[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 168 (Thursday, December 6, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12576-S12577]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on December 6, 2001, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the nomination of Mr. J. Joseph Grandmaison, of New 
Hampshire, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States; and Mr. Kenneth M. Donohue, of 
Virginia, to be inspector general of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.

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


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, December 6, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. on corporate average fuel 
economy reform (CAFE).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, December 6, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. on the nominations of Jeffrey 
Shane (DOT) and Emil Frankel to be Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation Policy (DOT).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. INOUYE. 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 Thursday, December 6 at 9:30 a.m. To conduct a 
hearing. The committee will receive testimony on the negotiations for 
renewing the Compact of Free Association.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, December 6, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
titled, `The Future of Afghanistan'.

                                 Agenda


                               WITNESSES

  Panel 1: The Honorable Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South 
Asia Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC; and the 
Honorable Richard Haass, Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department 
of State, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: Mr. Thomas E. Gouttierre, Dean of International Studies and 
Director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska, 
Omaha, Nebraska; and Ms. Fatima Gailani, Advisor, National Islamic 
Front of Afghanistan, Providence, RI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, December 6, 
2001 at 9 a.m. to hold a hearing entitled ``Weak Links: Assessing the 
Vulnerability of U.S. Ports and Whether the Government is Adequately 
Structured to Safeguard Them.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Department of Justice Oversight: Preserving Our Freedoms while 
Defending Against Terrorism'' on Thursday, December 6, 2001 at 10 a.m. 
in Dirksen Room 106. Witness: The Honorable John Ashcroft, United 
States Attorney General, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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