[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 3863-3864]
[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, March 21, 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. REID Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on airport capacity expansion 
plans in the Chicago area.
  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, March 21, 2002; at 9:30 a.m., to consider the nomination of 
Randal K. Quarles, to be Assistant Secretary for International Affairs 
of the U.S. Department of Treasury.
  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, March 21, 2002, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Corporate 
Tax Shelters: Looking Under the Roof.''
  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 ``IDEA: What's Good For Kids? What Works For Schools?'' 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 10 
a.m.
  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 ``IDEA: What's Good For Kids? What Works For Schools?'' 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 10:30 
a.m.
  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, March 21, 2002, at 
9:45 a.m., in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a business meeting to be followed immediately by a hearing on S. 958, a 
bill to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to 
the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission 
Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, and 326-K.
  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 
``Reforming the FBI in the 21st Century: Lessons From the Oklahoma City 
Bombing Case'' on Thursday, March 21, 2002, in Dirksen Room 106 at 9:30 
a.m.

     Witness list

  Panel I: Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC;
  Panel II: Robert Chiradio, Executive Assistant Director for 
Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC; Bob Dies, Chief Technology Officer, Federal 
Bureau of Investigations, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Bill 
Hooten, Assistant Director for Records Management, Federal Bureau of 
Investigations, Department of Justice, Washington, DC
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is 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 Thursday, March 21, 2002, for a markup on the nominations of 
Robert H. Roswell to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and Daniel L. Cooper to be Under Secretary for 
Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The meeting will take 
place in S-216 of the Capitol at a time to be determined.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 21, 2002, 
from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.; in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                    subcommittee on crime and drugs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs be authorized to meet 
to conduct a hearing on ``Homeland Security: Assessing the Needs of 
Local Law Enforcement'' on Thursday, March 21, 2002, at 2:00 p.m., in 
Dirksen 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Patrick Henry Hays, Mayor; on behalf of the 
U.S. Conference of Mayors; North Little Rock, AR; the Honorable Glenda 
Hood; Mayor, Past President, National League of Cities, Orlando, FL; 
Chief Michael J. Szczerba, Chief of Police, Wilmington Police 
Department, Wilmington, DE; William J. Johnson, Executive Director, 
National Association of Police Organizations, Washington, DC; Sheriff 
Tommy Ferrell, First Vice President, National Sheriffs' Association, 
Adams County, Natchez, MS; David Muhlhausen, Policy Analyst, Heritage 
Foundation, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, March 21, 2001, at 10 a.m., in open and possibly closed 
session to receive testimony on readiness of U.S. Armed Forces for all 
assigned missions, in review of the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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