[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 24, 1994, at 
9:30 a.m., in open session, to consider pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 Thursday, March 24, beginning at 9:45 a.m., to 
conduct a markup on the nominations of William Reinsch, to be 
Undersecretary of Commerce for Export Administration; Raymond Vickery 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce; Maria Haley to be a member of 
the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank; Elaine McReynolds to 
be Federal Insurance Administrator at FEMA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to conduct a 
hearing on charitable solicitation fraud, on March 24, 1994, beginning 
at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, at 9:30 a.m., March 24, 1994, to receive 
testimony on the effect of the administration's Superfund 
Reauthorization Proposals on the Department of Energy's Environmental 
Restoration and Waste Management Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 24, at 9 a.m., to conduct 
a business meeting to consider S. 1547, the Safe Drinking Water Act of 
1993.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be permitted to meet today, March 23, 1994, at 10 a.m., to 
consider S. 1814, regarding the tax treatment of crop insurance 
proceeds and disaster payments, and to hear testimony on the subject of 
medicaid issues in health care reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on pending 
legislation concerning compensation COLA, the VA home loan guaranty 
program, adjudication issues, and other matters. The hearing will be 
held on March 24, 1994, at 2:30 p.m. in room 418 of the Russell Senate 
Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to receive legislative 
presentations from AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Vietnam 
Veterans of America, Veterans of World War I, Association of the U.S. 
Army, The Retired Officers Association, and Military Order of the 
Purple Heart. The hearing will be held on March 24, 1994, at 9:30 a.m. 
in room 345 of the Cannon House Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 24, 1994, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on african affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
March 24, 1994, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing on the Peace, Prosperity, 
and Democracy Act--S. 1856: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asian and pacific affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 24, 1994, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing to 
review U.S. policy toward East Asia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on education, arts and the humanities

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources' Subcommittee on Education, Arts and the 
Humanities be authorized to meet for a hearing on Professional 
Development: ESEA Reauthorization during the session of the Senate on 
March 24, 1994, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on federal services, post office, and civil service

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Services, Post Office, and Civil Service, 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 24, 1994, to receive the 
annual report of the Postmaster General of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on military readiness and defense infrastructure

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Military Readiness and Defense Infrastructure of the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2 p.m. on 
Thursday, March 24, 1994, in open session, to receive testimony on the 
operation and maintenance accounts and on the defense business 
operations fund in 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.


           subcommittee on patents, copyrights and trademarks

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks of the Committee on 
the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 24, 1994, at 4:30 p.m., to hold a markup on S. 1485.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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