[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14476-14477]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on the national security implications of the 
strategic offensive reductions treaty.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

  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 Thursday, July 25, 2002, immediately following the first 
rollcall vote, to conduct a mark up on the nominations of Mr. Paul S. 
Atkins, of Virginia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission; Mr. Harvey Jerome Goldschmid, of New York, to be a member 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Ms. Cynthia A. Glassman, of 
Virginia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and 
Mr. Roel C. Campos, of Texas, to be a member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on aviation security in 
transition.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 
25, 2002, at 11:00 a.m. to consider pending legislation, nominations, 
and resolutions. The meeting will be held in SD-406.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation:

  S. 1602, the Chemical Security Act of 2001
  S. 1746, the Nuclear Security Act of 2001
  S. 1850, the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 2001
  S. 2771, the John F. Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act of 2002

     Nominations:

  Nomination of John S. Bresland to be a Member and Chair of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
  Nomination of Carolyn W. Merritt to be a Member and Chair of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
  Nomination of John P. Suarez to be Assistant Administrator for 
Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency

     Resolutions:

  Study Resolution for Brush Creek Basin, Kansas and Missouri
  Study Resolution for Walton County, Florida
  Study Resolution for Mercer County, New Jersey
  Study Resolution for Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey
  Study Resolution for Indian River and Bay, Delaware
  Study Resolution for Sand Creek, Oklahoma
  Study Resolution for Shellpot Creek, Delaware
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting.

                                 Agenda

  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:

     Treaties:

  1. Treaty Doc. 96-53, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on 
December 18, 1979, and signed on behalf of the United States of America 
on July 17, 1980.
  2. Treaty Doc. 105-32, An agreement Establishing the South Pacific 
Regional Environment Programme, done at Apia on June 16, 1993.
  3. Treaty Doc. 105-53, A Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of Niue on the Delimitation of a 
Maritime Boundary.

     Legislation:

  4. S. Res. 300, A resolution encouraging the peace process in Sri 
Lanka, with amendments.

     Nominations:

  5. Mr. Randolph Bell, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
  6. Mr. James Gadsden, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iceland.
  7. Mr. James Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Albania.
  8. Mr. Michael Klosson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cyprus.
  9. Mr. Norman J. Pattiz, of California, to be a Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2004.
  10. Mr. Paul Speltz, of Texas, to be United States Executive Director 
of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.
  11. Mr. Mark Sullivan, III, of Maryland, to be United States 
Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development.
  12. Mr. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member and 
Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring 
August 13, 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 25, 
2002 at 9:30 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending business.

                                 Agenda

  1. To authorize withdrawal of the Committee amendments and offering 
of a floor amendment in the nature of a substitute to the National 
Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Act of 2002 (S. 2452) which 
the Committee ordered reported on May 22, 2002.

     Nominations:

  a. James ``Jeb'' E. Boasberg to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia.

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  b. Michael D. Brown to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
  c. The Honorable Mark W. Everson to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office for Management and Budget
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Violence against Women in the Workplace: The Extent of the 
Problem and What Government and Businesses Are Doing About It, during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in 
SD-430.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 
10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on the July 2, 2002 Report of the U.S. Department of the 
Interior to the Congress on the Historical Accounting of Individual 
Indian Money Accounts.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Oversight of the Department of Justice,'' on Thursday, July 25, 2002 
in Dirksen Room 226 at 10:00 a.m.

     Witness List

  The Honorable John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 25, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on the Joint Inquiry into the events of September 11, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Public 
Lands and Forests Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a Hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 25, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2672, to 
provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on 
National Forest System and other public lands.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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