[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 126 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9819-S9820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at 10 a.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, for reappointment in 
the grade of general and for appointment as the Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. John W. Handy, USAF, for reappointment in 
the grade of general and for appointment as Commander in Chief, United 
States Transportation Command and Commander, Air Mobility Command; and 
Adm. James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, for reappointment in the grade of 
admiral and for appointment as Commander in Chief, United States 
Strategic Command.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a business 
meeting to consider the following nominations: Brigadier General Edwin 
J. Arnold, Jr. to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River 
Commission; Nils J. Diaz to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission; Marianne Lamont Horinko to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection 
Agency; Patrick Hayes Johnson to be Federal Cochairperson, Delta 
Regional Authority; Harold Craig Manson to be Assistant Secretary for 
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Paul Michael 
Parker to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, 
Department of Defense; Mary E. Peters to be Administrator of the 
Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; and 
Brigadier General Carl A. Strock to be a Member of the Mississippi 
River Commission.
  In addition, the following will be considered: S. 950, Federal 
Reformulated Fuels Act; S. 1206, to reauthorize the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965; S. 1270, to designate the United 
States courthouse located at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, 
Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse''; and 
Several GSA Building and Lease Committee Resolutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at 11 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  Nominees: Mr. Dennis Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on 
the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, 
United States and Canada; Mr. John Danilovich, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica; and Mr. Roy Austin, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago. Additional 
nominees to be announced.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at approximately 2:30 p.m., to 
hold a Business Meeting.
  Nominees: Ms. Charlotte Beers, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
State for Public Diplomacy; Mr. Ralph Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia; Mr. Kenneth Brill, of 
Maryland, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador; Mr. 
Kenneth Brill, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States 
of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of 
Ambassador; Mrs. Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs); Mr. 
Hans Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Dominican 
Republic; Mr. Robert Jordan, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom 
of Saudi Arabia; Mr. Michael Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Nepal; Mr. Jackson McDonald, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia; Mr. Kevin 
McGuire, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia; Mr. 
Kevin Moley, of Arizona, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the European Office of the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador; Mrs. Arlene Render, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cote d'Invoire; Ms. Mattie Sharpless, of North Carolina, to 
be Ambassador to the Central African Republic; Mr. R. Barrie Walkley, 
of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea; and Mr. John 
Wolf, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Non-
proliferation). Additional nominees to be announced.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, September 25, 
2001, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing entitled ``Weak Links: How Should the 
Federal Government Manage Airline Passenger and Baggage Screening?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a nominations hearing 
on ``Homeland Defense'' on Tuesday, September 25, 2001, at 11 a.m., in 
Dirksen 106.
  Witness list: The Honorable John Ashcroft, United States Attorney 
General.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              subcommittee on the public lands and forests

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, September 25, at 3:15 p.m., to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The subcommittee will receive testimony on the 
effectiveness of the National Fire Plan in the 2001 fire season, 
including fuel reduction initiatives, and to examine the 10-Year 
Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to Communities 
and the Environment that was recently agreed to by the Western 
Governors' Association, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton and 
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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