[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 87 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S6623]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2001, at 9 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the defense strategy review.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on June 21, 2001, to conduct a hearing 
on the nomination of Ms. Angela M. Antonelli, of Virginia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
Ms. Jennifer Dorn, of Nebraska, to be Federal Transit Administrator; 
and Mr. Ronald A. Rosenfeld, of Maryland, to be President of the 
Government National Mortgage Association.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Commerce, Science,and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, June 21, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. on International Trade.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21 at 9:00 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The committee will receive testimony to consider 
national energy policy with respect to fuel specifications and 
infrastructure constraints and their impacts on energy supply and 
price, (Part II).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the Session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2001, to hear testimony regarding the 
nominations of William Henry Lash, III, to be Assistant Secretary, 
Department of Commerce; Allen Frederick Johnson, to be Chief 
Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, Executive Office of the President; Brian Carlton 
Roseboro, to be Assistant, Department of the Treasury; Kevin Keane, to 
be Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; Wade 
F. Horn, to be Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 2,1 2001, to hear testimony regarding Trade 
Promotion Authority.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
June 21, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing to consider the nominations of 
Kay C. James to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management and 
Othoniel Armendariz to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on June 21, 2001, at 
10:00 a.m. in room 485 Russell Senate Building to conduct a hearing to 
receive testimony on the goals and priorities of the member tribes of 
the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes for the 107th session of the 
Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Small Business

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a hearing entitled ``S. 856, Small Business Technology 
Transfer Program Reauthorization Act of 2001'' on Thursday, June 21, 
2001, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on European Affairs

  Mr. EDWARDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on European Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing as follows:
  Nominees:
  Mr. William S. Farish, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  Mr. Howard H. Leach, of California, to be Ambassador to France.
  The Honorable Alexander Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, a 
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, 
to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation.
  Additional nominee:
  Mr. Anthony Horace Gioia, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malta.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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