[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E211]
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     IN HONOR OF ALAN L. HOFFMAN IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING 
PERFORMANCE AS SPECIAL COUNSEL TO THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL IN THE 
                     OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

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                          HON. PORTER J. GOSS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 11, 1997

  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call the attention of the 
House to the dedicated work of Alan Lawrence Hoffman as special counsel 
to the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legislative Affairs. 
During the last 18 months, Mr. Hoffman was of immeasurable help to the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence by expeditiously 
handling a range of matters of interest to the committee.
  There were many difficult issues that came before the committee 
during the 104th Congress. Mr. Hoffman can take great pride in knowing 
that he approached every issue with a spirit of nonpartisanship that is 
a tribute to his professionalism. Mr. Hoffman should be particularly 
proud of his work on the Economic Espionage Act of 1996. This act will 
contribute substantially to the protection of U.S. trade secrets whose, 
compromise could endanger the national security of the United States. 
Mr. Hoffman also helped to develop a proposal that assisted in the 
clarification of the mission of the National Drug Intelligence Center 
in Johnstown, PA.
  Mr. Hoffman will continue his public service as an assistant U.S. 
attorney in Philadelphia. He will be genuinely missed at the Department 
of Justice and by members and staff of the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence. It gives me great pleasure to recognize Mr. 
Hoffman's hard work and I want to wish him well in his new and exciting 
career. On behalf of the committee, I want to thank him for his 
continued service to our country and for the unstinting nonpartisan 
support he gave to the intelligence community.

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