[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9072]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on Identity Theft.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Continued Oversight of the USA PATRIOT Act'' on Tuesday, May 10, 
2005 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Larry E. Craig, United States Senator, R-ID, 
The Honorable Richard J. Durbin, United States Senator, D-IL.
  Panel II: The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Member of Congress, 
Chairman, Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances, Atlanta, GA; David 
Cole, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, 
DC; Daniel P. Collins, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olsen LLP, Los 
Angeles, CA; James X. Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for Democracy 
& Technology, Washington, DC; Andrew C. McCarthy, Attorney and Senior 
Fellow, The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington, DC; 
Suzanne E. Spaulding, Managing Director, The Harbour Group, LLC, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objections it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 10, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Airland

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 3:30 p.m. in closed session to mark 
up the Airland Programs and provisions contained in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 2 
p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to review the National Park Service's 
funding needs for administration and management of the National Park 
System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in closed session to 
mark up the Seapower programs and provisions contained in the National 
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 5 p.m. in 
closed session to mark up the emerging threats and capabilities 
programs and provisions contained in the National Defense Authorization 
Act for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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