[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14762-14763]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on June 29, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider the 
following nominations: General Peter Pace, USMC for reappointment to 
the grade of General and to be Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Admiral 
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN for reappointment to the grade of 
Admiral and to be Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; General T. 
Michael Moseley, USAF for reappointment to the grade of General and to 
be Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Ambassador Eric S. Edelman to be 
under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Mr. Daniel R. Stanley to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; and Mr. James 
A. Rispoli to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on June 29, 2005, at 3:30 p.m., to receive a classified briefing 
regarding detention operations and interrogation procedures at 
Guantanamo Bay.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday June 
29, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Medicaid Waste, Fraud and 
Abuse: Threatening the Health Care Safety Net.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions meet in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 9:50 
a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a business meeting on the following:
  S.J. Res. 15 A bill to acknowledge a long history of official 
depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government 
regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on 
behalf of the United States.
  S. 374 A bill to provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow 
Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by 
Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River.
  S. 113 A bill to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of 
the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust.
  S. 881 A bill to compensate the Spokane Tribe of Indians for the use 
of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee 
Dam, and for other purposes.
  S. 449 A bill to facilitate shareholder consideration of proposals to 
make Settlement Common Stock under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act available to missed enrollees, eligible elders, and persons born 
after Dec. 18, 1971, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 797/S. 475 A bill to amend the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and other Acts to improve 
housing programs for Indians.
  S. 623 A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to convey certain 
land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of 
Richfield, Utah and for other purposes.
  S. 598 A bill to reauthorize provisions in the Native American 
Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 relating to 
Native Hawaiian low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for 
Native Hawaiian housing.
  S.  . A bill to condemn certain subsurface rights to land held in 
trust by the State of Arizona, convey subsurface rights held by BLM, 
for the Pacsua Yaqui Tribe.
  S.  A bill to authorize funding for the National Indian Gaming 
Commission.

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  S. 1239, A bill to authorize the use of Indian Health Service funds 
to pay Medicare Part D premiums on behalf of Indians.
  S.1231, A bill to provide initial funding for the National Fund for 
Excellence in American Indian Education previously established by 
Congress.
  S.   A bill to require former federal employees who are employed by 
tribes to adhere to conflict of interest rules.
  S.   A bill to amend the Tribally Controlled Community College and 
Universities Assistance Act.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Passport System Can Be Exploited by 
Criminals and Terrorists.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 29, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President: I ask unanimous consent that Subcommittee 
on Disaster Prevention and Prediction be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on National Weather Service-
Severe Weather.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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