[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 101 (Thursday, July 10, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9267-S9268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of Thomas W. O'Connell to be Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for special operations and low intensity conflict; 
and Paul M. Longsworth to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. LUGAR. 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 Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``The Accuracy of Credit Report Information and 
the Fair Credit Reporting Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. LUGAR. 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, July 10 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the reasons behind the high 
price of natural gas, its affect on the economy and to consider 
potential solutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 2 p.m., to review and make 
recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Singapore 
Free Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judicary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
July 10, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in SDG 226.
  I. Continuation of S. 1125, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution 
Act of 2003 (``The FAIR Act'') markup.
  II. Nominations: William H. Pryor, Jr., to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Eleventh Circuit; Allyson K. Duncan to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; Robert C. Brack to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Mexico; Samuel Der-
Yeghiayan to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois; Louise W. Flanagan to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of North Carolina; Lonny R. Suko to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Earl 
Leroy Yeakel III to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas; Karen P. Tandy to be Administrator of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice; 
Christopher A. Wray to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal 
Division, United States Department of Justice; Michael J. Garcia to be 
Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security; and 
Jack Landman Goldsmith III to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
Legal Counsel, United States Department of Justice.
  III. Bills: S.J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
the constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime 
victims [Kyl, Chambliss, Cornyn, Craig, DeWine, Feinstein, Graham, 
Grassley]; S. 1280, A bill to amend the Protect Act to clarify the 
liability of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children 
[Hatch, Biden]; S. Res. 140, A resolution designating the week of 
August 10, 2003, as ``National Health Center Week'' [Campbell, Biden, 
Durbin, Grassley]; S. 764, The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act 
of 2003; Proposed Free Trade Agreement with Chile; Proposed Free Trade 
Agreements with Singapore.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a Markup of the SBA Reauthorization Bill on 
Thursday, July 10, 2003, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 10, 2003, for a hearing to consider pending 
legislation regarding VA-provided benefits programs. The hearing will 
take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building at 2:30 
p.m.
  Bills Relating to Veterans' Disability Compensation Benefits: S. 257, 
the proposed ``Veterans Benefits and Pensions

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Protection Act of 2003''; S. 517, the proposed ``Francis W. Agnes 
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003''; S. 1131, the proposed 
``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003''. S. 
1133, the proposed ``Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2003''; S. 
1188, the proposed ``Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of 2003''; S. 
1213, the proposed ``Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003''; S. 
1239, the proposed ``Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act 
of 2003''; and S. 1281, the proposed ``Veterans Information and 
Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003''.
  Bills Relating to Veterans' Benefits: S. 249, to provide that 
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse; S. 938, to 
provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the 
survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 
30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of 
dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
prisoners of war who die after that date; and S. 1132, the proposed 
``Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003''.
  Bill Proposing to Amend The Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act; S. 
792, the proposed ``Servicemembers Civil Relief Act''; S. 806, the 
proposed ``Deployed Service Members Financial Security and Education 
Act of 2003''; and S. 1136, the proposed ``Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act''.
  Bills Relating to Other Matters: S. 978, the proposed ``Veterans 
Housing Fairness Act of 2003''; S. 1124, the proposed ``Veterans Burial 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2003''; S. 1199, the proposed ``Veterans 
Outreach Improvement Act of 2003''; S. 1282, to require the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to establish national cemeteries for geographically 
underserved populations of veterans; and S. 1630, to amend section 7105 
of title 38, United States Code, to clarify the requirements for 
notices of disagreement for appellate review of Department of Veterans 
Affairs activities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Subcommittee on Children and Families

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and 
Families be authorized to meet for a hearing on CSBG Reauthorization 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 10, 2003, at 3 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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