[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 90 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S7892]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 9, 
1998, at 10:00 a.m. in open session, to receive testimony on U.S. 
Export Control and Nonproliferation Policy and the role and 
responsibility of the Department of Defense.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing Thursday, July 9, 9:00 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406), 
on S. 1222, the Estuary Habitat Restoration Partnership Act; S. 1321, 
the National Estuary Conservation Act; and H.R. 2207, the Coastal 
Pollution Reduction Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, July 9, 1998 beginning at 
9:30 a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Thursday, July 9, 1998, at 
9:00 a.m., in Room 226, of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 9, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on: ``The Nomination 
of Beth Nolan, of New York, to be Assistant Attorney General for the 
Office of Legal Counsel.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs 
Committee to meet on Thursday, July 9, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing 
on the topic of ``The Safety of Food Imports: From the Farm to the 
Table--A Case Study of Tainted Imported Fruit.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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, July 9, for purposes 
of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 
2:00 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 
1333, a bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
to allow national park units that cannot charge an entrance fee or 
admission fee to retain other fees and charges; S. 2129, a bill to 
eliminate restrictions on the acquisition of certain land contiguous to 
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; S. 2232, a bill to establish the Little 
Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State of 
Arkansas; and S. 2106 and H.R. 2283, bills to expand the boundaries of 
Arches National Park, Utah, to include portions of certain drainages 
that are under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and 
to include a portion of Fish Seep Draw owned by the State of Utah, and 
for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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