[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7318-S7319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. SCHUMER. 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 24, 2002, 
at 3 p.m. in SD-366.
  The purpose of the hearing is to examine issues related to the need 
for and barriers to development of electricity infrastructure. The 
hearing will focus on DOE's National Transmission Grid Study and on 
information developed in a series of technical conferences held by the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission starting in November 2001.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


committee on environment and public works committee on foreign relation

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet jointly 
with the Committee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 
10:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to review environmental treaties 
implementation. The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24 2002 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Environmental Treaties.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel I: Mr. John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 
Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 
Department of State, Washington, DC; Mr. James Connaughton, Chair, 
White House Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, D.C.
  Panel II: Mr. Maurice Strong, Chairman, Earth Council Institute 
Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Professor John C. Dernbach, Widener 
University Law School, Harrisburg, PA; Mr. Christopher C. Horner, 
Counsel, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominees:

  Ms. Kristie A. Kenney, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Ecuador.
  Mr. Larry L. Palmer, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Honduras.
  Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Nicaragua.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
July 24, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending 
business.

                                 Agenda

  1. To authorize withdrawal of the Committee amendments and offering 
of a floor amendment in the nature of a substitute to the National 
Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452) which 
the Committee ordered reported on May 22, 2002.
  2. Nominations:
  (a) James ``Jeb'' E. Boasberg to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  (b) Michael D. Brown to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
  (c) The Honorable Mark W. Everson to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 
24, 2002, at 10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct a hearing on S. 1344, a bill to Encourage Training to Native 
Americans Interested in Commercial Vehicle Driving Careers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, beginning 
at 9:00 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
markup pending legislation.

                                 Agenda

  S. 2753 Small and Disadvantaged Business Ombudsman for Procurement;
  S. 2335 Office of Native American Affairs at SBA;
  S. 2734 Non-Farm Drought Relief;
  S. 1994 Small Business Federal Contracts;
  HR 2666 Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development 
Program;
  S. 2483 Pilot Program To Provide Regulatory Compliance Assistance To 
Small Business;
  S. 2466 Contract Consolidation Requirements.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. SCHUMER. 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 24, 2002, for a hearing on ``Mental 
Health Care: Can VA Still Deliver.''
  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. SCHUMER. 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 ``Ensuring Corporate 
Responsibility: Using Criminal Sanctions to Deter Wrongdoing,'' on 
Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in SD226.

     Tentative Witness List

  The Honorable G. William Miller, Former Secretary of the U.S. 
Treasury, Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Chairman, G. 
William Miller & Co.
  The Honorable Roderick Hills, Former Chairman of the U.S. Securities 
and Exchange Commission, Founder, Law Firms of Hills & Stern, Chairman, 
Hills Enterprises Ltd.
  The Honorable J. Carter Beese, Jr., Former Commissioner of the U.S. 
Securities and Exchange Commission, Senior Advisor and Chairman, 
International Financial Markets Project of the Center for Strategic and 
International Studies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on housing and transportation

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing on ``HUD's Management Challenges.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. on Women in Science and 
Technology.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.

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