[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 86 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6046]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 Tuesday, June 25, 2002. 
The purpose of this hearing will be to consider nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on reauthorization of the 
National Transportation Safety Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing to conduct 
oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General's 
actions with respect to the Ombudsman and evaluate S. 606, a bill to 
provide additional authority to the Office of the Ombudsman of EPA.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 10:15 a.m. to hold a 
nominations hearing.

                                 Agenda

  Nominees: Mr. James Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Albania; Mr. Michael Klosson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Cyprus; Mr. James Gadsden, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland; and Mr. Randolph Bell, of 
Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on the Peace Corps.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Gaddi Vasquez, Director, The Peace Corps, 
Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: The Honorable Mark Schneider, Former Director of the Peace 
Corps, Vice President, International Crisis Group, Washington, DC.
  Panel 3--Returned Peace Corps Volunteers: Mr. Dane Smith, Peace Corps 
volunteer in Ethiopia 1963-65, President, National Peace Corps 
Association, Washington, DC; Mrs. Barbara Ferris, Volunteer in Morocco 
(1980-1982), Women in Development Coordinator (1987-1993), Peace Corps, 
Washington, DC; and Mr. John Coyne Pelham, Volunteer in Ethiopia/
Eritrea (1962-1964), NYC Regional Manager (1994-2000), Peace Corps, New 
York City, New York.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on the reauthorization of the Office of Education 
Research and Improvement during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 
June 25, 2002, at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Submitted on 
Public Health, be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``The Crisis in 
Children's Dental Health: A Silent Epidemic'' during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space and the House 
Subcommittee on Science and Space be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
June 25, 2002, at 1 p.m. in 2318 Rayburn Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on technology, terrorism, and government information

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and 
Government Information be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Protecting the Homeland: The President's Proposal for Reorganizing 
Our Homeland Security Infrastructure'' on Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 10 
a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

                                 Agenda

     Tentative witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chair, United States 
Commission on National Security/21st Century, Washington, DC; the 
Honorable James S. Gilmore III, Former Governor of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia and Chairman, Advisory Panel to Assess the Capabilities for 
Domestic Response to Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, 
Richmond, VA; and the Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, 
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Paul C. Light, Vice President and Director, Governmental 
Studies, the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC; Ivo H. Daalder, 
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies, the Brookings Institution, 
Washington, DC; and Ivan Eland, Director, Defense Policy Studies, CATO 
Institute, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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