[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 121 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10177-S10178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 30 at 10:30 a.m. to 
receive testimony regarding issues relating to low level radioactive 
waste.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to continue its markup 
on Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Claude A. Allen, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; 
Susan B. Neilson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit; Micaela Alvarez, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Texas; Keith Starrett, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi; Christopher 
Boyko, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio; Raymond L. Finch, to be Judge for the District Court of the 
Virgin Islands for a term of ten years, reappointment; David E. 
Nahmias, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of 
Georgia; Richard B. Roper, to be United States Attorney for the 
Northern District of Texas for the term of four years; Lisa Wood, to be 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia for the 
term of four years; Ricardo H. Hinojosa, to be Chair of the United 
States Sentencing Commission; Michael O'Neill, to be a Member of the 
United States Sentencing Commission; Ruben Castillo, to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission; Beryl Alaine Howell, to be a 
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission; and William Sanchez, 
to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment 
Practice.

     II. Legislation

  S. 1635, L-1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2003, 
Chambliss;
  S. 2396, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2004, Hatch, Leahy, 
Chambliss, Durbin, Schumer;
  S. 2204, A bill to provide criminal penalties for false information 
and hoaxes relating to terrorism Act of 2004, Hatch, Schumer, Cornyn, 
Feinstein, DeWine;
  S. 1860, A bill to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Act of 2003, Hatch, Biden, Grassley;
  S. 2195, A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the 
definition of anabolic steroids and to provide for research and 
education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors Act of 
2004, Biden, Hatch, Grassely, Feinstein;
  S. 2560, A bill to amend chapter 5 of title 17, United States Code, 
relating to inducement of copyright infringement, and for other 
purposes Act of 2004, Hatch, Leahy, Graham;
  S.J. Res. 23, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States providing for the event that one-
fourth of the members of either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate are killed or incapacitated Act of 2003, Cornyn, Chambliss;
  S. 2373, A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United 
States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, 
or commercial names, Domenici, Graham, Sessions;
  S. 1784, A bill to eliminate the safe-harbor exception for certain 
packaged pseudoephedrine products used in the manufacture of 
methamphetamine Act of 2003, Feinstein, Grassley, Kohl, Biden, Kyl, 
Schumer;
  S. __, A bill to reauthorize the Department of Justice, Hatch;
  H.R. 2391, To amend title 35, United States Code, to promote 
cooperative research involving universities, the public sector, and 
private enterprises Act of 2003, Smith-TX;
  S. 2760, A bill to limit and expedite Federal collateral review of 
convictions for killing a public safety officer Act of 2004, Kyl, 
Hatch, Craig, Cornyn, Sessions, Chambliss;
  S. 115, Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Richi James Lesley Act 
of 2004, Cochran;
  S. 2331, A bill for the relief of Fereshteh Sani Act of 2004, Allen;
  S. 1042, Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Tchisou Tho Act of 
2003, Coleman;
  S. 2314, A bill for the relief of Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, 
Souzi Dandan, Raja Nabil Dandan, and Sandra Dandan Act of 2004, Durbin;
  S. 353, Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Denes and Gyorgyi 
Fulop Act of 2003, Feinstein;
  H.R. 867, Private Bill; For the relief of Durreshahwar Durreshahwar, 
Nida Hasan, Asna Hasan, Anum Hasan, and Iqra Hasan Act of 2003, Holt-
NJ;
  S. 989, A bill to provide death and disability benefits for aerial 
firefighters who work on a contract basis for a public agency and 
suffer death or disability in the line of duty, and for other purposes 
Act of 2003, Enzi, Reid;
  S. 1728, Terrorism Victim Compensation Equity Act of 2003, Specter, 
Leahy, Schumer;
  S. 549, A bill to amend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 
of 2001 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Public Law 107-42) to provide 
compensation for victims killed in the bombing of the World Trade 
Center in 1993, and for other purposes Act of 2003, Schumer;
  S. 1740, Anthrax Victims Fund Fairness Act of 2003, Leahy, Feingold; 
and
  S. Res. 424, A resolution designating October 2004 as ``Protecting 
Older Americans From Fraud Month'' Act of 2004, Craig, DeWine, 
Feinstein, Kohl, Sessions, Hatch.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 30, 2004, to consider the 
nominations of Mary J. Schoelen and William A. Moorman to be Judges, 
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims, and Robert Allen Pittman to 
be Assistant Secretary of Human Resources and Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs. The hearing will take place in room 418 
of the Russell Senate Office Building at 2:00 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on communications

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Communications be authorized to meet on September 30, 
2004, at 2:30 pm. on ICANN Oversight/Security of Internet Root Servers 
and the Domain Name System (DNS).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on financial management, the budget, and international 
                                security

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial 
Management, the Budget, and International Security be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing 
entitled, ``Oversight Hearing

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on Section 529 College Savings Plans: High Fees, Inadequate Disclosure, 
Disparate State Tax Treatment and Questionable Broker Sales 
Practices.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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