[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 124 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10527-S10528]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized on 
Thursday, September 17, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. on China Technology 
Transfer.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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, September 17, for 
purposes of conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the 
nominations of Gregory H. Friedman to be Inspector General of the 
Department of Energy; Charles G. Groat to be Director of the United 
States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, and to consider 
any other pending nominations which are ready for consideration before 
the Committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing on the General Services Administration FY99 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program, on the FY99 courthouse construction 
requests of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and proposed 
legislation dealing with public buildings reform Thursday, September 
17, 9:00 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 17, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Thursday, September 17, 1998, 
at 10:00 a.m., for a hearing on the nominations of Kenneth Prewitt, to 
be Director of the Bureau of the Census, and Robert ``Mike'' Walker, to 
be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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, September 17, 
1998, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD226, of the Senate Dirksen Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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, September 17, 
1998, at 10:00, in room SD226, of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Professional Development: Incorporating Advances in Teaching 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 17, 1998, at 
10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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         special committee on the year 2000 technology problem

  Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem be permitted to meet on 
September 17, 1998 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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, September 17, 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. 2385, a 
bill to establish the San Rafael Swell National Heritage Area and the 
San Rafael National Conservation Area in the State of Utah.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. SANTORUM. 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, September 17, 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. 1175, a bill to reauthorize the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area Citizen Advisory Commission for 10 additional years; S. 
1641, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study 
alternatives for establishing a national historic trail to commemorate 
and interpret the history of women's rights in the United States; S. 
1960, a bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land 
for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield, as previously authorized by 
law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation; S. 2086, a bill to 
revise the boundaries of the George Washington birthplace National 
Monument; S. 2133, a bill to designate former United States Route 66 as 
``America's Main Street'' and authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to provide assistance; S. 2239, a bill to revise the boundary of Fort 
Matanzas National Monument, and for other purposes; S. 2240, a bill to 
establish the Adams National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts, and for other purposes; S. 2241, a bill to provide for 
the acquisition of lands formerly occupied by the Franklin D. Roosevelt 
family at Hyde Park, New York, and for other purposes; S. 2246, a bill 
to amend the Act which established the Frederick Law Olmsted National 
Historic Site, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by modifying the 
boundary, and for other purposes; S. 2247, a bill to permit the payment 
of medical expenses incurred by the United States Park Police in the 
performance of duty to be made directly by the National Park Service, 
and for other purposes; S. 2248, a bill to allow for waiver and 
indemnification in mutual law enforcement agreements between the 
National Park Service and a State or political subdivision, when 
required by State law, and for other purposes, S. 2285, the Women's 
Progress Commemoration Act; S. 2297, a bill to provide for the 
distribution of certain publication in units of the National Park 
System under a sales agreement between the Secretary of the Interior 
and a private contractor; S. 2309, the Gateway Visitor Center 
Authorization Act of 1998; S. 2401, a bill to authorize the addition of 
the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to Valley Forge 
National Historical Park, and H.R. 2411, a bill to provide for a land 
exchange involving the Cape Cod National Seashore and to extend the 
authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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