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“AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S5139-S5140 on June 14, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, to conduct a roundtable discussion on ``Accounting for Goodwill.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
committee on energy and national resources and the select committee on intelligence
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14 at 10:15 a.m. to conduct a joint oversight hearing. The Committees will receive testimony on the Loss of National Security Information at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
committee on finance
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, for an Open Executive Session to mark up H.R. 3916 (Repeal of the Federal Communications Excise Tax); S. 662, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act; and, S. Res , expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should initiate negotiations with the members of the European Union to resolve the current dispute regarding the foreign sales corporation provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and to modify World Trade Organization rules governing the border adjustability of taxes to ensure that such rules do not place United States exporters at a competitive disadvantage.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
committee on foreign relations
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to hold two hearings (agenda attached).
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
committee on governmental affairs
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending Committee business.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
committee on indian affairs
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Building to mark up the following: S. 1586, Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments; S. 2351, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act; S. Res. 277, Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Policy of Indian Self-Determination; S. 2508, the Colorado Ute Indian Water Settlement Act Amendments of 2000; and H.R. 3051, Jicarilla Water Feasibility Study, to be followed by a hearing, on S. 2282, to encourage the efficient use of existing resources and assets related to Indian agricultural research, development and exports within the Department of Agriculture.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.
select committee on intelligence
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 10:15 a.m. to hold an open hearing on intelligence matters.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
select committee on intelligence
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, 2000 at 2:30 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. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at 10 a.m., in SD226.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on clean air, wetlands, private property, and nuclear safety
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 14, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing to receive testimony on the environmental benefits and impacts of ethanol under the Clean Air Act.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on communications
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Communications be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. on wireless high speed Internet access for rural areas.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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