[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, be allowed to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, February 3, 2000. The purpose of 
this meeting will be to discuss rural satellite and cable systems loan 
guarantee proposal and the digital divide in rural America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 3, 2000 at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed 
sessions, to receive testimony on current and future worldwide threats 
to the national security of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, February 3, at 11 a.m. to 
receive testimony from Eric D. Eberhard, nominated by the President to 
be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship 
and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation; and W. 
Michael McCabe, nominated by the President to be Deputy Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 3, 2000 at 10 a.m. to consider the nominations to 
the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, February 3, 2000 at 2 p.m. to hold an open 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on criminal justice oversight

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Thursday, February 3, 2000, 
at 2 p.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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