[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5251-5252]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 25, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed session to 
receive testimony on the role of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Special 
Operations Command in defending the homeland and in the global war on 
terrorism, in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal 
year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. 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 March 25, 2004, at 2 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for 
the Federal Transit Administration.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 25, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., on Cable Rates.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on Hazard 
Communication in the Workplace during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 25, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
AGOA III: the United States Africa Partnership Act of 2003.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 25, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 25, 2004, for a joint hearing with the House 
of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentations of the National Association of State 
Directors of Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Military Officers Association 
of America.
  The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 25, 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 economic policy

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Economic Policy of the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 25, 2004, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on 
``National Flood Insurance Repetitive Losses.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on strategic forces

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 25, 2004, 
at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on National security 
space programs, and management, in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. DeWINE. 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, March 25 at 2:30 p.m. to receive testimony regarding the 
following bills: S. 1085, a bill to provide for a bureau of reclamation 
program to assist states and local communities in evaluating and 
developing rural and small community water supply systems, and for 
other purposes; S. 1732, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to establish a rural water supply program in the reclamation states to 
provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural 
residents: S. 2218, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish a rural water supply program in the reclamation states to 
provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water supply to rural 
residents and establish guidelines for projects and for other purposes; 
S. 1727, a bill to authorize additional appropriations for the 
Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978; and S. 1791, a bill to amend 
the Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002 to provide that the amounts 
received by the United States under that act shall be deposited in the 
reclamation fund, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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