[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5188-S5189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REQUEST FOR REFERRAL OF S. 1718

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, pursuant to section 3(b) of S. Res. 400, 
I ask that bill S. 1718, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1997, be referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs so that 
the committee can consider, among other things, provisions of the bill 
relating to the establishment of the Intelligence Community Senior 
Executive Service and the establishment of a Commission to Assess the 
Organization of the Federal Government to Combat the Proliferation of 
Weapons of Mass Destruction. These specific provisions pertain to

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matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed with this 
statement the text of a letter from both Mr. Glenn, the ranking member 
of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and myself advising the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of this action.
  There being no objection, the letter was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                                      U.S. Senate,


                            Committee on Governmental Affairs,

                                     Washington, DC, May 13, 1996.
     Hon. Arlen Specter,
     Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.

     Hon. Bob Kerrey,
     Vice Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Arlen and Bob: This is to advise that we have 
     requested sequential referral of S. 1718, the intelligence 
     reauthorization bill, which was marked up by the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence on April 30, 1996. Under Rule XXV 
     of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs (the Committee) has jurisdiction over, 
     among things, the organization and reorganization of the 
     executive branch; Federal Civil Service, including employee 
     classification, compensation, and benefits; and the 
     organization and management of United States nuclear export 
     policy.
       To this end, and pursuant to the authority in section 3(b) 
     of S. Res. 400, we have requested that S. 1718 be referred to 
     the Committee so that we may review provisions of the bill 
     pertaining to issues within the jurisdiction of this 
     Committee. Further, we requested that S. 1718 be referred to 
     the Committee following its consideration by the Senate Armed 
     Services Committee, to which the bill was referred on May 2, 
     1996.
       With best wishes,
           Cordially,
     John Glenn,
       Ranking Minority Member.
     Ted Stevens,
       Chairman.

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