[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1273-S1275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session, 
and possibly closed session, to receive testimony on the current and 
future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m., in room 253 of the Russell

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 Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing.
  The hearing will focus on the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
February 27, 2008, at 9:45 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony to 
consider two nominations: Stanley C. Suboleski, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), vice Jeffrey D. Jarrett, 
resigned; and, J. Gregory Copeland, of Texas, to be General Counsel of 
the Department of Energy, vice David R. Hill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Hearing on the President's Proposed EPA Budget for 
FY 2009.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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, 
February 27, 2008 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.

     Agenda

  S. 579, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007; S. 
1810, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act; S. 
999, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2007; S. 1760, 
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-
Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act; and S. 1042, 
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical 
Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007.
  National Board for Education Sciences: Jonathan Baron, Frank Handy, 
Sally Shaywitz.
  National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities: Jamsheed Choksy, Gary 
Glenn, David Hertz, Marvin Scott, Carol Swain.
  National Museum and Library Science Board: Julia Bland, Jan Cellucci, 
William Hagenah, Mark Herring,
  Truman Scholarship Foundation: Javaid Anwar, and Assistant Secretary 
of Labor ODEP: Neil Romano.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 10 
a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``An Uneasy Relationship: 
U.S. Reliance on Private Security Firms in Overseas Operations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 27, at 9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the 
Russell Senate Office Building in order to conduct a hearing on S. 
2232, the Foreign Aid Lessons for Domestic Economic Assistance Act of 
2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 hearing entitled ``The False Claims 
Act Correction Act (S. 2041): Strengthening the Government's Most 
Effective Tool Against Fraud for the 21st Century'' on Wednesday, 
February 27, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.

     Witness List

  Michael F. Hertz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Tina M. Gonter, Jacksonville, FL; The Honorable John E. 
Clark, Of Counsel, Goode, Casseb, Jones, Riklin, Choate & Watson, P.C., 
San Antonio, TX; John T. Boese, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver 
& Jacobson LLP, Washington, DC; and Pamela H. Bucy, Bainbridge 
Professor of Law, University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., in order to 
hear testimony on Protecting Voters at Home and at the Polls: Limiting 
Abusive Robocalls and Vote Caging Practices.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 hearing entitled ``The 
President's FY2009 Budget Request for the Small Business Administration 
on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, beginning at 10:00 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. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, in order to conduct an 
oversight hearing entitled ``Review of Veterans' Disability 
Compensation: Expert Reports on PTSD and other issues.'' The Committee 
will meet in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         personnel subcommittee

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Personnel 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 
3:00 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on active component, 
reserve component, and civilian personnel programs in review of the 
defense authorization request for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Future Years 
Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

   Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 27, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
business meeting.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs

   Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Supporting the Front Line in the Fight 
Against Crime: Restoring Federal Funding for State and Local Law 
Enforcement'' on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, Room 226.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

   Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to

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meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD366 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building. At this hearing, the Committee will 
hear testimony regarding the following legislation:
   S. 832, to provide for the sale of approximately 25 acres of public 
land to the Turnabout Ranch, Escalante, Utah, at fair market value;
   S. 2229, to withdraw certain Federal land in the Wyoming Range from 
leasing and provide an opportunity to retire certain leases in the 
Wyoming Range;
   S. 2379, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cancel 
certain grazing leases on land in Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument 
that are voluntarily waived by the lessees, to provide for the exchange 
of certain Monument land in exchange for private land, to designate 
certain Monument land as wilderness, and for other purposes;
   S. 2508 and H.R. 903, to provide for a study of options for 
protecting the open space characteristics of certain lands in and 
adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, and 
for other purposes;
   S. 2601 and H.R. 1285, to provide for the conveyance of a parcel of 
National Forest System land in Kittitas County, Washington, to 
facilitate the construction of a new fire and rescue station, and for 
other purposes;
   H.R. 523, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain. public land located wholly or partially within the boundaries 
of the Wells Hydroelectric Project of Public Utility District No. 1 of 
Douglas County, Washington, to the utility district;
   H.R. 838, to provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land 
Management parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties 
and related real property to Park City, Utah, and for other purposes.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

   Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. In 
Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
   The PRESIDING, OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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