[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 40 (Friday, March 3, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D284-D289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of March 6 through 11, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday Senate will begin consideration of S. 244, Paperwork 
Reduction Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act, and consider the 
conference report on S. 1, Unfunded Mandates; S.4/S.14, Legislative 
Line Item Veto; H.R. 889, Emergency Supplemental, and any cleared 
executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 7, 1995, from 12:30 p.m. until 
2:15 p.m., for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 9, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve 
United States agricultural programs, focusing on cost issues of 
certain farm programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 6 and 9, Subcommittee on 
Treasury, Postal Service, General Government, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year [[Page D285]] 1996, 
Monday, for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2 p.m.; 
Thursday, for the United States Secret Service, Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, Department of the Treasury, 2 p.m.; SD-192.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 
for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  March 7 and 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996, Tuesday, for the Department of Labor, 2 p.m.; 
Thursday, for the Department of Health and Human Services, 2 p.m.; 
Tuesday in SD-192 and Thursday in SD-138.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the United States 
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996 for rural economic and community development 
services of the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on international organizations and 
programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 7, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  March 9, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the Army, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 8, to 
resume oversight hearings on the condition of credit unions, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  March 9, Subcommittees on Housing Opportunity and Community 
Development and HUD Oversight and Structure, to hold joint hearings 
to examine proposals to reorganize the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
various privatization initiatives, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 7, 
Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the United 
States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
activities of the Denver International Airport, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 6, to hold 
hearings on S. 333, to direct the Secretary of Energy to institute 
certain procedures in the performance of risk assessments in 
connection with environmental restoration activities, 2 p.m., SD-
366.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and 
Recreation, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Lands to 
review the health of the National Park System, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on domestic 
petroleum production and international supply, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold oversight hearings on Forest Service appeals, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 9, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
nomination of Wilma A. Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Inspector General, Department of the Interior; to be followed by a 
closed briefing on international aspects of petroleum supply, 9:30 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 7, Drinking 
Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to hold hearings on S. 191, to 
revise the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that 
constitutionally protected private property rights are not infringed 
until adequate protection is afforded by reauthorization of the Act, 
and to protect against economic losses from critical habitat 
designation, and other proposed legislation to institute a 
moratorium on certain activities under authority of the Endangered 
Species Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk 
Assessment, to hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Communication Commission's tax certificate program, 9 a.m., 
SD-215.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine welfare 
reform proposals, focusing on the views of the States, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  March 9, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine welfare 
reform proposals, focusing on policy goals, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 10, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine welfare 
reform proposals, focusing on the Administration's views, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 7, to hold hearings on the 
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain 
Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed To Be Excessively Injurious 
or To Have Indiscriminate Effects (The Convention on Conventional 
Weapons) (Treaty Doc. 103-25), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine U.S. policy toward South Asia, 2 p.m., SD-
419. [[Page D286]] 
  March 8, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine intellectual property rights with regard to the 
People's Republic of China, 1:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the implementation and costs of 
U.S. policy in Haiti, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to review South Asian proliferation issues, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 7, business meeting, to 
mark up S. 219, to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 8, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation to reform the Federal regulatory process, to make 
Government more efficient and effective, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nuclear non-
proliferation issues, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the jury process, focusing on the search for truth in trials, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 227, to provide an 
exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of 
digital transmissions, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 8, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation to authorize funds for and to consolidate 
health professions programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business: March 8, to hold hearings on the 
proposed ``Regulatory Flexibility Amendments Act'', 9:30 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: March 7, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Dennis M. Duffy, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, and to review the 
President's budget request for fiscal year 1996 for veterans 
programs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 7, to hold oversight hearings 
to review Federal programs which address the challenges facing 
Indian youth, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
structure and funding of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 8, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability Act 
(modified open rule, 2 hours of general debate).
  Tuesday, Complete consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability 
Act; and
  Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act 
(modified open rule, 1 hour of general debate).
  Wednesday, Complete consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation 
Reform Act; and
  Consideration of H.R. 1075, Common Sense Product Liability and Legal 
Reform Act (subject to a rule being granted).
  Thursday and Friday, Complete consideration of H.R. 1075, Common 
Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act.
                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 7, to mark up Title V of H.R. 4, 
Personal Responsibility Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 6, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, and Related Agencies, on the Federal Railroad 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Agencies, on Agency for International Development and the 
Peace Corps, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Office 
of Surface Mining, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Howard University, and Special 
Institutions, 10 a.m., and on Inspector General, Department of 
Education, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force 
Military Construction, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Subcommittee on National Security, on 
Personnel/Quality of Life Issues, 10 a.m., and executive, on U.S. 
Atlantic Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Research and Special Programs Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on OPM/Office of Management and Budget/GAO, 10 a.m., and 
on OPM and OPM Inspector General, 2 p.m., H-163 Capitol.
  March 7, and 8, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 1 [[Page D287]] p.m., and Congressional and 
Public Witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Supreme Court, 10 a.m., and on 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on DOE: 
Environment, Safety and Health, 10 a.m., and on DOE: Environmental 
Restoration and Waste Management, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Bureau 
of Indian Affairs, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, 10 a.m., and on Assistant Secretary for Health, and Health 
Care Policy and Research, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Subcommittee on National Security, 
executive, on National Foreign Intelligence Program, 10 a.m., H-140 
Capitol, and executive, and a briefing on Special Access Programs, 
1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on GSA/Federal Construction, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., H-163 
Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Federal Law Enforcement, 10 a.m. 
and 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 9 and 10, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on D.C.'s 
Financial Condition, 10 a.m., H-310 Capitol on March 9, and H-144 
Capitol on March 10.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on DOE: 
General; Science/Biological; and Environmental Research/Basic Energy 
Sciences, 10 a.m., and on DOE: Fusion/Science Education and 
Technical Information/Technology partnerships and Economic 
Competitiveness, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Agencies, on Russian Aid, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Minerals Management Service, 10 a.m., and on Commission of Fine 
Arts, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and on Woodrow 
Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 10 a.m., and on Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Medical 
Program, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Office of the Secretary, 10 a.m., and on Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Office of the General 
Counsel and National Appeals Division, 10:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Maritime Administration and 
Federal Maritime Commission, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Smithsonian Institution, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn,.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 7, to continue 
hearings on the following: H.R. 1062, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1995; Glass-Steagall Reform; and related 
issues, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 8 and 9, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearings on the Community Reinvestment Act, 9:30 a.m. and 2 
p.m. on March 8, and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., on March 9, 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 7 and 8, hearings on Economic 
Forecasts and the Roles of Deficit Reduction and Productivity, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 9, hearing on the U.S. Department of Commerce Fiscal Year 
1996 Budget proposal, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on the reauthorization of the following: Natural Gas 
Pipeline Safety Act; and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, March 7, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, to mark up H.R. 743, 
Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  March 7 and 9, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and 
Training, to continue hearings on training issues, 9 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn on March 7, and 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn on March 9.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, hearing on the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
H.R. 995, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 to provide new portability, participation, solvency, claims, 
and other consumer protection and freedoms for workers in a mobile 
workforce; to increase purchasing power for employers and employees 
by removing carriers to the voluntary formation of multiple employer 
health plans and fully-insured multiple employer arrangements; to 
increase health [[Page D288]] plan competition providing more 
affordable choice of coverage by removing restrictive State laws 
relating to provider health networks, employer health coalitions, 
and insured plans and the offering of medisave plans; to expand 
access to fully-insured coverage for employees of small employers 
through fair rating standards and open markets, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 7 and 10, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearings on making the Federal 
Retirement System more affordable, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn on March 
7, and 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn on March 10.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, hearing on the Integrity of Government Documents, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on the 
Financial Control Boards, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Postal Service, to continue hearings on 
general oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on proposals for cost reduction, 
improved efficiency and reforms at the Department of Labor, 1 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs 
and Criminal Justice, hearing on the Effectiveness of the National 
Drug Control Strategy and the Current Status of the Drug War, 10:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, March 8, to mark up committee 
funding resolution and to consider pending business, 3 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 7, hearing on Mexico 
Economic Support Program, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Africa and the Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, joint hearing on Trade and 
Investment Opportunities in Africa, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 9, full Committee, hearing on Overview of United States 
Policy in Europe, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing on 
United States Strategic Interests in Panama, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 10, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Claims, oversight hearing on border security, 9:30 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 7 and 9, Subcommittee on 
Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development, joint hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, 9 a.m. on March 9, and 2 p.m. on March 9, 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee 
on Readiness, joint hearing on fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 8, full Committee, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 
1996 national defense authorization request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on the fiscal 
year 1996 national defense authorization request, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 7, Subcommittee on Native American 
and Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs and the Indian Health Service fiscal year 1996 budget 
requests, 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, oversight 
hearing on the Department of Energy and Bureau of Reclamation fiscal 
year 1996 budget requests, 1 p.m., 1324 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Mineral Royalties, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
hearing on the following: Virginia Parks legislation; and Bureau of 
Land Management Authorization, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 7, to consider H.R. 956, Common Sense 
Legal Standards Reform Act of 1995, 10:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 9, Subcommittee on Basic Research and 
the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing on the 
Galvin Report: Alternative Futures for the DOE National 
Laboratories, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 6, hearing to review the 8(a) 
Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development Act, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 9, hearing to review the SBA 504 Program, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, March 7, executive, to 
consider pending business, 4 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 6 and 9, 
Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, to 
continue hearings on GSA Capital Investment Program Reform 
legislation and related matters, 10 a.m. on March 6, and 8:30 a.m. 
on March 9, 2253 Rayburn.
  March 7 and 9, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to 
continue hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 8 and 10, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to 
continue hearings on legislation to Improve the National Highway 
System and Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and Transit 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 9, Subcommittee on Hospitals 
and Health Care, hearing on the progress of research on undiagnosed 
illnesses of Persian Gulf War veterans, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 8, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 483, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
Medicare select policies to be offered in all States; and the 
Administration's budget regarding Medicare Extenders, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth. [[Page D289]] 
  March 9, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing regarding recent 
intellectual property agreement signed with People's Republic of 
China and the prospects for China's accession to the WTO, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permament Select Committee on Intelligence, March 7, executive, 
hearing on Imagery Intelligence, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 9, executive, hearing on Human Intelligence, 10 a.m., and 
executive, hearing on Covert Action, 11:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 10, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment-unemployment situation for February, 9:30 a.m., SD-
562.
  Joint Committee on Printing: March 6, organizational meeting to 
consider pending committee business, 2 p.m., H-208, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: March 7, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources' Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and 
Recreation, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Resources' Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Lands to 
review the health of the National Park System, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Joint hearing: March 7, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.