[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16518-16519]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           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 
September 10, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on the status of aviation security 1 
year after September 11.

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


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 10, 2002, to consider favorably reporting 
H.R. 5063, the Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002.
  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 ``Successful Implementation of Title I: State and Community 
Perspectives'' during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 
10, 2002, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  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 ``THE 
USA PATRIOT Act in Practice: Shedding Light on the FISA Process'' on 
Tuesday, September 10, 2002, in Dirksen Room 226 at 9:30 a.m.
  Witness List: Mr. David Kris, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Professor William C. Banks, 
Professor of Law, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Mr. Kenneth C. 
Bass III, Senior Counsel, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein, Fox, and First 
Counsel for Intelligence Policy, Department of Justice 1977-1981, and 
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, 
DC; and Dr. Morton Halperin, Director, Open Society Institute-
Washington Office, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 10, 2002, for a joint hearing with the 
House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentation of The American Legion. The hearing will take 
place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office Building at 10 a.m.
  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 Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
closed hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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