[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 12, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8143-S8144]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 10 a.m. on Digital Television 
Transmission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, July 12, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in Digital Television 
Transmission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meeting 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Jill L. 
Sigal to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs; David R. Hill to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Energy; and James A. Rispoli to be Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Environmental Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
                       and International Security

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 12, 
2005, at 2 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Improper Payments: Where are 
Truth and Transparency in Federal Financial Reporting?''.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Subcommittee on Intellectual Property

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property be authorized to meet to conduct 
a hearing on ``Music Licensing Reform'' on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 
2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 226.

                             Witness List:

  Panel I: Marybeth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, Washington, 
DC.
  Panel II: Rob Glaser, Chairman and CEO, RealNetworks, Inc., Seattle, 
WA; Rick Carnes, President, Songwriters Guild of America, Nashville, 
TN; Glen Barros, Pres and CEO, Comcord Records, Beverly Hills, CA; 
Marilyn Bergman, President and Chairman, American Society of Composers, 
Authors and Publishers, New York, NY;

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and Ish Cuebas, Director of Merchandising Operations, Trans World 
Entertainment, and Co-Chairman of the Media on Demand Task Force 
Corporate Circle, National Association of Recording Merchandisers, 
Albany, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on water and power be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 3 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 49, to 
establish a joint Federal-State Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation 
Commission for the State of Alaska; S. 247, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction of 
the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in Deschutes 
County, Oregon; S. 648, to amend the reclamation states emergency 
drought relief act of 1991 to extend the authority for drought 
assistance; S. 819, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to 
reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and 
wildlife purposes; S. 891, to extend the water service contract for the 
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
Nebraska; and S. 1338, to require the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the bureau of reclamation and the United States Geological 
Survey, to conduct a study on groundwater resources in the State of 
Alaska, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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