[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 62 (Friday, April 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          FEDERAL INFORMATION SECURITY AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2012

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                               speech of

                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following letters.

         House of Representatives, Committee on Oversight and 
           Government Reform,
                                   Washington, DC, April 25, 2012.
     Hon. Ralph M. Hall,
     Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology's jurisdictional 
     interest in H.R. 4257, the Federal Information Security 
     Amendments Act of 2012, and your willingness to forego 
     consideration of H.R. 4257 by your committee.
       I agree that the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology has a valid jurisdictional interest in certain 
     provisions of H.R. 4257 and that the Committee's jurisdiction 
     will not be adversely affected by your decision not to 
     request a sequential referral of H.R. 4257. As you have 
     requested, I will support your request for an appropriate 
     appointment of outside conferees from your Committee in the 
     event of a House-Senate conference on this or similar 
     legislation should such a conference be convened.
       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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         House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, 
           and Technology,
                                   Washington, DC, April 26, 2012.
     Hon. Darrell Issa,
     Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Issa: I am writing to you concerning the 
     jurisdictional interest of the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology in H.R. 4257, the Federal Information Security 
     Amendments Act of 2012.
       As you know the staffs on our Committees have worked 
     together to execute improvements to the legislation and I ask 
     your assurances that the jurisdictional interests of the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology be protected and 
     kept in mind as the bill proceeds. I would ask for your 
     continuing cooperation in addressing remaining issues to our 
     mutual satisfaction.
       I recognize and appreciate the desire to bring this 
     legislation before the House of Representatives in an 
     expeditious manner, and accordingly, I will waive further 
     consideration of this bill in Committee, notwithstanding any 
     provisions that fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee 
     on Science, Space, and Technology. This waiver, of course, is 
     conditional on our mutual understanding that agreeing to 
     waive consideration of this bill should not be construed as 
     waiving, reducing, or affecting the jurisdiction of the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
       Additionally, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
     Technology expressly reserves its authority to seek conferees 
     on any provision within its jurisdiction during any House-
     Senate conference that may be convened on this, or any 
     similar legislation. I ask for your commitment to support any 
     request by the Committee for conferees on H.R. 4257, as well 
     as any similar or related legislation.
       I ask that a copy of this letter be placed in the 
     Congressional Record during consideration of this bill on the 
     House floor.
       I look forward to continuing to work with you on the 
     legislation as you work towards H.R. 4257's enactment.
           Sincerely,

                                                Ralph M. Hall,

                                   Chairman, Committee on Science,
     Space, and Technology.

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