[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 104 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S7438]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                       Committee on Armed Forces

  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 July 26, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in both open and executive 
sessions to consider the nominations of Lieutenant General James T. 
Hill, USA for appointment to the grade of General and assignment as 
Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command; and Vice Admiral 
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN for appointment to the grade of 
Admiral and assignment as Commander in Chief, United States Joint 
Forces Command.
  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, Subcommittee on Children and 
Families, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Birth Defects: 
Strategies for Prevention and Ensuring Quality of Life during the 
session of the Senate on Friday, July 26, 2002, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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