Section 115December 22, 1997, Sec./Art. 115

Powers and Functions of the Committee. - The Congressional Oversight on Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization shall have the following powers and functions:

a. Prescribe and adopt guidelines that will govern its work;

b. Hold hearings, receive testimonies and reports pertinent to its specified concerns;

c. Secure from any department, bureau, office or instrumentality of the Government such assistance as may be needed, including technical information, preparation, and production of reports and submission of recommendations or plans as it may require;

d. Summon by subpoena any public or private citizen to testify before it, or require by subpoena duces tecum to produce before it such records, reports or other documents as may be necessary in the performance of its functions;

e. Use resource persons from the public and private sectors as may be needed;

f. Carry on the winding-up work of AGRICOM, such as editing and printing all technical reports and studies as well as bibliographic cataloguing of its collection of source materials, continue its information and advocacy work;

g. Cause to be transferred to the Committee all works, outputs, source materials, and assets, funds, supplies and equipment of AGRICOM;

h. Approve the budget for the work of the Committee and all disbursements therefrom , including compensation of all personnel;

i. Organize its staff and hire and appoint such employees and personnel whether temporary , contractual or on consultancy, subject to applicable rules; and

j. Generally to exercise all the powers necessary to attain the purposes for which its created.