[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5675]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee On Indian 
Affairs be authorized to hold a joint hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 24th, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-366.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2018, to 
establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area within the Cibola 
National Forest in the State of New Mexico to resolve a land claim 
involving the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on U.S.-Colombia Foreign Policy.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political 
Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC; the Honorable Peter W. 
Rodman, Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, 
Department of Defense, Washington, DC; and Major General Gary D. Speer, 
USA, Acting Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command Miami, FL.
  Panel 2: Mr. Mark Schneider, Senior Vice President, International 
Crisis Group, Washington, DC; and Mr. Jose Miguel Vivanco, Executive 
Director, Americas Division, Human Rights Watch, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 
24, 2002, at 10 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct a hearing on S. 2017, a bill to amend the Indian Financing 
Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee 
and insurance program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 24, 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 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at 2:30 p.m. on Homeland Security and the 
Technology Sector, S. 2037 and S. 2182.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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