[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 106 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7612-S7613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 2 p.m. to conduct a 
hearing on the nominations of Mr. Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be 
a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and 
Mr. Donald L. Kohn, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on the Financial Turmoil in the 
Telecommunications Marketplace; Maintaining the Operations of Essential 
Communications Facilities.
  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 Tuesday, July 
30, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to examine the 
effectiveness of the current Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality, 
CMAQ, program, conformity, and the role of new technologies.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on the Role of the 
Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act in the International 
Competitiveness of U.S. Companies.
  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 Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 9 a.m. to hold a business meeting.

                                 Agenda

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

     Treaties

  1. Treaty Doc. 96-53; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on 
December 18, 1979, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
on July 17, 1980.
  2. Treaty Doc. 103-5; Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas 
and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of 
the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, done at Kingston 
on January 18, 1990.
  2. Treaty Doc. 107-2; Protocol to Amend the 1949 Convention on the 
Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, done at 
Guayaquil, June 11, 1999, and signed by the United States, subject to 
ratification, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on the same date.

     Legislation

  1. S. 1777, A bill to authorize assistance for individuals with 
disabilities in foreign countries, including victims of landmines and 
other victims of civil strife and warfare, and for other purposes, with 
amendments.

     Nominations

  1. Mr. John Blaney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Liberia.
  2. Ms. Aurelia Brazeal, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  3. Mr. Martin Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zambia.
  4. Mr. J. Anthony Holmes, of California, to be Ambassador to Burkina 
Faso.
  5. Ms. Vicki Huddleston, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Mali.
  6. Mr. Donald Johnson, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cape Verde.
  7. Ms. Kristie A. Kenney, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Ecuador.
  8. Mr. Jimmy Kolker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uganda.
  9. Ms. Gail Mathieu, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Niger.
  10. Mrs. Barbara C. Moore, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Nicaragua.
  11. Mr. Larry L. Palmer, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Honduras.
  12. Mr. James Yellin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Burundi.
  Additional items may be announced.
  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 Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 11 a.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominees

  Ms. Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Pakistan.
  Mr. Richard L. Baltimore, III, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Sultanate of Oman.
  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 Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 
10:00 a.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on a Legislative Proposal of the Department of Interior/
Tribal Trust Fund Reform Task Force; to be followed immediately by a 
second hearing on S. 2212, a bill to establish a direct line of 
authority for the Office of Trust Reform Implementations and Oversight 
to oversee the management and reform of Indian trust funds and assets 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, and to 
advance tribal management of such funds and assets, pursuant to the 
Indian Self-Determinations Act and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Consumer Affairs of the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 
2:30 pm on improving consumer choice in auto repair shops.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the report of the General Accounting Office on Nuclear 
Nonproliferation and efforts to help other countries combat nuclear 
smuggling.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to hold a Hearing during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
  S. 2016, to authorize an exchange of lands between an Alaska Native 
Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 2565, to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor 
opportunities protected by statute in the

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Skykomish River Valley of the State of Washington by designating 
certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other 
purposes;
  S. 2587, to establish the Joint Federal and State Navigable Waters 
Commission for Alaska;
  S. 2612, to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve 
public land, and provide for high quality development in Clark County, 
Nevada, and for other purposes;
  S. 2652, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or 
exchange certain land in the State of Florida, and for other purposes; 
and
  S. Con. Res. 107, expressing the sense of Congress that Federal land 
management agencies should fully support the Western Governors 
Association ``Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire 
Risks to Communities and the Environment'', as signed August 2001, to 
reduce the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources 
at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National 
Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 30, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``The Role of the Financial Institutions In Enron's 
Collapse.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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