775 (f) REPORT TO THE HOUSE. —Clause 4(e)(l)(B) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking ever3rthing after "hearing" through the semicolon and by inserting the follow- ing: "(unless the right to a hearing is waived by the Member, officer, or employee), shall report to the House its findings of fact and recommendations, if any, upon the final disposition of any such investigation, and such action as the committee may deem appro- priate in the circumstances;". (g) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.— Clause 4(e)(2)(C) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period the following: "; nor shall any investigation be undertaken by the committee of any alleged violation which occurred before the third previous Congress unless the committee determines that the alleged violation is directly related to any alleged violation which occurred in a more recent Congress". (h) RIGHT TO COUNSEL.— Clause 1 of rule XXXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting "and one attorney to accompany any Member who is the respondent in an investiga- tion undertaken by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct when the recommendation of such committee is under consider- ation;" after the last semicolon. (i) ADVICE AND EDUCATION. — 2 USC 29d. (1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall Establishment, establish within the committee an Office on Advice and Edu- cation (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the "Office") under the supervision of the chairman. (2) The Office shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed by the chairman, in consultation with the ranking minority member, and shall be comprised of such staff as the chairman determines is necessary to carry out the responsibil- ities of the Office. (3) The primary responsibilities of the Office shall include: (A) Providing information and guidance to Members, offi- cers and employees of the House regarding any laws, rules, regulations, and other standards of conduct applicable to such individuals in their official capacities, and any interpretations and advisory opinions of the committee. (B) Submitting to the chairman and ranking minority member of the committee any written request from any such Member, officer or employee for an interpretation of applicable laws, rules, regulations, or other standards of conduct, together with any recommendations thereon. (C) Recommending to the committee for its consideration formal advisory opinions of general applicability. (D) Developing and carrying out, subject to the approval of the chairman, periodic educational briefings for Mem- bers, officers and employees of the House on those laws, ^' rules, regulations, or other standards of conduct applicable to them. (4) No information provided to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct by a Member, officer or employee of the House of Representatives when seeking advice regarding prospective conduct of such Member, officer or employee may be used as the basis for initiating an investigation under clause 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, if such Member, officer or employee acts in accordance with the writ- ten advice of the committee.

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