[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 29 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1952-S1953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the atomic energy defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, in review of the Defense authorization request 
for fiscal year 2003.
  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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``Accounting and Investor Protection 
Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies: Oversight of the 
Accounting Profession, Audit Quality and Independence, and Formulation 
of Accounting Principles.''
  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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 3 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of the Honorable Joann Johnson, of 
Iowa, to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; 
and Ms. Deborah Matz, of New York, to be a member of the National 
Credit Union Administration Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on S. 
1991, National Defense Interstate Rail Act on Thursday, March 14, 2002, 
at 9:30 a.m.
  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 
Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on 
``Reimbursement and Access to Prescription Drugs Under Medicare Part 
B.''
  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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 2 p.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.

     Agenda

  Nominees: The Honorable Richard M. Miles, of South Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to Georgia; the Honorable James W. Pardew, of Arkansas, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria; Mr. Peter Terpeluk, Jr., of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg; and Mr. Lawrence E. 
Butler, of Maine, to be Ambassador to The Former Yugoslav Republic 
Macedonia.
  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 ``The Future of American Steel: Ensuring the Viability of 
the Industry and the Health Care and Retirement Security for Its 
Workers,'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 14, 
2002, at 2:30 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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 
10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
on oversight hearing on the President's budget request for Indian 
programs for fiscal year 2003.
  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 
``Competition, Innovation, and Public Policy in the Digital Age: Is the 
Marketplace Working To Protect Digital Creative Works?'' on Thursday, 
March 14, 2002, in Dirksen room 106, at 10 a.m.
  Witness List: Mr. Richard D. Parsons, CEO Designate, AOL Time Warner, 
Inc.; Dr. Craig R. Barrett, President and CEO, Intel Corporation; Mr. 
Jonathan Taplin, CEO, Intertainer; Mr. Joe Kraus, Founder, Excite.com 
and DigitalConsumer.org; and Mr. Justin Hughes, Professor, UCLA Law 
School.
  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 markup on Thursday, 
March 14, 2002, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen Room 106.

                            Tentative Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Charles W. Pickering, Sr. to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the 5th 
Circuit.
  To be United States Attorney: Jane J. Boyle for the Northern District 
of Texas; Matthew D. Orwig for the Eastern District of Texas; and 
Michael Taylor Shelby for the Southern District of Texas.
  To be United States Marshal: Don Slazinik for the Southern District 
of Illinois and Kim Richard Widup for the Northern District of 
Illinois.

     II. Bills

  S. 1356, The Wartime Treatment of European Americans and Refugees 
Study Act. [Feingold/Grassley/Kennedy]
  S. 924, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community 
Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act of 
2001. [Biden-Specter]

     III. Resolutions

  S. Res. 207, A Resolution to Designate March 31, 2002 as ``National 
Civilian Conservation Corps Day'' [Bingaman]
  S. Res. 206, A resolution designating the week of March 17 through 
March 23, 2002 as ``National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Week''. 
[Murkowski]
  S. Res. 221, A resolution to commemorate and acknowledge the 
dedication and sacrifice made by the men and women who have lost their 
lives while serving as law enforcement officers. [Campbell]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 10 a.m., for a joint hearing 
with the House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans Affairs, to 
hear the legislative presentations of the Gold Star Wives of America, 
the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air Force Sergeants Association, and 
the Retired Enlisted Association. The hearing will take place in room 
345 of the Cannon House Office Building.
  I also ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
March 14, 2002, at 2 p.m., for a hearing on the nominations of Robert 
H. Roswell to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department Veterans 
Affairs and Daniel L. Cooper to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. The hearing will take place in room 418 
of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  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 Thursday, March 14, 2002, 
from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        SUBCOMMITTEE ON AIRLAND

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee

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on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 14, 2002, at 2:30 
p.m. in open session to receive testimony on Army Modernization and 
Transformation, in review of the Defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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