[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10609-S10610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 10 a.m., on S. 1114--Professional 
Athletes Drug Testing bill and S. 1334--Professional Sports Integrity 
and Accountability Act, in Hart 216.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. BURR. 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, September 28, at 11:30 a.m. to 
consider pending calendar business.

                                 Agenda

  Agenda Item 3: S. 166--To amend the Oregon Resource Conservation Act 
of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation 
in the Deschutes River Conservancy, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 4: S. 206--To designate the Ice Age Floods National 
Geologic Trail, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 5: S. 213--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain Federal land to Rio Arriba County, NM.
  Agenda Item 6: S. 242--To establish four memorials to the Space 
Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas.
  Agenda Item 7: S. 251--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a water resource 
feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in Oregon.
  Agenda Item 8: S. 592--To extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of 
the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of Wyoming.
  Agenda Item 9: S. 652--To provide financial assistance for the 
rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
Philadelphia, PA, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 
300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
  Agenda Item 11: 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.
  Agenda Item 12: S. 777--To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the 
State of Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation 
Area,'' and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 13: S. 819--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, SD, to reflect 
increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 891--To extend the water service contract for the 
Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, 
NE.
  Agenda Item 15: S. 895--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.
  Agenda Item 16: S. 955--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, TN, relating to the Battle of Franklin.
  Agenda Item 17: S. 958--To amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and 
Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National Historic Trail.
  Agenda Item 18: S. 1154--To extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, and for 
other purposes.
  Agenda Item 19: S. 1170--To establish the Fort Stanton-Snowy River 
National Cave Conservation Area.
  Agenda Item 20: S. 1238--To amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
to provide for the conduct of projects that protect forests, and for 
other purposes.
  Agenda Item 21: 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.
  Agenda Item 23: H.R. 126--To amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an 
adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape 
Lookout National Seashore.
  Agenda Item 24: H.R. 409--To provide for the exchange of land within 
the Sierra National Forest, CA, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 26: H.R. 539--To designate certain National Forest System 
land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System.
  Agenda Item 27: H.R. 584--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.
  Agenda Item 28: H.R. 606--To authorize appropriations to the 
Secretary of the Interior for the restoration of the Angel Island 
Immigration Station in the State of California.
  Agenda Item 29: H.R. 1101--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect 
to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife 
Refuge, CA.
  Agenda Item 30: H.R. 2362--To reauthorize and amend the National 
Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
  In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are 
ready for consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet Wednesday, 
September 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to discuss the 
role of science in environmental policy making.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, 
September 28, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Hurricane 
Katrina: Community Rebuilding Needs and Effectiveness of Past 
Proposals.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
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Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Darfur Revisited: The International Response.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Recovering from Hurricane Katrina: Responding to the Immediate Needs 
of Its Victims.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, 
at 2:30 p.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct an oversight hearing on Indian Housing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Protecting Copyright and Innovation in a Post-Grokster World'' on 
Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Mary Beth Peters, U.S. Register of Copyrights, 
Copyright Office, Washington, DC; and the Honorable Debra Wong Yang, 
U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California and Chair of the 
Attorney General's Advisory Committee on Cyber/Intellectual Property 
Subcommittee, Los Angeles, CA.
  Panel II: Marty Roe, Lead Singer, Diamond Rio, Nashville, TN; Cary 
Sherman, President, Recording Industry Association of America, 
Washington, DC; Gary Shapiro, President and Chief Executive Officer, 
Consumer Electronics Association, Arlington, VA; Mark Lemley, William 
H. Neukom, Professor of Law, Stanford University Law School and 
Director Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology Stanford, CA; 
Ali Aydar, Chief Operating Officer, SNOCAP, San Francisco, CA; and Sam 
Yagan, President, MetaMachine, Inc. (developer of eDonkey and Overnet) 
New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

  Mr. BURR. 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, September 28, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearings is to review the Grazing programs of the 
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, including proposed 
changes to grazing regulations, and the status of grazing regulations, 
and the status of grazing permit renewals, monitoring programs and 
allotment restocking plans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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