I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on September 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Agro-Defense: Responding to Threats Against America's Agriculture and Food System.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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