[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 1646, FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT 
                       FISCAL YEARS 2002 AND 2003

  (Mr. GOSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, today a ``Dear Colleague'' letter will be sent 
to all Members informing them that the Committee on Rules is planning 
to meet the week of May 7 to grant a rule which may limit the amendment 
process on H.R. 1646, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003. The bill was ordered reported by the 
Committee on International Relations yesterday, and therefore is 
expected to be filed tomorrow.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of 
the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation to the Committee on 
Rules in room H-312 in the Capitol no later than noon on Tuesday, May 
8.
  Amendments should be drafted to the text of H.R. 1646 as ordered 
reported by the Committee on International Relations. That text is 
available at the Committee on International Relations and will be 
posted on its Web site tomorrow.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are properly drafted and should check with the Office 
of the Parliamentarian to be certain that their amendments comply with 
the rules of the House.

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