[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S1435]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 15, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the priorities and plans for the Atomic Energy 
Defense activities of the Department of Energy and to review the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is to ordered:


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 15, 2005, at 4 p.m., in open session to consider 
the following nominations:
  Mr. John Paul Woodley, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Civil Works; Mr. Buddie J. Penn to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy 
for Installations and Environment; and Admiral William J. Fallon, USN, 
for reappointment to the grade of Admiral and to be Commander, U.S. 
Pacific Command.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 10 a.m., on the President's FY 
2006 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security's 
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and related programs.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

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


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, for a hearing on the 
administration's proposed fiscal year 2006 Department of Veterans' 
Affairs budget.
  The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         subcommittee on energy

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Energy be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 15th at 2:30 p.m. to receive testimony 
regarding the prospects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the United 
States (panel 1) and to discuss the safety and security issues related 
to LNG development (panel 2). Witnesses will be the FERC, the Coast 
Guard, State authorities, and industry stakeholders. Issues that will 
be discussed include LNG siting process; risk assessment; and the State 
and local level's role.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``The 
United Nations' Management and Oversight of the Oil-for-Food Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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