,,iii  ,calendar ,no4 #dbi #aacth       
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4 ,,res4   
#dgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the    
,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1 #bjad     
,mrs4 ,feinstein submitted the following
 resolution2 which was ordered placed on
 the calendar  ,,resolution  ,amending  
,senate ,resolution #djj 7#idth         
,congress7 to clarify the responsibility
 of committees of the ,senate in the    
provision of the advice and consent of  
the ,senate to nominations to positions 
in the intelligence community4  #a4     
,responsibility of committees in advice 
and consent of ,senate to intelligence  
appointments  ,section #ag of ,senate   
,resolution #djj agreed to ,may #ai1    
#aigf 7#idth ,congress7 is amended to   
read as follows3  #ag4  7a7  7#a7       
,except as provided in subsections 7b7  
and 7c71 the ,select ,committee shall   
have jurisdiction to review1 hold       
hearings1 and report the nominations of 
civilian individuals for positions in   
the intelligence community for which    

appointments are made by the ,president1
 by and with the advice and consent of  
the ,senate4  7#b7 ,except as provided  
in subsections 7b7 and 7c71 other       
committees with jurisdiction over the   
department or agency of the ,executive  
,branch which contain a position        
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 may hold  
hearings and interviews with individuals
 nominated for such position1 but only  
the ,select ,committee shall report such
 nomination4  7#c7 ,in this subsection1 
the term intelligence community means an
 element of the intelligence community  
specified in or designated under section
 #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act  
of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774  7b7 
7#a7 ,with respect to the confirmation  
of the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for
 ,national ,security1 or any successor  
position1 the nomination of any         
individual by the ,president to serve in
 such position shall be referred to the 
,committee on the ,judiciary and1 if and
 when reported1 to the ,select          

,committee for not to exceed #bj        
calendar days1 except that in cases when
 the #bj-;day period expires while the  
,senate is in recess1 the ,select       
,committee shall have #e additional     
calendar days after the ,senate         
reconvenes to report the nomination4    
7#b7 ,if1 upon the expiration of the    
period described in paragraph 7#a71 the 
,select ,committee has not reported the 
nomination1 such nomination shall be    
automatically discharged from the       
,select ,committee and placed on the    
,executive ,calendar4  7c7  7#a7 ,with  
respect to the confirmation of          
appointment to the position of ,director
 of the ,national ,security ,agency1    
,inspector ,general of the ,national    
,security ,agency1 ,director of the     
,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 or   
,inspector ,general of the ,national    
,reconnaissance ,office1 or any         
successor position to such a position1  
the nomination of any individual by the 
,president to serve in such position1   

who at the time of the nomination is a  
member of the ,armed ,forces on active  
duty1 shall be referred to the          
,committee on ,armed ,services and1 if  
and when reported1 to the ,select       
,committee for not to exceed #cj        
calendar days1 except that in cases when
 the #cj-;day period expires while the  
,senate is in recess1 the ,select       
,committee shall have #e additional     
calendar days after the ,senate         
reconvenes to report the nomination4    
7#b7 ,with respect to the confirmation  
of appointment to the position of       
,director of the ,national ,security    
,agency1 ,inspector ,general of the     
,national ,security ,agency1 ,director  
of the ,national ,reconnaissance        
,office1 or ,inspector ,general or the  
,national ,reconnaissance ,office1 or   
any successor position to such a        
position1 the nomination of any         
individual by the ,president to serve in
 such position1 who at the time of the  
nomination is not a member of the ,armed

 ,forces on active duty1 shall be       
referred to the ,select ,committee and1 
if and when reported1 to the ,committee 
on ,armed ,services for not to exceed   
#cj calendar days1 except that in cases 
when the #cj-;day period expires while  
the ,senate is in recess1 the ,committee
 on ,armed ,services shall have an      
additional #e calendar days after the   
,senate reconvenes to report the        
nomination4  7#c7 ,if1 upon the         
expiration of the period of sequential  
referral described in paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b71 the committee to which the    
nomination was sequentially referred has
 not reported the nomination1 the       
nomination shall be automatically       
discharged from that committee and      
placed on the ,executive ,calendar4  4  
,june #aa1 #bjad,ordered placed on the  
calendar