[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12984]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in closed 
session to receive a classified operations/intelligence briefing 
regarding ongoing military operations and areas of key concern around 
the world.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Tax 
Shelters: Who's Buying, Who's Selling, and What's the Government Doing 
About It?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at the 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, October 21, 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 the judiciary

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 10 a.m., on ``Protecting Our National 
Security From Terrorist Attacks: a Review of Criminal Terrorism 
Investigations and Prosecutions,'' in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Room 226.

     Witness List:

  Panel I: The Honorable Christopher Wray, Chief of the Criminal 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC; The Honorable 
Patrick Fitzgerald, United States Attorney, Northern District of 
Illinois, Chicago, IL; and The Honorable Paul McNulty United States 
Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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