[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on ballistic missile defense in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. NICKLES. 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 March 18, 2003, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``Proposals To Regulate Illegal Internet 
Gambling.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a 
hearing on ``Diplomacy and the War on Terrorism.''

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Marc Grossman, Undersecretary for Political 
Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC, and The Honorable Grant 
Green, Undersecretary for Management, Department of State, Washington, 
DC.
  Panel 2: The Honorable J. Cofer Black, Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, Department of State, Washington, DC; Mr. Jon Pistole, 
Deputy Assistance Director of the Counter Intelligence Unit, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Washington, DC; and Juan C. Zarate, Esq., 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Executive Office for Terrorist Financing 
and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 4 p.m., to hold a hearing 
on the current hostage situation in Colombia.
  Briefer: The Honorable Marc Grossman, Undersecretary for Political 
Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate for a hearing entitled ``Small 
Business Continue to Lose Federal Jobs by the Bundle'' and other 
matters on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in room 
428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 18, at 11 a.m. to conduct a hearing on the proposed 2004 
Fish and Wildlife Service budget. The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.

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