[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3756]
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   ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEADLINE FOR FILING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1119, THE 
                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BILL

  (Mr. SOLOMON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purposes of making an 
important announcement.
  Mr. Speaker, this concerns the defense authorization bill and 
amendments thereto, so I would appreciate it if the Members would 
listen up.
  The Committee on Rules is planning to meet during the week of June 16 
to grant a rule which may restrict amendments for consideration of H.R. 
1119, the Defense authorization bill for fiscal year 1998.
  Mr. Speaker, any Member contemplating an amendment should submit 55 
copies of the amendment and a brief explanation to the Committee on 
Rules in H-312 of the Capitol no later than Tuesday, June 17, at noon.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of the bill, a copy of which 
will be available tomorrow at the Committee on National Security.
  Members should use the official Office of Legislative Counsel to 
ensure that their amendments are properly drafted and should check with 
the Office of the Parliamentarian to be certain their amendments comply 
with the Rules of the House.
  Members may contact Jim Doran, a member of the Committee on Rules 
staff, at 3-0071 if Members have further questions.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. SOLOMON. I yield to the gentleman from Michigan.
  Mr. BONIOR. Mr. Speaker, I would inquire of the gentleman from New 
York [Mr. Solomon], the distinguished chairman of the Committee on 
Rules, as to approximately how long we can anticipate this recess to 
last before we come back?

                              {time}  1415

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gentleman, there is 
going to be a Republican conference right now. I do not know whether 
the gentleman could contemplate a Democrat conference or not, but that 
will probably last a half-hour to an hour, and we will be able to get 
word to him as soon as we can.
  Mr. BONIOR. I thank the gentleman.

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