[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3553]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, May 4, 2000, in executive session, to mark up the FY 2001 
defense authorization bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2 p.m. on 
Thursday, May 4, 2000, in executive session, to mark up the FY 2001 
defense authorization bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. on the nominations of members of 
the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council (8 nominees).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      joint committee on taxation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Committee on Taxation by authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 4, 2000 to hear testimony on Medicare 
Governance: The Health Care Financing Administration's Role and 
Readiness in Reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on forests and public lands

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct an oversight 
hearing. The subcommittee will receive testimony on the United States 
Forest Service's use of current and proposed stewardship contracting 
procedures, including authorities under section 347 of the 1999 omnibus 
appropriations act, and whether these procedures assist or could be 
improved to assist forest management activities to meet goals of 
ecosystem management, restoration, and employment opportunities on 
public lands.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on immigration

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Immigration be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEAR EASTERN AND SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and 
the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 4, 
2000, at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Has Government Been 
`Reinvented'?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRODUCTION AND PRICE COMPETITIVENESS

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness of the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 2 p.m., in SR-
332, to conduct a subcommittee hearing on carbon cycle research and 
agriculture's role in reducing climate change.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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