or direct examination of witnesses as part of an incapacity
inquiry by a majority vote of the subcommittee. Notwithstanding
a provision of any other rule of the House, subpoenas issued
under this rule shall be in the name of the subcommittee, shall
be signed by the chair of the subcommittee and shall be attested
by another member of the subcommittee who voted in favor of
authorizing the subpoena. A subpoena issued by the subcommittee
may be served upon any person and shall have the force and
effect of a subpoena issued out of the courts of this
Commonwealth. Subpoenas shall be served by any person designated
by the subcommittee when directed to do so by the subcommittee.
Each subpoena shall be addressed to the witness and shall state
that such proceeding is before the Committee on Rules
Subcommittee for which the witness is required to attend at a
specified time and place, or to produce books, papers, records,
accounts, reports, documents and data and information produced
and stored by any electronic data processing system, or both, as
the subcommittee may also require. Mileage and witness fees
shall be paid by the House to such witness in an amount
prescribed by law. Unless addressed to and served on the subject
member of an incapacity inquiry, a copy of a subpoena issued by
the subcommittee shall be provided to the subject member and the
subject member's counsel, if applicable. A recipient of a
subpoena issued by the subcommittee may object to the subpoena
by serving notice of such objection on the signatory to the
subpoena and the subcommittee. The subcommittee may modify the
subpoena if it finds the subpoena to be overly broad or without
proper purpose. The chair and vice chair of the subcommittee
shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations to
witnesses appearing before the subcommittee. The subcommittee
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