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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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 10, 2000. The 
purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the findings of the 
President's working group's report on ``Over the Counter Derivatives 
Markets and the Commodity Exchange Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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 10, 2000 at 9:30 a.m., in open 
session, to receive testimony on the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2001 and the future years defense plan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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 Thursday, February 10, for purposes 
of conducting a Full Committee business meeting which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to consider 
pending calendar business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m. to 
receive testimony on S. 1797, a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, to provide for a land conveyance to the city of Craig, 
Alaska and for other purposes; S. 1925, the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act; 
S. 1664, a bill to clarify the legal effect on the United States of the 
acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in the 
State of Utah; S. 1665, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to release reversionary interests held by the United States in certain 
parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an 
anticipated land exchange; H.R. 2863, a bill to clarify the legal 
effect on the United States of the acquisitionn of a parcel of land in 
the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah; H.R. 2862, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary 
interests held by the United States in certain parcels of land in 
Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange; 
and S. 1936, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell 
or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other 
National Forest System land in the State of Oregon and use the proceeds 
derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2000, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 
p.m. to hold two hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday,

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February 10, 2000 at 10:00 a.m., for a hearing regarding the Rising 
Cost of College Tuition and the Effectiveness of Government Financial 
Aid.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, February 10, 2000, at 10:00 a.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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 10, 2000 at 2:00 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asia and pacific affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2000, at 1:30 pm to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the 
House International Relations
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on immigration

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration be authorized to 
meet to conduct a hearing on Thursday, Febraury 10, 2000, at 2:00 p.m., 
in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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