[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4082-S4083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in closed session to 
mark up the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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, May 8, 2002, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Anthony Lowe, of Washington, to be 
Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in 
SD-366.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the nomination 
of Guy F. Caruso to be Administrator of the Energy Information 
Administration, Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 8, 
2002, at 9:30 a.m., for the purpose of holding a hearing entitled 
``Securing our Infrastructure: Private/Public Information Sharing.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on ``Closing the Gaps in Hatch-Waxman: Assuring Greater Access 
to Affordable Pharmaceuticals'' during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 
10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
Hearing on S. 343, a bill to establish a demonstration project to 
authorize the integration and coordination of Federal funding dedicated 
to the community, business, and economic development of Native American 
communities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on The Judiciary

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Reforming the FBI in the 21st Century: Reorganizing and Refocusing 
The Mission'' on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, in Dirksen Room 106 at 2 p.m.
  Witness List: The Honorable Larry Thompson, Deputy attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC, and the Honorable Robert S. 
Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed 
markup on the FY03 Intelligence Authorization bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittees Emerging threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 11:30 a.m. in closed session to mark up 
the emerging threats and capabilities programs and provisions contained 
in the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on NASA reauthorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 Wednesday, May 
8, 2002, at 9 a.m., in closed session to mark up the seapower programs 
and provisions contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on strategic

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 
8, 2002, at 10 a.m., in closed session to mark up the strategic 
programs and provisions contained in the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on superfund, toxics, risk and waste management

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 1:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing to review S. 1850, the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act 
of 2001. The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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