[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 73 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S5638]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
pending committee business, off of the floor, after the first vote of 
the Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 24 at 9:30 to conduct a hearing. 
The committee will receive testimony on the research and development, 
workforce training, and Price-Anderson Act provisions of pending energy 
legislation, including S. 242, Department of Energy University Nuclear 
Science and Engineering Act; S. 388, the National Energy Security Act 
of 2001; S. 472, Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 
2001; and S. 597, the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act of 
2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to hold a 
business meeting and a hearing as follows:
  At 10:30 a.m. in room S-116, the committee will consider and vote on 
the following agenda items:


                              legislation

       S. Con. Res. 35, A concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran should allow 
     representatives of the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross to visit the four Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin 
     Avraham, Omar Souad, and Eichanan Tannenbaum, presently held 
     by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.
       S. Con. Res. 42, A concurrent resolution condemning the 
     practices of the Taleban.
       S. Res. 88, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
     on the importance of membership of the United States on the 
     United Nations Human Rights Commission.
       S. Res. 91, A resolution condemning the murder of a United 
     States citizen and other civilians, and expressing the sense 
     of the Senate regarding the failure of the Indonesian 
     judicial system to hold accountable those responsible for the 
     killings, as amended.


                              nominations

       The Honorable Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, to be Director 
     of the Trade and Development Agency; Mr. Stephen Brauer, of 
     Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium; The Honorable William 
     J. Burns, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs; Mr. Lorne W. 
     Craner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; The Honorable Ruth A. 
     Davis, of Georgia, to be Director General of the Foreign 
     Service; The Honorable Donald Burnham Ensenat, of Louisiana, 
     to be Chief of Protocol, with Rank of Ambassador; Mr. Carl W. 
     Ford, Jr., of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
     for Intelligence and Research; The Honorable A. Elizabeth 
     Jones, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
     European Affairs; Mr. Walter H. Kansteiner, of Virginia, to 
     be Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Mr. Paul 
     Vincent Kelly, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Legislative Affairs; Mrs. Christina B. Rocca, of 
     Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian 
     Affairs; The Honorable Peter S. Watson, of California, to be 
     President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; FSO 
     Promotion Lists: Mr. Jensen, et al., dated April 23, 2001; 
     Mr. Bean, et al., dated April 23, 2001.
                                  ____

  At 2:45 p.m. in room SD-419:


                               witnesses

       PANEL 1: The Honorable Paula J. Dobrianski, Undersecretary 
     of State for Global Affairs.
       PANEL 2: Ms. Nina Shea, Director, Center for Religious 
     Freedom, Freedom House, Washington, DC.
       Mr. Tom Malinowski, Washington Advocacy Director for Human 
     Rights Watch, Washington, DC.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Patient Safety: What is the role for Congress? during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 24, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
May 24, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen Building, Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, May 24, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. in Dirksen Building, Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet to hold a markup on the 
following nominations for the Department of Veterans Affairs: Leo S. 
Mackay, Jr. to be Deputy Secretary; Robin L. Higgins to be Under 
Secretary for Memorial Affairs; Maureen P. Cragin to be Assistant 
Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Jacob Lozada to 
be Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration.
  The markup will be held on Thursday, May 24, 2001, at 3:00 p.m., in 
room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 
24, 2001, 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Tissue Banks: Is the 
Federal Government's Oversight Adequate?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on securities and investment

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Securities and Investment of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 24, 2001 to conduct a hearing on ``The Implementation 
and Future of Decimalized Markets.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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