[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H5060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED MATERIALS ACCOMPANYING H.R. 3259, 
            FISCAL YEAR 1997 INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL

  (Mr. COMBEST asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce to all Members of the 
House that the classified schedule of authorizations and the classified 
annex to the committee report accompanying the Intelligence 
authorization bill for fiscal year 1997, H.R. 3259, are available for 
review by Members at the offices of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence in Room H-405 of the Capitol. Staff will be available 
through Friday and again beginning Monday for any Members who wish to 
review this material. I am informed by the leadership that H.R. 3259 
may be considered on the floor early next week.
  It is important that Members keep in mind that clause 13 of rule 
XVIII of the House, adopted at the beginning of the 104th Congress, 
requires that before Members of the House may have access to classified 
information, they must sign the oath set out in that clause. The 
classified schedule of authorizations and the classified annex to the 
committee report contain the Intelligence Committee's recommendations 
on the intelligence budget for fiscal year 1997 and related classified 
information which may not be disclosed publicly. After consultation 
with the General Counsel to the Clerk of the House, I would advise 
Members wishing to have access to the classified schedule of 
authorizations and the classified annex that they must bring with them 
to the committee office a copy of the rule XLIII oath signed by them or 
be prepared to sign a copy of that oath when they come to see these 
classified materials.
  I would also recommend that Members wishing to read the classified 
schedule of authorizations and the classified annex to the committee 
report first call the committee office to indicate when you plan to 
review the classified annex to the report. This will help assure that a 
member of the committee staff is available to help Members, if they 
wish, with their review of these classified materials. I urge Members 
to take some time to review these classified documents to help them 
better understand the actions the Intelligence Committee has 
recommended before the intelligence authorization is considered on the 
House floor next week.

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