[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 88 (Tuesday, June 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S7539]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. BURNS. 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 at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 
28, 2005, in SR-328A, the Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose 
of this hearing will be to review the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 and related crop insurance issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 9 a.m. to consider favorably 
reporting S. 1307, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States 
Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, and S.J. Res. 18, a joint 
resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in 
the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, June 
28, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Medicaid Waste, Fraud and 
Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commission 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at 
10 a.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the Regulation of Indian Gaming.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     comittee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 28, 2005, for a committee hearing titled 
``Emergency Hearing to Examine the Shortfall in VA's Medical Care 
Budget.''. The hearing will take place in Room 418 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building at 10:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet, Tuesday, June 28, 2005, from 
2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. in Dirksen G50 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 28th, 2005, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearings is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 206, a bill to designate the Ice Age Floods National Geologic 
Trail, and for other purposes; S. 556, a bill to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a 
study of certain land adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument 
in the State of Arizona; S. 588, a bill to amend the National Trails 
System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of 
designating the Arizona trail as a national scenic trail or a national 
historic trail; and S. 955, a bill to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of including in the national park system 
certain sites in Williamson County, Tennessee, relating to the battle 
of Franklin.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia.

  Mr. BURNS. 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 
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Access 
Delayed: Fixing the Security Clearance Process.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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