[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 27, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D280-D281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 28, 1996

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service and the Marketing and Regulatory Programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the military strategies and operational requirements of the 
unified commands, 11 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings on the multiyear 
procurement proposal for the C-17 strategic airlifter, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to hold hearings 
on S. 1547, to limit the provision of assistance to the Government 
of Mexico using the exchange stabilization fund established pursuant 
to section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to resume oversight 
hearings on issues relating to competitive change in the electric 
power industry, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, to resume hearings on the 
Convention on Chemical Weapons (Treaty Doc. 103-21), 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
role of radio in Africa, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to resume markup of proposed 
legislation relating to legal immigration (incorporating provisions 
of S. 1394), 11 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold oversight hearings on the 
recent settlement and accommodation agreements concerning the Navajo 
and Hopi land dispute, 9 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, closed briefing on intelligence 
matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine adverse 
drug reactions in the elderly, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 NOTICE

  For a Listing of Senate Committee Meetings Scheduled Ahead, see page 
E467 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Departmental Administration/Office of Chief Financial Officer, 10 
a.m., and on Rural Economic and Community Development, 1 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on the 
Supreme Court, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Appalachian 
Regional Commission, 10 a.m., on TVA, 11 a.m., and, executive, on 
Naval Reactors, 1 p.m., and, executive, on Department of Energy 
Atomic Energy Defense Activities, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs on Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and the Trade and Development Agency, 10 a.m., H-144 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Budget Overview, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on fiscal year 1997 Army 
Posture, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn, and on Army Acquisition Programs, 
1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Council of Economic Advisors, 10 a.m., B-307 Rayburn, and on 
Overall Treasury Operations, 2 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Department of 
Veterans' Affairs, 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to 
mark up the Enterprise Resource Bank Act of 1996, 1:30 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Implications of Taking the 
Transportation Trust Funds Off-Budget, 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight 
hearing on Technological, Environmental, and Financial Issues Raised 
by Increasingly Competitive Electricity Markets, 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, to continue 
hearings on FCC Reform, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. Subcommittee 
on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on reviewing the 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, 11 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
District of Columbia, to continue hearings on implementation of 
Public Law 104-8, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Act of 1995, 12 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, 
to continue hearings on the Status of Efforts to Identify Persian 
Gulf War Syndrome, Part 11, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Developments in 
Iraq, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative law, hearing on H.R. 1802, Reorganization of the 
Federal Administrative Judiciary Act, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 1997 national defense authorization, 9:30 a.m., and 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources,  to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
3034, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to extend for two months the authority for 
promulgating regulations under the Act; H.R. 2107, Visitor Services 
Improvement and Outdoor Legacy Act of 1995; H.R. 1975, Federal Oil 
and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1995; H.J. Res. 
70, authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a 
memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia or 
its environs; H.R. 1129, to amend the National Trains Systems Act to 
designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National Historic 
Trail; H.R. 1772, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the 
Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex; H.R. 1836, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in the town of East 
Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the Amagansett 
National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2660, to increase the amount 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Interior for 
the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge; and H.R. 2679, to revise 
the boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 
hearing on NASA Posture, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3158, Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer Program Extension Act 
of 1996; and H.R. 2715, Paperwork Elimination Act of 1995, 11:30 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, executive, to consider 
pending business, 3 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Public Buildings and Economic Development, to consider the 
following: pending prospectuses; H. Con. Res. 150, authorizing the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the Speciality 
Equipment Market Association; H. Con. Res. 153, authorizing the use 
of the Capital Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; 
H.R. 3134, to designate the U.S. Courthouse under construction at 
1030 Southwest 3d Avenue, Portland, OR, as the ``Mark O. Hatfield 
United States Courthouse;'' and H.R. 3029, to designate the United 
States courthouse in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``E. 
Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse,'' 8:30 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, hearing on the Importance 
of Transportation Infrastructure Investments to the Nation's Future, 
11:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, joint 
hearing on H.R. 2940, Deepwater Port Modernization Act, 3 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 1997 and the 1996 Tax Return Filing 
Season, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on United States-Japan Trade 
Relations, 2:30 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees, on H.R. 3019, making appropriations for fiscal year 
1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, 10:30 
a.m., S-5, Capitol.