[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 45 (Thursday, April 21, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on 
Agricultural Research Conservation Forestry and General Legislation be 
allowed to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 
1994, at 2:30 p.m., in SD-628, on new management directives for the 
U.S. Forest Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on April 21, 1994, at 10 a.m. in room SD-628 on the nominations of 
Ricardo Martinez to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, Carrye Burley Brown to be administrator of the 
U.S. Fire Administration, and T.R. Lakshmanan to be Director of the 
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on April 21, 1994, at 2 p.m. in room SR-253 on the nomination of 
William D. Hathaway, of Maine and Joe Scroggins, of Florida, to be 
Commissioners of the Federal Maritime Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet today, April 21, 1994, at 10 
a.m., to hear testimony on the subject of access to health care in 
rural and inner city communities under health care reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 1993, at 2:30 p.m. to hold 
nomination hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 1994 to hold a hearing on the 
nominations of Carl E. Stewart, of Louisiana, to be a United States 
circuit judge for the Fifth Circuit; James Carr, of Ohio, to be a 
United States district judge for the northern district of Ohio; Mary M. 
Lisi, of Rhode Island, to be United States district judge for the 
district of Rhode Island; Frank Hull, of Georgia, to be United States 
district judge for the northern district of Georgia; W. Louis Sands, of 
Georgia, to be United States district judge for the middle district of 
Georgia; and Clarence Cooper, of Georgia, to be United States district 
judge for the northern district of Georgia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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 Thursday, April 21, 1994.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on education, arts and humanities

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources' Subcommittee on Education, Arts 
and Humanities be authorized to meet for a hearing on ESEA 
Reauthorization, during the session of the Senate on April 21, 1994, at 
10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on nuclear deterrence, arms control and defense 
                              intelligence

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Nuclear Deterrence, Arms Control and Defense 
Intelligence of the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet 
at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, 1994, in open session, to receive 
testimony on the Department of Energy's Environment and Restoration and 
Waste Management Programs 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 Public Lands, National Parks and Forests

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate, 2:30 p.m., April 21, 1994, to receive 
testimony on the following bills: S. 1509, to transfer a parcel of land 
to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; S. 1897, the Santa Fe 
National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 1994; S. 1975 and H.R. 2921, 
to establish a grant program to restore and preserve historic buildings 
at historically black colleges and universities, and for other 
purposes; S. 1980, the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and 
National Heritage Area Act; and S. 1919, the Rio Puerco Watershed Act 
of 1994.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on terrorism, narcotics and international operations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 1994, at 10 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on recently developments in transnational crime affecting U.S. 
law enforcement and foreign policy; Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in 
criminal matters with Panama; Treaty Doc. 102-15; and 1994 
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on terrorism. narcotics and international operations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 1994, at 2 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on recent developments in translational crime affecting U.S. 
law enforcement and foreign policy; Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in 
criminal matters with Panama; Treaty Doc. 102-15; and 1994 
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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