[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 18 (Thursday, February 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S1686]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 17, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 
2006 and future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to consider the nomination of Daniel R. 
Levinson, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human 
Services, Washington, DC; Harold Damelin, to be Inspector General, 
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC; and Raymond Wagner, Jr., to 
be a Member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, February 17, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Russia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, February 
17, 2005, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in Senate Dirksen Office 
Building Room 226.
  I. Legislation: S. 256, A bill to Amend Title 11 of the United States 
Code, and for Other Purposes Act of 2005, [Grassley, Hatch, Sessions]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate for a hearing entitled, ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request for the SBA'' on Thursday, 
February 17, 2005, beginning at 10 a.m., in room 428A of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 17, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, February 17, at 2:30 p.m. to review the 
National Park Service's implementation of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act authorized in Public Law 108-447.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal work 
                  force, and the district of columbia

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, 
``Programs in Peril: An Overview of the GAO High-Risk List.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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