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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to the executive session to consider the following 
nomination on the Executive Calendar: No. 5; I further ask unanimous 
consent that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the nomination 
appear in the Record, the President be immediately notified of the 
Senate's action, and the Senate immediately return to legislative 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nomination considered and confirmed is as follows:


                   national indian gaming commission

       Montie R. Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National 
     Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years.

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