[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 119 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9404-S9405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in open 
session to consider the nomination of General Richard B. Myers, USAF, 
for reappointment in the grade of general and for appointment as the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 9:00 am on Corporate Average 
Fuel Economy (CAFE).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 10:00 am to hear testimony on 
``Medicaid Upper Payment Limits: Restoring the State-Federal 
Partnership.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 11 a.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  Nominee: John D. Negroponte, of the District of Columbia, to be the 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the 
United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations.
  To be introduced by: The Honorable Ted Stevens, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC; the Honorable John McCain, United States Senate, 
Washington, DC; and the Honorable Richard Holbrooke Counselor, Council 
on Foreign Relations, New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.

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  Nominees:
  The Honorable Patrick Kennedy, of Illinois, to be Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management 
and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.
  Mrs. Laura Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
  The Honorable Ronald Neumann, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
State of Bahrain.
  Mrs. Marcelle Wahba, of California, to be Ambassador to the United 
Arab Emirates.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on Protecting Against Genetic Discrimination: The 
Limits Of Existing Laws during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
September 13, 2001. At 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
September 13, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, September 13, 2001 at 10:30 a.m., in SD226.
  I. Unfinished business:
  S. 754, the Drug Competition Act of 2001 [Leahy/Kohl/Schumer/Durbin/
Feingold/Cantwell/Grassley].
  S. 1319/H.R. 2215, The Department of Justice FY2002 Authorization 
Bill [Leahy/Hatch].
  S. 1140, the Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness 
Act of 2001 [Hatch/Feingold/Grassley/Leahy].
  II. Nominations:
  To Be United States Attorney:
  Michael G. Heavican--District of Nebraska; Paul J. McNulty--Eastern 
District of Virginia; Colm F. Connolly--District of Delaware; Roscoe C. 
Howard, Jr.--District of the District of Columbia; Michael J. 
Sullivan--District of Massachusetts; Joseph S. Van Bokkelen--Northern 
District of Indiana; Stephen B. Pence--Western District of Kentucky; 
Gregory F. Van Tatenhove--Eastern District of Kentucky; Thomas B. 
Heffelfinger--District of Minnesota; Patrick L. Meehan--Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania; Mary Beth Buchanan--Western District of 
Pennsylvania; Peter W. Hall--District of Vermont.
  III. Bills:
  S. 1315, The Judicial Improvement and Integrity Act of 2001 [Leahy/
Hatch].
  S. Res. 159, Designating the Week Beginning September 16, 2001 as 
``National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week.'' 
[Thurmond].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a 
nominations hearing on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. in 
Dirksen 226.
  Panel I: Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS); Senator Christopher Dodd (D-
CT); Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT); Senator Trent Lott (R-MS); 
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA); Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE); Senator 
Hillary Clinton (D-NY); Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE).
  Panel II: Barrington D. Parker, Jr., to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit.
  Panel III: Laurie Smith Camp, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nebraska; Michael P. Mills, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
  Panel IV: John W. Gillis, to be Director of the Office of Victims of 
Crime.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             SUBCOMMITTEE ON FISHERIES, WILDLIFE, AND WATER

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous Consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 13, 
2001 at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a hearing on improving the utilization of 
available water and wastewater infrastructure funding. The hearing will 
be held in the Rm. SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Public Health, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Revitalizing 
Protections for Humans Subjects in Research during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 13, 2001, at 2:00 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Technology and Space of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
September 13, 2001, at 2:00 p.m. on Digital Divide.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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