[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 8, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2288-S2289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 8, 
2005. The purpose of this hearing will be to consider the 
reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 8, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed session 
to receive testimony from unified and regional commanders on their 
military strategy and operational requirements, in review of the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 8, 2005, at 5 p.m., in closed session to receive a 
classified briefing regarding current operations in Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BROWNBACK. 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 Tuesday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m.

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  The purpose of the hearing, entitled Power Generation Resource 
Incentives & Diversity Standards, is to receive testimony regarding 
ways to encourage the diversification of power generation resources. 
Issues to be discussed include: Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) 
efforts among states and the cost and benefits of a federal RPS 
program. New approaches to promoting a variety of clean power 
resources, such as wind, solar, clean coal technology and nuclear 
power, will also be considered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Physician-
Owned Specialty Hospitals: In the Interest of Patients of a Conflict of 
Interest?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on the Black Sea Strategy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. on ``Judicial Nominations.'' The 
hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. 
The tentative witness is attached.

                                Agenda:

  PANEL I: Senators.
  PANEL II: Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing to examine and discuss S. 271, a bill which reforms 
the regulatory and reporting structure of organizations registered 
under Sections 527 of the Internal Revenue Code.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 8, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on public lands

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 8 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 179, to 
provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, 
California, and for other purposes; S. 213, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey certain federal land to Rio Arriba County, New 
Mexico; S. 267, to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000, and for other purposes; and S. 305, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recruit volunteers to assist 
with or facilitate the activities of various agencies and offices of 
the Department of the Interior; S. 476, to authorize the Boy Scouts of 
America to exchange certain land in the state of Utah acquired under 
the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; and S. 485, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Terrorism and the EMP Threat to Homeland Security,'' on Tuesday, 
March 8, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  Panel I: Dr. Lowell Wood, Commissioner, Congressional EMP Commission, 
Livermore, CA; Dr. Peter Pry, Senior Staff, Congressional EMP 
Commission, Washington, DC; Dr. Peter Fonash, National Communications 
System Deputy Manager (Acting), Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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