[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 45 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S4221]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to conduct a hearing 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 20, 2003. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to consider the nomination of Vernon 
Bernard Parker to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ENZI. 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 20, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the Atomic Energy Defense Activities of the 
Department of Energy, 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. ENZI. 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 20, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Issues Relating to HUD's Proposed Rule on the Real Estate 
Settlement Procedures Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ENZI. 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 20, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Safer Embassies in Unsafe Places.
Witnesses
  Mr. Jess Ford, Director, International Affairs & Trade, U.S. General 
Accounting Office, Washington, DC.
  Major General Charles E. Williams (Ret.), Director, Overseas 
Buildings Operations, Department of State, Washington, DC.
  The Honorable Francis X. Taylor, Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic 
Security, Department of State, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 20, 
2003 at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Cargo Containers: The Next 
Terrorist Target?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 20, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                             I. Nominations

  Priscilla Richmond Owen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit; Cormac J. Carney to be U.S. District Judge for the Central 
District of California; James V. Selna to be U.S. District Judge for 
the Central District of California; Philip P. Simon to be U.S. District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana; Theresa Lazar Springmann to 
be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana; Mary Ellen 
Coster Williams to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims; Victor J. 
Wolski to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims; Ricardo H. Hinojosa 
to be U.S. Sentencing Commissioner; Michael E. Horowitz to be U.S. 
Sentencing Commissioner; Gregory A. White to be U.S. Attorney for the 
Northern District of Ohio; Thomas Dyson Hurlburt, Jr. to be U.S. 
Marshal for the Middle District of Florida; Christina Pharo to be U.S. 
Marshal for the Southern District of Florida; Dennise Arthur Williamson 
to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Florida; Richard Zenos 
Winget to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Nevada.

                         II. Committee Business


               Committee Rules Subcommittee Organization

                               III. Bills

  S. 330: A bill to further the protection and recognition of veterans' 
memorials and for other purposes [Campbell].
  S. Res. 48: A resolution designating April 2003 as ``Financial 
Literacy for Youth Month'' [Akaka].
  S. Res. 52: A resolution recognizing the social problem of child 
abuse and neglect, and supporting efforts to enhance public awareness 
of the problem [Campbell].
  S. Res. 58: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 
President should designate the week beginning June 1, 2003, as 
``National Citizen Soldier Week'' [Allen].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. ENZI. 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 20, 2003, for a joint hearing with the House 
of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentations of AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, the 
Vietnam Veterans of America, the Military Officers Association of 
America, and the National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
Affairs.
  The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, March 20, 2003 from 
10:30 a.m. to 1;00 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, March 20 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on legislative proposals amending the Clean Air Act regarding 
fuel additives and renewable fuels.
  The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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