[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7345-S7346]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
June 23, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider 
legislation and committee resolutions.
  The meeting will take place in SD-406 (Hearing room).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on June 23, 2004, to review and make recommendations on 
proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Australian Free Trade 
Agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 3 p.m., to hold a briefing on 
Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committtee on governmental affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 
2004, at 11:30 a.m., to consider the

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nomination of David M. Stone to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, Transportation Security Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 
10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on pending committee matters, to be followed 
immediately by an oversight hearing on Indian Tribal Detention 
Facilities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 10 a.m. on ``The Law of Biologic Medicine'' 
in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Dr. Lester Crawford, Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration, Rockville, MD; and Mr. Daniel Troy, Associate General 
Counsel, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD.
  Panel II: Mr. David Beier, Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory 
Affairs, Amgen, Washington, DC; Mr. William B. Schultz, Zuckerman 
Spaeder LLP, Washington, DC; Carole Ben-Maimon, M.D., President and 
Chief Operating Officer, Barr Laboratories, Bala Cynwyd, PA; and 
William Hancock, M.D., Bradstreet Chair of Bioanalytical Chemistry, 
Northeastern University, Boston, MA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on competition, foreign commerce, and infrastructure

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 2 p.m. on Peer-to-
Peer (P2P).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on financial management, the budget, and international 
                                security

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Government Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Management, the 
Budget, and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
June 23, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, ``International 
Smuggling Networks: Weapons of Mass Destruction Counterproliferation 
Initiatives.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 23, at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing 
is to review the grazing programs of the Bureau of Land Management and 
the Forest Service, including permit renewals recent and proposed 
changes to grazing regulations and related issues. The hearing will 
also examine the Wild Horse and Burro Program, as it relates to 
grazing, and the administration's proposal for sage-grouse habitat 
conservation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness of the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 23, 2004. 
The purpose of this meeting will be to examine proposed legislation 
permitting the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
register Canadian pesticides. Agenda: S. 1406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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