[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5044-5045]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 4, 2003. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to review the Federal Government's 
initiatives regarding the school lunch and school breakfast programs.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
receive a classified briefing on current operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. ALLEN. 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 March 4, 2003, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing 
on ``The Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on March 
4, 2003, at 10 a.m. on the nomination of Dr. Charles McQueary to be 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, Department of Homeland 
Security; Jeffrey Shane to be Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Policy, Department of Transportation; Emil Frankel to be Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation, Department of Transportation; and Robert 
Sturgell, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. ALLEN. 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, March 4 at 10 a.m. to receive 
testimony on the financial condition of the electricity market.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on the 
Millennium challenge Account: A New Way to Aid.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Alan Larson, UnderSecretary of State of 
Economic, Business & Agricultural Affairs, Department of State, 
Washington, DC,

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  The Honorable John Taylor, Under Secretary for International Affairs, 
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC,
  The Honorable Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, Agency for 
International Development, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: Dr. Steven Radelet, Senior Fellow, Center for Global 
Development, Washington, DC;
  Ms. Mary E. McClymont, President and CEO, Interaction, Washington, 
DC;
  Ms. Susan Berresford, President, Ford Foundation, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``The 
War Against Terrorism: Working Together to Protect America'' on 
Tuesday, March 4, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 106.

                         Tentative Witness List

  The Honorable John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United 
States, Department of Justice, Washington, DC;
  The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge, Secretary, Office of Homeland 
Security, Washington, DC;
  The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 4, 2003, for a hearing to consider the 
nomination of: Mr. Bruce E. Kasold to be a Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 
for Veterans' Claims; and Brigadier General John W. Nicholson, USA 
(ret.), to be Under Secretary Memorial Affairs, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
  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.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, March 4, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation

  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation, 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate, on Tuesday, March 4 at 2:30 p.m. to receive 
testimony on S. 164, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life 
of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the Farm Labor Movement; S. 328 a bill to 
designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the 
``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area,'' and for other purposes; 
S. 347 a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate 
the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley 
Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation 
Area, and for other purposes; S. 425 a bill to revise the boundary of 
the wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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