[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 12741-12742]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. KYL. 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, June 17, 2004, at 10 a.m. to conduct 
a hearing on ``An Overview of the Regulation of the Bond Markets.''
  Concurrent with the hearing, the Committee intends to vote on the 
nomination of the Honorable Alan Greenspan to be Chairman of the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; on S. 894, ``The Marine 
Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act''; and S. 976, ``The 
Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on June 17, 
2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Enhancing Border Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session 
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the Senate on Thursday, June 17, at 10 a.m. to receive testimony 
regarding the Environmental Management Program of the Department of 
Energy and Issues associated with accelerated cleanup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Law Enforcement Treaties.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 3 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 17, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Building Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations: Henry W. Saad, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit; and Claude A. Allen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth 
Circuit.
  II. Legislation: S. 1735, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence 
Act of 2003 Hatch, Feinstein, Grassley, Graham, Chambliss, Cornyn, 
Schumer, Biden; S. 1635, L-1 Visa Intracompany Transferee, Reform Act 
of 2003 Chambliss; S. 2013, Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of 2004 
Hatch, Leahy, DeWine, Kohl; S.J. Res. 4, Proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the 
physical desecration of the flag of the United States Act of 2003 
Hatch, Feinstein, Craig, Sessions, DeWine, Grassley Graham, Cornyn, 
Specter, Chambliss; S. 1700, Advancing Justice through DNA Technology 
Act of 2003 Hatch, Biden, Specter, Leahy, DeWine, Feinstein, Kennedy, 
Schumer, Durbin and Kohl; S. Res. 322, A resolution designating August 
16, 2004, as ``National Airborne Day'' of 2004 Hagel, Durbin, Graham, 
Hatch; S. Res. 370, A resolution designating September 7, 2004, as 
``National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day'' of 2004 Cantwell; 
and S. 2396, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2004 Hatch, Leahy, 
Chambliss, Durbin, Schumer, Clinton
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 17, 2004, at 9 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing 
Pharmaceuticals Over the Internet.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 17, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
Intelligence Matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology and Space be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
June 17, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. on the Final Report on the President's 
Commission on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee 
on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 
17, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 2513, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide financial 
assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority for the 
planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico rural 
water system, and for other purposes; S. 2511, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of a Chimayo 
water supply system, to provide for the planning, design, and 
construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration facility 
for Espanola, NM, and for other purposes; S. 2508, a bill to 
redesignate the Ridges Basin Reservoir, CO, as Lake Nighthorse; S. 
2460, a bill to provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the 
development of comprehensive state water plans, and for other purposes; 
and S. 1211, a bill to further the purposes of Title XVI of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the 
``Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act'', by 
directing the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a demonstration 
program for water reclamation in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, and 
for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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