According to the Senate Rules Committee, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Armed Services Committee: 1. * Aeronautical and space activities pertaining to or primarily associated with the development of weapons systems or military operations. 2. * Common defense. 3. * Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, generally. 4. * Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal, including administration, sanitation, and government of the Canal Zone. 5. * Military research and development. 6. * National security aspects of nuclear energy. 7. * Naval petroleum reserves, except those in Alaska. 8.