[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18196]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on 1372, the Fair Ratings Act, 
in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, July 
27, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Improving Quality in 
Medicare: The role of Value-Based Purchasing.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. CORNY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 10 a.m., for a hearing titled, ``Chemical 
Facility Security: What Is the Appropriate Federal Role?, Part II.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct an 
oversight hearing on lands eligible for gaming pursuant to the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``FBI 
Oversight'' on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in Dirksen 
Senate Office Building room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Robert Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Glenn Fine, Inspector General, Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC; Lee Hamilton, President and Director, Woodrow Wilson 
International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC; William H. Webster, 
Partner Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, Washington, DC; and John 
A. Russack, Program Manager, Information Sharing Environment, Director 
of National Intelligence, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 27, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, 
from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Dirksen 106, for the purpose of conducting 
a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 10 a.m., on All Hazards Alert 
Systems, in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         subcommittee on energy

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Energy be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 3 p.m. The purpose of the 
hearing is to receive testimony on recent progress in hydrogen and fuel 
cell research sponsored by the Department of Energy and by private 
industry. Testimony will also address the remaining challenges to the 
development of these technologies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on forestry, conservation, and rural revitalization

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization be 
authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 10 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of this subcommittee hearing will be to discuss 
oversight of the Conservation Reserve Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 27, 
2005, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``Who's Watching the 
Watchdog? Examining Financial Management at the SEC.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         subcommittee on international operations and terrorism

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 
2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on United Nations Peacekeeping Reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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