Thanks.
To give greater clarity to point (a), after hearing from my colleagues around the table, about a witness list submission deadline set by the chair, I agree that you can determine, Mr. Chair, when that happens because of that portion. That's just to answer that question from my perspective.
Also, where it says, “the explicit consent of the committee”, I don't think it means the consensus of the committee. I think consent happens largely by a majority vote. I think a majority vote of the committee is the “explicit consent”, as I understand point (a) to read.