[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 68 (Thursday, May 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4877-S4878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to conduct a hearing 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 23, 2002. The purpose 
of this hearing will be to discuss disaster assistance.
  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 23, 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 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 23, 2002, at 2:15, to hold a business meeting.

                                 Agenda

  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:

     Treaties

  1. Treaty Doc. 106-37. Two optional protocols to the Convention on 
the Rights of the Child, both of which were adopted at New York, May 
25, 2000: (1) the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of 
the Child on Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict; and (2) The 
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the 
Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, signed on 
July 5, 2000.

     Legislation

  2. S. 2487. A bill to provide for global pathogen surveillance and 
response.
  3. S. Res. 182. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that 
the United States should allocate significantly more resources to 
combat global poverty, with amendments.
  4. S. Res. 252. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding human rights violations in Tibet, the Panchen Lama, and the 
need for dialogue between the Chinese leadership and the Dalai Lama or 
his representatives, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  5. S. Res. 263. A resolution congratulating the Republic of Croatia 
on the 10th anniversary of its recognition by the United States.
  6. S. Con. Res. 109. A concurrent resolution commemorating the 
independence of East Timor and expressing the sense of Congress that 
the President should establish diplomatic relations with East Timor, 
and for other purposes, with amendments.

     Nominations

  7. Mr. David A. Gross, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
International Communications and Information Policy in the Bureau of 
Economic and Business Affairs and U.S. Coordinator for International 
Communications and Information Policy.
  8. Dr. Jack C. Chow, of Pennsylvania, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Special Representative of the Secretary 
of State for HIV/AIDS.
  Additional nominees may be announced.

     Foreign Service Officer Promotion List

  9. Mr. Gary V. Kinney, et. al., dated March 20, 2002.
  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 23, 
2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``Voting Representation 
in Congress for Citizens of the District of Columbia.''
  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 ``America's Schools: Providing Equal Opportunity or Still 
Separate and Unequal?'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
May 23, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in SD-430.
  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 23, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in SD-226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  D. Brooks Smith to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the 3rd Circuit.
  To be U.S. Marshal: David Williams Thomas for the District of 
Delaware; Thomas M. Fitzgerald for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania; and G. Wayne Pike for the Eastern District of Virginia.

     II. Bills

  S. 1868, National Child Protection Improvement Act [Biden/Thurmond].
  S. 1956, The Safe Explosives Act [Kohl/Hatch/Schumer/Cantwell].
  S. 1989, The National Cyber Security Defense Team Authorization Act 
[Schumer/Edwards].
  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 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Thursday, May 23, 2002, in Dirksen Room 26 
at 2 p.m.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable John Warner; the Honorable Arlen Specter; the 
Honorable Kit Bond; the Honorable Rick Santorum; the Honorable Richard 
Durbin; the Honorable Tim Hutchinson; the Honorable Blanche Lincoln; 
the Honorable Peter Fitzgerald; the Honorable George Allen; the 
Honorable Jean Carnahan; the Honorable James Moran; the Honorable 
Robert Scott; the Honorable Robert Brady; and the Honorable William 
Lacy Clay.
  Panel II: Lavenski R. Smith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Eighth Circuit.
  Panel III: Henry E. Autrey to be U.S. District Court Judge for the 
Eastern District of Missouri; Richard E. Dorr to be U.S. District Court 
Judge for the Western District of Missouri; Henry E. Hudson to be U.S. 
District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; Amy J. St. 
Eve to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois; and Timothy J. Savage to be U.S. District Court Judge for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  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, May 23, 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 Financial Institutions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and

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Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 10 a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing on 
``Bank and Financial Holding Company Engagement in Real Estate 
Brokerage and Property Management.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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