[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7969]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be allowed to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at 9 a.m. 
in SR-328A to consider the nominations of Dr. Catherine E. Woteki, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food 
Safety; Ms. Shirley Robinson Watkins, of Arkansas, to be Under 
Secretary of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services and a member of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation; Mr. August Schumacher, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and 
Foreign Agriculture Services; Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez, of New Mexico, to 
be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and 
Economics.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. COCHRAN. 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, July 23, 1997, to 
conduct a hearing on the oversight on the monetary policy report to 
Congress pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 
1978.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at 9:30 A.M. on pending committee 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee business meeting which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to consider 
pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objections, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to broadly examine three aspects of 
natural gas issues into the next century. Specifically, the committee 
will look at world energy supply and demand to 2015, what percentage of 
that will be filled by natural gas, and how this could be impacted by 
other large scale energy projects, such as nuclear, that are being 
developed in Asia. Second, the committee will examine the role of 
Government in large scale gas projects in foreign countries, what type 
of assistance the U.S. companies competing for overseas projects 
receive from the U.S. Government, and what can be done in the United 
States to make American gas more globally competitive. The third aspect 
for consideration will be the emerging gas field development 
technologies that are making natural gas more economical to market.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee special investigation to meet on 
Wednesday, July 23, at 10 a.m. for a hearing on campaign financing 
issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 1997, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on: The proposed 
reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to hold an executive business 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 1997, 
at 2 p.m. in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
23, 1997, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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