[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 64 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4616]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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 Thursday, May 15, 1997, to conduct 
a hearing to examine the report dealing with U.S. and allied efforts to 
recover and restore gold and other assets stolen or hidden by Germany 
during World War II.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, May 15, 1997, at 9:30 a.m. on spectrum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Energy 
and Natural Resources Committee be granted permission to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 15, for purposes of 
conducting a joint hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management and the House 
Resources Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health which is scheduled 
to begin at 2 p.m. The purpose of this Hearing is to receive testimony 
on the release of the Columbia River Basin Environmental Impact 
Statement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a full 
committee hearing on ``Student Aid Delivery Systems: $320 million Too 
Much Money for Too Little Accountability?'' during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 15, 1997, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for an oversight hearing on ``SBA's Finance Programs--Part 
II'' on Thursday, May 15, 1997, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. in room 
428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on sexual 
harassment in the Department of Veterans Affairs. The hearing will be 
held on May 15, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate 
Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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 15, 1997, at 2 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on African Affairs

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the African 
Affairs Subcommittee of the Committee on Foreign Relations be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 
15, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  Subcommittee on International Trade

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, the Finance Committee Subcommittee on 
International Trade requests unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, May 15, 1997, beginning at 2 p.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 15, 1997, at 2 p.m. on the National Weather Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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