[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 17, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11705-S11706]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 10 a.m. on digital media--consumer 
privacy technology mandates.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on the nominations of 
Gwendolyn Brown to be Chief Financial Officer of NASA, Karan Bhatia to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, and Charles Snelling to be 
a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington 
Airports Authority.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BURNS. 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 Wednesday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m. to 
consider pending calendar business:
  Agenda Item 1: The nomination of Suedeen Kelly to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  Agenda Item 2: Nomination of Rick Dearborn to be Assistant Secretary 
for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of 
Energy.
  Agenda Item 3: S.J. Res. 16--Joint resolution to approve the 
``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of 
Micronesia'', and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands'', and otherwise to amend Public 
Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 
99-239 for fiscal year ending on or before September 30, 2023, and for 
other purposes.
  In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are 
ready for consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 10 a.m., to consider a 
Chairman's Mark entitled, Extension of Highway Trust Fund Provisions, 
and S. 1548, Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Act of 2003 (VEETC) 
(as modified by the Chairman's Mark); and, a Chairman's Mark entitled, 
National Employee Saving and Trust Equity Guarantee Act; and H.R. 743, 
The Social Security Program Protection Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 17, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on U.S. Energy Security: West Africa & Latin America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 
17, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing titled ``U.S. Postal Service: 
What Can Be Done to Ensure Its Future Viability?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 17, 
2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct a hearing on S. 420, a bill to provide for the 
acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other 
purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office 
building room 226 on ``Judicial Nominations.''

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: David W. McKeague to United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Panel III: Margaret Catharine Rogers to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Florida, Roger W. Titus to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maryland; George W. Miller to 
be Judge for the United States Court of Federal Claims.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, September 17, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office 
building room 226 on ``Combating Gang Violence in America: Examining 
Effective Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Strategies.''

     Witness List:

  Panel I: The Honorable Patrick Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, 
Northern District of Illinois, Chicago, IL; The Honorable Debra W. 
Yang, United States Attorney, Central District of California, Los 
Angeles, CA; The Honorable Christopher J. Christie, United States 
Attorney, District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ; Special Agent Grant 
Ashley, Assistant Director, FBI, Criminal Investigative Division, 
Washington, DC.
  Panel II: The Honorable Robert P. McCulloch, President, National 
District Attorney Association, Alexandria, VA; Mr. Wes McBride, 
President, California Gang Investigators Association, Huntington Beach, 
CA; The Honorable Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., District Attorney, District of 
New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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