[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6255-6256]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open and 
possibly closed session, to receive testimony from unified and regional 
commanders on their military strategy and operational requirements, in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004 and 
the future years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 13, 2003, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``The Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 
Budget for the Federal Transit Administration.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in SR-253, for an 
executive session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 Thursday, March 13 at 10 a.m., to receive 
testimony on gaining an understanding of the impacts of last year's 
fires and then looking forward to the potential 2003 fire season.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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 Thursday, March 13, at 2:30 p.m., is to 
conduct oversight on the designation and management of national 
heritage areas, including criteria and procedures for designating 
heritage areas, the potential impact of heritage areas on private lands 
and communities, Federal and non-Federal costs of managing heritage 
areas, and methods of monitoring and measuring the success of heritage 
areas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 2 p.m., to hold a members 
briefing on Iraq's political future.
  Briefer: The Honorable William Burns, Assistant Secretary for Middle 
East, Department of State, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Setting the Record Straight: The Nomination of Justice 
Priscilla Owen'' on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 106.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison and The Honorable John 
Cornyn.
  Panel II: Priscilla Richmond Owen to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, March 13, 2003, for a joint hearing with the 
House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentations of the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold 
Star Wives of America, the Fleet Reserve Association, and the Air Force 
Sergeants Association.
  The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing.

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


     Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, March 13, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the implementation of the CMAQ and Conformity 
programs. This meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Readiness and Management

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session on the Senate 
on Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 2 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the impacts of environmental laws on readiness and the 
related administration legislative proposal in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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