[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 9:45 a.m., in open session, 
to receive testimony on the report of the panel to review sexual 
misconduct allegations at the United States Air Force Academy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Iraq: Next Steps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on Iraq: Next Steps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 
24, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Penalty for Public 
Service: Do the Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall 
Elimination Provision Unfairly Discriminate Against Employees and 
Retirees?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Intellectual Diversity during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 24, 
2003, at 10 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 1601, the Indian Child Protection and Family 
Violence Prevention Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on clean air, climate change and nuclear safety

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 24, at 9 a.m. to examine the 
findings of the General Accounting Office concerning the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency's financial allocations and activities 
after the terrorist attacks on September 11, and to conduct oversight 
on the Federal Emergency Management Agency's effectiveness since 
becoming part of the Department of Homeland Security.
  The hearing will take place in SD 406, hearing room.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         subcommittee on crime, corrections and victims' rights

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights 
be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Elder Abuse, Neglect 
and Exploitation: Are we doing enough?'', on Wednesday, September 24, 
2003, at 2:30 p.m. in SD226.
  Panel 1: Daniel L. Mihalko, Inspector In Charge, Congressional and 
Public Affairs, United States Postal Service, Washington, D.C.; 
Honorable James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General Social Security 
Administration, Washington, D.C.
  Panel 2: Honorable Christopher Chiles, Prosecutor, Cabell County, WV, 
Vice President, National District Attorney's Association; James Wright, 
Director of TRIAD, National Sheriff's Association, Alexandria, VA; Lori 
A. Stiegel, J.D., Associate Staff Director, Commission on Law and 
Aging, American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., AARP, Washington 
D.C.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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