[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11137-S11138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     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 Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 1 p.m. to hold a Members' 
Briefing.

                                 Agenda

     Briefers:

  The Honorable Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian 
Affairs, Department of State.
  The Hon. John S. Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation, 
Department of State.
  Representative from the Central Intelligence Agency to 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 Thursday, November 14, 2002 at 2:30 to hold a nomination 
hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominee:

  Mrs. Mary Carlin Yates, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Ghana.
  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 markup on Thursday, 
November 14, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                            Tentative Agenda

     I. Nomination:

  Dennis Shedd to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Michael McConnell to be a U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit.
  To be a U.S. Attorney: Kevin J. O'Connor for the District of 
Connecticut.

     II. Bills:

  S. 2480, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2002 [Leahy/Hatch/
Thurmond/Grassley McConnell/Feinstein/DeWine/Kyl/Sessions/Brownback/
Edwards/Cantwell].
  S. 1655, Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act of 2001 [Biden/Kennedy/
Kohl/Feinstein/Feingold/Schumer/Durbin/Cantwell].

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  S. 2934, To Amend the charter of the American Legion [Johnson].
  H.R. 3988, To Amend the charter of the American Legion [Gekas].
  S. 2541, Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002 [Feinstein/
Kyl/Sessions/Grassley].
  H.R. 3180, To consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-
Vermont Interstate School Compact [Bass].
  S. 2520, Prosecutorial Remedies and Tools Against the Exploitation of 
Children Today Act of 2002 [Hatch/Leahy/Sessions/Brownback/Edwards/
DeWine/Grassley.
  S. 3114, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2002 [Leahy/
Collins].
  S. Con. Res. 94, A Sense of Congress that a National Importance of 
Health Coverage Month should be established [Wyden/Hatch/Grassley].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on technology, terrorism and government information

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government 
Information be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``America 
Still Unprepared--America Still in Danger'' on Thursday, November 14, 
2002, at 2 p.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Senator Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chair, Independent Terrorism Task Force 
Washington, DC.
  Stephen E. Flynn, Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Senior 
Fellow, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New 
York, NY.
  Philip A. Odeen, Member, Independent Terrorism Task Force, Chairman, 
TRW Inc., Arlington, VA.
  Col. Randy Larsen, Ret., Director, ANSER Institute for Homeland 
Security, Arlington, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER, Without objection, it is so ordered.

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