[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18563-18564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation Committee be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at 10 a.m., on ``Impacts of Climate 
Change.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


               committeee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. FRIST. 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 Wednesday, September 15 at 9:30 a.m., to 
consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 1: S. Con. Res. 121--A concurrent resolution supporting 
the goals and ideals of the World Year of Physics.
  Agenda Item 2: S. 437--A bill to provide for adjustments to the 
Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian 
Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the 
Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 3: S. 511--A bill to provide permanent funding for the 
Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 7: S. 1064--A bill to establish a commission to 
commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, and for 
other purposes.
  Agenda Item 9: S. 1354--A bill to resolve certain conveyances and 
provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska 
Corporation, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 12: S. 1462--A bill to adjust the boundary of the 
Cumberland Island Wilderness, to authorize tours of the Cumberland 
Island National Seashore, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 13: S. 1466--A bill to facilitate the transfer of land in 
the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 1614--A bill to designate a portion of White 
Salmon River as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System.
  Agenda Item 15: S. 1649--A bill to designate the Ojito Wilderness 
Study Area as wilderness, to take certain land into trust for the 
Pueblo of Zia, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 16: S. 1678--A bill to provide for the establishment of 
the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National 
Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 17: S. 1852--A bill to provide financial assistance for 
the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an exhibit to 
commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
  Agenda Item 18: S. 1876--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain lands and facilities of the Provo River 
Project.
  Agenda Item 19: S. 2086--A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve the reclamation of abandoned 
mines.
  Agenda Item 20: S. 2142--A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 21: S. 2181--A bill to adjust the boundary of Rocky 
Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado.
  Agenda Item 23: S. 2334--A bill to designate certain National Forest 
System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System.

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  Agenda Item 24: S. 2374--A bill to provide for the conveyance of 
certain lands to the United States and to revise the boundary of 
Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 25: S. 2408--A bill to adjust the boundaries of the 
Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests in the State of 
Montana.
  Agenda Item 26: S. 2432--A bill to expand the boundaries of Wilson's 
Creek Battlefield National Park, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 27: S. 2567--A bill to adjust the boundary of Redwood 
National Park in the State of California.
  Agenda Item 28: S. 2622--A bill to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal land in the Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-
Federal land in the Pecos National Historic Park in the State of New 
Mexico.
  Agenda Item 31: H.R. 1113--To authorize an exchange of land at Fort 
Frederica National Monument, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 32: H.R. 1446--To support the efforts of the California 
Missions Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial and 
mission-era missions in the State of California and to preserve the 
artworks and artifacts of these missions, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 33: H.R. 1964--To assist the States of Connecticut, New 
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania in conserving priority lands and 
natural resources in the Highlands region, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 34: H.R. 2010--To protect the voting rights of members of 
the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American 
Samoa in the United States House of Representatives, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 35: H.R. 3706--To adjust the boundary of the John Muir 
National Historic site, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 36: H.R. 4516--To require the Secretary of Energy to 
carry out a program of research and development to advance high-end 
computing.
  In addition, the committee may turn to any other measures that are 
ready for consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open executive session during the 
session on September 15, 2004, at 10 a.m., to consider favorably 
reporting S. 333, a bill to promote elder justice, and the nomination 
of Joey Russell George, to be Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration, U.S. Department of Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a 
hearing on ``Accelerating U.S. Assistance to Iraq.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 15, 
2004, at 10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a business meeting on pending committee matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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