I just want to check and see if I can move an amendment at this time. I'd like to know if, from a procedural standpoint, moving an amendment would be in order. The purpose of this amendment, as I noted earlier, would be to have the committee hear from witnesses to decide whether or not a study is warranted, rather than to proceed right away with a study.
I'm trying to figure out the right way to go about this. I could move an amendment to substitute the word “hearing” for the word “study”. Once we've heard from witnesses, we would have ample time to think and consider a study, if one is warranted. One solution would be to substitute the word “hearing” for the word “study”.
I could also move another amendment. I'll see which option is feasible. This amendment would call for the committee to hear from witnesses and to decide subsequently, based on what they have to say, if a study is warranted.
So then, what I would like to know first is whether, from a procedural standpoint, an amendment calling for the word “study” to be replaced by the word “hearing” is in order.