[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
March 9, 1994, in closed session, to receive testimony on force 
structure levels in the bottom up review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 1995 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday, 
March 9, 1994, in closed session, to receive testimony on force 
structure levels in the bottom up review in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 1995 and the future years defense 
program; to consider and act on the following pending civilian 
nominations: Hon. Edwin Dorn to be Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness; Dr. Stephen C. Joseph to be Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Ms. Helen T. McCoy to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management; Mr. Robert M. 
Walker to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, 
Logistics and Environment; Ms. Deborah P. Christie to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management; Mr. Robert B. Pirie, 
Jr. to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and 
Environment; Mr. Rodney A. Coleman to be Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and Environment; Mr. 
Robert F. Hale to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial 
Management and Comptroller; and to discuss the procedures for 
considering certain pending military nominations and personnel matters, 
including the nomination of Lt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, USAF, to retire 
in grade, and the impending retirement of Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, USN.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. FORD. 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 Wednesday, March 9, beginning at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on regulatory consolidation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, 9:30 a.m., March 9, 1994, to consider pending 
calendar business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be permitted to meet today at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on 
the subject of the Uruguay Round Subsidies Agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to hold a business meeting during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 9, 1994.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 9, 1994, 
beginning at 10 a.m., in 485 Russell Senate Office Building on the 
President's budget request for fiscal year 1995 for the Indian Programs 
within the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Education, 
Labor, and the Administration for Native Americans.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a hearing on 
ERISA preemption of State prevailing wage laws, during the session of 
the Senate on March 9, 1994, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on clean air and nuclear regulation

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Regulation, Committee on 
Environment and Public Works, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, beginning at 2 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on Nuclear Regulatory Commission User Fees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on patents, copyrights and trademarks

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
9, 1994, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing on the oversight of the Patent 
and Trademark Office.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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