[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 82 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6437-S6439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. 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 June 22, 2006, at 3:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Reauthorization of the Iran Libya Sanctions Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold an Executive Session to begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, 
2006.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. WARNER. 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 Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 10 a.m. The 
purpose of

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this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2747, to enhance energy 
efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
Energy Security in Latin America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 2 p.m., to hold a hearing on a 
nomination.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 
10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a business meeting voting out the report on the Indian Lobbying 
Misconduct Investigation, and other pending matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 
226. The agenda will be provided when it becomes available.
  I. Nominations: Brett L. Tolman, to be U.S. Attorney for the District 
of Utah.
  II. Bills: S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act of 2006, 
[Specter]; S. 2455, Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006, [De Wine, 
Graham]; S. 2468, A bill to provide standing for civil actions for 
declaratory and injunctive relief to persons who refrain from 
electronic communications through fear of being subject to warrantless 
electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, and for 
other purposes, [Schumer]; S. 3001, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Improvement and Enhancement Act of 2006, [Specter, Feinstein]; S. 2831, 
Free Flow of Information Act of 2006, [Lugar, Specter, Graham, Schumer, 
Biden]; H.R. 1036, Copyright Royalty Judges Program Technical 
Corrections Act, [Smith-TX]; S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective 
Deterrence Act of 2005, [Feinstein, Hatch, Grassley, Cornyn, Kyl, 
Specter]; S. 2703, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King 
Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 [Specter, 
Leahy, Grassley, Kennedy, DeWine, Feinstein, Brownback, Durbin, 
Schumer, Kohl, Biden, Feingold]; and S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals 
Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2005, [Ensign, Kyl].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2006, to mark up pending VA legislation:
  The markup will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The bills to be considered are:
  S. 2562 (Chairman Larry E. Craig), the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-
of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006'';
  S. 3421 (Chairman Larry E. Craig), A bill to authorize major medical 
facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
  Committee Print of S. 2694 (Chairman Larry E. Craig), the ``Veterans' 
Choice of Representation and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2006''. The 
Committee Print contains the following provisions:
  From S. 2694, as introduced: Attorney representation in veterans 
benefits cases before the Department of Veterans Affairs;
  From S. 2659 (Ranking Member Daniel K. Akaka): Eligibility of Indian 
tribal organizations for grants for the establishment of veterans 
cemeteries on trust lands;
  From S. 1759 (Chairman Larry E. Craig): Requiring the Secretary of 
the Army to remove the remains of Russell Wayne Wagner from Arlington 
National Cemetery;
  From S. 3069 (Senator Christopher Dodd): Extending the provision of 
government grave markers;
  From S. 2416 (Senator Conrad Burns): Expansion of education programs 
eligible for accelerated payment of educational assistance under the 
Montgomery GI Bill;
  From S. 3363 (Senator Mike DeWine): Accelerated payment of survivors' 
and dependents' educational assistance for certain programs of 
education;
  Original Provision (from Chairman Larry E. Craig): Extend reporting 
requirement on the operation of the Montgomery GI Bill program;
  Original Provision (from Chairman Larry E. Craig): Reducing amounts 
available for State Approving Agencies in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 
paid from VA's readjustment benefit account;
  From S. 2121 (Senator Charles Schumer): Residential cooperative 
housing units;
  From S. 1252 (Ranking Member Daniel K. Akaka): Supplemental insurance 
for totally disabled veterans;
  Original Provision (from Chairman Larry E. Craig): Reauthorization 
for use of certain information from other agencies;
  Original Provision (from Chairman Larry E. Craig): Clarification of 
correctional facilities covered by certain provisions of law.
  From S. 1537 (Ranking Member Daniel K. Akaka): Establishment of 
Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis Centers of Excellence.
  From S. 2634 (Chairman Larry E. Craig): Sections (a)(1) and (b)(1) of 
it the bill pertaining to Term Limits for the Positions of Under 
Secretary for Health and Under Secretary for Benefits.
  From S. 2762 (Ranking Member Daniel K. Akaka): Requirement for VA to 
pay full costs for certain service-connected veterans residing in state 
homes, provide medications for certain service-connected conditions to 
veterans residing in state homes, and create a limited authority for 
the Secretary to designate certain beds in non-state facilities as 
state homes for purposes of per diem payments.
  From S. 2433 (Senator Ken Salazar): A provision to create an Office 
of Rural Health in the Office of the Under Secretary for Health at the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
  From S. 2753 (Ranking Member Daniel K. Akaka): A provision to 
authorize a pilot program to provide care-giver assistance and 
noninstitutional care services.
  From S. 3545 (Chairman Larry E. Craig, Ranking Member Akaka, Senators 
Burr and Obama):
  Improvements to services, housing, and assistance provided to 
homeless veterans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 22, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 22, 
2006 at 3 p.m. to conduct a hearing on ``The AT&T and BellSouth Merger: 
What Does it Mean for Consumers?'' in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building. The witness list is attached.
  Panel I: Edward E. Whitacre Jr., Chairman and CEO, AT&T Inc., San 
Antonio, TX; F. Duane Ackerman,

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Chairman and CEO, BellSouth Corporation, Atlanta, GA; James F. Geiger, 
President and CEO, Cbeyond Communications, Atlanta, GA; and Jonathan L. 
Rubin, Senior Research Fellow, American Antitrust Institute, 
Washington, DC.


     Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, 
June 22, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. the Subcommittee on Clean, Air, Climate 
Change, and Nuclear Safety be authorized to hold an oversight hearing 
on the regulatory processes for new and existing nuclear plants.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
                       and International Security

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, and International 
Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. 
for a field hearing regarding ``Lessons Learned? Assuring Healthy 
Initiatives in Health Information Technology.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 574, a bill to amend the Qunebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of 
appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act; S. 1387, a bill to 
provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan 
for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee Blackstone 
River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to authorize the 
undertaking of a special resource study of sites and landscape features 
within the corridor, and to authorize additional appropriations for the 
corridor; S. 1721, a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for certain national 
heritage areas, and for other purposes; S. 2037, a bill to establish 
the Sangre De Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, 
and for other purposes; and S. 2645, a bill to establish the journey 
through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on trade, tourism, and economic development

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on 
Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 22, 2006, at 10 a.m. on the state of the U. S. Tourism 
Industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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