[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S4726]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. 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 Wednesday, April 2, 
2003, at 2:30 p.m., in SR-253, for a hearing on human space flight.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
April 2 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing to examine issues 
relating to military encroachment.
  The meeting will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 10 a.m., to mark up original 
bills, entitled, the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2003; the Clean 
Diamond Trade Act; and the Tax Court Modernization Act. The Committee 
may also consider any or all of the following nominees: Mark Everson, 
to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Diane L. Kroupa, to be Judge of 
the United States Tax Court; Harry A. Haines, to be Judge of the United 
States Tax Court; Robert Allen Wherry, Jr., to be Judge of the United 
States Tax Court; Joseph Robert Goeke, to be Judge of the United States 
Tax Court; and, Raymond T. Wagner, Jr., to be Member of the Oversight 
Board, U.S. Department of Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Foreign Assistance Oversight

     Witnesses

  AF Panel (Senator Alexander to Chair): Mr. William A. Bellamy, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, 
Department of State, Washington, DC; The Honorable Constance Berry 
Newman, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, United States 
Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
  EUR Panel (Senator Allen to Chair): Mr. Charles P. Ries, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs, 
Department of State, Washington, DC; The Honorable Kent R. Hill, 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Europe and Eurasian Affairs, United 
States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
  WHA Panel (Senator Coleman to Chair): Mr. J. Curtis Struble, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, 
Department of State, Washington, DC; The Honorable Adolfo A. Franco, 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, 
United States Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 2, 
2003 at 10:00 a.m. to consider the nominations of the Clay Johnson, III 
to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget 
and Albert Casey and James C. Miller, III to be Governors for the 
United States Postal Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 
2, 2003.
  The following agenda will be considered: S.    Genetics Information 
Nondiscrimination Act of 2003; S.    Smallpox Emergency Personnel 
Protection Act of 2003; S.    The Improved Vaccine Affordability and 
Availability Act; S.    Caring for Children Act of 2003; S. 231, the 
ADAM Act.
  Any nominees that have been cleared for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct a 
hearing on S. 556, a bill to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on communications

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on 
Communications, be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at 
9:30 a.m., in SR-253, for a hearing on Universal Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. INHOFE. 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 Wednesday, April 
2, 2003, at 10 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on the 
Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management and Office of 
Legacy Management in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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