[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11865-S11867]
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                    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 to 
conduct a business meeting during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, November 14, 2001. The purpose of this business meeting will 
be to discuss the new Federal farm bill.
  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, November 14 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct 
a hearing. The committee will receive testimony on the nomination of 
Kathleen Clarke to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
Department of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, 
Risk, and Waste Management be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 
14, 2001 at 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing on S. 1602, the Chemical Site 
Security Act of 2001. The hearing will be held in Rm. SD-406.
  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, November 14, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. to hold a 
business meeting.

                                 Agenda

     Nominations

  George Argyros, Sr., of California, to be Ambassador to Spain, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
Andorra.
  Robert Beecroft, of Maryland, for rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as Head of Mission, Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Lyons Brown, Jr., of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Austria.
  Raymond Burghardt, of New York, to be Ambassador to Vietnam.
  Larry Dinger, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to Federated States of 
Micronesia.

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  Charles Greenwood, Jr., of Florida, for rank of Ambassador as 
Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
  Darryl Johnson, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Thailand.
  Stephan Minikes, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
  William Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia.
  Charles Pritchard, of the District of Columbia, for rank of 
Ambassador as Special Envoy for Negotiations with the Democratic 
People's Republic of Korea and U.S. Representative to Korean Peninsula 
Energy Development Organization.
  Melvin Sembler, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Italy.
  Ronald Weiser, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
  Additional nominees to be announced.

     Legislation

  S.   . An original bill to authorize appropriations under the Arms 
Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security 
assistance for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.

     Treaties

  Treaty Doc. 106-6, International Convention for the suppression of 
Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 
December 15, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
on January 12, 1998.
  Treaty Doc. 106-41, Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement 
Concerning the International registration of marks adopted at Madrid 
June 27, 1989, which entered into force December 1, 1995.
  Treaty Doc. 106-49, International Convention for the Suppression of 
the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the United Nations General 
Assembly on December 9, 1999, and signed on behalf of the United States 
of America on January 10, 2000.
  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, November 14, 2001, at 4 p.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominees

  Panel 1: Gaddi H. Vasquez, of California, to be Director of the Peace 
Corps, to be introduced by the Honorable Christopher Cox, U.S. House of 
Representatives, Washington, DC; and Josephine K. Olsen, of Maryland, 
to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.
  Panel 2: Public witnesses to be announced.
  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, November 
14, 2001, at 9:15 a.m., to hold a business meeting to consider pending 
committee business.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation

  S. 1498/H.R. 2456, a bill to provide that Federal employees, members 
of the foreign service, members of the uniformed services, family 
members and dependents of such employees and members, and other 
individuals may retain for personal use promotional items received as a 
result of official Government travel. (Contacts: Larry Novey, Nanci 
Langley and Alison Bean)
  S. 1382, District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2001. (Contacts: 
Marianne Upton, Cynthia Gooen Lesser, Johanna Hardy, and Mason Alinger)
  H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Act Technical 
Corrections Act of 2001. (Contacts: Marianne Upton, Cynthia Gooen 
Lesser, Johanna Hardy, and Mason Alinger)
  H.R. 2199, District of Columbia Police Coordination Amendment Act of 
2001. (Contacts: Marianne Upton, Cynthia Gooen Lesser, Johanna Hardy, 
and Mason Alinger)
  H.R. 2061, a bill to amend the charter of Southeastern University of 
the District of Columbia. (Contacts: Marianne Upton, Cynthia Gooen 
Lesser, Johanna Hardy, and Mason Alinger)
  S. 1562, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, with respect 
to cooperative mailings. (Contacts: Nanci Langley, Susan Propper, and 
Alison Bean)
  H.R. 2336, a bill to make permanent the authority to redact financial 
disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial officers. 
(Contacts: Larry Novey and Fred Ansell)
  H.R. 2559, a bill to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, 
relating to Federal long-term care insurance. (Contacts: Nanci Langley, 
Larry Novey, and Alison Bean)
  Postal Office naming bills: (Contacts: Nanci Langley, Jason Yanussi, 
Alison Bean, and Ann Fisher)
  --S. 1184/H.R. 2261, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
    States Postal Service located at 2853 Candler Road in Decatur, 
    Georgia, as the ``Earl T. Shinhoster Post Office.''
  --S. 1381/H.R. 2454, a bill to redesignate the facility of the United 
    States Postal Service located at 5472 Crenshaw Boulevard in Los 
    Angeles, California, as the ``Congressmen Julian C. Dixon Post 
    Office Building.''
  --S. 737, a bill to designate the facility of the United States 
    Postal Service located at 811 South Main Street in Yerington, 
    Nevada, as the ``Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Post Office.''
  --H.R. 1766, a bill to designate the facility of the United States 
    Postal Service located at 4270 John Marr Drive in Annandale, 
    Virginia, as the ``Stan Parris Post Office Building.''

     Nominations (Contacts: Marianne Upton, Cynthia Gooen Lesser, 
       Johanna Hardy, and Mason Alinger)

  Odessa F. Vincent to be an Associate Judge for the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia.
  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 hold a closed hearing on 
Intelligence Matters on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 3:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, and water

  Mr. REID. 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 Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 9:30 
a.m. to conduct a hearing on national water supply issues. The hearing 
will be held in the Rm. SD-406.
  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, 
November 14, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled ``Combating 
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) with Non-
Proliferation Programs: Non-Proliferation Assistance Coordination Act 
of 2001.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on international trade and finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``Hawala and Underground Terrorist 
Financing Mechanisms.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on oversight of government management, restructuring and 
                        the District of columbia

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs and the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing 
entitled ``Has Airline Security Improved?''

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


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 14, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing. 
The subcommittee will receive testimony on the investigative report of 
the Thirtymile Fire and the prevention of future fire fatalities.
  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, 
November 14, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen 226.

                              Witness List

  Panel I: Michael Kirkpatrick, Assistant Director, Criminal Justice 
Information Systems Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation; and 
Monte Belger, Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
  Panel II: Joseph J. Atick, Chairman and CEO, Visionics Corp.; Joanna 
Lau, Chairman and CEO, Lau Technologies, the parent company of Viisage 
Technology, Inc.; Valerie J. Lyons, Executive Vice President, Identix, 
Inc.; Bill Willis, Chief Technology Officer, Iridian Technologies, 
Inc.; and Martin Huddart, General Manager, Recognition Systems, Inc., 
Ingersoll-Rand Co.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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