Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 10, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Deep Impact: Assessing the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on States, Localities and the Private Sector.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Select Committee on Intelligence
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