[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[House]
[Pages H5947-H5948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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   ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
 CLASSIFIED ANNEX ACCOMPANYING INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION BILL FOR FY 
                                  2012

  (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. 1892, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal

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Year 2012, reported favorably to the House with an amendment, and last 
week filed its report on the bill in the House. The bill is currently 
expected to be considered in the House this coming Friday.
  Mr. Speaker, the classified Schedule of Authorizations and the 
classified Annex accompanying the bill are available for review by 
Members at the offices of the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence in room HVC-304 of the Capitol Visitors Center. The 
committee office will 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 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 ensure 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 2012 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 to it 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 that information and 
the limitations on the disclosure of that information.
  I thank the Speaker.

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