[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2017-S2018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
business meeting on Wednesday February 5, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-124. 
The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss and vote on the 
following: Committee funding resolution, subcommittee assignments, and 
committee rules.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. KYL. 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 February 5, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on the nomination of Mr. William H. Donaldson to be a member of 
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on the state of professional 
boxing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and national resources

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate, on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 10 a.m. to consider 
pending calendar business.


                                 agenda

  On Wednesday, February 5, at 10 a.m., the Committee will hold a 
Business Meeting in Room SD-366 to consider the following items on the 
Agenda:

       Agenda Item #1: S. 111--A bill to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine 
     the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the 
     State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility 
     of its inclusion in the National Park System.
       Agenda Item #2: S. 117--A bill to authorize the Secretary 
     of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain land in the State 
     of Florida, and for other purposes.
       Agenda Item #3: S. 144--A bill to require the Secretary of 
     the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance 
     through States to eligible weed management entries to control 
     or eradicate harmful, nonnative weeds on public and private 
     land.
       Agenda Item #5: S. 210--A bill to provide for the 
     protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin in 
     New Mexico, and for other purposes.
       Agenda Item #9: S. 214--A bill to designate For Bayard 
     Historic District in the State of New Mexico as a National 
     Historic Landmark, and for other purposes.
       Agenda Item #10: S. 233--A bill to direct the Secretary of 
     the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of 
     Connecticut for potential inclusion in the National Park 
     System.
       Agenda Item #11: S. 254--A bill to revise the boundary of 
     the Kaloko-Honkohau National Historical Park in the State of 
     Hawaii, and for other purposes.

  In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are 
ready for consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, February 
5, 2003, at 2:15 p.m., to hear testimony on Revenue Proposals in the 
President's FY 2004 Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to mark up 
original bills, entitled, the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003 and 
the CARE Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at 10 a.m. to hold a committee 
business meeting.

                                 Agenda

  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:
  TREATY: Treaty Doc. 107-8, Treaty Between U.S. and Russian Federation 
on Strategic Offensive Reductions (``Moscow Treaty'')
  LEGISLATION: S.    , an original bill, the U.S. Leadership Against 
HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (tentative)
  S.    , an original resolution regarding committee funding for the 
108th Congress
  COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION MATTER: 1. Sub-commitee Membership for the 
108th Congress
  NOMINATIONS: 1. FSO Promotion List, Nicely, et al dated January 15, 
2003
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a judicial nominations 
hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, in Dirksen Room 226 at 9:30 
a.m.


                            Tentative Agenda

       Panel I: the Honorable Paul Sarbanes; the Honorable Barbara 
     Mikulski; the Honorable Byron Dorgan; the Honorable Mike 
     DeWine; the Honorable John Ensign, and the Honorable Earl 
     Pomeroy.
       Panel II: Jay S. Bybee to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge 
     for the Ninth Circuit.
       Panel III: Ralph R. Erickson to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of North Dakota; William D. Quarles, 
     Jr. to be United States District Judge for the District of 
     Maryland; Gregory L. Frost to be United States District Judge 
     for the Southern District of Ohio.

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


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Small Business Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a hearing entitled ``The Small Business 
Healthcare Crisis: Possible Solutions'' and other matters on Wednesday, 
February 5, 2003, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the subcommittee 
on Aviation of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
be

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authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on 
aviation security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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