[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 113 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1184-E1185]
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                  NUCLEAR IRAN PREVENTION ACT OF 2013

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                               speech of

                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 31, 2013

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following exchange of letters.
                                                    July 30, 2013.
     Hon. Darrell Issa,
     Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman Issa: I am writing concerning H.R. 2711, 
     the ``Citizen Empowerment Act,'' which your Committee ordered 
     reported on July 24, 2013.

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       As you know, H.R. 2711 contains provisions within the 
     Committee on the Judiciary's Rule X jurisdiction. As a result 
     of your having consulted with the Committee and in order to 
     expedite the House's consideration of H.R. 2711, the 
     Committee on the Judiciary will not assert is jurisdictional 
     claim over this bill by seeking a sequential referral. 
     However, this is conditional on our mutual understanding and 
     agreement that doing so will in no way diminish or alter the 
     jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary with respect 
     to the appointment of conferees or to any future 
     jurisdictional claim over the subject matters contained in 
     the bill or similar legislation.
       I would appreciate your response to this letter confirming 
     this understanding, and would request that you include a copy 
     of this letter and your response in the Committee Report and 
     in the Congressional Record during the floor consideration of 
     this bill. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Bob Goodlatte,
                                                         Chairman.
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                                                    July 30, 2013.
     Hon. Bob Goodlatte,
     Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding the 
     Committee on the Judiciary's jurisdictional interest in H.R. 
     2711, the ``Citizen Empowerment Act,'' and your willingness 
     to forego consideration of H.R. 2711 by your committee.
       I agree that the Committee on the Judiciary has a valid 
     jurisdictional interest in certain provisions of H.R. 2711 
     and that the Committee's jurisdiction will not be adversely 
     affected by your decision to forego consideration of H.R. 
     2711. 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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