[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 109 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9878-S9879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, be allowed to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, July 29, 1999. The purpose of this 
meeting will be to discuss the markup of the original bill regarding 
the Livestock Mandatory Report Act of 1999.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 29, 1999, at 2 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         special committee on the year 2000 technology problem

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem be permitted to meet on 
July 29, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. GRAMS. 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, July 29, 
9:30 a.m., hearing room (SD-406).

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on employment, safety, and training

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``The FAIR 
Act: Balancing the Scale of Justice for Small Business'' during the 
session on Thursday, July 29, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on European Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, July 29, 1999, at 3 p.m., to hold a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RECREATION

  Mr. GRAMS. 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, July 29, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 2:15 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony 
on S. 710, a bill to authorize a feasibility study on the preservation 
of certain Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail; 
S. 905, a bill to establish the Lackawana Valley American Heritage 
Area; S. 1093, a bill to establish the Galisteo Basin Archeological 
Protection Sites and to provide for the protection of archeological 
sites in the Galisteo Basin of New Mexico, and for other purposes; S. 
1117, a bill to establish the Corinth Unit of the Shiloh National 
Military Park, in the vicinity of the city of Corinth, Mississippi, and 
in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes; S. 1234, a bill to 
expand the boundaries of Gettysburg National Military Park to include 
the Wills House, and for other purposes; and S. 1349, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resource studies to 
determine the national significance of specific sites as well as the 
suitability and feasibility of their inclusion as units of the National 
Park System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANS AND FISHERIES

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Oceans and 
Fisheries Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 29, 1999, at 
9:30 a.m., on Magnuson Act reauthorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT, RESTRUCTURING AND 
                        THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia be permitted to 
meet on Thursday, July 29, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing on Total 
Quality Management: State Success Stories as a Model for the Federal 
Government.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Securities of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 29, 1999, to conduct a hearing on ``Accounting for Loan 
Loss Reserves.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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