[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1259-S1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and union affairs

  Mr. REID. 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 Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``Corporate Governance.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 2 p.m., to hear testimony on 
``Retirement Security: Picking up the Enron Pieces.''
  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, February 27, 2002, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing 
titled, ``Now Do We Promote Democratization, Poverty Alleviation, and 
Human Rights To Build a More Secure Future?''

                                 Agenda

  Witnesses: The Honorable Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of 
State, Chairman, National Democratic Institute, Washington, DC, and the 
Honorable Richard N. Perle, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
International Security, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, 
Washington, DC.
  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, February 27, 2002, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a hearing 
titled, ``U.S. Funding for the UN Population Fund: The Effect on 
Women's Lives.''

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: Mr. Arthur E. ``Gene'' Dewey, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State, Washington, 
DC.
  Panel 2: The Honorable Nicolas H. Biegman, former Ambassador of the 
Netherlands to NATO, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Mrs. Phyllis E. 
Oakley, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and 
Research, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, 
and Migration, Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, 
DC; Ms. Josephine Guy, Director of Governmental Affairs, America 21, 
Louisville, KY; and Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in 
Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC.
  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, February 
27, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``The Watchdogs 
Didn't Bark: Enron and the Wall Street Analysts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Workplace Safety and Health for Immigration and Low Wage 
Workers during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 
2002, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 27, 
2002, at 2 p.m., in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Building to conduct 
a hearing on the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court affecting tribal 
governments powers and authorities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Sovereign Immunity and the Protection of Intellectual Property'' on 
Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen room 226.

     Revised Witness List

  Panel I: James E. Rogan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, 
DC; and Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, 
Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Michael K. Kirk, Executive Director, American Intellectual 
Property Law Association, Arlington, Virginia; Keith Shraad, Western 
Regional Director, National Information Consortium, Lawrence, Kansas; 
William E. Thro, General Counsel, Christopher Newport University, 
Newport News, Virginia; and Paul Bender, Professor, Arizona State 
University College of Law, Counsel to Meyer & Klipper, PLLC, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a hearing regarding the U.S. Small Business 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget and other matters on 
Wednesday, February 27, 2002, beginning at 9 a.m., in room 428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet

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during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, for a 
joint hearing with the House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans 
Affairs, to hear the legislative presentations of the Disabled American 
Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 27, 
2002, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m., in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting 
a hearing.
  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 meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
closed hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open and closed 
session to receive testimony on the weapons of mass destruction threat 
from Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 10 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Department of Defense acquisition policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. REID. 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 
Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at 2 p.m., on digital divide and minority 
serving institutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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