[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7032]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR H.R. 5122, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
                            FISCAL YEAR 2007

  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Rules may meet the week of 
May 8 to grant a rule which could limit the amendment process for floor 
consideration of H.R. 5122, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2007. The Committee on Armed Services ordered the bill 
reported on Wednesday, May 3, and is expected to file its report with 
the House on Friday, May 5.
  Any Member wishing to offer an amendment should submit 55 copies of 
the amendment and one copy of a brief explanation of the amendment to 
the Rules Committee up in room H-312 of the Capitol by 12 noon on 
Tuesday, May 9. Members should draft their amendments to the bill as 
ordered reported by the Committee on Armed Services, which will be 
available on the Web sites of both the Committees on Armed Services and 
Rules by Friday, May 5.
  Members should use the Office of Legislative Counsel to ensure that 
their amendments are drafted in the most appropriate format and should 
check with the Office of the Parliamentarian to be certain their 
amendments comply with the rules of the House.

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