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B-225832.5 1 (1987-05-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtow0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United StAtes General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-225832.5 May 26, 1987 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Chairman Subcommittee on Foreign Operations Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This is in response to your letter dated May 22, 1987, requesting the views of this Office on whether or not the expedited House and Senate procedures for consideration of requests for assistance to the Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance authorized by section 215 of Title II of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987, lapse at the end of fiscal year 1987. We conclude that section 215 of Title II of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1987, would appear to constitute permanent legislation. Because of the necessarily short period of time available to prepare this letter, our conclusions represent only the tentative opinion of this Office. Further, these provisions deal with rules of the Senate and, accordingly, the final authority to interpret these provisions rests with the Senate itself. BACKGROUND Subsection 722(p) of the International Security and Develop- ment Cooperation Act of 1985, Pub. L. No. 99-83, 99 Stat. 190W258 (1985) (ISDCA), provides for submission by the President of requests for budget and other authority to provide additional assistance for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance. Subsection (s) of section 722 provides for expedited consideration of a joint resolution with respect to the request submitted by the President pursuant to subsection (p) in the House of Representatives. The expedited House procedures include time limits on committee consideration and expedited parliamentary procedures. The provisions

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