[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10658-S10660]
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

  Mrs. BOXER. 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 August 1, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., to mark up S. 
1677, the Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007; S. 
1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007; an 
original bill entitled the FHA Modernization Act of 2007; an original 
bill entitled the Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007; an 
original bill entitled the Private Student Loan Transparency and 
Improvement Act of 2007; and an original bill entitled the Commission 
on National Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, 
at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The U.S. Department of Commerce and its component bureaus are 
responsible for the stewardship, protection, and scientific 
understanding of our ocean environment and its resources, effective use 
and growth of the Nation's technological resources, and promoting U.S. 
trade and tourism. The oversight hearing will examine the Department's 
effectiveness in implementing these goals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on recent 
advances in clean coal technology, including the prospects for 
deploying these technologies at a commercial scale in the near future.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Africa.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 
1, 2007 at 10 a.m. in the LBJ Room, S-211, of the Capitol building. We 
will be considering the following:
  1. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
  2. S. 1183, Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
  3. S. 579, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007
  4. S. 898, Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
  5. S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
  6. The Following Nominations: Diane Auer Jones, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of 
Education; David C. Geary, of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences; Miguel 
Campaneria, of Puerto Rico, to be a member of the National Council on 
the Arts; and any nominations ready for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on the homeland security

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct business 
meeting to consider pending committee business.

     Agenda

  Nominations: The Honorable James A. Nussle to be Director, Office of 
Management and Budget; Dennis R. Schrader to be Deputy Administrator 
for National Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security.
  Legislation: S. 680, Accountability in Government Contracting Act of 
2007; H.R. 1254, Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007; S. 
__, an original bill to provide for the flexibility of certain disaster 
relief funds, and for improved evacuation and sheltering during 
disasters and catastrophes; S. 1000, Telework Enhancement Act of 2007; 
S. 1446, National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007; S. 
547, Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007; S. 1245, a 
bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region; 
S. 597, a bill to extend the special postage stamp for breast cancer 
research for 2 years.
  Post Office Naming Bills: H.R. 2570/S. 1732, a bill to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Boardwalk 
Drive in Fort Collins, Colorado, as the ``Dr. Karl E. Carson Post 
Office Building''; S. 1772, a bill to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in 
Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post 
Office''; S. 1781, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Avenue in Bakersfield, 
California, as the ``Buck Owens Post Office''; H.R. 2127, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
408 West 6th Street in Chelsea, Oklahoma, as the ``Clem Rogers 
McSpadden Post Office Building''; H.R. 2563/S. 1539, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
309 East Linn Street in Marshalltown, Iowa, as the ``Major Scott Nisely 
Post Office''; S. 1596, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, 
Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr., Post Office Building''; H.R. 
1722, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 601 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton, Florida, as the 
``Leonard W. Herman Post Office''; H.R. 1425, a bill to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4551 East 52nd 
Street in Odessa, Texas, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marvin `Rex' Young 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 2078, a bill to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 14536 State Route 136 in 
Cherry Fork, Ohio, as the ``Staff Sergeant Omer `O.T.' Hawkins Post 
Office''; H.R. 2077, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 20805 State Route 125 in Blue Creek, 
Ohio, as the ``George B. Lewis Post Office Building''; H.R. 1617, a 
bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal service 
located at 561 Kingsland Avenue in University City, Missouri, as the 
``Harriet F. Woods Post Office Building''; H.R. 2025, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal service located at 
11033 South State Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Willye B. White 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 1335, a bill to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal service located at 508 East Main Street in 
Seneca, South Carolina, as the ``S/Sgt Lewis G. Watkins Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1260, a bill to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal service located at 6301 Highway 58 in Harrison, 
Tennessee, as the ``Claude Ramsey Post Office''; H.R. 1434, a bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, Pennsylvania, as the ``Rachel 
Carson Post Office Building.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate in order to conduct a roundtable entitled 
``Reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation Research Programs: 
National Academies' Findings and Recommendations,'' on August 1, 2007, 
at 10 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on August 1, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold an open hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Government Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight 
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia be authorized to meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 2:30 
p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled Building a Stronger 
American Diplomatic.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 1054 and H.R. 122, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional recycling project 
and in the Cucamonga Valley Water District recycling project; S. 1472, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of 
Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and 
other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, 
water quality, and environmental restoration; S. 1475 and H.R. 1526, to 
amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 30, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal Water District 
Recycled Water

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System Pressurization and Expansion Project; H.R. 609, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central 
Texas Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
1175, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on the Federal share of the 
costs of phase I of the Orange County, California, Regional Water 
Reclamation Project.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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