[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7703-S7704]
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. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to review the Federal sugar program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of Mr. Donald Mancuso to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense; Mr. Roger W. Kallock to be Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness; and Mr. 
James E. Baker to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
the Armed Forces.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., on broadband issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BENNETT. 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 Wednesday, July 26 at 9:30 to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The committee will receive testimony on Natural Gas 
Supply.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, at 9:00 a.m., Hearing 
Room (SD-4006), to consider the following items:
  1. S. 2417, Water Pollution Program Enhancements Act of 2000, with a 
manager's amendment;
  2. S. 1109, Bear Protection Act of 1999;
  3. S. 2878, National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial;
  4. GSA FY 2001 Construction authorizations (including courthouses);
  5. Namings: H.R. 1729, Pamela B. Gwin Hall, Charlottesville, 
Virginia; H.R. 1901, Kika de la Garza United States Border Station, 
Pharr, Texas; H.R. 1959, Adrian A. Spears Judicial Training Center, San 
Antonio, Texas; and H.R. 4608, James H. Quillen United States 
Courthouse, Greeneville, Tennessee.
  6. Nominations: a. Arthur C. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for 
Economic Development, The Department of Commerce; b. Ella Wong-Rusinko, 
Alternate Federal Co-Chair, Appalachian Regional Commission; and
  7. A study resolution to approve a Natural Resources Conservation 
Service flood control dam in Warren, Minnesota.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the Session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 for a public hearing to consider the 
nominations of Robert S. LaRussa to be Under Secretary for 
International Trade, Department of Commerce, Ruth M. Thomas to be 
Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of the 
Treasury; and Lisa G. Ross to be Assistant Secretary for Management and 
Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at 11 am to hold a business 
meeting (agenda attached).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000 at 10 a.m. for a 
hearing regarding S. 1801, the ``Public Interest Declassification 
Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BENNETT. 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 ``Health 
Disparities: Bridging the Gap'' during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on The Americans with Disabilities Act: Opening the 
Doors to the Workplace during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
July 26, 2000, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 
26, 2000 at 1:30 p.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Building to 
mark up pending legislation to be followed by an oversight hearing, on 
the Activities of the National Indian Gaming Commission; to be followed 
by a legislative hearing on the S. 2526, to reauthorize the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 
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2:30 p.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Building to conduct a 
hearing on the S. 2526, to reauthorize the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and 
the Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
July 26, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in 226 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 26, 2000, to markup S. 1594, ``Community 
Development and Venture Capital Act of 1999,'' and other pending 
matters. The markup will begin at 9:00 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Forests and Public lands

  Mr. BENNETT. 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 Wednesday, July 26, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct an oversight 
hearing to receive testimony on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement implementing the October 1999 announcement by President 
Clinton to review approximately 40 million acres of national forest 
lands for increased protection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 26 at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a legislative hearing 
followed by an oversight hearing. The subcommittee will receive 
testimony on S. 2877, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to conduct a feasibility study on water optimization in the Burnt River 
basin, Malheur River basin, Owyehee River basin, and Powder River 
basin, Oregon; S. 2881, a bill to update an existing Bureau of 
Reclamation program by amending the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 
1956, to establish a partnership program in the Bureau of Reclamation 
for small reclamation projects, and for other purposes; and S. 2882, a 
bill to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain 
feasibility studies to augment water supplies for the Klamath Project, 
Oregon and California, and for other purposes. The subcommittee will 
then receive oversight testimony on the status of the Biological 
Opinions of the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service on the operations of the Federal hydropower system of 
the Columbia River.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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