[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5004-S5005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., in closed session to 
mark up the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 10 a.m., on Spyware.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. FRIST. 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 Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 895 a bill 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a rural water 
supply program in the reclamation States to provide a clean, safe, 
affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on 
U.S.-E.U. Regulatory Cooperation on Emerging Technologies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in SD226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bills

  S. 852, A bill to Create a Fair and Efficient System to Resolve 
Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos Exposure, and 
for Other Purposes. [Specter, Leahy, Hatch, Feinstein, Grassley, 
DeWine.]

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 11, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Bioterrorism Preparedness and Public Health

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Bioterrorism Preparedness and Public Health, be 
authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, May 11, 2005, at 2 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 10 a.m. in closed session to 
markup the personnel programs and provisions contained in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. FRIST. 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 Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 2 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 100, to 
authorize the exchange of certain land in the state of Colorado; S. 235 
and H.R. 816, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain 
parcels of federal land in Carson City and Douglas County, NV; S. 404, 
to make a technical correction relating to the land conveyance 
authorized by Public Law 108-67; S. 741, to provide for the disposal of 
certain forest service administrative sites in the State of Oregon, and 
for other purposes; S. 761, to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey 
National Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson 
Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the 
late Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who 
was instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation 
Area, and for other purposes; and H.R. 486, to provide for a land 
exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land in 
the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, NM, for the purpose of 
removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding 
munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 11:30 
a.m. in closed session to mark up the readiness and management support 
programs and provisions contained in the National Defense Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 9 a.m. in closed 
session to mark up the strategic forces programs and provisions 
contained in the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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