mr. hamilton, and also to mr.oley, that if the white house fails to meet that deadline, that i would join with mr. hamilton in coming back to the floor at the appropriate time to seek a further extension of the iran-contra committee. i do not expect that will be necessary. my colleagues on this side of the aisle the important thing is, the investigation is essentially complete, the committee will continue in business until march 1 to wind down its affairs with a very limited staff. as of march 1, the documents will be transferred to the archives under appropriate procedures, and after that date members of the select committee on iran, all of the requests will require a majority vote of the house select committee on intelligence. i think, mr. speaker, it is a good package. i think it is one that deserves the support of the house. i think it satisfies the concerns that many of us on the side of the aisle have expressed in recent days and i'm delighted that we were in fact able to work out this accommodation. i would

mr. hamilton and thank him for the privilege of having served with him on the committee. it has been a difficult task. i think the committee has produced the product that the house can be out of. we are in the process of closing out our responsibilities. i would confirm what the gentleman from indiana indicated in conversations today with the senior officials of the white house, we have a commitment that as of january 31, they will have completed their declassification of those materials that the committee has voted to release. that if the my word white house fails to meet that i would join in with mr. hamilton and coming back to the floor at the appropriate time to seek a further extension in the a lot -- the life of iran --. theolleagues on the side of aisle, the important thing is that as of the adoption of this resolution, the investigation is potentially complete, the committee will continue in march 31.ntil as of march 1, the documents will be transferred to the archives and after that date, it will be up to the members of the select committee on it ran -- on iran.

mr. hamilton in coming back to the floor at the appropriate time to seek a further extension of the life of the iran-contra committee. i don't expect that will be necessary. i colleagues on this side of the aisle, as the adoption of this resolution, investigation is complete, the committee will continue until march 1. as of march 1, the document will be transferred to the archives. date, all of the requests for access to materials will wire majority vote. is a good. speaker it package. i think it is one that deserves the support of the house. i think it satisfies the concerns of many on this side of the aisle 10 days. i'm delighted we were able to work out the accommodation. i would at this point asked the chairman to yield and join with me with respect to explaining specifically what was meant in the paragraph resolution that deals with the committee closing affairs. forresolution provides only one exceptional provision the committee will have no further investigative power. committee select prior to the date of the adoption of the resolution. with the gem and please explain for the ben

mr. hamilton and coming back to the floor at the appropriate time to seek further extension with the alivethe ran committee. i do not expect that will be necessary. my colleagues, the important thing is that at the adoption of this resolution, the investigation is essentially complete. the committee will continue until march 1 to whine astounds a very limited staff. as of march 1, it will be transferred to the archives under important securities. after that date, all of the requests for access to the materials will require a majority vote. it is a good package. i think it is one that deserves the support of the house. i think it satisfies the concerns that many of us on this side of the out have expressed in recent days. i am delighted that we were in fact able to work out this accommodation. german to yield this with respect to explaining what is intended. it deals with the committee is closing out of the affairs. mr. chairman, our resolution provide only for one exception to the provision that the committee will have no further investigative power. that exception allows the committee to

mr. hamilton and coming back to the floor at the appropriate time to seek a further extension of the iran-contraommittee. i do not think it will be necessary. my colleagues and the importance think is after the adoption of the resolution, investigation, the committee will continue to the sky onto march with a very limited staff. as of march 1, the documents will be transferred under appropriate procedures and after that date, members of the select tomittee on iran, for access the materials will require a majority vote of the house. think mr. speaker, it is a good package. one that deserves the support of the house. it satisfies the concern of many that have expressed in recent days and i'm delighted we were able to work out of the accommodation. i would ask the chairman and to yield and join with me with respect to explaining specifically what is intended in that paragraph of resolution, paragraph number two, the closing out its affairs. mr. chairman, our resolution provides only what accession to the provision that the committee will have note whether investigating power. committee tohe receive

. >> now, you heard mr hamilton mention a possible depth maximum of 23,000 feet. that's like stacking more than 18 empire state buildings on top of each other. putting it into perspective. erica pitzi, thank you. stay with al jazeera for the latest on the search. in the next half hour a live report from australia, where the prime minister broke the news of the newly discovered objects. >> ukraine soldiers are facing increased russian aggression in crimea. it has provoked talks much troop withdrawal. kiev asked u.n. to declare crimea a neutral zone. pro-russian forces seized a ukrainian nav ail base at sevastopol. a commander was freed this morning. ukraine will have to handle military conflict without the assistance of the united states. >> we will not get into a military excursion in ukraine. what we are going to do is mobilize all the diplomatic resources to make sure we have a strong international coalition that sends a clear message. which is that ukraine should decide its own destiny. phil ittner is in kiev. the statement comes in the aftermath. what does thi

need real reform, and that is why many are supporting the hamilton solution to set up the select committee. when it comes to accountability, mraker, my colleagues, we really fall down. congress is not willing to live under the same laws that we expect all of americans to live under. congress will be the first body to call for an investigation in the executive ranch of government, the first body to want to hold everyone in the private sector accountable for every action, every word, every dollar we give them, yet we say to the american people, do not hold us to the same standards. today, we have the october surprise, another issue that will diminish our accountability and credibility with constituents. today, ladies and gentlemen -- >> the time of the gentleman has expired. >> i yielded in him and 30 additional seconds. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> today we have the opportunity to set up an independent body to put this house on the right step, take the first step toward real reform, which is going to increase the credibility with the american people, which will once again start the process of building some state and conf