[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2266]
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        U.S. POSTAL SERVICE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AUTHORITY ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 12, 2011

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit the following letter 
regarding S. 384:

                             Committee on Energy and Commerce,

                                Washington, DC, December 13, 2011.
     Hon. Darrell Issa,
     Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Issa: I am writing concerning S. 384, to 
     amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority 
     of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to 
     raise funds for breast cancer research. I wanted to notify 
     you that the Committee on Energy and Commerce will forgo 
     action on S. 384 so that it may proceed expeditiously to the 
     House floor for consideration.
       This is done with the understanding that the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce is not waiving any of its jurisdiction, 
     and the Committee will not in any way be prejudiced with 
     respect to the appointment of conferees or its jurisdictional 
     prerogatives on this or similar legislation.
       I would appreciate your response confirming this 
     understanding with respect to S. 384 and ask that a copy of 
     our exchange of letters on this matter be included in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of the bill on the 
     House floor.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Fred Upton,
                                                         Chairman.
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                                        Committee on Oversight and


                                            Government Reform,

                                Washington, DC, December 13, 2011.
     Hon. Fred Upton,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce's jurisdictional interest in 
     S. 384, to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the 
     authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a 
     semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, and 
     your willingness to forego consideration of S. 384 by your 
     committee.
       I agree that the Committee on Energy and Commerce has a 
     valid jurisdictional interest in certain provisions of S. 384 
     and that the Committee's jurisdiction will not be adversely 
     affected by your decision to not request a sequential 
     referral of S. 384.
       Finally, I will include a copy of your letter and this 
     response in the Committee Report and in the Congressional 
     Record during the floor consideration of this bill. Thank you 
     again for your cooperation.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Darrell Issa,
     Chairman.

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