[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6911]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at 
9:30 a.m., in closed session, to receive a briefing on current military 
operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be 
authorized to meet at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, in open 
session, to receive testimony on the science and technology program, in 
review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2000 and 
the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 20, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 25, the 
Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999; S. 446, the Resources 2000 
Act; S. 532, the Public Land and Recreation Investment Act of 1999; and 
the Administration's Lands Legacy proposal.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 20, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 20, 1999, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on April 20, 1999, at 10:30 
a.m., for a hearing on the nominations of Stephen Glickman to be 
associate judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals, Judge Eric Washington to 
be associate judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals, and Hiram Puig-Lugo to 
be associate judge of the D.C. Superior Court.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAIG. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the 
Judiciary be authorized to meet for a hearing regarding Senate Joint 
Resolution 14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States, authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States, during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on the Department 
of Veterans Affairs contingency plans for year 2000. The hearing will 
be held on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at 2:30 p.m., in room 418 of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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