[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 18, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5622]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LOTT. 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, May 18, 2004, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing on ``Oversight of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Energy, and Natural Resources

  Mr. LOTT. 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, May 18th, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to evaluate implications of a recent 
change in reporting of small business contracts by the Department of 
Energy. This change has the effect of increasing the number of small 
business contracts issued directly by the Department and decreasing the 
number of contracts issued by the Department's Management and operating 
contractors.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
``Iraq's Transition--The Way Ahead.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 2 p.m., to hold a Nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
May 18, 2004, at 10 a.m., on ``Animal Rights: Activism vs. 
Criminality'' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.
  Panel I: McGregor W. Scott, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of 
California, Sacramento, CA; and John E. Lewis, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: William Green, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, 
Chiron Corporation, Emeryville, CA; Jonathan Blum, Senior Vice 
President, Government Affairs, Yum! Brands Inc., Louisville, KY; and 
Dr. Stuart Zola, Director, Yerkes Primate Center, Emory University, 
Atlanta, GA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, May 18, 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 aviation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Aviation be 
authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 18, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., on FAA 
Oversight.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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