[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4921-S4922]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

  Mr. THURMOND. 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 Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 9 a.m. 
in SR-328A. The purpose of this meeting will be to examine the year 
2000 computer problem compliance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Farm Credit Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet Thursday, May 14, 1998, 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. in room SH-215, to conduct a markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 
hold two hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 2 
p.m. for a business meeting and markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. THURMOND. 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 14, 1998, at 2 p.m., in room 226 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on ``Judicial 
Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a hearing nominating Fred P. Hochberg to be Deputy 
Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The hearing 
will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, 1998, in room 428A Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. THURMOND. 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 14, 1998, at 3:30 p.m. to hold closed 
hearing on Intelligence Matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs 
Committee to meet on Thursday, May 14, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing 
on the topic of ``The Safety of Food Imports.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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         subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National 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 14, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 2 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on 
titles IX and X of S. 1693, the Vision 2020 National Parks Restoration 
Act; and S. 1614, a bill to require a permit for the making of motion 
picture, television program, or other form of commercial visual 
depiction in a unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife 
Refuge System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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