[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15355]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 18, 2003. The 
purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the nomination of Thomas 
Dorr to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 June 18, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on ``Review of the New Basel Capital 
Accord.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on Banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 June 18, 2003, at 2:00 p.m., to 
conduct a markup of ``The Check Truncation Act of 2003'' and of ``S. 
498, the Rev. Joseph A. De Laine Congressional Gold Medal Bill.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on A Review of the Development of Democracy in Burma.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. to hold a 
Nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
June 18, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-342 to consider the nominations of 
Fern Flanagan Saddler to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia; Judith Nan Macaluso to be an Associate Judge, 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia (new position created by 
District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2002); J. Michael Ryan to be 
an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia (new 
position created by District of Columbia Family Court Act of 2002); and 
Jerry S. Byrd to be an Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District 
of Columbia (new position created by District of Columbia Family Court 
Act of 2002).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Employment, Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on 
``Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act'' during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 
18, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building to conduct a HEARING on Native American Sacred Places.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``The NewsCorp/DirecTV Deal: The Marriage of Content and Global 
Distribution'' on Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office building.

     Tentative Witness List

  Panel I: Mr. Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO, News Corporation; Mr. 
Eddy Hartenstein, Chairman and CEO, DirecTV; Mr. Gene Kimmelman, 
Director, Consumer Union, Washington, DC; Mr. Robert Miron, Chairman 
and CEO, Advance/Newhouse Communications; Mr. Scott Cleland, CEO, The 
Precursor Group, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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