[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 445]
[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 allowed to conduct 
a hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, January 27, 
2004. The purpose of this hearing will be to examine the current 
situation regarding the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy in a dairy cow in Washington State as it relates to food 
safety, livestock marketing, and international trade.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, January 27, 2003 at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on ``Afghanistan Stabilization & Reconstruction: A status report.
  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 hearing 
on Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on ``Ensuring the Continuity 
of the United States Government: A Proposed Constitutional Amendment to 
Guarantee a Functioning Congress,'' in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226.
  Witness List: Hon. Alan K. Simpson, Co-Chairman, Continuity of 
Government Commission, Former United States Senator [R-WY], Cody, WY 
and Prof. Sanford V. Levinson, W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John 
Garwood, Jr., Centennial Chair in Law and Professor of Government, 
University of Texas Law School, Austin, TX.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, January 27, 2004 from 
10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget and International 
                                Security

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial 
Management, the Budget, and International Security be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Oversight Hearing on Mutual Funds: Hidden Fees, Misgovernance, and 
Other Practices that Harm Investors.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 11:15 a.m., on ``Covering the 
Waterfront--A Review of Seaport Security since September 11, 2001,'' in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Witness List: Larry Hereth, Rear Admiral, Director of Port Security, 
United States Coast Guard, Alexandria, VA; Mr. Robert M. Jacksta, 
Executive Director, United States Customs and Border Patrol, Fairfax, 
VA; and Mr. Gary M. Bald, Inspector--Deputy Assistant Director FBI, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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