[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8644-8645]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. 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 May 18, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Report of the Congress on International Economic and 
Exchange Rate Policies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to met during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to mark 
up S. 1811, the ``San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act;'' S. 
633, the ``American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin 
Act;'' and S. 2784, the ``Fourteenth Dalai Lama Gold Medal Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. on S. 2686, the Consumer's 
Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. for an Executive Session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. for an Executive Session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, May 
18, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
consider proposed legislation implementing the U.S.-Oman Free Trade 
Agreement, and the nomination of W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be 
Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Iran's Political/Nuclear Ambitions and U.S. Policy Options.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 10 a.m. to consider the nomination of Robert 
I. Cusick to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a confirmation hearing 
on General Michael V. Hayden to be Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet May 18, 2006 from 10 a.m.-12 
p.m. in Dirksen 628 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. INHOFE. 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 Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. 
for a hearing regarding ``Unobligated Balances: Freeing up Funds, 
Setting Priorities and Untying Agency Hands.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian 
Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, May 18, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on Nepal: 
Transition from Crisis to Peaceful Democracy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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