[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 55 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D412-D417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 27 through April 1, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 219, Regulatory 
Transition Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will complete consideration of 
S. 219, Regulatory Transition [[Page D413]] Act, and consider H.R. 
1158, making additional supplemental appropriations and rescissions, 
and consider any cleared executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 28, 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 31, to 
resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve 
United States agricultural programs, focusing on agricultural 
credit, 9:30 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 27, Subcommittee on Treasury, 
Postal Service, General Government, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Executive Office of 
the President, and the General Services Administration, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on Army programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Bureau of Land 
Management, Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on Africa humanitarian and refugee 
issues, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to access to 
health care clinics, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996 for the Food Safety and Inspection Service, Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Agricultural Marketing Service, 
and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, all 
of the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 
for the Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts, and the 
Judicial Conference, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  March 31, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Court of Veteran's Appeals, 
and Veterans Affairs Service Organizations, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 28, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds 
for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense and the future 
years defense program, focusing on U.S. ballistic missile defense 
requirements and programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1996 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
program, focusing on the defense technology and industrial base 
policy, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 29, Full Committee, closed business meeting, to consider 
certain pending military nominations, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, 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 tactical aviation issues, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Personnel, 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 Reserve component programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 28, 
Subcommittee on International Finance, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for the Export-Import Bank tied aid 
warchest, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the political and 
economic situation in Mexico, and the key factors affecting it, 
including oil reserves and production, and other matters, 2 p.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues related to 
the Mexican peso, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 30, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold oversight 
hearings on the implementation of the science programs of the 
National Science Foundation and activities of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy (Executive Office of the President), 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 28, to hold 
oversight hearings on the nomination of Daniel R. Glickman, of 
Kansas, to be Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 29, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing with the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the political 
and economic situation in Mexico, and the key factors affecting it, 
including oil reserves and production, and other matters, 2 p.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 506, to reform Federal mining laws, and S. 504, 
to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on 
public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-
initiation of mining claims, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 29, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk [[Page D414]] Assessment, to 
hold oversight hearings on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 9 a.m., SH-216.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
resume hearings on S. 440, to provide for the designation of the 
National Highway System, focusing on transportation conformity 
requirements, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 27, to hold hearings to examine the 
accelerating growth of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on child support 
enforcement issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings on welfare reform 
proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 27, to hold hearings to 
review United States dependence on foreign oil, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 28, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States assistance to Europe and the newly Independent 
States of the former Soviet Union, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 29, Full Committee, to resume hearings on the ratification 
of the Treaty Between the United States and the Russian Federation 
on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (The 
START II Treaty) (Treaty Doc. 103-1), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management and the District of Columbia, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine initiatives to reduce the cost of 
Pentagon travel processing, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
General Accounting Office, focusing on a study by the National 
Academy of Public Administration, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 28, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  March 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposals to 
reform habeas corpus procedures, focusing on eliminating prisoners' 
abuse of the judicial process, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 30, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the right to 
own property, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 28, to hold hearings 
on S. 454, to reform the health care liability system and improve 
health care quality through the establishment of quality assurance 
programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 29, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 141, to 
repeal the Davis-Bacon Act; S. 555, Health Professions Education 
Consolidation and Reauthorization Act of 1995; S. 184, Office for 
Rare Disease Research Act of 1995; proposed legislation authorizing 
funds for programs of the Ryan White Care Act; and pending 
nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine direct lending practices, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 30, to hold hearings 
to examine the future of the Smithsonian Institution, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.
  March 30, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider S. Res. 
24, providing for the broadcasting of press briefings on the floor 
prior to the Senate's daily convening, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 30, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
Vietnam Veterans of America, Blinded Veterans Association, and the 
Military Order of the Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 29, business meeting, to mark 
up S. 349, to authorize funds through fiscal year 1997 for the 
Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program; S. 441, authorizing funds 
through fiscal year 1997 for programs of the Indian Child Protection 
and Family Violence Prevention Act; S. 510, authorizing funds 
through fiscal year 1999 for the Native American Social and Economic 
Development Strategies Grant Program administered by the 
Administration for Native Americans; and S. 325, to make certain 
technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and to 
consider other pending committee business, 10:30 a.m., SR-485.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, House is not in session.
  Tuesday, Consideration of the following five Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 849, Age Discrimination Employment Act amendments of 1995;
  2. H.R. 529, Targhee National Forest Land Exchange;
  3. H.R. 606, Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments;
  4. H.R. 622, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995; and
  5. H.R. 256, Fort Carson and Pinyon Canyon Land Withdrawal.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Complete consideration of H.J. Res. 73.
  Friday, House is not in session.

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


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 28, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management and Specialty Crops, hearing to review the Federal Crop 
Insurance Reform Act of 1995, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, hearing to 
review Government acreage idling provisions and their impact on 
program commodity crops, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth. [[Page D415]] 
  March 30, Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and 
Forestry and the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans of 
the Committee on Resources, joint oversight hearing to review law 
enforcement activities on Federal lands, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 28, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on FDA, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary (and Related Agencies) on State and Local Law Enforcement, 
10 a.m., and on Economic and Business Development, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 28 and 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Congressional and Public Witnesses, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 28, 
and 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 29, 2362B Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on Export-Import Bank, OPIC and TDA, 10 a.m., 
H-144 Capitol.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
Department of Energy Conservation, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and on 
Indian Health Service, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on SSA, 10 a.m., and on 
Administration for Children and Families, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Base Closure 
Environmental Cleanup, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on National Security, on Fiscal Year 1996/
97 Air Force Budget Overview, 10 a.m., and on Air Force Acquisition 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2:30 p.m., B-
307 Rayburn.
  March 28, 29 and 30, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on NASA, 10 a.m., 
and 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Congressional and 
Public Witnesses, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary (and Related Agencies) on Immigration and Border Security, 
10 a.m., and 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 29 and 30, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), 
on Members of Congress, 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on Administration on Aging, 
Inspector General, and on HHS, 10 a.m., and on Vacations and Adult 
Education, and Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on National Security, on Air Force Airlift 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on GSA/GAO Federal Construction, 10 a.m., and on GSA, 2 
p.m., B-307 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary (and Related Agencies), on Federal Judiciary, 10 a.m., and 
on Department of Justice-General Legal Activities, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 30 and 31, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on D.C.'s 
Financial Condition, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn on March 30, and H-144 
Capitol on March 31.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., H-
144 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies) on 
National Park Service, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on National Cancer Institute, and 
National Center for Research Resources, 10 a.m., and on National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and on National 
Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Public 
Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Munitions Issues, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation (and Related Agencies), 
on FAA Training, 10 a.m., 2368 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on OPM/OMB/GAO--Federal Personnel Issues, 10 a.m., and 
on OPM and Inspector General for OPM, 2 p.m., B-307 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary (and Related Agencies), on Legal Services Corporation and 
EEOC, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
National Park Service, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Tactical Intelligence, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing 
on the World Bank, 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 28 and 29, full Committee, to continue hearings on the 
following: H.R. 1062, Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 
1995; Glass-Steagall Reform; and related issues, 10 a.m. on March 
28, and 10:30 a.m. on March 29, 2128 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 718, Markets and 
Trading Reorganization and Reform Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on General Oversight, hearing on the 
Administration's compliance with H. Res. 80, requesting the 
President to submit information to the House of Representatives 
concerning actions taken through the exchange stabilization fund to 
strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of Mexico, and 
[[Page D416]] the Subcommittee's requests for documents, 10 a.m., 
2222 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 29, to continue hearings on the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 1996 Budget, with emphasis on the 
Perspective of State and Local Governments, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  March 30, to continue hearings on the Administration's Fiscal Year 
1996 Budget, with emphasis on views of Members of Congress, 10:30 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 28, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, oversight hearing on the Budgetary Effects of the 
Growth of Health Care Entitlements, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
A Consumer's Perspective on Medical Devices, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Obtaining 
Federal and State Assistance, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 995, ERISA Targeted Health Insurance 
Reform Act; and H.R. 996, Targeted Individual Health Insurance 
Reform Act of 1995, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and 
Life-Long Learning to continue hearings on training issues, 
Vocational Rehabilitation, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, hearing on the 
Fair Labor Standards Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 
hearing on Adult Education, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 28, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
to continue hearings on Post Federal Telecommunications System Post-
FTS 2000, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on H.R. 994, Regulatory 
Sunset and Review Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Contracting 
Out: Part I, 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 29, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to mark up 
District of Columbia Financial Recovery Board, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on Waste in Human Service Programs: Other 
Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 30, full Committee, to mark up the District of Columbia 
Financial Recovery Board, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, March 28, hearing and markup of FEC 
Authorization, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 29, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade and the Subcommittee on Asia 
and the Pacific, joint hearing on United States-East Asian Economic 
Relations: A Focus on South Korea, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing to 
review the Administration's Certification Program for Narcotics 
Producing and Transit Countries in Latin America, 1 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  March 30, full Committee, hearing on the Administration's 
International Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1996, 2:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 29, Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property, hearing on the following: H.R. 587, to amend 
title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on 
biotechnological processes; and H.R. 1269, to amend the act of June 
22, 1974, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe by 
regulation the representation of ``Woodsy Owl,'' 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on verification of eligibility for employment and benefits, 
9:15 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on gun laws and the need 
for self-defense, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 28, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 1996 national defense authorization request, 1 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 28 and 30, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 28 and 30, Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national 
defense authorization request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn on March 28, 
and executive, H-405 Capitol on March 30.
  March 28, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare, and 
Recreation, hearing on the Panama Canal Commission authorization 
request and the Maritime Administration authorization, 2 p.m., 2216 
Rayburn.
  March 29 and 30, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 29, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation, hearing on the fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization request, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 28, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1280, to 
establish guidelines for the designation of National Heritage Areas; 
and H.R. 1301, to establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership 
Program, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 260, National Park System Reform 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1077, to authorize the Bureau of Land Management; 
and H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs, 
hearing on the following: American Samoa Economic Development Act; 
and Rongelap Community [[Page D417]] Resettlement and Self-Reliance 
Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 30, full Committee, H.R. 1266, Greens Creek Land Exchange 
Act, 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 898, High Seas Fishing Compliance Act 
of 1995; H.R. 1139, Striped Bass Act of 1995; H.R. 1141, Sikes Act 
Improvement Amendments of 1995; and H.R. 1175, Marine Resources 
Revitalization Act of 1995, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, oversight 
hearing on Department of Energy and Bureau of Reclamation 
Operational Issues, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, March 28, hearing to review the SBA's 
Small Business Investment Company Program, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Procurement, Exports, and Business 
Opportunities, hearing on the appropriate role and the effectiveness 
of various Federal Government programs in helping small businesses 
find export opportunities around the world, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, full Committee, hearing on the SBA of the Future, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, March 28, executive, 
to consider pending business, 2:30 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 28, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to mark up legislation to 
authorize the natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety acts, 
3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 29, 30 and 31, Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, to mark up legislation to reauthorize and amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 27, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing to examine the Administrations Proposal Relating to the Tax 
Treatment of Americans Who Renounce Citizenship, 12 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Trade, to mark up the following: H.R. 
553, Caribbean Basin Trade Security Act; Fiscal Year 1996 Budget 
Authorizations for the Customs Service; International Trade 
Commission; and the U.S. Trade Representative, 10 a.m., 1100 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Physician Payment 
Review Commission Recommendations on Physician Payments, 10:30 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 28, executive, 
hearing on Information Systems Security, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 30, executive, hearing on DCI Budget Wrap-Up, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: March 30, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of AMVETS, American Ex-
Prisoners of War, Vietnam Veterans of America, Blinded Veterans 
Association, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 
345 Cannon Building.