[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4650]
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  COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE IRAN AND 
                          LIBYA SANCTIONS ACT

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I am in receipt of a letter dated July 24 
addressed to me as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means signed 
by the Speaker of the House.
  The letter says that ``If the President submits a report, pursuant to 
the `ILSA Extension Act of 2001' that contains a recommendation stating 
that the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act should be terminated or modified, and 
if a bill is introduced that would terminate or modify ILSA, as 
recommended by the President, within 60 legislative days of the filing 
of the President's report, then I will use my authority under Rule XII, 
clause 2(c)(5) to place a time limit of not more than 45 days on all 
committees to which such legislation is referred.''
  Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the letter just referenced.

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 24, 2001.
     Hon. William M. Thomas,
     Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, Longworth House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to Rule XII, clause 2(c)(5), 
     the Speaker may subject the referral of a bill to a committee 
     of primary jurisdiction to appropriate time limitations. If 
     the President submits a report pursuant to the ``ILSA 
     Extension Act of 2001'' that contains a recommendation 
     stating that the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act (``ILSA'') 
     should be terminated or modified, and if a bill is introduced 
     that would terminate or modify ILSA, as recommended by the 
     President, within sixty legislative days of the filing of the 
     President's report, then I will use my authority under Rule 
     XII, clause 2(c)(5) to place a time limit of not more than 
     forty-five days on all Committees to which such legislation 
     is referred.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House.

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