[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19078]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. REID. 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, October 3, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``The Administration's National Money 
Laundering Strategy for 2002.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. REID. 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, October 3, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of Mr. Alberto Faustino Trevino, 
of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development for Policy Development and Research; Mr. Armando J. Bucelo, 
Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation; Ms. Diana E. Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be a 
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board; Ms. Carolyn Y. Peoples, 
of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; Ms. Deborah Doyle McWhinney, of 
California, to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation; Mr. John M. Reich, of Virginia, to be Vice Chairperson of 
the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; 
Mr. Rafael Cuellar, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank; and Mr. Michael 
Scott, of North Carolina, to be a member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Consumer Cooperative Bank.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           commitee 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 
Wednesday, October 3, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on National Park Overflights.,
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., to hear testimony on the 
Final Report produced by the President's Commission to Strengthen 
Social Security.
  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, October 3, 2002, at 9 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominees

  Mr. Richard A. Roth, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation 
as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau; Mr. Joseph Huggins, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana; 
and Ms. Robin R. Sanders, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Congo.
  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, October 3, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a 
nomination hearing.

                                 Agenda

     Nominees

  The Honorable Maura A. Harty to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Consular Affairs; Mr. Kim R. Holmes to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for International Organization Affairs.
  To be introduced by: The Honorable George Allen, United States 
Senate, Washington, DC: The Honorable Ellen R. Sauerbrey for the rank 
of Ambassador as the United States Representative to the Commission on 
the Status of Women of the Economic & Social Council of the United 
Nations.
  To be introduced by: The Honorable George Allen, United States 
Senate, Washington, DC: The Honorable Francis X. Taylor to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, and Director, Office of 
Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 9 a.m., to receive 
testimony on the nomination of Bruce R. James, of Nevada, to be Public 
Printer.
  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, October 3, 2002, at 10 a.m., to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
concerning the Joint Inquiry into the events of September 11, 2001.
  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, October 3, 2002, at 6 p.m., to hold a closed 
conference with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
concerning the fiscal year 2003 Intelligence authorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 3, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., on Title IX and Science.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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