[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3045-S3046]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the Atomic Energy Defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, in review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 
2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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, March 23, 2004, at 10:00 
a.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Review of Current Investigations and 
Regulatory Actions Regarding the Mutual Fund Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 10 a.m., on Passenger and Freight 
Rail Safety.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 23rd at 2:00 p.m. to conduct an oversight hearing to 
examine the ``United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea''.
  The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 23, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on U.S. & Mexico: Immigration Policy and the Bilateral Relationship.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
March 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. for a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Government Reform, titled ``The Postal Service in Crisis: 
A Joint Senate-House

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Hearing on Principles for Meaningful Reform.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 10 a.m. on ``A Proposed Constitutional 
Amendment to Preserve Traditional Marriage'' in the Russell Senate 
Office Building Room 325.
  Panel I: The Honorable Wayne Allard, U.S. Senator, R-CO, The 
Honorable Barney Frank, U.S. Representative, D-MA, The Honorable John 
Lewis, U.S. Representative, D-GA.
  Panel II: Ms. Phyllis G. Bossin, Phyllis G. Bossin Co., L.P.A., 
Chair, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Cincinnati, OH, 
Professor Teresa Stanton Collett, Professor of Law, St. Thomas 
University School of Law, Minneapolis, MN, Reverent Richard Richardson, 
Assistant Pastor, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 
Director of Political Affairs, The Black Ministerial Alliance of 
Greater Boston, President/CEO, Children's Services of Roxbury, Boston, 
MA, Professor Katherine S. Spaht, Jules F. and Frances L. Landry 
Professor, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Baton 
Rouge, LA, Professor Cass R. Sunstein, Karl N. Llewellyn Distinguished 
Service Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Chicago Law School, 
Chicago, IL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. on ``Counterfeiting and Theft 
of Tangible Intellectual Property: Challenges and Solutions'' in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Jon W. Dudas, Acting Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the Patent and 
Trademark Office, Washington, DC, The Honorable Christopher Wray, 
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, United States Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC, Mr. James Mendenhall, Assistant United 
States Trade Representative for Intellectual Property, Office of the 
United States Trade Representative, Washington, DC, The Honorable Earl 
Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business 
Affairs, United States Department of State, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Mr. Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, United States 
Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Richard K. Willard, Senior Vice President, 
Legal and General Counsel, The Gillette Company, Boston, MA, Mr. Brad 
Buckles, Executive Vice President for Anti-Piracy, Recording Industry 
Association of America, Washington, DC, Ms. Vanessa Price, Intellectual 
Property Specialist, Burton Snowboards, Burlington, VT.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 23, 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. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, March 23, 2004 from 
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATIONS

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Communications be authorized to Meet Tuesday, March 23, 
2004, at 2:30 p.m., on Spyware.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony 
on Department of Defense financial management in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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