[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 117 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                             armed services

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, August 18, 1994, 
at 9:30 a.m. in open session, to receive testimony on the military 
implications of the chemical weapons convention [CWC].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           foreign relations

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, August 18, 1994, at 10 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting to vote on pending items.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee for authority to meet on Thursday, 
August 18, 1994 at 10 a.m. for a markup on the following item: S. 1697, 
the Federal Disaster Preparedness and Response Act of 1994.
  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 meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, August 18, 1994, at 9:30 a.m., in room 226, Senate Dirksen 
office building on the nomination of Lois Jane Schiffer, of the 
District of Columbia, to be assistant Attorney General.
  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 meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, August 18, 1994, at 10 a.m., in room 628, Senate Dirksen 
office building on the nominations of Nancy Gist to be Director of the 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Laurie Robinson to be assistant attorney 
general for the Office of Justice programs, Jan Chaiken to be Director 
of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and Jeremy Travis to be Director of 
the National Institute of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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