[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 17542-17543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 7, 2006, to hold a hearing titled 
```Wounded Warrior' Insurance: A First Look at a New Benefit for 
Traumatically Injured Servicemembers''.
  The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 7, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, September 7, 2006 
from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 
7, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing regarding ``IT Projects at Risk: Is 
It Too Late To Save $12 Billion?''

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


      subcommittee on terrorism, technology, and homeland security

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Keeping Terrorists Off the 
Plane'' on Thursday, September 7, 2006, at 2 p.m. in Dirksen 226.

     Witness List

  Paul Rosenzweig, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy, 
Planning and International Affairs, United States Department of 
Homeland Security, Washington, DC; Jayson P. Ahern, Assistant 
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, United States Customs of 
Border Protection, Washington, DC; Jess Ford, Director of International 
Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC; 
and Leon J. Laylagian, Executive Vice President, Passenger-Cargo 
Security Group, Concord, NH.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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