[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3651-3652]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. FEINGOLD. 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 Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 10 
a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing on ``Accounting and Investor 
Protection Issues Raised by Enron and Other Public Companies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on competition in the 
local telecommunications marketplace.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to receive 
testimony on legislative initiatives that would impose limits on the 
shipments of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and 
local governments to exercise flow control. The hearing will be held in 
SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. to consider the 
nomination of Randal K. Quarles to be Assistant Secretary for 
International Affairs of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 2:00 p.m., for a joint 
hearing with the House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans 
Affairs, to hear the legislative presentations of American Ex-Prisoners 
of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Retired Officers 
Association, the National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
Affairs, and AMVETS. The hearing will take place in room 345 of the 
Cannon House Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
20, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
recruiting and retention in the military services in review of the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Subcommittee on Strategic

  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
20, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
national security space programs and strategic programs in review of 
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2003.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable E. C. ``Pete'' Aldridge, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; the Honorable Peter 
B. Teets, Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director, National 
Reconnaissance Office; and General Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF, Commander 
in Chief, United States Space Command.
  Panel 2: Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, Commander in Chief, United 
States Strategic Command; Major General Franklin J. Blaisdell, USAF, 
Director, Nuclear and Counterproliferation, Office of the Deputy Chief 
of Staff for Air and Space Operations, United States Air Force; and

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Rear Admiral Dennis M. Dwyer, USN, Director, Strategic Systems 
Programs, United States Navy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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