[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6071-6072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 2:20 p.m., in executive 
session to consider certain pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 3:30 p.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of Dr. Dov S. Zakheim

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to be Under Secretary of Defense, comptroller; Mr. Charles S. Abell to 
be Assistant Secretary of Defense for force management policy; and Ms. 
Victoria Clarke to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public 
Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BROWNBACK. 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 Tuesday, April 24, 2001, to conduct 
a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Grant D. Aldonas, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade; Mr. Kenneth I. 
Juster, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Export Administration; Ms. Maria Cino, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Service; and Mr. Robert Glenn Hubbard, of New York, 
to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisors.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BROWNBACK. 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 Tuesday, April 24, 2001, to conduct 
a mark-up of S. 206, ``The Public Utility Holding Company Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday. April 24, 2001 to hear testimony on the Tax Code 
Complexity, New Hope for Fresh Solutions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a hearing entitled ``Protecting Small Business Rights: 
SBREFA on Its 5th Anniversary'' on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, beginning 
at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Committee and Tourism

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Committee and Tourism of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at 10 a.m. on Booster Seats and the 
Forgotten Child: Closing a Safety Gap.
  The presiding officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
April 24, 2001, at 2:30 p.m. on NASA's Aeronautics Program.
  The presiding officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
24, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on the 
recruiting initiatives of the Department of Defense and the Military 
Services and to receive an update on the status of recruiting and 
retention goals.
  The presiding officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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