[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S2714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed 
session, to receive testimony on the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2004 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. HATCH. 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 Tuesday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m. to consider 
the President's proposed FY 2004 budget for the Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. HATCH. 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 Tuesday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m. to receive 
testimony regarding natural gas supply and prices.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
on The State of the World Report on Hunger.

                                 AGENDA

     Witnesses:

  Panel 1: Mr. James T. Morris, Executive Director, The World Food 
Program, United Nations, Rome, Italy; and The Honorable Andrew S. 
Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, 
Department of State, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: Ms. Ellen S. Levinson, Government Relations Director, 
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, Washington, DC; Mr. Ken Hackett, 
Executive Director, Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, MD; and Dr. 
Joachim Von Braun, Director General, The International Food Policy 
Research Institute, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, 
at 9:30 a.m., in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 344, a bill expressing the policy of the United 
States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians 
and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of 
the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, for a joint hearing with the 
House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans.
  The hearing will take place in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, February 25, 
2003, at 9:30 a.m. on FAA reauthorization-airport financing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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