[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E129-E130]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH AND RECOVERY ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 27, 2014

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank Chairman 
Frank D. Lucas of the Committee on Agriculture for his assistance in 
scheduling H.R. 2166 for consideration by the House of Representatives 
on Monday, January 27, 2014. I submit an exchange of letters between 
the Committees regarding this bill.
  The continued cooperation shown by Chairman Lucas and his able staff 
on national forest issues is much appreciated, and I look forward to 
continuing to work with the Chairman for the remainder of the Congress.

                                         House of Representatives,


                                     Committee on Agriculture,

                               Washington, DC, September 10, 2013.
     Hon. Doc Hastings,
     Chairman, Committee on Natural Resources, Longworth HOB, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Hastings: Thank you for the opportunity to 
     review the relevant provisions of the text of H.R. 2166, the 
     Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013. As you are 
     aware, the bill was primarily referred to the Committee on 
     Natural Resources, while the Agriculture Committee received 
     an additional referral.
       I recognize and appreciate your desire to bring this 
     legislation before the House in an expeditious manner and, 
     accordingly, I agree to discharge H.R. 2166 from further 
     consideration by the Committee on Agriculture. I do so with 
     the understanding that by discharging the bill, the Committee 
     on Agriculture does not waive any future jurisdictional claim 
     on this or similar matters. Further, the Committee on 
     Agriculture reserves

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     the right to seek the appointment of conferees, if it should 
     become necessary.
       I ask that you insert a copy of our exchange of letters 
     into the Congressional Record during consideration of this 
     measure on the House floor.
       Thank you for your courtesy in this matter and I look 
     forward to continued cooperation between our respective 
     committees.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Frank D. Lucas,
                                                         Chairman.
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                                         House of Representatives,


                               Committee on Natural Resources,

                               Washington, DC, September 11, 2013.
     Hon. Frank D. Lucas,
     Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Longworth HOB, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 
     2166, the Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013. As 
     you know, the Committee on Natural Resources ordered reported 
     the bill on June 12, 2013. I appreciate your support in 
     bringing this legislation before the House of 
     Representatives, and accordingly, understand that the 
     Committee on Agriculture will forego action on the bill.
       The Committee on Natural Resources concurs with the mutual 
     understanding that by foregoing consideration of H.R. 2166 at 
     this time, the Committee on Agriculture does not waive any 
     jurisdiction over the subject matter contained in this or 
     similar legislation. In addition, should a conference on the 
     bill be necessary, I would support your request to have the 
     Committee on Agriculture represented on the conference 
     committee. Finally, I would be pleased to include your letter 
     and this response in the bill report filed by the Committee 
     on Natural Resources, as well as in the Congressional Record 
     during floor consideration, to memorialize our understanding.
       Thank you for your cooperation.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Doc Hastings,
     Chairman.

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