[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8405-8406]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in closed session 
to mark up the Department of Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., for a closed hearing on 
steroids.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 10 a.m., in the 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``The Benefits of Healthy Marriage.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 10 a.m. on ``Oversight Hearing: Aiding 
Terrorists--An Examination of the Material Support Statute'' in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Chris Wray, Assistant Attorney General, 
Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; 
The Honorable Daniel Bryant, Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
Legal Policy, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; and 
Mr. Cary Bald, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Mr. David Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law 
Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and Mr. Paul Rosenzweig, 
Senior Legal Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 5, 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 forests and public lands

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 5, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 155, to convey to the town of Frannie, WY, certain land 
withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation; S. 2285, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver 
County, UT; S. 1521, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in 
Pahrump, NV, for the construction of a Post building and memorial park 
for use by the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local 
community; S. 1826, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land in Washoe County, NV, to the Board of Regents of the 
University and Community College System of Nevada; S. 2085, to modify 
the requirements of the land conveyance to the University of Nevada at 
Las Vegas Research Foundation; and H.R. 1658, to amend the Railroad 
Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional 
conveyances of certain lands in the State of California that form part 
of the right-of-way granted by the United States to facilitate the 
construction of the Transcontinental Railway, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 
5, 2004, at 9 a.m., in closed session to mark up the personnel programs 
and provisions contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act 
for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 10 a.m., in closed session to mark up the 
readiness and management support programs and provisions contained in 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, May 5, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on

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Space Shuttle and the Future of Space Launch Vehicles.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 Wednesday, May 
5, 2004, at 11:30 a.m., in closed session to mark up the strategic 
forces programs and provisions contained in the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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