[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1528-S1529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing on the ``Proposals for Improving the 
Regulatory Regime of the Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Voice-Over-
Internet-Protocol (VOIP).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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, February 24, 2004, at 10 a.m. to 
receive testimony concerning the reliability of the Nation's 
electricity grid. Specifically, the recommendations in the February 
10th North American Reliability Council Report Regarding the August 
14th blackout will be reviewed and implementation of the proposed 
solutions will be discussed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on The Middle East: Rethinking the Road Map.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
February 24, 2004, at 10 p.m. for a hearing titled ``Preserving a 
Strong United States Postal Service: Workforce Issues.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2004, for a joint hearing with 
the House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear 
the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans.
  The hearing will take place in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building at 2:00 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, February 24, 
2004 from 10:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing.

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


        committee on terrorism, technology and homeland security

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Virtual Threat, Real Terror: Cyberterrorism in the 21st Century'' on 
Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Mr. John Malcolm, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ, 
Washington, DC; Mr. Keith Lourdeau, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI, 
Washington, DC; and Mr. Amit Yoran, director of the National 
Cybersecurity Division, DHS, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Mr. Dan Verton, Author, Burke, VA; Mr. Howard Schmidt, 
Chief Information Security Officer, EBay, San Jose, CA; and Mr. Michael 
Vatis, Executive Director, Task Force on National Security in the 
Information Age, New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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