[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to conduct 
a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2003. 
The purpose of this hearing will be to review the reauthorization of 
child nutrition programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. 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 Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 10 
a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing on ``The Federal Reserve Board 
Proposal on Check Truncation.''
  The committee will also vote on the nominations of Mr. Alfred 
Plamann, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Consumer Cooperative Bank; Mr. Thomas Waters Grant, of New 
York, to be a director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation; Mr. Noe Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, to be a director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation; and Mr. William Robert 
Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be a director of the Securities Investor 
Protection Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, 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 
Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 9:15 a.m., to hear testimony on the 
Purchasing Health Care Services in a Competitive Environment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Western Hemisphere Nominations.
  Nominees: Mr. Lino Gutierrez to be Ambassador to Argentina; Mr. James 
Foley to be Ambassador to Haiti; and Mr. Roland W. Bullen to be 
Ambassador to Guyana.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing on NATO enlargement.
  Witnesses: Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia--Dr. F. Stephen Larrabee, 
Senior Staff Member, RAND, Arlington, VA; Bulgaria and Romania--Mr. 
Janusz Bugajski, Director, Eastern Europe Project, Center for Strategic 
and International Studies, Washington, DC; and Slovakia and Slovenia--
Dr. Jeff Simon, Senior Fellow, National Defense University, Washington, 
DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in SD 226.
  I. Nominations: Edward C. Prado to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Fifth Circuit; Richard D. Bennett to be U.S. District Judge for the 
District of Maryland; Dee D. Drell to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Western District of Louisiana; J. Leon Holmes to be U.S. District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Susan G. Braden to be Judge for 
the Court of Federal Claims; Charles F. Lettow to be Judge for the 
Court of Federal Claims; Raul David Bejarano to be U.S. Marshall for 
the Southern District of California; and Allen Garber to be U.S. 
Marshall for the District of Minnesota.
  II. Bills: S. 274 Class Action Fairness Act of 2003 and S. 731 Secure 
Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003 
(``SAFE ID Act'').
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
3, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Navy, 
Marine Corps, and Air Force aviation and air-launched weapons programs, 
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.

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