[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1920-S1921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 8, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., to receive testimony on the 
Department of Defense Quadrennial Defense Review.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. LOTT. 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, March 8 at 10:00 a.m. to consider 
pending calender business.

     Agenda

  Agenda Item 3: S. 476--To authorize the Boy Scouts of America to 
exchange certain land in the State of Utah acquired under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act.
  Agenda Item 8: S. 1131--To authorize the exchange of certain Federal 
land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 9: S. 1288--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
enter into cooperative agreements to protect natural resources of units 
of the National Park System through collaborative efforts on land 
inside and outside of units of the National Park System.
  Agenda Item 10: S. 1346--To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study of maritime sites in the State of Michigan.
  Agenda Item 11: S. 1378--To amend the National Historic Preservation 
Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations 
of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
  Agenda Item 13: S. 1913--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to lease a portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use 
as a visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for 
other purposes.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 1970--To amend the National Trails System Act to 
update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for 
the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the 
inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds 
associated with that trail, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 15: S. 2197--To improve the global competitiveness of the 
United States in science and energy technology, to strengthen basic 
research programs at the Department of Energy, and to provide support 
for mathematics and science education at all levels through the 
resources available through the Department of Energy, including at the 
National Laboratories.
  Agenda Item 16: S. 2253--To require the Secretary of the Interior to 
offer the 181 Area of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing.
  Agenda Item 17: S. Con. Res. 60--Designating the Negro Leagues 
Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO, as America's National Negro Leagues 
Baseball Museum.
  Agenda Item 18: S.J. Res. 28--Approving the location of the 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former 
President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  Agenda Item 19: H.R. 318--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent 
Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National 
Park System, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 20: H.R. 326 (S. 505)--To amend the Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area Act of 2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma 
Crossing National Heritage Area.
  Agenda Item 21: H.R. 409 (S. 179)--To provide for the exchange of 
land within the Sierra National Forest, CA, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 23: H.R. 1129 (S. 100)--To authorize the exchange of 
certain land in the State of Colorado.
  Agenda Item 24: H.R. 1728 (S. 323)--To authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
French Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 25: H.R. 2107--To amend Public Law 104-329 to modify 
authorities for the use of the National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Maintenance Fund, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 26: H.R. 3443 (S. 1498)--To direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the 
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
  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 Finance

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
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Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, March 8, 
2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Taking a checkup on the nation's health care tax policy: 
a prognosis''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, 
and Narcotics Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
The Impact on Latin America of the American Servicemembers' Protection 
Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 10 
a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Hurricane Katrina: Recommendations for Reform.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Building Room 
226.

     Agenda

  I. Nominations: Steven G. Bradbury to be an Assistant Attorney 
General for the Office of Legal Counsel; John F. Clark to be Director 
of the United States Marshals Service; Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr. to be 
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas; John Charles Richter 
to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma; Amul R. 
Thapar to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; 
Mauricio J. Tamargo to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission of the United States.
  II. Bills: S.     , Comprehensive Immigration Reform [Chairman's 
Mark]; S. 1768, a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court 
proceedings; Specter, Leahy, Cornyn, Grassley, Schumer, Feingold, 
Durbin; S. 829, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005; Grassley, 
Schumer, Cornyn, Leahy, Feingold, Durbin, Graham, DeWine, Specter; S. 
489, Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act; Alexander, Kyl, Cornyn, 
Graham, Hatch; S. 2039, Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 
2005; Durbin, Specter, DeWine, Leahy, Kennedy, Feinstein, Feingold; S. 
2292, A bill to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive 
rent charges; Specter, Leahy, Cornyn, Feinstein, Biden.

  III. Matters: S.J. Res. 1, Marriage Protection Amendment; Allard, 
Sessions, Kyl, Hatch, Cornyn, Coburn, Brownback.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 8, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, Government information 
                       and international security

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 8, 
2006, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Crime Victims Fund 
Rescission: Real Savings or Budget Gimmick?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 8, 2006, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., on the ``Impact of 
Piracy and Counterfeiting of American Goods and Intellectual Property 
in China.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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