[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6591-S6592]
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 Wednesday, July 10, 2002. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to discuss energy derivatives. The 
hearing will take place at 9:30 a.m.
  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 Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in 
SD-366.
  The purpose of the hearing is to explore the present and future roles 
of the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration 
national laboratories in protecting our homeland security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
July 10, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. to conduct a hearing to receive testimony 
on the President's proposal to establish the Department of Homeland 
Security.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  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 in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
10, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430 during the session of the Senate.

                                 Agenda

  S. 710, Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2001.
  S. 2328, Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment.
  S. 812, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2001.
  S. 2489, Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2002.
  Nominations: Richard H. Carmona, of Arizona to be Surgeon General of 
the Public Health Service; Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, to be a Member 
of the National Council on the Humanities; Earl A. Powell III, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts; Robert 
Davila, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability; Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Humanities; Peter J. Hurtgen, of Maryland, to be Federal 
Mediation Conciliation Director.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 
10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on Native American Elder Health Issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, for a hearing on ``Military 
Exposures: The continuing challenges of care and compensation.''
  The hearing will take place in SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on crime and drugs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs be authorized to meet 
to conduct a hearing on ``Penalties From White Collar Crime: Are We 
Really Getting Tough on Crime?'' on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 2:30 
p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel I: Michael Chertoff, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC; and William W. 
Mercer, U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, U.S. Attorneys' 
White Collar Crime Working Group, Billings, MT.
  Panel II: John C. Coffee, Jr., Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law, 
Columbia University Law School, New York, NY: Thomas Donaldson, Mark O. 
Winkelman Professor, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 
Philadelphia, PA; Charles M. Elson, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. Professor of 
Corporate Governance, Director, Center for Corporate Governance, 
University of Delaware, Newark, DE; George

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Terwilliger, Partner, White & Case, LLP, Washington, DC; and Tom 
Devine, Legal Director, Government Accountability Project, Washington, 
DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommitte on surface transportation and merchant marine

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine be 
authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on rail safety on Wednesday, July 20, 
2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a Hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. in SD-366.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on water resource 
management issues concerning the Missouri River.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      joint committee on printing

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Committee on Printing be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 10 at 11:00 a.m., in SR-301, Russell Senate 
Office Building. the Committee is holding a hearing to receive 
testimony from The Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, Office 
of Management and Budget; The Honorable Michael F. DiMario, Public 
Printer, United States Government Printing Office; Ms. Julia F. 
Wallace, Regional Depository Librarian (representing the American 
Library Association, Association of Research Librarians, American 
Association of Law Libraries, and the Medical Library Association); 
Benjamin Y. Cooper, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs, 
Printing Industries of America; Mr. William J. Boarman, President 
Printing, Publishing and Media Workers Sector, Communication Workers of 
America on federal government printing and public access to government 
documents.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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