[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, 
October 28, 1999, in open session, to receive testimony on U.S. 
National Security Implications of the 1999 NATO Strategic Concept.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, October 28, 1999 at 10:30 and 3:00 p.m. to hold two 
hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be permitted to meet on Thursday, 
October 28, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing on the nomination of 
Joshua Gotbaum to be Controller, Office of Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, October 28, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on antitrust, business rights, and competition

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee 
on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, October 28, 1999 beginning at 
1:30 p.m. in Dirksen Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on manufacturing and competitiveness

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Manufacturing and Competitiveness Subcommittee of the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 28, 1999, at 2:00 p.m. on challenges confronting 
machine tool industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Science, 
Technology and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, October 
28, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. on E-Commerce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, October 28, for purposes of conducting a Water and 
Power Subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on the 
Federal hydroelectric licensing process.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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