[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2480]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Multilateral Development Banks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 28, 
2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 1439, the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005, 
Titles II through VI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``NSA III: Wartime Executive Powers and the FISA Court'' on Tuesday, 
March 28, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.

                              Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Harold A. Baker, Judge, U.S. District Court 
for the Central District of Illinois, Urbana, IL; The Honorable Stanley 
S. Brotman, Judge, U.S. District Court of New Jersey, Camden, NJ; The 
Honorable John F. Keenan, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern 
District of New York New York City, NY; The Honorable Allan Kornblum, 
Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of 
Florida Gainesville, FL.
  Panel II: Morton H. Halperin, Senior Fellow, Center for American 
Progress, Executive Director, Open Society Policy Center, Washington, 
DC; David S. Kris, Senior Vice President, Time Warner, Inc., New York, 
NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled 
``Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: Securing the Global 
Supply Chain (Part One).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 28, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in open session to receive 
testimony on Air Force and Navy tactical aviation programs in review of 
the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future 
years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 28, 
2006, at 10 a.m., on FAA Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on bioterrorism and public health preparedness

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness be 
authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 28, 
2006, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``Bolstering the Safety 
Net: Eliminating Medicaid Fraud.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on retirement security and aging

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 
2:30 p.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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