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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of March 14 through 19, 1994

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will not be in session.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 4, to promote 
industrial competitiveness and economic growth, with a cloture vote on 
the committee substitute to occur thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 4, to promote industrial competitiveness and 
economic growth, and amendments to be proposed thereto, and consider 
any cleared executive and legislative business.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., on Tuesday, 
March 15, for party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 16, to 
hold hearings to examine how proposals to improve the dairy program 
will effect dairy trade, 9:30 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 15 and 17, Subcommittee on 
Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995, Tuesday, for the United States Army, 10 a.m.; Thursday, 
for the United States Air Force, 10 a.m.; SD-192.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Bureau of Land 
Management, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  March 15 and 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995, Tuesday, for the Office of the Attorney General, 10 a.m.; 
Wednesday, for the Department of State, 9:15 a.m.; SR-253.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for foreign 
assistance, focusing on sustainable development, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  March 16 and 17, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1995, Wednesday, for the Department of Health and Human 
Services, 9:30 a.m.; Thursday, for the National Institutes of 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 10:30 a.m.; 
Wednesday in SD-192 and Thursday in SD-116.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1995 for Small Community and Rural Development, Farmers 
Home Administration, and Rural Electrification Administration, all 
of the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995 for the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 
Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  March 17, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for 
the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science 
Technology Policy, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Office of 
Inspector General, Department of Transportation, and the Interstate 
Commerce Commission, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Readiness and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation to authorize funds for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 
focusing on military readiness, 9:30 a.m., SR-232.
  March 15, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 16, Full Committee, to resume joint hearings with the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs on S. 1587, to revise and 
streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, 2 p.m., 
SD-106.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Defense Technology, Acquisition, and 
Industrial Base, to resume hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense 
and the future years defense program, focusing on manufacturing 
technology programs of the Department of Defense and the Department 
of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 15, to 
hold hearings on S. 1664, to improve enforcement of anti-money-
laundering laws by setting guidelines for mandatory and 
discretionary exemptions from monetary transaction reporting 
requirements for depository institutions, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 15, business meeting, to mark up a 
proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1995 budget for 
the Federal Government, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 16, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings on 
competition in the U.S. biotechnology industry, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 16, to hold 
hearings on the domestic and international implications of energy 
demand growth in China and the developing countries of the Pacific 
Rim, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and 
Production and Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and 
Forests, to hold joint hearings on H.R. 1137, to revise the 
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: March 14, Subcommittee on Taxation, to hold 
hearings on the state of the domestic oil and gas industry and to 
examine tax proposals to increase domestic production, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-215.
  March 15 and 17, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine 
health care reform issues, focusing on premiums and subsidies, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  March 16, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 15, closed briefing to 
review the Administration's peacekeeping policy, 2 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  March 17, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Kuwait, David M. Ransom, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Bahrain, and Edward S. Walker Jr., of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 15, to resume hearings to 
examine Federal policies governing the introduction of non-
indigenous plants and animal species, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  March 16, Full Committee, to resume joint hearings with the 
Committee on Armed Services on S. 1587, to revise and streamline the 
acquisition laws of the Federal Government, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  March 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine contract and 
financial management at the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 15, to hold hearings on S. 687, 
to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product 
liability law, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  March 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Jamie S. Gorelick, of Maryland, to be Deputy Attorney General, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 17, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on 
Civil and Constitutional Rights to examine digital telephony and law 
enforcement access to advanced telecommunication technologies and 
services, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 15, Subcommittee on 
Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation to authorize funds for programs of the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act and for Community Services Block Grants, 2:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1781, to make 
improvements in the Black Lung Benefits Act (Public Law 101-509), 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  March 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current 
status of Chapter I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, which authorizes funds for education programs for 
disadvantaged children and youth, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Labor, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation to consolidate job training programs into one program to 
provide incentives for States to train workers, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposals to 
revise and improve programs of Chapter I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, which authorizes funds for 
education programs for disadvantaged children and youth, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 17, to resume 
hearings on S. 1824, to improve the operations of the legislative 
branch of the Federal Branch, focusing on Title I, relating to the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: March 17, to hold hearings to examine 
the Small Business Administration's Microloan Demonstration Program 
and Business Development Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: March 17, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
the Jewish War Veterans, the Blinded Veterans Association, and Non 
Commissioned Officers Association, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.


                             House Chamber

  On Monday, the House is not in session.
  On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10:30 a.m., program for the week 
to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 16, hearing to review the Uruguay 
Round GATT Agreement, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 17, hearing on Rural Health Care Reform: to explore the 
implications for rural citizens of the various health care reform 
bills, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, and Judiciary, on Department of Commerce (Economic 
Development Administration and Minority Business Development 
Agency), 2 p.m., H-310 Capitol.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy (Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund, Nuclear Waste 
Negotiator, and Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board), 10 a.m., 
2362B Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on Department of Commerce (NOAA), 10 a.m., and on Department of 
Commerce (International Trade Administration, Bureau of Export 
Administration and U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration), 2 p.m., 
H-310 Capitol.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Ammunition 
Procurement, 10 a.m., executive, on RDT&E, Air Force, 1:30 p.m., and 
executive, on Ballistic Missile Defense, 2:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 15 and 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, 
executive, on Department of Energy (Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities), 2362B Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Interior, on Office of Surface Mining, 
10 a.m., and on Bureau of Mines, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human Services--
Education, on Action, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, and 
Physician Payment Review Commission, 10 a.m., and on Department of 
Labor (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and Pension and Welfare 
Benefits Administration), 3 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Members of 
Congress and Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Transportation, on National Traffic 
Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General 
Government, on Federal Labor Relations Authority, Office of Special 
Counsel and on the Committee for Blind and Severely Disabled, 10 
a.m., H-163 Capitol.
  March 15, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
National Service Corporation, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on the FDA, 9:30 a.m., 
and on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on Competitiveness Policy Council, 10 a.m., and on SEC, 2 p.m., H-
310 Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Air Force 
Procurement Programs, 10 a.m., and on Logistics and Spare Parts, 
1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human Services--
Education, on Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, National 
Mediation Board, National Labor Relations Board, and Armed Forces 
Retirement Home, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Railroad 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General 
Government, on National Archives and Records Administration, United 
States Tax Court, and on Office of Government Ethics, 10 a.m., H-163 
Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Consumer Information Center and Office of Consumer Affairs, 10 a.m., 
H-143 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on Secretary of State, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on Space Programs, 10 a.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., and on Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, 11 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Agencies, on Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Interior, on Office of the Secretary, 
Office of the Inspector General and Office of the Solicitor, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human Services--
Education, on Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Railroad 
Retirement Board, and Institute of Peace, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Amtrak, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General 
Government, on Federal Election Commission, Executive Residence, 
Council of Economic Advisers, National Security Council, and on 
Merit Systems Protection Board, 10 a.m., H-163 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on the Department of State (International Boundary and Water 
Commission, International Joint Commission, and International 
Boundary Commission), 10 am., H-310 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Labor--Health and Human Services--
Education, on National Council on Disability, National Commission of 
Libraries and Information Sciences, Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission, and on Occupational Safety and Health Review 
Commission, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Forces and Personnel, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1995 
national defense authorization, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization, 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 15, Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Panel, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16 and 17, full Committee, to continue hearings on the 
fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 10 a.m., on March 
16, and 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., on March 17, 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16, Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel, to 
continue hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense 
authorization, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, March 15 and 17, 
Subcommittee on Economic Growth and Credit Formation, hearings on 
Renewing the Economic Development Administration, 10 a.m., 2222 
Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, 
Trade and Monetary Policy, hearing on H.R. 2096, to amend the 
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to promote the export of goods and 
services that benefit the environment, 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1994, with emphasis on Community Development Block Grant 
Program and the Home Improvement Partnership Program and the Home 
Improvement Partnership Program, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 3838, Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1994, with emphasis on Public Housing and Section 8 Housing 
Assistance Payments Program, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the District of Columbia, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Fiscal Affairs and Health, hearing on H.R. 2071, to amend the 
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
Act to eliminate congressional review of newly passed District laws, 
to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, 
10:30 a.m., H-137 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 15, Subcommittee on Select 
Education and Civil Rights, oversight hearing on the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  March 16, full Committee, hearing on the Reemployment Act of 1994, 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and 
Safety, oversight hearing on Section 14C of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act regarding workers in sheltered workshops, 10:30 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the 1994 
reauthorization of Community Services Block Grant, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights, 
hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act, 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 17, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power, to continue oversight hearings on Emergency Energy 
Responses to Extreme Weather Conditions, 10 a.m., room to be 
announced.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Department of Energy worker exposure and the adequacy of DOE's 
health surveillance programs, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Title VIII of H.R. 3800, Environmental Insurance 
Resolution Fund, 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 15, to continue hearings on 
Foreign Aid Reform, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Somalia: Prospects 
for Peace and Stability, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, hearing on 
U.S. Foreign Assistance to Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean 
and Ireland, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, March 14, Subcommittee on 
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, hearing on the Impact of 
Requirements in the Safe Drinking Water Act on Small Water Systems, 
1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on Poison Control Centers: Is there an Antidote 
for Budget Cuts? 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security and 
the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, 
joint hearing on the Fraud and Abuse Provisions in H.R. 3600, Health 
Security Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 18, Subcommittee on Civil and 
Constitutional Rights, oversight hearing on Digital Telephony and 
Law Enforcement Access to Advanced Telecommunications Technologies 
and Services, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, March 15, hearing on 
H.R. 2199, Polluter Pays Clean Water Funding Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, hearing on 
the United States Coast Guard Budget for Fiscal Year 1995, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  March 16, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3886, to amend the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National 
Marine Sanctuary; H.R. 2063, National Coastal Resources Development 
Act of 1993; H.R. 1394, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Great Lakes Improvement Act; and H.R. 2760, Marine 
Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 1994, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, hearing on the 
Administration's proposal for a Maritime Security Program, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 15, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 1570, and H.R. 3732, to designate certain lands in the State of 
Idaho as wilderness; and H.R. 3554, to require the exchange of 
National Forest System lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 16, full Committee, to consider pending business, 9:45 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint oversight 
hearing on Interim Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, 9:45 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2843, to establish the 
Wheeling National Heritage Area in the State of West Virginia; H.R. 
1104, to establish the Great Falls Historic District Commission for 
the preservation and redevelopment of the Great Falls National 
Historic District in Paterson, New Jersey; H.R. 3498, to establish 
the Great Falls Historic District; and H.R. 2473, to designate 
certain National Forest lands in the State of Montana as wilderness, 
to release other National Forest lands in the State of Montana for 
multiple use management, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Native American Affairs, oversight 
hearing on Law Enforcement Issues in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, March 16, Subcommittee 
on Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel, to continue hearings on 
H.R. 3137, Health Care Information Modernization and Security Act of 
1993, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Public Works and Transportation, March 15, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to continue hearings on the 
proposed National Highway System and Ancillary Issues Relating to 
Highway and Transit Programs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 15, 
Subcommittee on Science, to mark up H.R. 3476, National Science and 
Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities Act Amendments of 
1993, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, 
hearing on Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness: NASA Aeronautics 
Research, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  March 16, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 3254, 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1993; H.R. 3476, 
National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities 
Act Amendments of 1993; and a Report on Oversight Visit--Baikonur 
Cosmodrome, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Department of Energy 
Budget Fiscal Year 1995 Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, to 
continue hearings on Health Care Reform, with emphasis on the Role 
of Medical Technologies View of the Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2325 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 16, to continue hearings on 
health care reform, with emphasis on issues facing the Nation's 
small business community--the employer mandate, 12 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing on the status of the 
Administration's credit availability initiatives, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Hospitals and Health Care, to mark up pending health care 
legislation, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18, 
Subcommittee on Health, to continue markup of H.R. 3600, Health 
Security Act of 1993, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth on March 14, and 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth on March 15, 16, and 17, and 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth on March 18.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Human Resources, oversight hearing on 
the Family Support Act of 1988, 11 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on United States-Japan 
Trade Relations, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the U.S. 
Department of Treasury's Proposals to Improve Compliance by Tax-
Exempt Organizations, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, and the 
Subcommittee on Trade, joint hearing on H.R. 2229, Free Trade with 
Cuba Act, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 15 and 17, 
Subcommittee on Program and Budget Authorization, executive, to 
continue hearings on Fiscal Year 1995 Intelligence budget, 1 p.m., 
on March 15, and 2 p.m., on March 17, H-405 Capitol.
  March 16, full Committee, hearing on Establishing Statutory Bases 
for Classifying Information, 2 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 17, to hold hearings to examine 
the future of manufacturing in the United States, 10 a.m., room to 
be announced.
  Conferees: March 15, on H.R. 1804, Goals 2000: Educate America 
Act, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Joint hearing: March 17, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, the Jewish War Veterans, the Blinded Veterans Association, 
and Non Commissioned Officers Association, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon 
Building.
  Joint hearing: March 18, Senate Committee on the Judiciary's 
Subcommittee on Technology and the Law, to hold joint hearings with 
the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Civil and 
Constitutional Rights to examine digital telephony and law 
enforcement access to advanced telecommunication technologies and 
services, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.