[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 59 (Thursday, May 2, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4629-S4630]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services and the associated subcommittees be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, May 2, 1996, for markup of the fiscal 
year 1997 defense authorization bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing Thursday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m., hearing room (SD-406), 
to receive testimony from Hubert T. Bell, Jr., nominated by the 
President to be Inspector General, Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 1996, at 10 a.m., to hold an executive 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 1996, at 2 p.m. to hold a nominations 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  special committee to investigate whitewater development and related 
                                matters

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee to investigate Whitewater Development and Related Matters be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 
1996, to conduct hearings pursuant to Senate Resolution 120.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 1996 at 2 p.m. to hold a closed hearing 
on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on forest and public land management

  Mr. SIMPSON. 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, May 2, 1996, for purposes of 
conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider S. 1401, Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Amendments Act of 1995; and S. 1194, to amend 
the Mining and Mineral Policy Act of 1970 to promote the research, 
identification, assessment, and exploration of marine mineral 
resources.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. SIMPSON. 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, May 2, 1996, for purposes 
of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2 
p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider S. 742, a bill to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to limit acquisition of land on the 39-
mile segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, 
designated as a recreational river, to

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acquisition from willing sellers; S. 879, a bill to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to limit acquisition of land on the 39-mile 
headwaters segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, 
designated as a recreational river, to acquisition from willing 
sellers; S. 1167, a bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
exclude the South Dakota segment from the segment of the Missouri River 
designated as a recreational river; S. 1168, a bill to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act to exclude any private lands from the segment of 
the Missouri River designated as a recreational river; S. 1174, a bill 
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments 
of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as components of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and S. 1374, a bill to require adoption 
of a management plan for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that 
allows appropriate use of motorized and nonmotorized river craft in the 
recreation area.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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