[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6426]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 16, 
1998, at 10 a.m. in open session, to consider the nominations of Mr. 
Louis E. Caldera, to be Secretary of the Army and Mr. Daryl Jones, to 
be secretary of the Air Force.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 2:30 p.m. on music lyrics.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 
hold three hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, June 16, 1998, at 10 a.m. in room 216 of the Senate Hart 
office building to hold a hearing on: ``Mergers and Corporate 
Consolidation in the New Economy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 16, for purposes of conducting a subcommittee 
hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of this 
hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1398, the Irrigation Project 
Contract Extension Act of 1997; S. 2041, a bill to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Willow Lake Natural Treatment System 
Project for the reclamation and reuse of water, and for other purposes; 
S. 2087, the Wellton-Mohawk Title Transfer Act of 1998; S. 2140, a bill 
to amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project; 
S. 2142, the Pine River Project Conveyance Act; H.R. 2165, an Act to 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of FERC Project Number 3862 in the State of Iowa, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2217, an Act to extend the deadline under the 
Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of FERC Project Number 
9248 in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2841, 
an Act to extend the time required for the construction of a 
hydroelectric project.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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