[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8982]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on May 11, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., in open session, to 
continue to receive testimony on allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi 
prisoners.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. on Smoking in the Movies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. 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, May 11 at 10:00 a.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to gain an understanding of the 
impacts and costs of last year's fires and then look forward to the 
potential 2004 fire season. The hearing will give all committee members 
a solid understanding of the problems faced last year and what problems 
the agencies and the land they oversee may face this next season, 
including aerial fire fighting assets and crew, and overhead 
availability.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Saving Lives: The Deadly Intersection of AIDS & Hunger.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 11, 2004, 
at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Bogus Degrees and Unmet 
Expectations: Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills?'' (Day 
One).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing entitled ``Breakthroughs in Alzheimer's Research: News You Can 
Use'' during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 
10:00 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Rapid Bio-
Terrorism Detection and Response'' on Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 9:30 
a.m. in Dirksen 226.
     Witness List:
  Panel I: Dr. Paul Keim, Director Northern Arizona University, 
Flagstaff, AZ; Dr. Harvey W. Meislin, Director, Arizona Emergency 
Medicine Research Center, Tucson, AZ; Dr. David A. Relman, Associate 
Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; and Dr. 
Jeffrey Trent, President, Translational Genomics Research Institute, 
Phoenix, AZ.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on forestry, conservation, and rural revitalization

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation and Rural Revitalization of the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 11, 
2004. The purpose of this hearing will be to examine the conservation 
programs of the 2002 Farm Bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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