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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 
9:30 a.m. on sports gambling.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. for a 
hearing entitled Meeting the Challenges of the Millennium.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at 10:30 a.m. for a 
hearing entitled Meeting the Challenges of the Millennium.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, for hearings regarding the 
Inclusion of a Prescription Drug Benefit in the Medicare Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000 at 2:30 p.m. to mark up S. 
1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation 
Act of 1999, and S. 1509, Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1999; followed by a hearing on 
S. 1967, to make technical corrections to the status of certain lands 
held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. The hearing 
will be held in the Committee room, 485 Russell Senate Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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, March 29, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., to 
receive testimony on Presidential primaries and campaign finance.
  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 Wednesday, March 29, 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 administrative oversight and the courts

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and 
the Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
March 29, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on forests and public lands

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands of the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29 at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing. 
The subcommittee will receive testimony on S. 1778 to provide for equal 
exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir; S. 1894, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain land to Park County Wyoming; and S. 1969, to 
provide for improved management of, and increased accountability for, 
outfitted activities by which the public gains access to and occupancy 
and use of Federal land, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2000, for hearings on the 
nomination of Elizabeth Michelle Andrews Smith.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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