[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 145 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12312-S12314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
consider the following nominations: Admiral Gary Roughead, USN for 
reappointment to the grade of Admiral and to be Chief of Naval 
Operations; General William E. Ward, USA for reappointment to the grade 
of General and to be Commander, United States Africa command; General 
Kevin P. Chilton, USAF for reappointment to the grade of General and to 
be Commander, United States Strategic Command; and Lieutenant General 
James N. Mattis, USMC to be General and to be Commander, United States 
Joint Forces Command and Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 Thursday, September 
27, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The hearing will focus on modernization and efforts to address the 
needs of the air traffic system and to improve the movement of aircraft 
and passengers. Subcommittee members will be provided the opportunity 
to review problems encountered by travelers during the summer 2007 
travel season and to consider steps that can be taken to improve the 
air traffic system.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold 
a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
September 27, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate 
Office Building.
  During the Executive Session, Committee members will markup the 
following agenda items: S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007; 
S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007; S. 1453, Internet Tax 
Freedom Act (ITFA) Extension Act of 2007; S. 1965, Protecting Children 
in the 21st Century Act; S.J. Res. 17, a joint resolution directing the 
United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary 
steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing 
migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean; S. Con. 
Res. 39, a concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a 
world day of remembrance for road crash victims; Nominations for 
Promotion in the United States Coast Guard (PN 878, PN 946, PN 947, and 
PN 948).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 Thursday, September 27, 
2007, at 9:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on hard rock 
mining on Federal lands.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 27, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on the ``Border 
Insecurity, Take Three: Open and Unmonitored''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 27, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 27, 
2007, at 9 a.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to 
conduct a business meeting to consider pending business, to be followed 
immediately by an oversight hearing on the prevalence of violence 
against Indian women.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate in order to conduct a markup on Thursday, September 27, 
2007, at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.

     Agenda:

  I. Bills: S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, (Lugar, 
Dodd, Graham), S. 2035, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, (Specter, 
Schumer).
  S.J. Res. 13, Joint resolution granting consent to the International 
Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding, (Leahy, 
Snowe, Kennedy, Whitehouse), S. 980, Online Pharmacy Consumer 
Protection Act of 2007, (Feinstein, Sessions, Biden).
  II. Resolutions: S. Con. Res. 45, commending the Ed Block Courage 
Award Foundation for its work in aiding children and families affected 
by child abuse, and designating November 2007 as National Courage 
Month, (Cardin, Cornyn).
  S. Res. 258, recognizing the historical and educational significance 
of the Atlantic Freedom Tour of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, and 
expressing the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the 
Amistad story is important in promoting multicultural dialogue, 
education, and cooperation, (Dodd).
  III. Nominations: James Russell Dedrick to be United States Attorney 
for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 27, 2007, in order to conduct a hearing 
on the Nomination of Paul J. Hutter to be General Counsel, Department 
of Veterans Affairs. The committee will meet in room 562 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, be authorized conduct a hearing entitled 
``An Examination of the Google-
DoubleClick Merger and the Online Advertising Industry: What are the 
Risks for Competition and Privacy?'' on Thursday, September 27, 2007, 
at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal services and international security

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal 
Services and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
September 27, 2007, at 3:30 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Cost Effective Airlift in the 21st Century''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 27, 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. 128, to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to 
designate a new management entity, make certain technical and 
conforming amendments, enhance private property protections, and for 
other purposes; S. 148, to establish the Paterson Great Falls National 
Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes; S. 189, to 
decrease the matching funds requirement and authorize additional 
appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in the State of 
Michigan; S. 697, to establish the Steel Industry National Historic 
Site in the State of Pennsylvania; S. 867, to adjust the boundary of 
Lowell National Historical Park, and for other purposes; S. 1039, a 
bill to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the 
State of New Jersey; S. 1341, to provide for the exchange of certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in Pima County, Arizona, and for other 
purposes; S. 1476, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resources study of the Tule Lake Segregation Center 
in Modoc County, California, to determine the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing a unit of the National Park System; S. 1709 
and H.R. 1239, to amend the National Underground Railroad Network to 
Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds 
to carry out the Act, and for other purposes; S. 1808, to authorize the 
exchange of certain land in Denali National Park in the State of 
Alaska; S. 1969, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
of designating Estate Grange and other sites related to Alexander 
Hamilton's life on the island of St. Croix in the

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U.S. Virgin Islands as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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