[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 104 (Tuesday, July 15, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9430-S9431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]







                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET





               committee on energy and natural resources



  Mr. STEVENS. 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 Tuesday, July 15, at 2:30 p.m. to receive 

testimony regarding the compact of free association with the Federated 

States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objeftion, it is so ordered.





                          committee on finance



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 

Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to receive testimony on An 

Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and Its Effect on the International 

Competitiveness of U.S.-Owned Foreign Operations.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





                     committee on foreign relations



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Commission on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 

session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at 10:00 a.m., to hold 

a hearing on Successes and Challenges for U.S. Policy to Haiti.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





                   committee on governmental affairs



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Commission on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 

July 15, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Nowhere to Turn: 

Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health 

Services for Their Children?, Part One: Families and Advocates.''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





           committee on health, education, labor and pensions



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Commission on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services be authorized to meet for a 

hearing on Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 

Services Administration during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 

July 15, 2003, at 10:00 a.m.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





                     committee on veterans affairs



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 

of the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, for a hearing to receive a 

report by Ronald F. Conley, the National Commander of the American 

Legion. The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate 

Office Building at 2:30 p.m.

  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





            subcommittee on immigration and border security



  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 

Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 

Security be authorized to meet to conduct a joint hearing on ``Visa 

Issuance, Information Sharing and Enforcement in a Post-9/11 

Environment: Are We Ready Yet?'' on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 2:30 

p.m. in SD226.



       Panel I: Mr. Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs 

     Division, General Accounting Office, Burke, Virginia.

       Panel II: Ms. Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

     Visa Service, Department of State, Carbondale, Illinois; Mr. 

     Michael T. Dougherty, Director of Operations, Bureau of 

     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 

     Security, McLean, Virginia; Mr. Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant 

     Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 

     Department of Homeland Security, Ashburn, Virginia.



  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.





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