[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9058-S9059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      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 Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 2:15 p.m., in closed session, to 
receive a classified briefing on the situation in Africa, with a focus 
on Liberia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., on the nomination of Nicole Nason, 
DOT, and Pamela Harbour, FTC, and immediately following a hearing on 
``Radio Ownership'' in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, July 8, 
2003, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on An Examination of U.S. Tax 
Policy and Its Effect on the Domestic and International Competitiveness 
of U.S.-Based Operation.
  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 hearing on 
``Executive Nominations'' on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Michael J. Garcia to be Assistant Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security; and Jack Landman Goldsmith III to be 
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of 
Justice.

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  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 Tuesday, July 8, at 9:30 a.m., to examine 
agricultural sequestration of carbon.
  The hearing will take place in SD 406 (Hearing Room).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to conduct oversight of the maintenance 
backlog, land acquisition backlog, and deficit in personnel within the 
National Park System, including the impact of new park unit 
designations on resolving each of these concerns.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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