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“the pending rules package proposes to amend clause 3 of rule X to give the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence the ``exclusive'' authority to ``review the sources and methods of entities described in clause 11(b)(1)(A).'' Included in that list is the National Foreign Intelligence Program as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947. The term National Foreign Intelligence Program, as defined by the 1947 Act, ``refers to all programs, projects, and activities of the intelligence community, which includes the Treasury Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other governmental agencies that impact matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary.'' See 50 U.S.C. 401a(4). As you know, pursuant to House rule X, the House Committee on the Judiciary has jurisdiction over all provisions of criminal law, espionage, and subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States. Will the adoption of these proposed changes alter in any way the oversight jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary?”