[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 21, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8566-S8568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 21, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider the 
following nominations:
  1. Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating, USN, for appointment to the grade 
of Admiral and to be Commander, United States Northern Command/
Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command;
  2. Lieutenant General Bantz J. Craddock, USA, for appointment to the 
grade of General and to be Commander, United States Southern Command;
  3. Peter Cyril Wyche Flory to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
International Security Policy; and
  4. Valerie Lynn Baldwin to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Financial Management and Comptroller.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and

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Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 10 a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing 
on ``Regulation N.M.S. and Developments in Market Structure.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, July 
21, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Bridging the Tax Gap.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
``The Multilateral Development Banks.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 21, 
2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a business meeting to consider pending 
committee business.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation

  1. S. 1230, a bill to provide for additional responsibilities for the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
relating to geospatial information.
  2. S. 2347, a bill to amend the District of Columbia Access Act of 
1999 to permanently authorize the public school and private school 
tuition assistance programs established under the Act.
  3. S. 2409, a bill to provide for continued health benefits coverage 
for certain federal employees.
  4. S. 2628, a bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States 
Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from 
prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure 
policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and 
agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain 
authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes.
  5. S. 2536, the Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties 
Protection Act of 2004.
  6. S. 2635, a bill to establish an intergovernmental grant program to 
identify and develop homeland security information, equipment, 
capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland 
security needs of Federal, State, and local governments.
  7. S. 2657, a bill to amend part III of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide for the establishment of programs under which supplemental 
dental and vision benefits are made available to Federal employees, 
retirees, and their dependents, to expand the contracting authority of 
the Office of Personnel Management, and for other purposes.
  8. S. 2639, a bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.
  9. S. 2275, the High Risk Nonprofit Security Enhancement Act of 2004.
  10. S. 593, Reservists Pay Security Act of 2003.
  11. H.R. 3797, the 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization 
Act.

     Post Office Naming Bills

  1. S. 2501/H.R. 4427, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 73 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk, New 
York, as the ``Perry B. Duryea, Jr. Post Office''.
  2. S. 2640, a bill to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, 
as the ``Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building'' and to 
authorize the installation of a plaque at such site, and for other 
purposes.
  3. H.R. 3340, an act to redesignate the facilities of the United 
States Postal Service located at 7715 and 7748 S. Cottage Grove Avenue 
in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``James E. Worsham Post Office'' and the 
``James E. Worsham Carrier Annex Building'', respectively, and for 
other purposes.
  4. H.R. 4222, an act to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 550 Nebraska Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, 
as the ``Newell George Post Office Building''.
  5. H.R. 4327, an act to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 7450 Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis, 
Missouri, as the ``Vitilas `Veto' Reid Post Office Building''.
  6. H.R. 4380, an act to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 4737 Mile Stretch Drive in Holiday, Florida, 
as the ``Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building''.

     Nominations

  1. Neil McPhine to be Chairman, Merit Systems Protection Board.
  2. Barbara J. Sapin to be a Member, Merit Systems Protection Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pension

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
21, 2004.

                                 Agenda

  S. __, Reauthorization of Vocational Education Act.
  S. 2158, Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003.
  S. 2283, State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act of 2004.
  S. 2493, Drug Importation.
  H.R. 3908, to provide for the conveyance of the real property located 
at 1081 West Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio.
  S. Res. 389--A Sense of the Senate that physicians inform prostate 
cancer patients of the benefits and limitations of prostate cancer 
screening and treatment options.
  S. Con. Res. 119--a resolution declaring the week of September 19, 
2004, as Yellow Ribbon Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week dedicated 
to raising awareness about suicide and suicide prevention programs.

     Presidential Nominations

  To be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for 
Education Sciences: Jonathan Baron, of Maryland; Elizabeth Bryan, of 
Texas; James R. Davis, of Mississippi; Frank H. Handy, of Florida; Eric 
Hanushek, of California; Caroline Hoxby, of Massachusetts; Roberto 
Lopez, of Texas; Richard Milgram, of New Mexico; Sally Shaywitz, of 
Connecticut; Joseph Torgesen, of Florida; and Herbert Walberg, of 
Illinois.
  To be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities: Herman 
Belz, of Maryland; Craig Haffner, of California; James Hunter, of 
Virginia; Tamar Jacoby, of New Jersey; Harvey Klehr, of Georgia; Thomas 
Lindsay, of Texas; Iris Love, of Vermont; Thomas Mallon, of 
Connecticut; and Ricardo Quinones, of California.
  To be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States 
Institute of Peace, Maria Otero, of District of Columbia.
  To be Assistant Secretary of Labor, Veronica Stidvent.
  To be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board: 
Juan Olivarez and William Hiller.
  Public Health Service Nominees: PN 1632-2; PN 1633-8; PN 1634-652; 
and PN 1511-224.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 
2 p.m. in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct an 
oversight hearing on pending legislation to reauthorize the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 21, 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 a hearing on S. 519, the Native American Capital 
Formation and Economic Development Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at 10 a.m., on ``An Overview of the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Program'' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building 
room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for 
the Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Helen Bandley Houghton, San Antonio, TX; Jeffrey Thompson, 
San Antonio, TX; Jeffrey Thompson, Jacksonville, AK; Rita Torres, 
Surprise, AZ.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 SUBCOMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and 
Families and Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel be 
authorized to meet for a joint hearing on The Needs of Military 
Families: How Are States and the Pentagon Responding, Especially for 
the Guard and Reservists? during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 21, 2004., at 2 p.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 21, 2004, 
at 2 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on how States have 
responded to military families' unique challenges during military 
deployments and what the Federal Government can do to support States in 
this important work.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 21, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 738, to 
designate certain public lands in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, 
Napa, and Yolo counties in the State of California as wilderness, to 
designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino 
County, California, as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes; 
S. 1614, to designate a portion of White Salmon River as a component of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2221, to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain National Forest 
System land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes; S. 2253, to 
permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress 
fires, and provide disaster relief on public land through a Healthy 
Forest Youth Conservation Corps; S. 2334, to designate certain National 
Forest System Land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System; and S. 2408, to adjust the 
boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forests in the State of Montana.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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