[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4508]
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, May 16, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in open session to 
receive testimony on the Crusader artillery system.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. 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 Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. in 
SH-216. The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S.J. Res. 
34, the President's recommendation of the Yucca Mountain site for 
development of a repository, and the objections of the Governor of 
Nevada to the President's recommendation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 
9:30 a.m. to conduct a business meeting to consider S. 1961, the Water 
Investment Act, and any other business pending before the Committee. 
The business meeting 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 
Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. to hear testimony on ``Tanf 
Reauthorization: Building Stronger Families.''
  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, May 16, 2002, at 10:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
titled, ``The Nuclear Posture Review.''

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: Admiral Bill Owens (USN ret.), Former Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Co-CEO and Vice Chairman, Teledesic LLC, 
Bellevue, WA; and Dr. John Foster, Jr., Former Director, Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory, Former Director, Defense Research and 
Engineering, Chairman of the Board, Pilkington Aerospace, Inc., St. 
Helen's UK.
  Panel 2: Dr. Steven Weinberg, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 
(1979), Professor of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Mr. 
Joseph Cirincione, Senior Associate and Director, Nonproliferation 
Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC; 
and Dr. Loren B. Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Lexington 
Institute, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University, 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 Thursday, May 16, 
2002, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing to consider the nominations of 
Todd Walter Dillard to be United States Marshal for the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia and Robert R. Rigsby to be Associate Judge 
of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  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, 
May 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     Nominations

  D. Brooks Smith to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the 3rd Circuit, 
Richard R. Clifton to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the 9th 
Circuit, Christopher C. Conner to be a U.S. District Court Judge for 
the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Joy Flowers Conti to be a U.S. 
District Court Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and John 
E. Jones, III to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District 
of Pennsylvania.

     Bills

  S. 848, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act of 2001 
[Feinstein/Gregg].
  S. 1742, Restore Your Identity Act of 2001 [Cantwell].
  S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act [Biden/Thurmond].
  S. 2179, Law Enforcement Tribute Act [Carnahan/Leahy/Schumer].
  S. 672, Child Status Protection Act [Feinstein/Boxer/Graham/Kennedy/
Hagel/DeWine].
  H.R. 1209, Child Status Protection Act [Gekas/Jackson-Lee].

     Resolution

  S. Res. 268, A resolution designating May 20, 2002 as a day for 
Americans to recognize the importance of teaching children about 
current events in an accessible way to their development as both 
students and citizens [Dodd/Lieberman].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs be authorized to meet on May 16, 2002, 
at 2:30 p.m. on Examining Enron: Consumer Impact of Enron's Influence 
on State Pension Funds.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Employment, Safety, and Training

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Career 
Path Training for Low-Skill, Low-Wage Workers: Exploring the 
Intersections between WIA and TANF during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, May 16, 2002 at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.




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