[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 98 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S8267]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 15, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to receive a 
briefing regarding ICRC reports on U.S. military detainee operations in 
Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. 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, July 15, 2004, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``Regulation of the Hedge Fund Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. 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, July 15, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of Mr. Stuart Levey, of Maryland, 
to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement; Mr. Juan Carlos 
Zarate, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for 
Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes; and Ms. Carin M. Barth, of 
Texas, to be the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
North Korea.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 1 p.m., to hold a hearing on the 
Gulf of Guinea and U.S. Strategic Energy Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 3 p.m., to hold a Members 
Briefing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 9 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``Money Laundering and Foreign Corruption: Enforcement 
and Effectiveness of the Patriot Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select committee on intelligence

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 15, 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. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, July 15, 2004, from 
2 p.m.-5 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 subcommittee on children and families

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and 
Families, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Pell Grants for Kids: 
It Worked for Colleges, Why Not K-12? during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on Communications

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Communications be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 
15, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Implementation of Nielsen Local People Meter 
TV Rating System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. DeWINE. 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, July 15, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearings is to receive testimony on S. 1852, to 
provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin 
Franklin National Memorial in Philadelphia, PA, and the development of 
an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of 
Benjamin Franklin; S. 2142, to authorize appropriations for the New 
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes; S. 2181, 
to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
Colorado; S. 2374, to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the 
United States and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area, OK, and for other purposes; S. 2397 and H.R. 3706, to 
adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site, and for 
other purposes; S. 2432, to expand the boundaries of Wilson's Creek 
Battlefield National Park, and for other purposes; S. 2567, to adjust 
the boundary of Redwood National Park in the State of California; and 
H.R. 1113, to authorize an exchange of land at Fort Frederica National 
Monument, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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