[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 72 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S6016]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


             committee on banking housing and urban affairs

  Mr. ALLARD. 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 Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 10 a.m. to conduct 
a hearing on ``Oversight of the Extended Custodial Inventory Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 10:15 a.m. on spam.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on May 20, 2004; to consider favorably reporting the 
nominations of John O. Colvin, to be Judge, U.S. Tax Court, 
renomination for a second term; Stuart A. Levey, to be Under Secretary 
of the Treasury for Enforcement and Juan C. Zarate, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing entitled ``Prescription Drug Reimportation'' during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 20, 2004, at 
10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 2382, the Native American Connectivity Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
May 20, 2004, at 10:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Building, room 226.

     I. Nominations

  Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; 
Jonathan W. Dudas to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property and Director of the United states Patent and Trademark Office

     II. Legislation

  S. 1735, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 [Hatch, 
Feinstein, Grassley, Graham, Chambliss, Cornyn, Schumer, Biden];
  S. 1933, Enhancing Federal Obscenity Reporting and Copyright 
Enforcement (ENFORCE) Act of 2003 [Hatch, Feinstein, Cornyn];
  S. 1635, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
ensure the integrity of the L-1 visa for intracompany transferees 
[Chambliss];
  S. 1129, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2003 [Feinstein, 
DeWine, Feingold, Kennedy, Leahy, Specter, Edwards, Durbin, Kohl, 
Schumer];
  S. 2013, Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of 2004 [Hatch, Leahy, 
DeWine, Kohl];
  S. Res. 362, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the 
dedication of the National World War II Memorial on May 29, 2004, in 
recognition of the duty, sacrifices, and valor of the members of the 
Armed Forces of the United States who served in World War II. [Graham 
(FL), Biden, Chambliss, Durbin, Feingold, Grassley, Hatch, Cornyn, 
DeWine, Edwards, Graham, (SC)]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, May 20, 2004 on ``FBI Oversight: Terrorism and Other Topics'' 
in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 226 immediately following 
the full committee markup scheduled for 10:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

   Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, May 20, 2004, to markup the nomination of 
Pamela M. Iovino, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
Congressional Affairs.
   The meeting will take place in S-216 in the Capitol, immediately 
following the first roll call vote of the Senate after 12 p.m.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

   Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 20, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety

   Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, May 20th at 10:30 a.m. rather than 9:30 
a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
   The meeting will be held in SD-406.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

   Mr. ALLARD. 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 
Thursday, May 20 at 2:30 p.m.
   The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 1672, to expand the Timucuan Ecological and Historic 
Preserve, Florida; S. 1789 and H.R. 1616, to authorize the exchange of 
certain lands within the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic 
Site for lands owned by the city of Atlanta, GA. and for other 
purposes; S. 1808, to provide for the preservation and restoration of 
historic buildings at historically women's public colleges or 
universities; S. 2167, to establish the Lewis and Clark National 
Historical Park in the states of Washington and Oregon, and for other 
purposes; and S. 2173, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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