[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19007]
[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 July 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider the 
following nominations: Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, for 
appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, U.S. 
Transportation Command; Dr. Ronald M. Sega to be Under Secretary of the 
Air Force; Mr. Philip Jackson Bell to be Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness; Mr. John G. Grimes to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information 
Integration; Mr. Keith E. Eastin to be Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Installations and Environment; Mr. William C. Anderson to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and 
Logistics.
  The presiding officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. 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 Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 10 a.m. to mark up 
S. 190 ``The Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 
2005'', as amended by the Committee Print; S. 705 ``Meeting the Housing 
and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005;'' H.R. 804 ``To Exclude From 
Consideration as Income Certain Payments Under the National Flood 
Insurance Program;'' S. 1047 ``The Presidential $1.00 Coin Act of 
2005,'' and pending nominations.
  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 
Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 10 a.m., on pending committee business.
  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 
Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on issues related to MGM v. 
Grokster and the appropriate balance between copyright protection and 
communications technology innovation, in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, July 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. in 
Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct an oversight 
hearing on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. 
Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.
  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 be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
July 28, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Bills: S. 1088, Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005, Kyl, Cornyn, 
Grassley, Hatch; S. 103, Combat Meth Act of 2005, Talent, Feinstein, 
Kohl, Schumer, Feingold;, S. __, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act 
of 2005, Specter, Leahy, Feingold; S. 751, Notification of Risk to 
Personal Data Act, Feinstein, Kyl; S. 1326, Notification of Risk to 
Personal Data Act, Feinstein, Kyl; S. 1326, Notification of Risk to 
Personal Data Act, Sessions; S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective 
Deterrence Act of 2005, Feinstein, Hatch, Grassley, Cornyn, Kyl, 
Specter; S. 1086, A Bill to Improve the National Program to Register 
and Monitor Individuals Who Commit Crimes Against Children or Sex 
Offenses, Hatch, Biden, Schumer; S. 956, Jetseta Gage Prevention and 
Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005, Grassley, Kyl, 
Cornyn; S. 1197, Violence Against Women Act of 2005, Biden, Hatch, 
Specter, Leahy, DeWine, Kohl, Grassley, Kennedy, Schumer, Durbin, 
Feinstein.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veteran's Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 28, 2005, for a markup to consider the 
following:
  Nomination of James Philip Terry to be Chairman of the Board of 
Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans' Affairs and Charles S. 
Ciccolella to be Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and 
Training, Department of Labor.
  Pending Legislation as follows:
  A. Committee Print of S. 1182, the ``Veterans' Health Care 
Improvements Act of 2005'', incorporating provisions derived from S. 
1182, as introduced; S. 1177; S. 1189; and S. 1190.
  B. S. 716, the ``Vet Center Enhancement Act of 2005''.
  C. S. 1234, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment 
Act of 2005''.
  D. Committee Print of S. 1235, the ``Veterans' Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2005'', incorporating provisions derived from S. 1235, as 
introduced; S. 552; S. 917; S. 151; S. 1259; S. 1271; and S. 423.
  The markup will take place in Room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on National Parks be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 
28 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearings is to 
receive testimony on the following bills: S. 584 and H.R. 432, bills to 
require the secretary of the interior to allow the continued occupancy 
and use of certain land and improvements within rocky mountain National 
Parks; S. 652, a bill to provide financial assistance for the 
rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in 
Philadelphia, PA, and the development of an exhibit to commemorate the 
300th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin; S. 958, a bill to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled 
Banner Trail in the states of Maryland and Virginia and the District of 
Columbia as a national historic trail; S. 1154, a bill to extend the 
Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, to provide improved visitor 
services at the park, and for other purposes; S. 1166, a bill to extend 
the authorization of the Kalaupapa National Historical Park Advisory 
Commission; and S. 1436, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct a study of maritime sites in the states of Michigan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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