[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Senate] [Page 23339] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry Mr. SPECTER. 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, September 30, 1999. The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the administration's Agriculture agenda for the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign relations Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 30, 1999, at 10:30 to hold a hearing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on the judiciary Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary requests unanimous consent to conduct a markup on Thursday, September 30, 1999 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. select committee on intelligence Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on intelligence matters. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. special committee on the year 2000 technology problem Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem be permitted to meet on September 30, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. for the purpose of conducting a hearing. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on consumer affairs Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 30, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. on the Motor Vehicle Rental Fairness Act of 1999. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on forest and public land management Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Forests & Public Land Management of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 30, for purposes of conducting a Subcommittee on Forests & Public Lands Management hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1457, the Forest Resources for the Environment and the Economy Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________