[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 28, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1552-S1553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to receive testimony on 
current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the 
United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on February 28, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., 
to conduct a hearing on the evaluation of the administration's FY 07 
Budget for the Federal Transmit Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on February 28, 2006, at 10 a.m. on USF Contributions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on February 28, 2006, at 2:45 p.m., on Security of Terminal 
Operations at U.S. Ports.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BUNNING. 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, February 28 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to review the proposed FY 2007 Forest 
Service Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Education and Early Childhood Development, be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 
at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, February 
28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building to conduct an oversight hearing on Off-Reservation Gaming: 
Land into Trust and the Two-Part Determination.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Wartime Executive Power and the NSA's Surveillance Authority II'' 
on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226. The witness list is attached.

     Witnesses

  The Honorable R. James Woolsey, Vice President Global Strategic 
Security Division, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA; Harold Hongju Koh, 
Dean, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT; Ken Gormley, Associate Professor 
of Constitutional Law, Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, 
PA; Douglas W. Kmiec, Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law, 
Malibu, CA; Bruce Fein, Fein & Fein, Washington, DC; Robert F. Turner, 
Associate Director, Center for National Security Law, University of 
Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; Robert Levy, Senior Fellow in 
Constitutional Studies, CATO Institute, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. BUNNING. 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, February 28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to 
mark up an original bill to make the legislative process more 
transparent.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, February 28, 2006, to hear the legislative 
presentation of the Disabled American Veterans.
  The hearing will take place in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. BUNNING. 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, February 28, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, 
``Enhancing Educational and Economic Opportunity in the District of 
Columbia.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mr. BUNNING. 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, February 28 at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Reuse and Recycling Program (title XVI of P.L. 102-575).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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