[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 
2003 and the future years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 4:30 p.m. in executive session 
to meet with members of the Canadian Senate Committee on National 
Security and Defense.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct the first in a series of hearings on ``The State of Financial 
Literacy and Education in America.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on pending committee business

     Executive Session Agenda

  1. To authorize the issuance of a subpoena to compel testimony from 
Mr. Kenneth L. Lay, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and 
current board member of the Enron Corporation (Kevin Kayes, Jeanne 
Bumpus).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., on implementation of the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hear testimony on 
the President's fiscal year 2003 budget and tax proposals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 10:15 a.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Foreign Policy Overview and the President's Fiscal Year 
2003 Foreign Affairs Budget Request.''
  Witness: The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, February 5, 
2002, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, ``Retirement 
Insecurity: 401(k) Crisis at Enron.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Human 
Cloning: Must We Sacrifice Medical Research in the Name of a Total 
Ban?'' on Tuesday, February 5, 2002, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Dave Weldon and the Honorable James C. 
Greenwood
  Panel II: Dr. Irving L. Weissman, Chair, Panel on Scientific and 
Medical Aspects of Human Cloning, the National Academy of Sciences and 
Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; 
Professor Henry T. Greely, Stanford University Law School, Stanford, 
CA; Professor R. Alta Charo, University of Wisconsin Law School, 
Madison, WI; Kris Gulden, Coalition for the Advancement of Medical 
Research, Washington, DC; Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director, 
International Center for Technology Assessment, Washington, DC; and 
Father Kevin T. FitzGerald, Georgetown University Medical Center, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
February 5, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on Fighting Bioterrorism: Using 
America's Scientists and Entrepreneurs to find Solutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.

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