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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on February 14, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on February 14, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The 
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on February 14, 2012, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be 
authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Pain in America: Exploring Challenges to 
Relief'' on February 14, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate, on February 14, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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