def METHOD_NAME(com_name):
    if com_name.startswith("Joint "):
        com_name = com_name.replace("Joint ", "", 1)
    com_name = com_name.replace("Special Committee on ", "")
    com_name = com_name.replace("Committee on ", "")
    if com_name.endswith("Committee"):
        com_name = com_name.replace(" Committee", "")
    com_name = com_name.strip()
    if com_name.startswith("the"):
        com_name = com_name.replace("the", "The")
    return com_name