[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7476-S7477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, to conduct 
a hearing with respect to the nomination of Lawrence H. Summers, to be 
Secretary of the Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Tuesday, June 22, for purposes of 
conducting a joint committee hearing with the Committee on Armed 
Services, the Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. The 
purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony from the 
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board regarding its report to 
the President: Science at its Best, Security at its Worst: A Report on 
Security Problems at the U.S. Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Tuesday, June 22, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 
p.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to explore the 
effectiveness of existing federal and industry efforts to promote 
distributed generating technologies, including solar, wind, fuel cells, 
and microturbines, as well as regulatory and other barriers to their 
widespread use.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet Tuesday, June 22, 1999 
beginning at 10:00 a.m., in room SD-215, to conduct a markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999 immediately following the 10:00 
a.m. hearing to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    committee on foreign relocations

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on ``ESEA: Professional Development'' during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.
  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 for a hearing re S. 
952, Stadium Financing and Franchise Relocation Act of 1999, during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 11:00 a.m., in 
SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at 9:30

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a.m. to hold an open joint hearing on the PFIAB DOE.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         subcommittee on aging

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Aging, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Older Americans during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on western hemisphere, peace corps, narcotics and 
                               terrorism

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and 
Terrorism be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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