[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21040]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 10 a.m., in open session to consider 
the following nominations: Francis J. Harvey to be Secretary of the 
Army; Richard Greco, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Financial Management; and General Gregory S. Martin, USAF, for 
reappointment to the grade of General and to be Commander, United 
States Pacific Command.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the report of the Special Advisor to the Director of 
Central Intelligence for strategy regarding Iraqi weapons of mass 
destruction programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Addressing the New Reality of Current Visa Policy on 
International Student Researchers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on Neglected Diseases in East Asia: Are Public Health Programs 
Working?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet for a joint hearing on BioShield 
II: Responding to an Ever-Changing Threat during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 10 a.m. in SH-216.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 
6, 2004, at 10 a.m., in room 485 of the Hart Senate Office Building to 
conduct a business meeting on pending Committee matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on October 6, 2004, for a markup on the nominations of 
Robert N. Davis, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims; Mary J. Schoelen, to be a Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
Veterans Claims; William A. Moorman, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims; and Robert Allen Pittman, to be Assistant 
Secretary (Human Resources and Administration), U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
  The meeting will take place in S-216 in the Capitol, immediately 
following the first rollcall vote of the Senate after 11:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on 
Natural Gas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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