[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 58 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H2982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




ANNOUNCEMENT BY CHAIRMAN OF PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE 
  REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                            CLASSIFIED ANNEX

  (Mr. ROGERS of Michigan asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce to all 
Members of the House that the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence has ordered the bill, H.R. 754, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, reported favorably to the House 
with an amendment. The committee's report will be filed today.
  Mr. Speaker, the classified Schedule of Authorizations and the 
classified Annex accompanying the bill will be available for review by 
Members at the offices of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence in room HVC-304 of the Capitol Visitors Center beginning 
any time after this report is filed. The committee office will be open 
during regular business hours for the convenience of any Member who 
wishes to review this material prior to its consideration by the House. 
I anticipate that H.R. 754 will be considered in the House in the near 
future, perhaps as early as next week.
  I recommend that Members wishing to review the classified Annex 
contact the committee's director of security to arrange a time and date 
for that viewing. This will assure the availability of committee staff 
to assist Members who desire assistance during their review of these 
classified materials.
  I urge interested Members to review these materials in order to 
better understand the committee's recommendations. The classified Annex 
to the committee's report contains the committee's recommendations on 
the intelligence budget for fiscal year 2011 and related classified 
information that cannot be disclosed publicly.
  It is important that Members keep in mind the requirements of clause 
13 of House rule XXIII, which only permits access to classified 
information by those Members of the House who have signed the oath 
provided for in the rule.
  If a Member has not yet signed that oath but wishes to review the 
classified Annex and Schedule of Authorizations, the committee staff 
can administer the oath and see that the executed form is sent to the 
Clerk's office. In addition, the committee's rules require that Members 
agree in writing to a nondisclosure agreement. The agreement indicates 
that the Member has been granted access to the classified Annex and 
that they are familiar with the rules of the House and the committee 
with respect to the classified nature of the information and the 
limitations on the disclosure of that information.
  I thank the Speaker.

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