[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1686]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
continue to receive testimony on the national security implications of 
export controls and to examine S. 1712, the Export Administration Act 
of 1999.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 23, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The committee will consider the nomination of Thomas 
A. Fry III, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Department 
of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 23, for hearings regarding Trade with China and its 
Implications for United States National Interests.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to hold 
a hearing and a markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 
23, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending 
Committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on public health

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Public 
Health, be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Safety Net Providers'' 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 9:30 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 23, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 3:00 p.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 2:00 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, 10:00 
a.m., to conduct a hearing on the impact to the regulated community of 
EPA's proposed rules regarding changes in the total maximum daily load 
and NPDES permit programs pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. LUGAR. 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 authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 23 at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct an oversight hearing. The subcommittee will receive testimony 
on the status of monuments and memorials in and around Washington, D.C.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Seapower 
Subcommittee, of the Committee on Armed Services, be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 23, 2000, at 2:30 p.m. to 
receive testimony on Navy and Marine Corps Seapower operational 
capability requirements.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on surface transportation and merchant marine

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Surface 
Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has been authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2000, at 10:30 
a.m. on the Surface Transportation Board 15 month merger moratorium and 
rulemaking proceeding.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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