[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20988]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 3, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
receive a classified Operations/Intelligence briefing regarding ongoing 
military operations and areas of key concern around the world.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in SR-253, for a 
hearing on the Columbia accident investigation board's report on the 
space shuttle Columbia accident.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in SR-253, for a 
hearing on the proposed lease of Boeing 767 tankers by the USAF.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
September 3, 2003, at 10:30 a.m., for a hearing titled ``U.S. Postal 
Service: What Can Be Done to Ensure Its Future Viability?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226 on ``Judicial Nominations'.''

                              Witness List

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Carlos T. Bea to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit.
  Panel III: Marcia A. Crone to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Texas; Phillip S. Figa to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Colorado; William Q. Hayes to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of California; John A. 
Houston to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California; Robert Clive Jones to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada; and Ronald A. White to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Terrorism: First Responders'' on Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at 
2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

                              Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Christopher Cox, United States Representative, 
R-CA, 48th District; The Honorable Jim Turner, United States 
Representative, D-TX 2nd District.
  Panel II: The Honorable Warren Rudman, Chair, Independent Task Force 
on Emergency Responders Washington, D.C.; Mr. Richard Clarke, Senior 
Adviser, Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders Washington, 
D.C.; Paul Posner, Ph.D., Managing Director of Strategic Issues, United 
States General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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