[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 19501-19502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. 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, October 8, 2002, at 10 
a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing on ``Perspectives on America's 
Transit Needs.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. 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, October 8, 2002, 
immediately following the party luncheons, to conduct a mark-up 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. 
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 Cueller, of New 
Jersey, to be a member of the board of directors of the National 
Consumer Cooperative Bank; Mr. Michael Scott, of North Carolina, to be 
a member of the board of directors of the National Consumer Cooperative 
Bank; and Mr. Philip Merrill, of Maryland, to be President of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing 
entitled, ``The Clean Water Act--Then and Now'' to commemorate the 30th 
anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 2:15 p.m. to hold a 
Business Meeting.


                                 agenda

     Treaties
       1. Treaty Doc. 107-13; Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of Belize on 
     Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
       2. Treaty Doc. 107-9; Treaty between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of Ireland on 
     Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
       3. Treaty Doc. 107-3; Treaty Between the Government of the 
     Republic of India on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal 
     Matters.
       4. Treaty Doc. 107-16; Treaty Between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Principality of 
     Liechtenstein on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.
       5. Treaty Doc. 107-6; Extradition Treaty Between the United 
     States of America and the Republic of Peru.
       6. Treaty Doc. 107-4; Extradition Treaty Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Republic of Lithuania.
       7. Treaty Doc. 107-11; Second Protocol Amending Treaty on 
     Extradition Between the Government of the United States of 
     America and the Government of Canada, as amended.
       8. Treaty Doc. 107-15; Treaty between the Government of the 
     United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
     of Honduras for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled 
     Vehicles and Aircraft, with Annexes and a related exchange of 
     notes.
     Legislation
       9. S. 3032; A bill to amend the Microenterprise for Self-
     Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing 
     countries under microenterprise assistance programs under 
     those Acts, and for other purposes.
       10. S. 2667; A bill to amend the Peace Corps Act to promote 
     global acceptance of the principles of international peace 
     and non-violent coexistence among peoples of diverse cultures 
     and systems of government, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute.
       11. H.R. 3656; An act to amend the International 
     Organizations Immunities Act to provide for the applicability 
     of that Act to the European Central Bank.
     Nominations
       12. Mr. Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2002.
       13. The Honorable Wendy Chamberlin, of Virginia, to be 
     Assistant Administrator of

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     the Agency for International Development for Asia and the 
     Near East.
       14. Mr. Gene B. Christy, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
     Brunei Darussalam.
       15. Mr. Seth Cropsey, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       16. Mr. John R. Dawson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Ambassador to the Republic of Peru.
       17. Mr. Samuel Ebbesen, of the Virgin Islands, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation.
       18. Mr. Antonio O. Garza, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador 
     to Mexico.
       19. Mr. D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member 
     of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       20. Ms. Nancy Jacklin, of New York, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund.
       21. Mr. David L. Lyon, of California, to be Ambassador to 
     the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
     Nauru, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to 
     Tuvalu.
       22. Mrs. Diane Ruebling, of Utah, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       23. Mr. Ned Siegel, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
       24. Mr. Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, to be Member of 
     the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
       25. Mr. C. William Swank, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       26. Mrs. Linda E. Watt, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
     Republic of Panama.
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       27. Mr. Dean B. Wooden, et al., dated June 21, 2002.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Government Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
October 8, 2002 at 9 a.m. to consider the nominations of Ruth Goldway 
and Tony Hammond to be Commissioners at the Postal Rate Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``The Feres Doctrine; an Examination of this Military Exception to 
the Federal Tort Claims Act'' on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 in Dirksen 
Room 226 at 2 p.m.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Paul Harris, Deputy Associate Attorney General, United 
States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, and Christopher Weaver, 
Rear Admiral and Commandant, United States Navy, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: John Altenberg, Major General, Retired and Assistant Judge 
Advocate General, United States Army, Washington, DC; Eugene Fidell, 
Counsel, Feldesman, Tucker, Leifer, & Bank, LLP, Washington, DC; Daniel 
Joseph, Counsel, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Washington, 
DC; Bonnie O'Neill, Kingston, PA; Nolan Sklute, Major General, Retired 
and Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force, North Bethesda, 
MD; and Richard A. Sprague, Counsel, Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia, 
PA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 10 a.m. to hold an open 
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.


 subcommittee on oversight of government management restructuring, and 
                        the district of columbia

  Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia be authorized 
to meet on Tuesday, October 8, 2002 at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled 
``Dietary Supplements: Who is Protecting American Consumers?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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