[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6581]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the report of the Panel to Review the V-22 
Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 9:30 am on climate change.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet Tuesday, May 1, 2001, 
immediately following the first vote on the Senate Floor, in S-301 of 
the Capitol, to consider reporting the following nominations:
  Mr. David Aufhauser, to be General Counsel, Department of the 
Treasury;
  Mr. Kenneth W. Dam, to be Deputy Secretary, Department of the 
Treasury;
  Faryar Shirzad, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Department of 
Commerce;
  Michele A. Davis, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 
Department of the Treasury;
  Grant D. Aldonas, to be Secretary of Commerce for International 
Trade, Department of Commerce;
  John B. Taylor, to be Under Secretary, Department of the Treasury; 
and
  Scott Whitaker, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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 ``SBA's Funding Priorities for FY 
2002'' on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in room 428A of 
the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asia and pacific affairs

                    subcommittee on european affairs

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on European Affairs and the Subcommittee on East Asian and 
Pacific be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 10:15 am and 2:00 pm to hold hearings. The 
agendas for these meetings follow:

         Subcommittee an East Asian and Pacific Affairs--Agenda


                 where are u.s. china relations headed?

                 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001, 2:00 pm SD-419)

     Witnesses:
       Panel 1. Administration witness to be announced Department 
     of State, Washington, DC.
       Panel 2. Ambassador James Lilley, Resident Fellow, American 
     Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC.
       Mr. Douglas H. Paal, President, Asia Pacific Policy Center, 
     Washington, DC.
       Mr. Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow, Brookings 
     Institute, Washington, DC.
       Mr. David Shambaugh, Director, Department of Asian Studies, 
     George Washington University, Washington, DC.

                Subcommittee on European Affairs--Agenda


                      Religious Freedom in Europe

                (Tuesday, May 1, 2001, 10:15 am, SD-419)

     Witnesses:
       Panel I. Mr. Michael E. Parmly, Acting Assistant Secretary 
     of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
       Panel II. Ms. Elizabeth A. Clark, Associate Director, BYU 
     International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Provo, UT.
       Representing: Dr. W. Cole Durham, Jr., Gates University 
     Professor of Law, Director, BYU International Center for Law 
     and Religion Studies, Provo, Utah.
       Rabbi Andrew Baker, Director of International Jewish 
     Affairs, The American Jewish Committee, Washington, DC.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on emerging Threats and capabilities

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the U.S. military's capabilities to respond to domestic 
terrorist attacks involving the use of weapons of mass destruction.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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