[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 29, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13530-S13531]
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. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. on future of NASA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Challenges for U.S. Policy Toward Colombia: Is Plan Colombia Working?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Is Intellectual Diversity an Endangered Species on America's 
College Campuses? during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
October 29, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
October 29, 2003. The following agenda will be considered:

                                 Agenda

  S.   , Head Start Improvement and School Readiness Act.
  S.   , The Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act of 2003.
  S.   , Pension Stability Act.
  S.   , Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act of 
2003.
  S. 423, Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational 
Activities Act.
  S. 1172, Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act.
  Nominations: Robert Lerner, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of 
Education Statistics; Leslie Silverman, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Stuart J. Ishimaru, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission; and any other nominees that have been cleared 
for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, 
at 10 a.m., in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to 
conduct a business meeting to consider pending committee business; to 
be followed immediately by a hearing on S. 1770, the ``Indian Money 
Account Claims Satisfaction Act of 2003.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 10 a.m., on ``BCS or Bust: Competitive 
and Economic Effects of the Bowl Championship Series On and Off the 
Field,'' in

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the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.
  Witness List: LaVell Edwards, Former Head Football Coach, Brigham 
Young University, Provo, UT; Harvey Perlman, Chancellor, University of 
Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; Dr. Scott S. Cowen, President, Tulane 
University, New Orleans, LA; Dr. Myles Brand, President, National 
Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, IN; and Keith Tribble, 
Chief Executive Officer, Orange Bowl Committee, Miami, FL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 2 p.m., on ``Nominations,'' in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: James B. Comey to be Deputy Attorney General.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology and space

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, October 29, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. concerning the International 
Space Station.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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