[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4538-S4539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. WARNER. 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 27, 2003, at 10 a.m., in open and possibly 
closed session to receive testimony on the future of The North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization, (NATO).

     Witnesses

  Honorable Marc I. Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs; Honorable Douglas J. Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science, 
Technology, and Space, be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 27, 
2003, at 9:30 a.m., in SR-253, for a hearing on Cloning: A Risk to 
Women?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. WARNER. 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 27 at 9:30 a.m. to receive 
testimony regarding to receive testimony on various electricity 
proposals including, but not limited to, S. 475, the Electric 
Transmission and Reliability Enhancement Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WARNER. 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 27, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
NATO Enlargement: Qualifications and Contributions.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: Ms. Heather A. Conley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State 
European & Eurasian Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC; Ms. 
Janet L. Bogue, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State European & Eurasian 
Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC; Mr. Ian Brzezinski, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary European & NATO Affairs, Department of 
Defense, Washington, DC; and Mr. Robert A. Bradtke, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary European & Eurasian Affairs, Department of State, Washington, 
DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objections, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on AIDS Crisis in Africa: Health Care Transmission during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-
430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 27, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.
  I. Nominations: Priscilla Richmond Owen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit; 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; McGregor Scott 
to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California.
  II. Bills: S. 274 Class Action Fairness Act of 2003.
  II. Committee Business: Discussion of Rule IV.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Thursday, March 27, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in 
Dirksen Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Paul Sarbanes, United States Senator [D-MD]; 
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski, United States Senator [D-MD]; The 
Honorable Jeff Bingaman, United States Senator [D-NM]; The Honorable 
John Breaux, United States Senator [D-LA]; The Honorable Mary Landrieu, 
United States Senator [D-LA]; The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, 
United States Senator [R-TX]; The Honorable John Cornyn, United States 
Senator [R-TX]; The Honorable Blanche Lincoln, United States Senator 
[D-AR]; The Honorable

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Mark Pryor, United States Senator [D-AR]; The Honorable George Allen, 
United States Senator [R-VA]; The Honorable Billy Tauzin, United States 
Representative [R-LA-3rd District].
  Panel II: Edward C. Prado to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fifth Circuit.
  Panel III: Richard D. Bennett to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Maryland; Dee D. Drell to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; J. Leon Holmes to be 
United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of 
Arkansas; Susan G. Braden to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims; 
Charles F. Lettow to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 
27, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
compensation for disabled military retirees, in review of the Defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 
27, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in closed session to receive testimony on 
intelligence support to warfighters, in review of the Defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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