[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S10728]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, 
at 10:00 a.m. in open session, to consider the nominations of Richard 
J. Danzig to be Secretary of the Navy; Bernard D. Rostker to be Under 
Secretary of the Army; Stephen W. Preston to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy; Herbert L. Buchanan III to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; and 
Jeh C. Johnson to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air 
Force.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, at 10:00 am on nominations of 
Amtrak Reform Board nominees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing on S. 2470, a bill to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System, Tuesday, September 22, 9:00 a.m., Hearing 
Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on quality of care 
in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, at 10:00 
a.m., in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on antitrust, business rights, and competition

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, September 22, 1998, at 1 p.m. to hold a hearing 
in room 226, Senate Dirksen Office Building, on: ``The BP/Amoco Merger: 
A Competitive Review.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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