[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7884-S7885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on July 18, 2001, to conduct a markup of the 
reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank; the reauthorization of 
the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act; the nomination of Mr. Mark B. 
McClellan, of California, to be a member of the Council of Economic 
Advisors; and the nomination of Ms. Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., on cross border truck and bus 
operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. 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 Wednesday, July 18, at 9 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing. The committee will consider the nomination of Dan R. 
Brouillette to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy, Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs.

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


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a nominations hearing 
on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on foreign affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing 
titled, ``The Putin Administration's Policies Toward the Non-Russian 
Federation''.
  Witnesses: Dr. Marjorie M. Balzer, Research Professor and 
Coordinator, Social, Ethnic, and Regional Issues Center for Eurasian, 
Russian, and East European Studies (CERES), Georgetown University, 
Washington, DC; Dr. John B. Dunlop, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution 
on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Dr. 
Paul Goble, Director, Communications Department, Radio Free Europe/
Radio Liberty, Inc., Washington, DC; Dr. Steven Solnick, Associate 
Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 18, 
2001, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing regarding S. 1008, the Climate Change 
Strategy and Technology Innovation Act of 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on July 18, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., 
in room 485, Russell Senate Building to conduct a hearing on Indian 
tribal good governance practices as they relate to tribal economic 
development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen 226. The subject of 
the hearing will be ``Reforming FBI Management: The Views from Inside 
and Out.''
  Panel I: The Honorable Raymond W. Kelly, Senior Managing Director, 
Bear Stearns, New York, NY; Robert Dies, Assistant Director, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC; Kenneth Senser, Deputy 
Assistant Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: John E. Roberts, Unit Chief, Office of Professional 
Responsibility, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC; John 
Werner, Blue Sky Enterprises of N.C., Inc., Cary, NC; Frank L. Perry, 
Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Washington, DC; Patrick J. Kiernan, Supervisory Senior Resident Agent, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Natural Resources

  Mr. REID. 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 Wednesday, July 18, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing. The committee will receive testimony on legislative proposals 
related to energy and scientific research, development, technology 
deployment, education, and training, including sections 107, 114, 115, 
607, title II, and subtitle B of title IV of S. 388, the National 
Energy Security Act of 2001; titles VIII, XI, and division E of S. 597, 
the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act of 2001; sections 111, 
121, 122, 123, 125, 127, 204, 205, title IV and title V of S. 472, the 
Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001; and S. 90, the 
Department of Energy Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Act; S. 
193, the Department of Energy Advanced Scientific Computing Act; S. 
242, the Department of Energy University Nuclear Science and 
Engineering Act; S. 259, the National Laboratories Partnership 
Improvement Act of 2001; S. 636, to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a decommissioning pilot program to decommission and 
decontaminate the sodium-cooled fast breeder experimental test-site 
reactor located in northwest Arkansas; S. 1130, the Fusion Energy 
Sciences Act of 2001; and S. 1166, a bill to establish the Next 
Generation Lighting Initiative at the Department of Energy, and for 
other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Employment, Safety, and Training

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on protecting 
workers from ergonomic hazards during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
18, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on Active 
and Reserve military and civilian personnel programs, in review of the 
Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 2 p.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``What Is The U.S. Position On Offshore Tax Havens?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, 
from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 18, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing 
on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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