[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8495-S8496]
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 allowed to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2001. The purpose of this 
hearing will be to discuss conservation on working lands for the next 
Federal farm bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of: John P. Stenbit to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence; Ronald 
M. Sega to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering; Mario P. 
Fiori to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and 
Environment; H. T. Johnson to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Installations and Environment; Michael L. Dominguez to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; Michael 
Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; and 
Nelson F. Gibbs to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Installations and Environment.
  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 
Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., on spectrum management and third 
generation wireless.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 31, 2001, to consider the nominations of Robert Bonner to 
be Commissioner of Customs; Rosario Marin to be Treasurer of the United 
States; Jon Huntsman, Jr., to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representatives; Alex Azar II, to be General Counsel of the Department 
of Health and Human Services; and Janet Rehnquist to be Inspector 
General of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  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 Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 11 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  Nominees: The Honorable R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, to be 
United States Permanent Representative on Council of NATO with rank of 
Ambassador; the Honorable Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador 
to the Federal Republic of Germany; Mr. Craig R. Stapleton, of 
Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic; the Honorable 
Johnny Young, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Slovenia; and Mr. Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
to Ireland.
  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 Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 11 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  Nominees: Mr. Vincent M. Battle, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon; the Honorable Edward William 
Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan; the Honorable Edmund J. Hull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Yemen; the Honorable Richard H. Jones, of Nebraska, to 
be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait; the Honorable Theodore H. 
Kattouf, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic; and 
Ms. Maureen Quinn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Qatar.
  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 Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 2 p.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  Nominees: Ms. Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development; Mr. Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice 
President of Overseas Private Investment Corporation; Ms. 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; Mr. Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United 
States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund; and Mr. 
Patrick M. Cronin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator (for Policy and Program Coordination) of the United 
States Agency for International Development.
  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 Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 4 p.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  Nominees: Mr. Robert G. Loftis, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Lesotho; the Honorable Joseph G. Sullivan, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe; and Mr. Christopher W. Dell, 
of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola.
  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 Tuesday, July 31, 
2001, at 2:30 p.m., to consider the nomination of Daniel Levinson to be 
Inspector General, General Services Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Workplace Safety and Asbestos Contamination during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at 2 p.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 31, 2001, at 10 a.m., 
in room 485, Russell Senate Building to conduct a business meeting on 
pending committee business, to be followed immediately by a hearing on 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act focusing on urban Indian Health Care 
Programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 31, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing. The subcommittee 
will receive testimony on S. 689, to convey certain Federal properties 
on Governors Island, NY; S. 1175, to modify the boundary of Vicksburg 
National Military Park to include the property known as Pemberton's 
Headquarters, and for other purposes; S. 1227, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in 
the State of New York, and for other purposes; and H.R. 601, to 
redesignate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National 
Monument, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 
31, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Navy 
shipbuilding programs, in review of the Defense authorization request 
for fiscal year 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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