Haley Stevens: “I suggest we put this aside and see if we can come to some conclusion. The Senator makes a good suggestion of putting a…”

“I suggest we put this aside and see if we can come to some conclusion. The Senator makes a good suggestion of putting a time limit on the study and getting us to the point where we might be able to follow this suggestion by the fiscal year 2006 bill. That bill will, in all probability, move through the Congress, I would say, by the May, June, and July timeframe. With the 180 days, I am afraid the Senator may be referring to the start of the fiscal year. That bill goes through the House and Senate. These are the first bills--Defense and Homeland Security, and Intelligence. Obviously; It is going to be in the first three without any question. So the 180 days is going to be June, and this bill will be moving through the House before that time. We probably could catch it before they finish in terms of if there is a recommendation we need, but I would urge my colleagues to consider repealing the requirement for disclosure and say that we urge the NID to give us the earliest possible date for that disclosure, when it could be done in the national interest. We are putting a lot of control and power in this person. Let's have him tell us when and if it should happen rather than direct it now.”