[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2456]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 9, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed session to 
receive testimony on current and future worldwide threats to the 
national security of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           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 
Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., on pending Committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAPO. 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, March 9, 2004, at 10 a.m., in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony regarding water 
supply issues in the arid west.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, March 
9, 2004, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``The Administration's International Trade Agenda.''
  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 Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a Members 
Briefing on Iraq Post Conflict Reconstruction.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 9, 
2004, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Postal Reform: Sustaining the 9 
Million Jobs in the $900 Billion Mailing Industry (Day One).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on health, Education, Labor, and Pension

  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 A Year Round College Calendar: Advantages and Impediments 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. 
in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, for a hearing on S. 1509, the ``Eric 
and Brian Simon Act of 2003'', to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to provide a gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who 
contract HIV or AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a 
service-connected disability, and for other purposes.
  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.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 9, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, March 9, 2004 from 10 
a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: H.R. 1446 and S. 1306, to support the efforts of the California 
Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and 
mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the 
artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 1521, to provide for additional lands to be included within the 
boundary of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of 
Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on readiness and management

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 9, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
military readiness programs in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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