[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 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 on Wednesday, October 5, 1994, 
at 2:30 p.m. in open session to consider the nomination of the 
Honorable Alan J. Dixon to be Chairman of the Base Realignment and 
Closure Commission.
  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, October 5, 1994, to conduct a 
hearing on the 2d annual report by the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee, and a markup on the nominations of Bruce Morrison and 
Timothy O'Neill for the Federal Housing Finance Board, James Clifford 
Hudson for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation; and Mary 
Ellen Fise, H. Terry Rasco, and Christine M. Warnke to be members of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
October 5, 1994, at 9:30 a.m. on S. 2467--GATT implementing 
legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
October 5, 1994, at 2:30 p.m. on the nomination of Christine A. Varney 
(DC) to be a Federal trade commissioner.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

  Mr. FORD. 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 Wednesday, October 5, 1994, to conduct a 
business meeting beginning after the first vote after 12 p.m. to 
consider: Frederic J. Hansen, nominated by the President to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Paul L. Hill, 
nominated by the President to be chairperson and a member of the 
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; Devra Lee Davis and 
Gerald V. Poje, nominated by the President to be members of the 
Chemical Safety Hazard and Investigation Board; Kenneth K. Burton, 
David Michael Rappoport, and Ann J. Udall, nominated by the President 
to be members of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall 
Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy foundation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON 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 Wednesday, October 5, 1994, at 11 a.m. to hold an additional 
hearing on Thomas McNamara to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
Politico-Military Affairs.
  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 Wednesday, 
October 5, 1994, at 10 a.m. for a markup on S. 2467, subtitle E, 
Government procurement of title 3, and S. 1946, to provide for the 
repurchase, by native American organizations, of land acquired or taken 
from them.
  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 Wednesday, October 5, 1994 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
``Implementing the Strategy: How the Crime Bill Will Fight Drugs.''
  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 Wednesday, October 5, 1994.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on constitution

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Constitution, of the Committee on the Judiciary, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
October 5, 1994, at 2 p.m., to hold a hearing on ``the Constitutional 
Right to International Travel.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on energy and agricultural taxation

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation of the Committee on 
Finance be permitted to meet today, October 5, 1994 at 1 p.m., to hear 
witnesses testify on miscellaneous farm tax issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on public lands, national parks and forests

  Mr. FORD. 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 p.m., October 5, 1994, to receive 
testimony on the following bills: S. 2280, to provide for an orderly 
process to ensure compensation for the termination of an easement or 
the taking of real property used for public utility purposes at the 
Manassas National Battlefield Park, VA, and for other purposes; S. 
2359, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
the State of Arizona; S. 2434 and H.R. 3516, bills to increase the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance for highway 
relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
Park in Georgia; and H.R. 3905, to provide for the establishment and 
management of the Opal Creek Forest Preserve in the State of Oregon.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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