[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 5735-5736]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 30, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to receive 
testimony on the Second Interim Report of the Iraq Survey Group.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. ENZI. 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 Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 2 p.m., to conduct 
a vote on the nomination of the Honorable Alphonso R. Jackson, of 
Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and to conduct 
a markup of S. 2238, ``The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet Tuesday, 
March 30, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. on the nominations of Theodore W. 
Kassinger, to be Deputy Secretary of DOT, Deborah Hersman to be a 
Member of the NTSB, Thomas Moore to be a Commissioner of the CPSC, 
Joseph Brennan, to be a Commissioner of the FMC, Paul Anderson to be a 
Commissioner of the FMC, and Jack McGregor to be a Member of the 
Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, in 
SR253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Energy and natural resources

  Mr. ENZI. 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 Tuesday, March 30, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the Energy 
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, to consider favorably reporting the 
nomination of Donald Korb, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue 
Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department of the 
Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 
9 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office building to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the Inter-Tribal Timber Council's Indian Forest 
Management Assessment Team Report. Immediately following the close of 
that hearing, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian 
Affairs be authorized to meet at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on S. 
868, a bill to amend the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration 
Amendments Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 30, 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 airland

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 30, 2004, 
at 2 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Army aviation 
programs, in review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal 
year 2005 and the future years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Aviation 
Subcommittee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. for a closed hearing on 
Aviation Security, in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International 
                                Security

  Mr. ENZI. 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, 
March 30, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing entitled, ``The Federal 
Government's Role In Empowering Americans To Make Informed Financial 
Decisions.''

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


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to conduct oversight on National 
Heritage Areas, including findings and recommendations of the General 
Accounting Office, the definition of a National Heritage Area, the 
definition of National Significance as it relates to national heritage 
areas, recommendations for establishing national heritage areas as 
units of the national park system, recommendations for prioritizing 
proposed studies and designations, and options for developing a 
national heritage area program within the National Park Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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