[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4646-S4647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Tuesday, April 
1 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to consider the nominations of: 
Ricky Dale James to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission; 
Rear Admiral Nicholas A. Prahl, NOAA, to be a Member of the Mississippi 
River Commission; and from Richard W. Moore, nominated to be Inspector 
General of the Tennessee Valley Authority; and other pending 
nominations.
  The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, April 
1, 2003, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on Taxpayer Alert: Choosing a 
Paid Preparer and the Pitfalls of Charitable Car Donations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, April 
1, 2003, at 12 p.m., to hear testimony on the Nominations of Mark Van 
Dyke Holmes, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Diane L. 
Kroupa, to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; Robert Allen 
Wherry, Jr., to be Judge of the United States Tax Court; and Harry A. 
Haines to be Judge of the U.S. Tax Court.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
NATO.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: ``A View From Brussels.'' The Honorable Nicholas R. Burns, 
U.S. Permanent Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
Brussels, Belgium.
  9:45: Business Meeting to ratify the Joint Convention on the Safety 
of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste 
Management.
  Panel 2: ``New Members & A Changing Alliance.'' Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, 
Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund, Washington, DC;
  Mr. Bruce Jackson, President, Project on Transitional Democracies, 
Washington, DC.
  Full committee open: Senator Lugar will preside, March 31, 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 9:45 a.m., to hold a business 
meeting to ratify the ``Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel 
Management'' and on the ``Safety of Radioactive Waste Management,'' T. 
Doc. 106-48.
  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda item:
  Treaty: Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management, and 
on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, T. Doc. 106-48.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a judicial 
nominations hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Bob Graham;
  The Honorable Bill Nelson;
  The Honorable Mary Landrieu;
  The Honorable Bill Frist.
  Panel II: Carolyn B. Kuhl, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit.
  Panel III: Cecilia M. Altonaga, to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida;
  Patricia Head Minaldi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western 
District of Louisiana.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Intelligence Matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. CRAIG. 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 
Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., in open session to continue to 
receive testimony on the impacts of environmental laws on readiness and 
the related administration legislative proposal in review of the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
1, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Navy and 
Marine Corps development priorities, procurement priorities, and Navy 
shipbuilding programs, in review of the defense authorization request 
for fiscal year 2004 and the future years defense program.

     Witnesses

  Panel I: Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; 
General Michael W. Hagee, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
  Panel II: The Honorable John J. Young, Jr., Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition; Vice Admiral 
Michael G.

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Mullen, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Resources, 
Requirements, and Assessments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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