[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10297]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ANNOUNCEMENT BY COMMITTEE ON RULES REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 1851, 
        NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006

  (Mr. COLE of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet 
the week of May 23rd to grant a rule which could limit the amendment 
process for floor consideration of H.R. 1815, the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006. The Committee on Armed Services 
ordered the bill reported late last night and is expected to file its 
report in the House tomorrow, May 20.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of 
the amendment and one copy with a brief explanation of the amendment to 
the Committee on Rules in room H-312 of the Capitol by 10 a.m. on 
Tuesday, May 24.
  Members should draft their amendments to the text of the bill as 
reported by the Committee on Armed Services which should be available 
tomorrow for their review on the Web site of both the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Rules.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format. Members 
are also advised to check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to be 
certain their amendments comply with the Rules of the House.

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