[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7493-S7494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 24, 2004, at 10 a.m., in open session to consider 
the nomination of General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, for reappointment 
to the grade of general and to be Commander, Multi-National Force--
Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 24, 2004, at 3 p.m., in closed session to receive a 
briefing regarding ICRC reports on U.S. Military Detainee Operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing on Venezuela.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act: Education for the 21st Century 
Workforce'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 24, 
2004, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized

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to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Building Room 226.

                            Tentative Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Claude A. Allen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit and 
Michael H. Watson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District 
of Ohio

     II. Legislation

  S. 1735, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 [Hatch, 
Feinstein, Grassley, Graham, Chambliss, Cornyn, Schumer, Biden];
  S. 1635, L-1 Visa, Intracompany Transferee, Reform Act of 2003 
[Chambliss];
  S.J. Res. 4, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States Act of 2003 [Hatch, Feinstein, Craig, 
Sessions, DeWine, Grassley, Graham, Cornyn, Chambliss, Specter, Kyl];
  S. 1700, Advancing Justice through DNA Technology Act of 2003 [Hatch, 
Biden, Specter, Leahy, DeWine, Feinstein, Kennedy, Schumer, Durbin, 
Kohl, Edwards]; and
  S. 2396, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2004 [Hatch, Leahy, 
Chambliss, Durbin, Schumer]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 24, 
2004, at 9:30 a.m., on Security Screening Options for Airports.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on forestry, conservation, and rural revitalization

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization of the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 
24, 2004. The purpose of this meeting will be to review the 
implementation of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. STEVENS. 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, June 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing is to 
receive testimony on S. 2543, to establish a program and criteria for 
national heritage areas in the United States, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology and space

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on H.R. 2608--National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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