[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1797]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
receive a classified briefing on current military operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN 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 Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 10 a.m. to conduct 
an oversight hearing on ``The U.S. Economic Outlook.''
  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 be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 
12, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing to receive testimony on the 
proposed First Responder Initiative in President Bush's FY03 budget. 
The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  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 
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on ``Welfare 
Reform: What Have We Learned?''
  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 Tuesday, March 12, 
2002 immediately following the first roll call vote of the day for a 
business meeting to consider the nominations of: (1) Louis Kincannon to 
be Director of the Census, and (2) Jeanette Clark to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  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 vote regarding the Nomination of Melanie R. 
Sabelhaus to be Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business 
Administration, on Tuesday, March 12, 2002, immediately following the 
first vote of the Senate.
  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 Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open and possibly closed 
session to receive testimony on special operations capabilities, 
operational requirements, and technology acquisition, in review of the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2003.
  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 Tuesday, 
March 12, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Critical Skills 
for National Security and the The Homeland Security Federal Workforce 
Act (S. 1800).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on Public Health

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on Public 
Healths, be authorized to meet for a hearing on The Health Care Crisis 
of the Uninsured: What are the Solutions during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, risk, and Waste Management

  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 Tuesday, March 12, 
2002 at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing to receive testimony on environmental 
enforcement. The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.

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