[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 126 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9774]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           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, October 1, 2002, at 9:30 am on Government Role in Promoting 
the Future of Telecommunications Industry and Broadband Deployment.
  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, 
October 1, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a hearing to assess green 
school initiatives. Specifically, the Committee will evaluate 
environmental standards for schools such as school siting in relation 
to toxic waste sites and green building codes. The Committee is 
interested in evaluating activities being undertaken by the 
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Children's Environmental 
Health and the Office of Indoor Air Quality, as well as the Department 
of Energy, that address environmental and energy concerns relevant to 
school properties.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  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, October 1, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing.


                                 AGENDA

       Nominees: Mr. Gene B. Christy, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
     to Brunei Darussalam. Mr. David L. Lyon, of California, to be 
     Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently 
     and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the 
     Republic of Nauru, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, and 
     Ambassador to Tuvalu. Mr. Charles A. Ray, of Texas, to be 
     Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Mr. Grover J. Rees, of 
     Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of 
     East Timor.

  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, October 1, 2002, at 
2:30 p.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a Business Meeting to consider the following: S. 2743, a bill to 
approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian 
Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes; S. 2799, a 
bill to provide for the use an distribution of certain funds awarded to 
the Gila River, Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes; 
S. 2989, A bill to protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga 
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final 
decision is made by the Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending 
fee to trust application for that land; S. Res. 321, A resolution 
commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the American 
Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIH EC); Nomination of Phil Hogen 
to serve as Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission; and 
Nomination of Quannah Crossland Stamps to serve as Commissioner of the 
Administration for Native Americans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Narrowing the Nation's Power: The Supreme Court Sides with the 
States'' on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 in Dirksen Room 226 at 11:00 a.m.


                              WITNESS LIST

       The Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr., Judge, Ninth Circuit 
     Court of Appeals San Francisco, CA; Professor Marci Hamilton, 
     Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
concerning the Joint Inquiry into the events of September 11, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Subcommittee on immigration

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration be authorized to meet to 
conduct a hearing on ``Detention and Treatment of Haitian Asylum 
Seekers,'' on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 2:15 p.m. in SD226.


                           final witness list

       Panel I: Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, Auxiliary Bishop of 
     Miami, Florida and Chairman of the U.S. Conference of 
     Catholic Bishops Committee on Migration, Miami, FL; Marie 
     Ocean, Haitian Asylee and Former Detainee, Miami, Florida; 
     Cheryl Little, Executive Director, Florida Immigrant Advocacy 
     Center (FIAC), Miami, Florida; Stephen Johnson, Policy 
     Analyst for Latin America, Heritage Foundation, Washington, 
     D.C.; Dina Paul Parks, Executive Director, National Coalition 
     for Haitian Rights (NCHR), New York, New York.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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