[Pages S11438-S11439]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., 
in room 562 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Ms. MIKULSKI. 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 November 17, 2009, at 3 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumers From Abusive 
Overdraft Fees: The Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft 
Coverage Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 2:30 
p.m., in room

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253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Ms. MIKULSKI. 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 November 17, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room SD-
366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 3 p.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled ``The U.S. and the G-20: Remaking the International Economic 
Architecture.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 2:30 
p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``H1N1 Flu: Getting the Vaccine to 
Where It Is Most Needed.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on African Affairs

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on November 17, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a 
Subcommittee on African Affairs hearing entitled ``Counterterrorism in 
the Trans-Sahel: Examining U.S. Strategy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Sub Committee on Terrorism and Homeland 
Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on 
November 17, 2009, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: 
Preventing Terrorist Attacks and Protecting Privacy in Cyberspace.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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