[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2092-S2093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 19, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed 
session to receive testimony on the worldwide threat to United States 
interests.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 19, 2002, at 9:30 
a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing on ``Accounting and Investor 
Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies.''
  The committee will also vote on the nominations of the Honorable 
Joanne 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

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., on the nomination of 
VADM Thomas Collins to be commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and 
immediately following an Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries Subcommittee 
on oversight of the U.S. Coast Guard budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing, entitled 
``Mobility, Congestion and Intermodalism,'' to examine fresh ideas on 
transportation demand, access, mobility, and program flexibility. The 
hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.,


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hear testimony on 
``Child Care: Supporting Working Families.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at 2:15 p.m., to hold a 
business meeting.

     Agenda

  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:
  Legislation: H.R. 2739, an act to amend Public Law 107-10 to 
authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status 
for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 
2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes; and S. Res. 213, a 
resolution condemning human rights violations in Chechnya and urging a 
political situation to the conflict.
  Additional items to be announced.
  Nominations: Mrs. Emmy B. Simmons, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Administrator (Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade) of 
the United States Agency for International Development; Mr. Robert B. 
Holland III, of Texas, to be United States Alternate Executive Director 
of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term 
of 2 years; the Honorable Robert P. Finn, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to Afghanistan; 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 of 
Macedonia.
  Foreign Service Officer Promotion Lists: FSO Promotion List, Jeffrey 
Davidow, Ruth Davis, and George Moose, for the personal rank of Career 
Ambassador in recognition of especially distinguished service over a 
sustained period, dated December 20, 2001; and FSO Promotion List, 
Gustavio A. Mejia, dated December 20, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Children and Families and Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on Family 
Policy be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Child Care: Supporting 
Working Families,'' during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 
19, 2002, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a 
nominations hearing on Tuesday, March 19, 2002, in Dirksen room 226 at 
10 a.m.

     Tentative Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Arlen Specter; the Honorable John B. Breaux; 
the Honorable Robert Bennett; the Honorable Craig Thomas; the Honorable 
Rick Santorum; the Honorable Mary L. Landrieu; the Honorable Mike Enzi; 
and the Honorable W.J. ``Billy'' Tauzin.
  Panel II: Terrence L. O'Brien to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
10th Circuit.
  Panel III: Lance Africk to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana; Paul Cassell to the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Utah; and Legrome Davis to the U.S. District Court for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal 
                                Services

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 19, 2002, at 10 a.m., for a hearing regarding ``The 
Federal Workforce: Legislative Proposals for Change.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 
19, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
maximizing fleet presence capability and ship procurement and research 
and development in review of the Defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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