[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 126 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D938-D941]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of September 16 through 21, 1996

                             Senate Chamber

  During the week, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3662, 
Interior Appropriations, 1997, and consider further appropriations 
bills, and any cleared executive and legislative business, and 
conference reports, when available.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, September 17, 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 Appropriations: September 16, Subcommittee on Foreign 
Operations, to hold hearings to review benefits to the United States 
of U.S. foreign assistance, 3 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 17, 
to hold closed hearings to examine aviation security challenges, 
9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings on issues relating to computational biology, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 17, to hold 
hearings to examine issues with regard to United States climate 
change policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1920, to 
amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and S. 
1998, to provide for expedited negotiations between the Secretary of 
the Interior and the villages of Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native 
Association, Inc., Ninilichik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia 
Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corporation and Knikatnu, 
Inc. regarding the conveyances of certain lands in Alaska Under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 1539, to establish the Los 
Caminos del Rio National Heritage Area along the Lower Rio Grande 
Texas-Mexico border, S. 1583, to establish the Lower Eastern Shore 
American Heritage Area, S. 1785, to establish in the Department

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of the Interior the Essex National Heritage Area Commission, and S. 
1808, to establish a program for the preservation of additional 
historic property throughout the Nation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 19, 
Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to hold 
hearings on S. 1660, National Invasive Species Act, and to examine 
efforts to reduce the threat posed by nonindigenous aquatic nuisance 
species, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 18, Subcommittee on East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on United States policy 
and recent developments with regard to Indonesia, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 18, to hold hearings 
on S. 1794, to provide for the forfeiture of retirement benefits in 
the case of any Member of Congress, congressional employee, or 
Federal justice or judge who is convicted of an offense relating to 
official duties of that individual, and for the forfeiture of the 
retirement allowance of the President for such a conviction, 9 a.m., 
SD-342.
  September 19, Full Committee, 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.
  September 20, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 17, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information, to hold hearings 
to examine the threat of terrorism in the United States from weapons 
of mass destruction, and the Government response, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1961, to 
establish the United States Intellectual Property Organization, and 
to amend the provisions of title 35, United States Code, relating to 
procedures for patent applications, commercial use of patents, 
reexamination reform, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Bailey decision's effect on certain prosecutions with regard to 
violent and drug trafficking crimes, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts, to hold hearings to examine the power of the Federal courts 
to impose taxes, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: September 17, to hold 
oversight hearings on activities of the National Labor Relations 
Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of Union Salting Campaigns on small businesses, 9 
a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: September 17, 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 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the 
implementation of Public Law 102-4, the medical and scientific bases 
for associations between herbicide exposure and disease, 10 a.m., 
SR-418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine economic development on Indian reservations, 9:30 a.m., SR-
485.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine Social Security reform proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No Legislative Business.
  Tuesday, Consideration of 25 suspensions:
  1. H.R. 2679, North Platte National Wildlife Refuge;
  2. H.R. 2505, Alaska Land Bank Protection;
  3. H.R. 2941, National Park Service Administrative Reform Act;
  4. H.R. 3802, Electronic Freedom of Information Act;
  5. H.J. Res. 191, Conferring Honorary U.S. Citizenship to Mother 
Teresa;
  6. H.R. 3968, Federal Courts Improvement Act;
  7. S. 533, Clarifying Rules Governing Removal of Cases to Federal 
Court;
  8. S. 677, Repealing A Redundant Venue Provision;
  9. H.R. 3723, Economic Espionage Act of 1996;
  10. S. 1507, Parole Commission Phaseout Act of 1995;
  11. H.R. 3676, Carjacking Correction Act of 1996;
  12. H.R. 3803, The George Bush School of Government and Public 
Service;
  13. H.R. 3936, Space Commercialization Promotion Act of 1996;
  14. H.R. 4039, Social Security Clarifying Amendments;
  15. H.R. 1684, James Madison Commemorative Coin Act;
  16. H.R. 2026, George Washington Commemorative Coin Act of 1995;
  17. H.R. 1776, Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin 
Act;
  18. H.R. 2594, Railroad Unemployment Insurance;
  19. H.R. 2940, Deepwater Port Modernization Act;
  20. H.R. 3576, Designating the Robert Kurtz Rodibaugh U.S. 
Courthouse;
  21. H.R. 3535, Designating the W. Edwards Deming Federal Building;
  22. H.R. 3923, Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996;
  23. H.R. 3348, Snow Removal Policy Act of 1996;
  24. H.R. 4040, Intermodal Safe Container Act Amendments of 1996; and

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  25. S. 1995, Authorizing Air and Space Museum Annex at Dulles 
Airport.
  Any Recorded Votes Ordered Will Be Postponed Until 5:00 P.M.
  Wednesday and the balance of the week:
  Consideration of H.R. 1858, Regulatory Burden Relief Act, (subject to 
a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 3675, Department of Transportation 
Appropriations Act for FY97 Conference Report (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 3610, Department of Defense Appropriations Act 
for FY97 Conference Report (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R.   , FY97 Omnibus Appropriations (subject to a 
rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 2202, Immigration in the National Interest 
Conference Report (subject to a rule).
  Additional conference reports may be brought to the floor at any 
time.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 18, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
contracting practices and other activities at the USDA relating to 
Team Nutrition, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing to review the Conservation 
Reserve Program, regulations, and the implementation of the 
Conservation Title of the Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform Act 
of 1996, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, September 18, hearing 
on recent events surrounding Sumitomo Corporation, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Perspectives on Pharmaceutical Pricing 
Practices, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, September 19, 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on 
Federally Funded Youth Programs and Local Initiatives, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, September 17, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Fire Fighter Pay and 
Benefits, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resource, and Regulatory Affairs, to consider pending business, 3 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Postal Service, hearing on H.R. 
3717, Postal Reform Act of 1996, 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 18, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information 
and Technology, hearing on Internal Revenue Service Financial 
Management: Has There Been Any Improvement?, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  September 19, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Affairs, and Criminal Justice, hearing on Heroin: The Re-emerging 
Threat, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Resources, to continue hearings on ``The Status of 
Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome, Part IV'', 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Drug Free 
Workplace: White House Standards, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 17, to markup the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 132, relating to the extradition of 
Martin Pang from Brazil to the United States; H. Con. Res. 145, 
concerning the removal of Russian Armed Forces from Moldova; H. Con. 
Res. 189, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
importance of U.S. membership in regional South Pacific 
organizations; and H. Res. 515, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives with respect to the persecution of Christians 
worldwide, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 18, hearing on U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on 
the Shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue: What Happened?, 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing on Bosnian Elections: A 
Postmortem, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 18, to consider pending 
business, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.J. Res. 189, granting the consent of Congress to the 
Interstate Insurance Receivership Compact; and to hold a hearing and 
markup of the following: A joint resolution ratifying a compact 
between several States facilitating the provision of mutual 
assistance in response to various emergency situations; and a joint 
resolution ratifying amendments to the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Regulation Compact improving the Authority's procurement 
procedures and making explicit various current practices regarding 
court jurisdiction and meetings of the Authority's Board, 9:30 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on prison industries, 
9 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on 
H.R. 1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, September 17, Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel, hearing on POW/MIA issues, 12 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  September 18, full committee, hearing on the July 25, 1996 
terrorist attack against U.S. military forces in Dhahran, Saudi 
Arabia, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 19, full committee, to meet to honor retiring members of 
the Committee, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, oversight 
hearing on Department of Energy nuclear weapons activities, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, 
hearing on counterterrorism technology, 10 a.m. 2118 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Resources, September 17, oversight hearing on Equal 
access to the courts under the Endangered Species Act; to be 
followed by a hearing on H.R. 3862, Citizen's Fair Housing Act of 
1996, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 18, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2392, to amend 
the Umatilla Basin Project Act to establish boundaries for 
irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin; H.R. 3258, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain real property 
located within the Carlsbad project in New Mexico to Carlsbad 
Irrigation District; H.R. 2561, Glacier Bay National Park and 
Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act of 1995; H.R. 3973, to provide for 
a study of the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State Commission 
on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives; H.R. 3819, to 
amend the act establishing the National Park Foundation; H.R. 3155, 
to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Wekiva 
River, Seminole Creek, and Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida 
for study and potential addition to the national wild and scenic 
rivers system; H.R. 3568, to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion 
River, located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 3497, to expand the boundary of 
the Snoqualmie National Forest, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to 
continue oversight hearings on the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
examining in some detail the operation and maintenance of the 510 
units that comprise the System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, oversight 
hearing on accounting practices for Federal hydropower marketing, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 17, hearing on H.R. 3024, United 
States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, 1 p.m., and to consider 
H.R. 1858, Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act, 4 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 17, Subcommittee on Technology, 
hearing on Technological Advances in Genetics Testing: Implications 
for the Future, 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing on Technological Solutions 
to Improve Aviation Security, 11:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 18, hearing on H.R. 3994, 
Entrepreneur Development Program Act of 1996, a proposed reform of 
the 8(a) Program, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 17, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on the Federal 
Employers' Liability Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on the 
Rails to Trails Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 18, to markup H.R. 4068, 
Veterans Medicare Subvention Demonstration Project Act 9 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 17, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare Subvention, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 17 and 19, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on 
implementation of the recently-enacted welfare reform law, 2 p.m., 
on September 17 and 10 a.m., on September 19, B-318 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Accession of China 
and Taiwan to the World Trade Organization, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 19, hearing 
on Diversity/Human Resources, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees: September 17, on H.R. 3540, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, 3 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: September 17, 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 Building.