[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8248-S8249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2001. The purpose of 
this meeting will be to mark up the short-term farm assistance package.
  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 25, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. on the nomination of Mary Sheila 
Gall to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
  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 25 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing. The committee will receive testimony on legislative proposals 
relating to comprehensive electricity restructuring legislation, 
including electricity provisions of S. 388 and S. 597, and electricity 
provisions contained in S. 1273 and S. 2098 of the 106th Congress.
  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 25 for purposes of conducting 
a Full Committee business meeting which is scheduled to begin at 9:45 
a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to consider the nomination 
of Dan. R. Brouillette to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  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 25, 2001, at 11 a.m. in SD-419, to hold a 
nomination hearing on Thomas C. Hubbard, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador 
tot he Republic of Korea. Additional nominees to be announced.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  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 25, 2001, at 2 p.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing on:
  Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States Executive Director 
of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
  Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice President of 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation;
  Jeanne L. Phillips, of Texas, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development, with the rank of Ambassador; and
  Randall Quarles, of Utah, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Monetary Fund.
  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 25, 
2001 at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing regarding ``Rating Entertainment 
Ratings: How Well Are They Working for Parents and What Can Be Done To 
Improve Them?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Fulfilling the Promise of Genetics Research: Ensuring Non-
Discrimination in Health Insurance and Employment during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.
  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 25, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. 
in room 216 Hart Senate Building to conduct a hearing on the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act.
  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 25, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., in Dirksen 226, on ``S. 1157, 
the Dairy Consumers and Producers Protection Act of 2001.''


                         tentative witness list

  Panel I: Daniel Smith, Esq., Executive Director, Northeast Interstate 
Dairy Compact Commission, Montpelier, VT; Gover Norquist, President, 
Americans for Tax Reform, Washington, D.C.; Stephen Burrington, Esq., 
Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation, Boston, MA, and Burt 
Neuborne, Esq., New York University School of Law, New York.
  Panel II: The Honorable Jonathan Healy, Commissioner of Agriculture, 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA; The Honorable Harold 
Brubaker, State Representative, State of North Carolina, Asheboro, NC; 
Senator Lois Pines, Esq., former Massachusetts State Senator, Newton, 
MA; Dr. James Beatty, Economist, Louisiana State University, 
Franklinton, LA; and Richard Groder, Wisconsin Farm Bureau, Mineral 
Point, WI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on economic policy

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee

[[Page S8249]]

on Economic Policy of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 25, 2001, to conduct a hearing on ``Risks of a Growing 
Balance of Payments Deficit.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on international security, proliferation and federal 
                                services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on International Security 
Proliferation and Federal Services be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
July 25, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding S. 995, the 
Whistleblower Protection Act Amendments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on strategic

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
25, 2001, at 9:00 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on global 
power projection, in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on technology, terrorism and government information

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government 
Information be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
July 25, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. in SD-226, on ``Improving Our Ability to 
Fight Cybercrime: Oversight of the National Infrastructure Protection 
Center.''


                              witness list

  Panel I: Ron Dick, Director, National Infrastructure Protection 
Center; Mr. Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, 
General Accounting Office; Ms. Sallie McDonald, Assistant Commissioner, 
Office of Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection, 
General Services Administration; and Mr. James A. Savage, Jr., Deputy 
Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, Secret Service.
  Panel II: Mr. Michehl R. Gent, President, North American Electric 
Reliability Council, and Mr. Christopher Klaus, Founder and Chief 
Technology Officer, Internet Security Systems, Inc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

                          ____________________