[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6138]
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                          REFERRAL OF S. 1718

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask that bill S. 1718, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, be referred to the Committee on 
Rules and Administration, pursuant to section 3(b) of Senate Resolution 
400. This committee, which has jurisdiction over legislation pertaining 
to Senate committee structure, desires an opportunity to consider a 
provision affecting the structure of the Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record 
the text of a letter 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


                                     Rules and Administration,

                                    Washington, DC, June 12, 1996.
     Hon. Arlen Specter,
     Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. 
         Senate, Washington, DC.
       Dear Arlen: This is to advise that I have requested 
     sequential referral of S. 1718, the Intelligence 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, which was marked up 
     by the Select Committee on Intelligence on April 30, 1996. It 
     is my understanding that this bill contains a provision 
     affecting the structure of the Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, which, as you know, is an issue of significant 
     interest to, and clearly within the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.
       To this end and pursuant to S. Res. 400, I have requested 
     that S. 1718 be referred to the Committee upon its discharge 
     from the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, to which 
     the bill was referred on June 6, 1996.
       With kind regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      John Warner,
                                                         Chairman.

     

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