[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2780-S2781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 16, 
1999, at 9:30 a.m. in closed session, to receive testimony on alleged 
Chinese espionage at Department of Energy laboratories, and at 11 a.m. 
in open session, to receive testimony on the Department of Energy 
national security programs, in review of the Defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2000 and the Future Years Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, March 16, 1999 beginning at 10 
a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, Labor, and pensions

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on ``Educating the Disadvantaged'' during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 16, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet during the sessions of the Senate on Wednesday, March 17, 1999; 
Thursday, March 18, 1999; and Friday March 19, 1999. The purpose of 
these meetings will be to consider S. 326, the Patients' Bill of 
Rights, and several nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

  Mr. DOMENICI. 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, ``The President's Fiscal Year 2000 
Budget Request for the Small Business Administration.'' The hearing 
will begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 1999, in room 428A Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a joint hearing with the 
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education to assess the roles and preparedness of the Department of 
Health and Human Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
respond to a domestic chemical or biological weapon attack.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 16, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  SUBCOMMITTEE ON CLEAN AIR, WETLANDS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND NUCLEAR 
                                 ENERGY

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear 
Energy be granted permission to conduct a hearing on EPA's Risk 
Management Plan Program of the Clean Air Act Tuesday, March 16, 9:30 
a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities be authorized to meet at 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday, March 16, 
1999, in closed/open session, to receive testimony on information 
warfare and critical infrastructure protection, in review of the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2000 and the future years 
defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on forest and public land management

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forest & Public Land Management of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 16, for purposes of conducting 
a Subcommittee on Forest & Public Lands Management hearing which is 
scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is 
to consider the President's proposed budget for FY 2000 for the U.S. 
Forest Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on international trade and finance

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urhan Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the

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Senate on Tuesday, March 16, 1999, to conduct a hearing on 
reauthorization of the Export Administration Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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