[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1655-S1656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 
7, 1996, in executive session, to consider pending military 
nominations, to be immediately followed by an open session at 10 a.m. 
to consider the nomination of Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon to be Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, Mr. Franklin D. Kramer to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs, and Mr. Alvin 
L. Alm to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental 
Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be allowed to meet during the 
Thursday, March 7, 1996, session of the Senate for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing on air bag safety.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Thursday, March 7, 1996, at 
9:30 a.m., for a hearing on S. 356, Language of Government Act of 1995.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. 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, March 7, 1996, at 10 a.m., in SD-
106.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a hearing on the 
Reauthorization of National Institutes of Health, during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 7, 1996, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LOTT. 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 7, 1996, at 3:00 p.m., in SH-219 to hold 
a closed briefing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asian and pacific affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to hold a joint meeting with the House 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International 
Relations meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 7, 
1996, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 7, 1996, for the purposes of 
conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. 
The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on S. 393 
and H.R. 924, the Angeles National Forest Land.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 7, 1996, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled

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to begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to 
review S. 745, a bill to require the National Park Service to eradicate 
brucellosis afflicting the bison in Yellowstone National Park; S. 796 
and H.R. 238, a bill to provide for the protection of wild horses 
within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, MO, and prohibit the 
removal of such horses; and S. 1451, a bill to authorize an agreement 
between the Secretary of the Interior and a State providing for the 
continued operation by State employees of national parks in the State 
during any period in which the National Park Service is unable to 
maintain the normal level of park operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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