[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 36 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3336]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

   Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Spectrum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

   Mr. FRIST. 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 Thursday, March 6, at 10 a.m., to receive 
testimony on energy use in the transportation sector.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
``An Agreed Framework for Dialogue'' with North Korea.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive 
Defense Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; Dr. Arnold Kanter, 
Principal, The Scowcroft Group, Washington, DC; and Mr. Robert J. 
Einhorn, Senior Advisor, International Security Program, CSIS, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Timothy M. Tymkovich to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit; J. Daniel Breen to be US District Judge for the Western 
District of Tennessee; Thomas A. Varlan to be US District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Tennessee; William H. Steele to be US District 
Judge for the Southern District of Alabama; and Humberto S. Garcia to 
be US Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.

     II. Committee Business

  Committee Rules Subcommittee Organization

     III. Bills

  S. 253, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt 
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns. [Campbell/Leahy/Hatch/
Grassley/DeWine/Kyl/Sessions/Craig/Cornyn/Graham/Feinstein/Schumer/
Edwards].
  S. 113, A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition 
of ``foreign power'' under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 relating to international terrorism.[Kyl/Hatch/DeWine/Schumer/
Chambliss].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2003, for a joint hearing with the House 
of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentation of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans 
Association, the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
  The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. With objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on employment, safety, and training

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``The 
Workforce Investment Act: The Administration's Approach to 
Reauthorization'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 
6, 2003, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of Columbia be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``Evaluating Human Capital at the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration'' to examine the status of NASA's workforce 
and consider proposed personnel flexibilities to assist the agency in 
achieving this mission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Armed Services 
Committee be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 2 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Department of Defense Installation and Environmental 
Programs, in review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal 
year 2004.
  Witnesses: Honorable Hansford T. Johnson, Acting Secretary of the 
Navy; Mr. Raymond F. DuBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
(Installations and Environment); Honorable Mario P. Fiori, Assistant 
Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment); and Honorable 
Nelson F. Gibbs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, 
Environment, and Logistics).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 6, at 2:30 p.m., to receive testimony on S. 212, a bill 
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the High 
Plains States in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, 
modeling, and monitoring program for the High Plains aquifer and for 
other purposes; and S. 220 and H.R. 397, bills to reinstate and extend 
the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric 
project in the State of Illinois.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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