[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, at 2:30 p.m. to receive 
testimony regarding the compact of free association with the Federated 
States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objeftion, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to receive testimony on An 
Examination of U.S. Tax Policy and Its Effect on the International 
Competitiveness of U.S.-Owned Foreign Operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Commission on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at 10:00 a.m., to hold 
a hearing on Successes and Challenges for U.S. Policy to Haiti.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Commission on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
July 15, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Nowhere to Turn: 
Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health 
Services for Their Children?, Part One: Families and Advocates.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Commission on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 
July 15, 2003, at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, for a hearing to receive a 
report by Ronald F. Conley, the National Commander of the American 
Legion. The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate 
Office Building at 2:30 p.m.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on immigration and border security

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security be authorized to meet to conduct a joint hearing on ``Visa 
Issuance, Information Sharing and Enforcement in a Post-9/11 
Environment: Are We Ready Yet?'' on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at 2:30 
p.m. in SD226.

       Panel I: Mr. Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs 
     Division, General Accounting Office, Burke, Virginia.
       Panel II: Ms. Janice L. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
     Visa Service, Department of State, Carbondale, Illinois; Mr. 
     Michael T. Dougherty, Director of Operations, Bureau of 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
     Security, McLean, Virginia; Mr. Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant 
     Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, 
     Department of Homeland Security, Ashburn, Virginia.

  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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