[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 18, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The hearing will focus on the National Football League Retirement 
System and the current compensation system for NFL retirees with claims 
of advanced injuries that became symptomatic after retiring from the 
NFL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Breaking the 
Methamphetamine Supply Chain: Meeting Challenges at the Border.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Approaches to Corporate Fraud Prosecutions and the 
Attorney-Client Privilege Under the McNulty Memorandum'' on Tuesday, 
September 18, 2007 at 10:30 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: Karin Immergut, United States Attorney, District of Oregon, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Chair; and White Collar Subcommittee for 
the Attorney General's Advisory Committee, Portland, Oregon.
  Panel II: Dick Thornburgh, Of Counsel, K&L Gates, Washington, DC; 
Daniel Richman, Professor, Columbia Law School, New York, NY; Michael 
Seigel, Professor, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 
Gainesville, FL; and Andrew Weissmann, Partner, Jenner & Block, New 
York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 18, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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