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“AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S3640-S3641 on March 12, 2003.
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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
committee on energy and natural resources
Mr. SANTORUM. 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 Wednesday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. to consider pending calendar business.
Agenda Item No. 1.--To consider the nomination of Joseph T. Kelliher to be a Member of the Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Agenda Item No. 2: S. 164--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement.
Agenda Item No. 3: S. 212--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with the High Plains Aquifer States in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, mapping, modeling, and monitoring program for the High Plains Aquifer and for other purposes.
Agenda Item No. 4: S. 278--To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.
Agenda Item No. 7: S. 347--To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
Agenda Item No. 8: S. 425--To revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.
Agenda Item No. 9: H.R. 397--To reinstate the license and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.
Staff is working on amendments to Agenda Item No. 6: S. 328--To designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the
``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', and for other purposes. If a resolution can be achieved this item will be considered.
In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are ready for consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Finance
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to hear testimony on Welfare Reform: Building on Success.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on foreign relations
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at 11:30 a.m. to hold a Committee Business Meeting.
Agenda
The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:
Treaties: Treaty Doc. 107-19, Tax Convention with the United Kingdom; Treaty Doc. 107-20, Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Australia; Treaty Doc. 108-3, Protocol Amending Tax Convention with Mexico.
FSO appointment/promotion list: 1. Sebranek, Lyle J., et al, dated January 28, 2003.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Foreign Relations
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on Regional Implications of the Changing Nuclear Equation on the Korean Peninsula.
Agenda
Witnesses
Panel 1: The Honorable James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC.
Panel 2: The Honorable James Lilley, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC; Dr. Victor D. Cha, Associate Professor, Department of Government and the Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Dr. Bates Gill, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS, Washington, DC.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on the judiciary
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a judicial nominations hearing on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.
Tentative Agenda
Panel I: The Honorable Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator (R-
IN); The Honorable Evan Bayh, United States Senator (D-IN); The Honorable John W. Warner, United States Senator (R-VA); The Honorable George F. Allen, United States Senator (R-VA); The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senator (D-CA); The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, United States Senator (R-TX); The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senator (R-TX).
Panel II: Comac J. Carney to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; James V. Selna to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California; Philip P. Simon to be United States District Judge for the North District of Indiana; Theresa Lazar Springmann to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana. Mary Ellen Coster Williams to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims; Victor J. Wolski to be Judge for the Court of Federal Claims.
Panel III: Ricardo H. Hinojosa to be U.S. Sentencing Commissioner; Michael E. Horowitz to be U.S. Sentencing Commissioner.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on veterans' affairs
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, for a joint hearing with the House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The hearing will take place in room 345 of the Cannon House Office Building at 10:00 a.m.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on airland
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 3 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Army Transformation, in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2004 and the future years defense program.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on oceans, atmosphere, and fisheries
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in SR-253, for a hearing on the Coast Guard and NOAA fiscal year 2004 budget requests.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on strategic forces
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on national security space programs and management in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2004.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Border Security, Immigration and Citizenship
Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittees on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security and on Border Security, Immigration and Citizenship be authorized to meet to conduct a joint hearing on ``Border Technology: Keeping Terrorists out of the United States--2003'' on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Tentative Witness List
Panel I: The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Undersecretary for Border and Transportation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; Accompanied by: Robert Mocny, Director of Entry-Exit Program, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Washington, DC; Woody Hall, Interim Director, Office of Information & Technology, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Washington, DC.
Panel II: Nancy Kingsbury, Managing Director of Applied Research and Methods, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, DC; Stephen E. Flynn, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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