[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 71 (Thursday, June 4, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5653]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 
1998, in open/closed session, to receive testimony on the future 
threats to the Department of Defense information systems, including the 
year 2000 problems and the sale of the frequency spectrum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 
1998, in open session, to receive testimony on U.S. forces 
participating in NATO operations in Bosnia and progress in achieving 
benchmarks in the civil implementation of the Dayton Agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. GRAMM. 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 Thursday, June 4, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive GAO's 
preliminary comments on its review of the Administration's Climate 
Change Proposal and to hear the Administration's response to GAO's 
comments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

  Mr. GRAMM. 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 entitled ``Oversight of the Small Business 
Innovation Research (SBIR) Program.'' The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. 
on Thursday, June 4, 1998, in room 428A Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 4, 1998 at 10 a.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on Intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Aviation

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Aviation 
Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 4, 1998, at 2:15 
p.m. on Airline Alliances.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on Communications

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Communications Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 4, 
1998, at 9:30 a.m. on Oversight of the Cable Services Bureau.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management

  Mr. GRAMM. 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, June 4, 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 S.1253, the Public Land 
Management Act of 1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development of the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the sessions of the Senate on Thursday, June 4, 1998, to conduct 
an oversight hearing on the Programs and Operations of the Federal 
Housing Administration (FHA).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, restructuring, and 
                        the District of Columbia

  Mr. GRAMM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia to meet on 
Thursday, June 4, 1998, at 10 a.m. for a hearing on ``Competition for 
Commercial Activities in the Federal Government''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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