[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8393-S8395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization of the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on July 27, 2006, at 
10 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building. The purpose of this 
subcommittee hearing will be to conduct an oversight hearing on the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture use of technical service providers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., in open session to consider the 
following nomination: Lieutenant General James T. Conway, USMC, for 
appointment to the grade of General and to be Commandant of the Marine 
Corps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation meet to consider the 
following nominations on Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 11 a.m.:
  Charles Nottingham to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
Board; Robert Sumwalt to be a Member of the National Transportation 
Safety Board; Nathaniel Wienecke to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Commerce; Jay 
Cohen to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of 
Homeland Security; and Sean Connaughton to be Administrator of the 
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, 
July 27th, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. the Committee on Environment and Public

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Works be authorized to hold a hearing to discuss the Stafford Act: A 
Path Forward for the Nation's Emergency Preparedness and Response 
System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, July 
27, 2006, at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to review 
and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-
Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, and to consider favorably reporting S. 
3495, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal 
trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a nominations 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a nominations 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. DeMINT. 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, July 27, 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. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to consider 
pending committee business.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation

  1. S. 2590, Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006;
  2. S.     , Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006;
  3. S. 1838, Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property 
Act of 2005;
  4. S. 3492, Federal Workforce Performance Appraisal and Management 
Improvement Act of 2006;
  5. S. 3584, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2006.

     Post Office Naming Bills

  1. S. 3613, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 2951 New 
York Highway 43 in Averill Park, New York, as the ``Major George Quamo 
Post Office Building;''
  2. H.R. 4246, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 8135 
Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the ``Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office 
Building;''
  3. H.R. 5104, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 1750 
16th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the ``Morris W. Milton 
Post Office;''
  4. H.R. 5169, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 1310 
Highway 64 NW in Ramsey, Indiana, as the ``Wilfred Edward `Cousin 
Willie' Sieg, Sr. Post Office;''
  5. H.R. 5540, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 217 
Southeast 2nd Street in Dimmitt, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Jacob Dan 
Dones Post Office.''

     Post Office Naming Bills--Tentative

  1. H.R. 4646, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service 
located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, as the ``Coach 
John Wooden Post Office Building;''
  2. S. 2555, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service 
located at 2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane 
Evans Post Office Building;''
  3. S. 2719/H.R. 5107, to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 1400 West Jordan Street in Pensacola, Florida, as 
the ``Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building.''

     Nominations

  1. Paul A. Denett to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 
Office of Management and Budget;
  2. The Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby to be Associate Judge, 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
  3. Phyllis D. Thompson to be Associate Judge, District of Columbia 
Court of Appeals;
  4. Jennifer M. Anderson to be Associate Judge, Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia;
  5. The Honorable Mickey D. Barnett to be Governor, U.S. Postal 
Service;
  6. Katherine C. Tobin to be Governor, U.S. Postal Service;
  7. Ellen C. Williams to be Governor, U.S. Postal Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
July 27, 2006, at 10:45 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Building Room 226.

                            Tentative Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Kimberly Ann Moore, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit; 
Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, to be Judge for the District Court of 
Guam; Steven G. Bradbury, to be an Assistant Attorney General for the 
Office of Legal Counsel; R. Alexander Acosta, to be U.S. Attorney for 
the Southern District of Florida.

     II. Bills

  S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act of 2006, Specter;
  S. 2455, Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006, DeWine, 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, Grassley;
  S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005, 
Feinstein, Hatch, Grassley, Cornyn, Kyl, Specter;
  S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act 
of 2005, Ensign, Kyl;
  S. 2679, Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, Talent, DeWine, Cornyn.

     III. Matters

  Subpoenas Relating to ABA Reports.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a markup on ``The Small Business 
Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2006,'' on Thursday, July 27, 
2006, beginning at 10 a.m., in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2006, to hold a hearing to consider the 
nominations of Patrick W. Dunne to be Assistant Secretary for Policy & 
Planning and Thomas E. Harvey to be Assistant Secretary for 
Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans' Affairs. The hearing 
will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building at 10 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2006, to hold a markup to consider the 
nominations of Patrick W. Dunne to be Assistant Secretary for Policy & 
Planning and Thomas E. Harvey to be Assistant

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Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  The meeting will take place in the Reception Room off the Senate 
floor in the Capitol following the first rollcall of the Senate after 1 
p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet tomorrow, July 27, 2006, from 
10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Dirksen 106 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. DeMINT. 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, July 27, 2006, at 2:30 
p.m., for a hearing regarding ``Responsible Resource Management at the 
Nation's Health Access Agency''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Detecting 
Smuggled Nuclear Weapons'' on Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in 
Dirksen 226. The witness list will be provided when it becomes 
available.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mr. DeMINT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 3638, to 
encourage the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to 
plan, design, and construct water supply projects and to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
encourage the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat 
impaired surface water, reclaim, and reuse impaired groundwater, and 
provide brine disposal in the State of California; S. 3639, to amend 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado 
Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to 
carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct 
regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to 
participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area Desalination Demonstration 
and Reclamations Project, and for other purposes; H.R. 2341, to amend 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Goundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater 
within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and 
Wastewater Utility, Texas; and H.R. 3418, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the central Texas water 
recycling and reuse project, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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