Pub. L. 105-61, tit. I, sec. 117

Sec. 117. (a) Requirement of Advance Submission of Treasury Testimony.—During the fiscal year covered by this Act, any officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury who is scheduled to testify before the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any of its subcommittees, shall, not less than 7 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal legal public holidays) preceding the scheduled date of the testimony, submit to the committee or subcommittee— (1) a written statement of the testimony to be presented, regardless of whether such statement is to be submitted for inclusion in the record of the hearing; and (2) any other written information to be submitted for inclusion in the record of the hearing. (b) Limitation on Treasury Clearance Process.—None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any clearance process within the Department of the Treasury that could cause a submission beyond the specified time, as officially transmitted by the committee, of— (1) any corrections to the transcript copy of testimony given before the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or any of its subcommittees; or111 STAT. 1285 (2) any information to be provided in writing in response to an oral or written request by such committee or subcommittee for specific information for inclusion in the record of the hearing. (c) Exception.—The time periods established in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any specific testimony, or corrections, if the Secretary of the Treasury— (1) determines that special circumstances prevent compliance; and (2) submits to the committee or subcommittee involved a written notification of such determination, including the Secretary’s estimate of the time periods required for specific testimony, information, or corrections.