Authority for Committees to Meet

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

Mr. SPECTER. 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 Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on "Consideration of Regulatory Reform Proposals."

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

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Aviation Security.

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

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 10 a.m., in G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on Charity Oversight and Reform: Keeping Bad Things from Happening to Good Charities.

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

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on the Peace Corps Security.

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

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 2004, to hold a business meeting.

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

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 10 a.m. on "Preserving Traditional Marriage: A View From The States" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

WITNESS LIST:

Panel I: The Honorable Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts.

Panel II: The Honorable MARILYN MUSGRAVE, United States Representative [R-CO], Washington, DC; The Honorable Bob Barr, former United States Representative [R-GA], 21st Century Liberties Chair for Freedom and Privacy, American Conservative Union, Smyrna, GA.

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

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Mr SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 2004, for a hearing to consider pending legislation. The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building at 2:45 p.m.

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

AGENDA:

S. 50, the "Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act;"

S. 1014, requiring VA to place certain low-income veterans in a higher health care priority category;

S. 1153, the "Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act;"

S. 1509, the "Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003;"

S. 1745, the "Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act;"

S. 2063, proposed demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments for veterans health care;

S. 2099, relating to educational assistance benefits for certain members of the Selected Reserve;

S. 2133, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center;

S. 2296, relating to the conveyance, lease or disposal of the Louisville VA Medical Center;

S. 2327, the proposed coordination of VA per diem and Medicaid payments for care of veterans in State homes;

S. 2417, care for newborn children of veterans receiving maternity care;

S. 2483, the "Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004;"

S. 2484, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2003;"

S. 2485, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property and Facilities Management Improvement Act of 2004;"

S. 2486, the "Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 2004;"

S. 2522, to increase the maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs;

S. 2524, relating to Blast Injury Research and Clinical Care Centers (BIRECCs); and

S. 2534, relating to various education and home loan benefits program improvements.

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

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, June 22, 2004 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 ENERGY

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22 at 2:30 p.m., to receive testimony regarding High performance Computing: Regaining U.S. Leadership. The purpose of the hearings is to examine the DOE's HPC R&D activities in both the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of Science, and to consider S. 2176, the High End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, which would authorize the secretary to carry out a program of R&D to advance high-end computing through the Office of Science.

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

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM, TECHNOLOGY, AND HOMELAND SECURITY

Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on "Tools to Fight Terrorism: Subpoena Authority and Pretrial Detention of Terrorists" on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 226.

WITNESS LIST:

Panel I-Rachel Brand, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Policy, Washington, DC; Michael A. Battle, United States Attorney, Western District of New York, Buffalo, NY; and James K. Robinson, former Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division, 1998-2001, Washington, DC.

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