[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7708-7709]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. McCAIN. 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 Wednesday, April 28, for purposes of 
conducting a closed full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin 
at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive 
testimony on damage to the national security from Chinese espionage at 
DOE nuclear weapons laboratories.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to conduct a 
hearing Wednesday, April 28, at 2:30 p.m., Hearing Room (SD-406), to 
receive testimony from, George T. Frampton, Jr., nominated by the 
President to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 beginning at 
10 a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on International Security, 
Proliferation, and Federal Services be permitted to meet on Wednesday, 
April 28, 1999, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing on ``The Future of the ABM 
Treaty.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 
28, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an 
Oversight Hearing on Bureau of Indian Affairs Capacity and Mission. The 
Hearing will be held in Room 485, Russell Senate Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. in room 226 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on: ``S.J. Res. 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.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. to receive 
testimony on the operations of the Architect of the Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Intelligence be authorized to

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meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 2 
p.m. to hold a closed hearing on Intelligence Matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 28, for purposes of 
conducting a Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands Management 
hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. The purpose of this 
hearing is to receive testimony on S. 415, a bill to amend the Arizona 
Statehood and Enabling Act in order to protect the permanent trust 
funds of the State of Arizona from erosion due to inflation and modify 
the basis on which distributions are made from the funds, and S. 607, a 
bill to reauthorize and amend the National Geological Mapping Act of 
1992; and S. 416, a bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey to the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use 
in connection with a sewage treatment facility.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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