[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14774-14775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 18, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider 
the following nominations: Honorable Charles E. McQueary to be Director 
of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense; Anita K. 
Blair to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs; Benedict S. Cohen to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army; Frank R. Jimenez to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy; David H. Laufman to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense; Sue C. Payton to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Acquisition; William H. Tobey to be Deputy Administrator 
for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security 
Administration; and Robert L. Wilkie to be Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Legislative Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. BROWNBACK. 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 July 18, 2006, at 2 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``Perspectives on Insurance Regulation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BROWNBACK. 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, July 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. The 
purpose of this oversight hearing is to examine United States and India 
energy cooperation in the context of global energy demand, the emerging 
energy needs of India, and the role nuclear power can play in meeting 
those needs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Islam and the West.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Department of Justice Oversight'' on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in Hart Senate Office Building Room 216.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Alberto Gonzales, The Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
                       and international security

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 
at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: 
S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee 
on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 
at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, Examining the Challenges the 
District will Face Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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