[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 74 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S5771]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, May 20, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. on Internet Filtering.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LOTT. 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, May 20, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on 
damage to the national security from Chinese espionage at DOE nuclear 
weapons laboratories.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    committee on government affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be permitted to meet on Thursday, May 
20, 1999 at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending 
Committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be permitted to meet on Thursday, May 
20, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing on Oversight of National Security 
Methods and Processes Relating to the Wen-Ho Lee Espionage 
Investigation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on ``ESEA: From Tales to Tape'' during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 20, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 20, 1999, at 2:30 p.m. to 
receive testimony on education issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on pending 
legislation.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 20, 1999, at 2:15 p.m., in 
room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on clean air, wetlands, private property, and nuclear 
                                 safety

  Mr. LOTT, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear 
Safety be granted permission to conduct a hearing on the Environmental 
Protection Agency's proposed sulfur standard for gasoline as contained 
in the proposed Tier Two standards for automobiles Thursday, May 20, 
9:30 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on energy research, development, production, and 
                               regulation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production, and 
Regulation of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted 
permission to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 
20, 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. 348, a bill to authorize and facilitate a 
program to enhance training research and development, energy 
conservation and efficiency and consumer education in the oilheat 
consumers and the public, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on energy research, development, production, and 
                               regulation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production, and 
Regulation of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted 
permission to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 
20, for purposes of conducting a joint subcommittee hearing with the 
Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and 
Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform, which 
is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of this oversight 
hearing is to receive testimony and conduct oversight on the 
Administration's FY2000 budget request for climate change programs and 
compliance with various statutory provisions in FY1999 appropriations 
acts requiring detailed accounting of climate change spending and 
performance measures for each requested increase in funding.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space of the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 20, 1999, at 2:30 pm on Commercial Space.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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