[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 96 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H5216]
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  ANNOUNCEMENT BY CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENT 
PROCESS FOR H.R. 434, AFRICA GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT; AND H.R. 1211, 
    FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2000 AND 2001

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules is expected to meet 
the week of July 12 to grant a rule which may limit amendments for 
consideration of H.R. 434, the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act. The 
Committee on Rules is also expected to meet the week of July 12 to 
grant a rule which may limit amendments for consideration of H.R. 1211, 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001.
  Any Member contemplating an amendment to H.R. 434 should submit 55 
copies of the amendment and a brief explanation of the amendment to the 
Committee on Rules no later than noon, Tuesday, July 13. Amendments 
should be drafted to the text of the bill as reported by the Committee 
on Ways and Means on June 17.
  Any Member contemplating an amendment to H.R. 1211 should also submit 
55 copies of the amendment and a brief explanation of the amendment to 
us up in the Committee on Rules no later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 
13.
  For those who are not aware of it, the Committee on Rules is located 
in room H-312 in the Capitol. That is right upstairs.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of H.R. 2415, the American 
Embassy Security Act of 1999, as introduced by the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Smith) and the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. McKinney) on 
July 1, 1999.
  Members should use the 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.

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