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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of September 20 through 24, 1994

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr., U.S. Navy, to be placed on the retired 
list. During the balance of the week, Senate may consider the 
Conference Report on H.R. 4649, D.C. Appropriations, Conference Report 
on H.R. 4624, VA/HUD Appropriations, and any cleared executive and 
legislative business.

  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
September 20, for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: September 20, to hold hearings to 
review the Department of Defense future years defense program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  September 21, Full Committee, closed business meeting, to consider 
certain pending military nominations, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  September 22, Full Committee, to hold a briefing on results of the 
Nuclear Posture Review, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 21, to 
hold hearings on U.S. competitiveness and trade policy, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
condition of the banking and thrift industries, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 21, 
to hold hearings on the nominations of Thomas R. Carper, of 
Delaware, and Celeste Pinto McLain, of California, each to be a 
Member of the Amtrak Board of Directors, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 21, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Mineral Resources Development and 
Production, to hold hearings to examine immigration in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 20, to hold hearings on 
the ILO Convention (No. 150) Concerning Labor Administration (Treaty 
Doc. 103-26), 2 p.m., SD-419.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations 
of Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Turkey; Alfred H. Moses, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania; 
Charles E. Redman, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany; and Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 21, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, 
Trade, Oceans and Environment, to hold hearings on Iraq claim 
legislation, focusing on provisions of S. 1401 and H.R. 3221, bills 
to provide for the adjudication of certain claims against Iraq, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  September 21, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine new nationalism in Europe, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  September 22, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
Convention on Prohibition of the Development, Production, 
Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 
(Treaty Doc. 103-21); the ILO Convention (No. 150) Concerning Labor 
Administration (Treaty Doc. 103-26); the Agreement to Promote 
Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures 
by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Treaty Doc. 103-24); the 
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources 
in the Central Bering Sea (Treaty Doc. 103-27); S. Con. Res. 74, 
concerning the ban on the use of U.S. passports in Lebanon; and 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 20, business meeting, 
to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination 
of Harvey G. Ryland, of Florida, to be Deputy Director of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 20, Subcommittee on 
Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights, to hold hearings on 
certain provisions of S. 1822, to foster the further development of 
the Nation's telecommunications infrastructure and protection of the 
public interest, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 22, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider 
pending legislation and nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, 
business meeting, to mark up pending legislation, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: September 21, Subcommittee 
on Labor, to hold hearings on certain child labor issues, 9 a.m., 
SD-430.
  September 22, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up 
proposed legislation to reform the Pension Benefits Guaranty 
Corporation (PBGC), 9 a.m., SD-430.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to 
hold hearings to review a report by the Commission on Time and 
Learning entitled ``Prisoners of Time'', focusing on the 
Commission's findings and recommendations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: September 20, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon Building.
  September 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
nomination of Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs for Health, and other pending calendar business, 
11 a.m., SR-418.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate Committee Meetings scheduled ahead, see page 
E1876 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Tuesday, Motion to go to conference on H.R. 4556, Transportation 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1995;
  Conference report on S. 1587, Federal Acquisition Improvement Act;
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act Amendments; and
  Consideration of the following six Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 783, Nationality and Naturalization Amendments of 1993;
  2. S. 2406, Relating to definition of local service area of primary 
transmitter;
  3. H.R. 4307, Relating to application of process patent amendments;
  4. S. 716, Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994;
  5. H.R. 5044, American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act; and
  6. H.R. 4476, National Park Service Reform Act.
  Wednesday and the balance of the week, Consideration of H.R. 3171, 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (subject to a rule being 
granted);
  Complete consideration of H.R. 4801, Small Business Reauthorization;
  Consideration of H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act (subject to a rule 
being granted);
  H.R. 3800, Superfund Reform Act of 1994 (subject to a rule being 
granted);
  H.R. 4422, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1994 (subject to a rule 
being granted);
  Conference report on H.R. 4606, Labor, HHS, and Education 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1995;
  Conference report on H.R. 4554, Agriculture Appropriations for fiscal 
year 1995;
  Conference report on H.R. 4602, Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1995;
  Conference report on H.R. 4539, Treasury, Postal Service, and Certain 
Independent Agencies Appropriations for fiscal year 1995 (subject to a 
rule being granted);
  H.R. 4488, Lowell National Historical Park (subject to a rule being 
granted); and
  H.R. 4779, Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act (subject to 
a rule being granted).

  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Environment, Credit, and Rural Development, to consider H.R. 4196, 
to ensure that all timber-dependent communities qualify for loans 
and grants from the Rural Development Administration; and 
legislation providing for technical corrections to the Beginning 
Farm Program, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 21, to consider revised 
602(b) allocations for fiscal year 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Military Acquisition, Military Application of Nuclear Energy Panel, 
hearing on defense nuclear facility work force restructuring, 9:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  September 22, full Committee, executive, to receive a classified 
briefing on the Department of Defense nuclear posture review, 12:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, September 22, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance, hearing on the 
community reinvestment practices of credit unions, and whether they 
should be required to comply with requirements similar to those of 
the Community Reinvestment Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 20, Subcommittee on 
Human Resources, oversight hearing on the Impact of Welfare Reform 
on Child Care Providers and the Working Poor, 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 20, to mark up H.R. 
3392, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1993, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, to mark 
up the following: H.R. 3392, Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 
1993; and Animal Drug Amendments of 1994; 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and 
Competitiveness, hearing on H.R. 3713, Salvage Vehicle Title Reform 
and Highway Safety Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 20, Subcommittee on Europe 
and the Middle East, hearing on Developments in Europe, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  September 21, full Committee, hearing on South Asia, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, hearing 
on Developments in Tajikistan, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, hearing on DOE Property 
Management Practices, 11 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Employment, Housing and Aviation, 
hearing on Tax Credits to Hire the Disadvantaged: Wasteful or 
Effective? 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, 
hearing on H.R. 2680, to amend the Public Building Act of 1959 
concerning the calculation of public building transactions, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, September 22, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on Alternative Ballot Techniques, 9:30 a.m., 340 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 20, Subcommittee on Crime 
and Criminal Justice, oversight hearing on Prosecution of Federal 
Gun Crimes, 10:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on International Law, Immigration, and 
Refugees, hearing on H.R. 3362, Employer Sanctions Improvement Act, 
10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, 
oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Freedom of Access to 
Clinic Entrances Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law, 
oversight hearing on Baseball's Antitrust Exemption, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, September 20, 
Subcommittee on Merchant Marine, to mark up the Jones Waiver Act, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 21, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 4852, to 
provide Congressional approval of a Governing International Fishery 
Agreement with the Republic of Lithuania; H.R. 3059, National 
Maritime Heritage Act; H.R. 4959, Maritime Regulatory Reform Act of 
1994; H.R. 3282, Towing Vessel Navigation Safety Act of 1993; Jones 
Act Waivers; and H.R. 4289, Waterways Restoration Act of 1994, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 20, Subcommittee on 
Insular and International Affairs, hearing on H.R. 4741, Guam War 
Restitution Act, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, the 
Subcommittee on Specialty and Natural Resources of the Committee on 
Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Environment and Natural 
Resources of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, joint 
hearing on the GAO Report entitled: Ecosystem Management: Additional 
Actions Needed To Adequately Test a Promising Approach, 9:30 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3612, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act; H.R. 3613, Kenai Natives Association 
Equity Act of 1993; and H.R. 4665, to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, 9:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, September 21, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on H.R. 4719, to direct the 
Office of Personnel and Management to establish an interagency 
placement program for Federal employees affected by reductions in 
force, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits, 
oversight hearing on the following measures: Federal Workforce 
Restructuring Act of 1994; and H.R. 4488, to amend the Federal Work 
Restructuring Act of 1994 to provide that the duties performed by 
individuals separating from Government service in order to receive a 
voluntary separation incentive payment may not be performed by any 
person under contract with the United States, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Public Works and Transportation, September 20, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, hearing on Creating 
Competitive Communities: Models Across America, 10:30 a.m. 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, hearing on 
H.R. 4394, Comprehensive One-Call Notification Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 20, to consider the following: H.R. 
4448, to amend the act establishing Lowell National Historical Park; 
H.R. 4422, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1994; H.R. 3171, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to reorganize the Department 
of Agriculture; H.R. 2866, Headwaters Forest Act; and H.R. 3800, 
Superfund Reform Act of 1994, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  September 21, to continue markup of H.R. 3801, Legislative 
Reorganization Act of 1994, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 20, 
Subcommittee on Science, hearing on authorization of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act; to be followed by a markup of the 
Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1994, 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Space, hearing on National Space 
Transportation Policy, 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and 
Aviation, hearing on Technology Transfer, 1:30 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  September 21 and 22, full Committee, hearings on Academic 
Earmarks, Part III, 10 a.m., on September 21, and 9:30 a.m., on 
September 22, 2318 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Department of 
Energy Health and Safety Strategy, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and 
Aviation, hearing on International Standards, 9:30 a.m., 2325 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 21, hearing on National 
Impact of Casino Gambling, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 20, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on issues relating to medication errors, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Department 
of the Treasury's Efforts To Address Money Laundering, 9:30 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  September 21, full Committee, to mark up legislation to provide 
for the continuation of certain fee collections for the expenses of 
the SEC for Fiscal Year 1995, 10 a.m., H-208 Capitol.
  Permanant Select Committee on Intelligence, September 20, hearing 
on Hiring, Promotion, Retention, and Overall Representation of 
Minorities, Women, and Disabled Persons within the Intelligence 
Community, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees: September 20, on H.R. 4606, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
9:15 a.m., S-5, Capitol.
  Conferees: September 20, on H.R. 4554, making appropriations for 
fiscal year 1995 for agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and related agencies programs, 10 a.m., S-128, 
Capitol.
  Conferees: September 20, on H.R. 4650, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, 10 a.m., H-140, Capitol.
  Conferees: September 20, on H.R. 6, to extend for six years the 
authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 3 p.m., SD-430.
  Conferees: September 21, on H.R. 6, to extend for six years the 
authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 1 p.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  Conferees: September 22, closed, on H.R. 4299, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Joint hearing: September 20, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of the 
American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 21, to 
hold hearings to examine United States foreign policy and foreign 
assistance programs which promote rights for people with 
disabilities, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.