[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 112 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D824-D827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 29 through August 3, 1996

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1959, 
Energy and Water Appropriations, 1997, and consider H.R. 3754, 
Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1997.
  On Wednesday, Senate will consider S. 1936, Nuclear Waste Policy.
  Also, during the week, Senate may consider further appropriations 
bills, and any cleared executive and legislative business, and 
conference reports, when available.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, July 30, 1996 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 Armed Services: August 1, to hold hearings to examine 
current U.S. participation in the NATO Implementation Force Mission 
in Bosnia, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 31, to hold 
hearings on provisions of H.R. 361, to provide authority to control 
exports, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: August 1, to 
hold hearings on aviation security issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 30, Subcommittee 
on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the conditions that have made the national forests in 
Arizona susceptible to fires and disease, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to hold 
oversight hearings to review the propriety of a commercial lease 
issued by the Bureau of Land Management and Lake Havasu, Arizona, 
including its consistency with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act and Department of the Interior land use policies, 9 
a.m., SD-366.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
implementation of Section 2001, Emergency Timber Salvage, of Public 
Law 104-19, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 31, Subcommittee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on the 
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and the role of 
Federal, State, and local governments in surface transportation, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 30, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, to resume hearings in conjunction with the Caucus on 
International Narcotics Control to examine how drug trafficking and 
money laundering may pose threats to United States trade and 
financial systems, and efforts to combat international drug 
trafficking and money laundering, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 29, to hold hearings to 
examine international drug trafficking and its local impact, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Pete Peterson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam, Genta Hawkins Holmes, of California, to be 
Ambassador to Australia, Arma Jane Karaer, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to Solomon Islands, 
and as Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, and John Stern Wolf, 
of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service 
as U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps 
Affairs, to hold hearings on the implementation of the Cuban Liberty 
and Democratic Solidarity Act (Libertad) (P.L. 104-114), 3 p.m., SD-
419.
  July 31, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings on food 
security issues in Africa, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review foreign 
policy issues, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 31, to hold hearings on S. 
1724, to require that the Federal Government procure from the 
private sector the goods and services necessary for the operations 
and management of certain Government agencies, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the incidents of drug smuggling at U.S. borders, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property 
Rights, business meeting, to mark up S.J. Res. 8, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of

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the United States to prohibit retroactive increases in taxes, and 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the United States 
Commission on Civil Rights, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  July 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  August 1, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: July 30, to hold hearings 
on S. 1035, to permit an individual to be treated by a health care 
practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual 
requests, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  July 31, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 1490, to 
improve enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 and benefit security for participants by adding 
certain provisions with respect to the auditing of employee benefit 
plans, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 30, business meeting, to mark up 
S. 1983, to amend the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and 
S. 1973, to provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi land 
dispute, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
incidents of suicide among the elderly, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of the following 18 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 3387, J. Phil Campbell Conservation Center;
  2. H.R. 2670, Release of Reversionary Interest in Michigan Property;
  3. H.R. 3464, Boundary Adjustment in Missouri;
  4. H.R. 3215, to Repeal the Provision Relating to Federal Employees 
Contracting with Indians;
  5. H.R. 2297, to Codify without Substantive Change Laws Related to 
Transportation;
  6. S. 531, Authorizing a Circuit Judge who has Taken Part in an En 
Banc Hearing of a Case to Continue to Participate After Taking Senior 
Status;
  7. H.R. 1734, National Film Preservation Act of 1995;
  8. H.R. 740, Allowing Isleta Pueblo to File Claims in U.S. Claims 
Court;
  9. H.R. 3680, War Crimes Act of 1996;
  10. H.R. 3435, Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1996;
  11. H.J. Res. 113, Granting Consent of Congress to Jennings Randolph 
Lake Project;
  12. H.J. Res. 166, Granting consent of Congress to the Mutual Aid 
Agreement;
  13. H. Con. Res. 142, Regarding Human Rights in Mauritania;
  14. H.R. 3735, to Reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa;
  15. H.R. 3846, the Microenterprise Act;
  16. H.R. 3870, to Provide Severance Payments to Employees of AID who 
Voluntarily Resign;
  17. H. Con. Res. 191, Recognizing and Honoring the Filipino World War 
II Veterans; and
  18. H. Con. Res. 155, Concerning Human and Political Rights and in 
Support of a Resolution of the Crisis in Kosova;
  Note: Any recorded votes will be postponed until 2:00 p.m. on 
Tuesday, July 30.
  Tuesday and the Balance of the Week: Consideration of 17 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 3867, Amend the Development Disabilities Assistance and Bill 
of Rights Act;
  2. H.R. 3868, to Extend Certain Programs Under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act through September 30, 1996.
  3. H.R. 3815, Technical Corrections to Trade Laws;
  4. H.R. 3592, Water Resources Development Act;
  5. H.R. 3907, to Facilitate the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the 
State of Utah at the Snowbasin Ski Area and to Provide for Acquisition 
of Lands within the Sterling Forest Reserve;
  6. H.R. 1786, to Regulate Fishing in Certain Waters of Alaska;
  7. H.R. 3198, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act;
  8. H.R. 3557, Marion National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act;
  9. H.R. 3287, Crawford National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act;
  10. H.R. 3287, Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act;
  11. H.R. 885, Designating Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building;
  12. H.R. 2700, designating Amos Longoria Post Office Building;
  13. H.R. 3139, Redesignating Rose F. Caracappa Post Office Building;
  14. H.R. 3834, Redesignating the Roger P. McAuliffe Post Office in 
Chicago, Illinois;
  15. H.R. 3768, Designating the Augusta Hornblower Post Office in 
Groton, Massachusetts;
  16. H.R. 3586, Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act of 1996; and
  17. H.R. 3118, Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Act;
  Consideration of H.R. 2391, Working Families Flexibility Act 
(modified open rule, 1 hour of general debate);
  Consideration of H.R. 2823, International Dolphin Conservation 
Program Act (modified closed rule, 1 hour of general debate); and
  Consideration of H.R. 123, English as Common Language of Government 
Act (subject to a rule).

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 31, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, hearing to review the National Soybean Check-Off 
Program, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 3393, Family Pet Protection Act of 
1996; and H.R. 3398, Pet Safety and Protection Act of 1996, 9:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 31, to consider a revised 602(b) 
Subdivision for fiscal year 1997, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, July 29, hearing on 
China's Economic Ascendance: Implications for the U.S., 1 p.m. 2128 
Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, to markup H.R. 3727, ATM Fee Reform Act of 1996, 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, to continue oversight hearings 
regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, to mark up H.R. 3793, 50 States Commemorative Coin Program 
Act, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, August 1, to continue hearings on ``How 
Did We Get Here From There?'' A Discussion of the Evolution of the 
Budget Process from 1974 to the Present, Part III, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce. July 31, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on FDA Integrity Issues Raised by the Visx, 
Inc. Document Disclosure, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
reauthorization of Existing Public Health Service Act Programs, 10 
a.m.; and to mark up the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 
1996, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, July 31, to 
mark up the following measures: H.R. 3876, Juvenile Crime Control 
and Delinquency Prevention Act; H.R. 3863, Student Debt Reduction 
Act of 1996; and H. Res. 470, expressing the sense of the Congress 
that the Department of Education should play a more active role in 
monitoring and enforcing compliance with the provisions of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 related to campus crime, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, July 30, 
Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, 
oversight hearing on Management of HUD's Section 8 Multi-Family 
Housing Portfolio, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on EPA Mismanagement of 
Grants, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, 
and Criminal Justice, hearing on the Department of Defense's Bulk 
Fuel: Appropriations vs. Usage, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 31, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on H.R. 
3244, District of Columbia Economic Recovery Act, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  August 1, full Committee, hearing on Security of FBI Background 
Files, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, July 31, to discuss pending 
business, 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, July 30, hearing on U.S. 
Interests in the Caucasus Region, 11:30 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 31, hearing on Review of U.S. Foreign Policy, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing regarding an 
Overview of U.S. Policy in Latin America, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 30 and 31, to markup the 
following bills: H.R. 3307, Regulatory Fair Warning Act; H.R. 3565, 
Violent Youth Crime Act of 1996; H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act 
of 1996; H.R. 1499, Consumer Fraud Prevention Act of 1995; S. 1507, 
Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1995; H.R. 3676, Carjacking 
Correction Act of 1996; H.R. 3874, Civil Rights Commission Act of 
1996; H.R. 2128 Equal Opportunity Act of 1995; and H.R. 1802, 
Reorganization of the Federal Administrative Judiciary Act, 1 p.m., 
on July 30 and 10 a.m., on July 31, 2141 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 3386, Ethical Standards for Federal Prosecutors Act 
of 1996, 1 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing regarding the possible shifting of refugee resettlement to 
private organizations, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, July 30, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on military housing and other 
quality-of-life infrastructure, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 30, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Lands, oversight hearing on Inspector General Audit 
Report of Land Management land transactions in Nevada, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 31, full committee, to consider pending business, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  July 31 and August 1, Subcommittee on Native American and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 3595, to make available to the Santee Sioux 
Tribe of Nebraska its proportionate share of funds awarded in Docket 
74-A to the Sioux Indian Tribe, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, 
oversight hearing on the economic effects of the New England 
Groundfish Management Plan, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 31, to consider H.R. 123, English 
Language Empowerment Act of 1996, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House and 
the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, to continue 
hearings on Building on Change: Preparing for the 105th Congress, 
9:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Science, July 30, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles 
(PNGV) Program, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Space 
Commercialization Promotion Act of 1996, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
funding Department of Energy Research and Development in a 
constrained Budget Environment, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 31, Subcommittee on Government 
Programs and Subcommittee on Education, Training, Employment and 
Housing of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joint hearing on SBA 
programs to assist veterans in readjusting to civilian life, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  August 1, full Committee, to continue markup of H.R. 3720, Small 
Business Investment Company Reform Act of 1996, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 30, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to continue hearings on 
ISTEA Reauthorization, Metropolitan Planning: Metropolitan Planning 
Organizations and the Planning Process, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on H.R. 1309, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child safety 
restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on 
commercial aircraft, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on the oversight of NEXCOM Lease, 1 p.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 30, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on H.R. 2976, Patient Right to Know Act of 1996, 1 p.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, joint hearing on H.r. 3467, Saving Our 
Children: The American Community Renewal Act of 1996, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  July 31, full Committee, to continue hearings on the impact of 
replacing the Federal Income Tax, with emphasis on domestic 
manufacturing and on energy and natural resources, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Trade, to continue hearings on the 
Status and Future Direction of U.S. Trade Policy, with emphasis on 
U.S. Trade with Sub-Saharan Africa, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, August 1, executive, 
hearing on Bosnia/Iran Arms, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  National Commission on Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service: 
July 29, to hold a closed executive session, 2 p.m., SD-192.