[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 11918-11919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 Thursday May 15, 
2003. The purpose of this hearing will be to review the nominations of 
Glenn Klippenstein, Julia Bartling, and Lowell Junkins to be a member 
of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 5 p.m., in closed session to 
receive a briefing by the General Counsel of the Air Force, Ms. Mary L. 
Walker, on the results of the inquiry into reports of sexual assaults 
at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to conduct a 
business meeting on Thursday, May 15 at 9:30 to consider the following:
  A bill to provide for the security of commercial nuclear power plants 
and facilities designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance 
the security of wastewater treatment works.
  S. 994, Chemical Security Bill, a bill to protect human health and 
the environment from the release of hazardous substances by acts of 
terrorism.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
May 15, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Investing in 
Homeland Security: Challenges Facing State and Local Governments.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
May 15, 2003 at 2 p.m. for a nomination hearing to consider the 
nominations of Susanne T. Marshall to be Chairman of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, Neil

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McPhie to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board and 
Terrence A. Duffy to be a member of the Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 15, 
2003 at 10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 575, a bill to amend the Native American 
Languages Act to provide for the support of Native American language 
survival schools, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 10:00 a.m.
  I. Nominations: Michael Chertoff to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit; David G. Campbell to be U.S. District Judge for the 
District of Arizona; L. Scott Coogler to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Northern District of Alabama; and Mark Moki Hanohano to be U.S. Marshal 
for the District of Hawaii.
  II. Bills: S. 878, A bill to authorize an additional permanent 
judgeship in the District of Idaho and S. 1023, A bill to increase the 
annual salaries of justices and judges of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on oceans, fisheries, and coast guard

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on Marine Mammal Protection Act 
in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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