[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D172-D177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D04MR7-40]D172 AGRICULTUR
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-41]D172 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Research, Education and Economics. Testimony was heard from Catherine E. 
Woteki, Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics, USDA.
[D04MR7-42]D172 COMMERCE,
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-43]D172 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and 
Judiciary held a hearing on Attorney General. Testimony was heard from Janet 
Reno, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
[D04MR7-44]D172 ENERGY AND
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-45]D172 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 
held a hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Army: H. Martin Lancaster, 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works); Lt. Gen. Joe N. Ballard, USA, 
Chief, Corps of Engineers; and Maj. Gen. Russell Fuhrman, USA, Director, 
Civil Works.
[D04MR7-46]D172 INTERIOR A
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-47]D172 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued 
appropriations hearing, with emphasis on Natural Resources. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
[D04MR7-48]D172 LABOR--HHS--
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-49]D172 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the National Heart, Lung and Blood 
Institute, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the National Institute 
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Health and Human

[[Page D173]]

Services: Claude J.M. Lefant, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood 
Institute; Alan I. Leshner, M.D., Director, National Institute of Drug 
Abuse; and Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse 
and Alcoholism.
[D04MR7-50]D173 MILITARY C
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-51]D173 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a 
hearing on Quality of Life. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Jerry T. Alley, Jr., Command Sgt. Major, U.S. 
Army Forces Command; John Hagan, Master Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy; 
Lewis G. Lee, Sgt. Major, U.S. Marine Corps; and Eric W. Benken, Chief 
Master Sgt. U.S. Air Force.
[D04MR7-52]D173 TREASURY,
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-53]D173 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General Government held a hearing on Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Center and the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department 
of the Treasury: Ray Kelly, Under Secretary, Law Enforcement; John W. Magaw, 
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Charles F. Rinkevich, 
Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and Stanley E. Morris, 
Director, Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[D04MR7-54]D173 VA--HUD--IND
VA--HUD--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
[D04MR7-55]D173 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation and on the 
Selective Service System. Testimony was heard from George Knight, Director, 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and Gil Coronado, Director, Selective 
Service System.
[D04MR7-56]D173 THE ECONOM
THE ECONOMY
[D04MR7-57]D173 Committee
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the economy. Testimony was heard 
from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
[D04MR7-58]D173 FEDERAL JO
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS REFORM
[D04MR7-59]D173 Committee
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Postsecondary 
Education, Training and Life-Long Learning held a hearing on Reform of the 
Major Federal Job Training Programs. Testimony was heard from Raymond J. 
Uhalde, Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration, 
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
[D04MR7-60]D173 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D04MR7-61]D173 Committee
Committee on International Relations:  Favorably considered and adopted a 
motion urging the Chairman to request that the following measures be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 17, congratulating the 
people of Guatemala on the success of the recent negotiations to establish a 
process for Guatemala; and H. Con. Res. 18, congratulating the people of the 
Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections held on 
October 20, 1996.
[D04MR7-62]D173 FY 1998 MI
FY 1998 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION BUDGET REQUEST
[D04MR7-63]D173 Committee
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 1998 Military Construction 
Budget Request for programs of the active and Reserve Components of the 
Department of the Navy and the Department of the Air Force. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert B. 
Pirie, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Navy (Installations and Facilities); Rear 
Adm. David J. Nash, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command; 
Rear Adm. (Select) John B. Brunelli, USN, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve; 
Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Stewart, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and 
Logistics, Headquarters, Marine Corps; Jimmy G. Dishner, Deputy Chief of 
Staff (Installations); Maj. Gen. Eugene A. Lupia, USAF, The Civil Engineer, 
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; Brig. Gen. Paul A. Waver, Deputy Director, Air 
National Guard; and Brig. Gen. John A. Bradley, USAF, Deputy to the Chief, 
Air Force Reserve.
[D04MR7-64]D173 READINESS
READINESS AND PERSONNEL: VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
[D04MR7-65]D173 Committee
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the 
Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a joint hearing on Readiness and 
Personnel: Views from the Field. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Schwartz, USA, 
Commander, III Corps, Fort Hood, TX; Lt. Gen. Ronald W. Iverson, USAF, 
Commander, 7th Air Force, Osan AFB, Korea; Vice Adm. Charles Abbot, 
Commander, 6th Fleet, Italy; Lt. Gen. Carlton W. Fulford, USMC, Commander I 
Marine Expeditionary Force,

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Camp Pendleton, CA; Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Thomas, USA, 2nd Brigade, 1st 
Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX; Senior Chief Legalman Renee S. Scheetz, USN, 
USS Simon Lake (AS33); Senior Master Sgt. Gary Simmons, USAF, 25th Fighter 
Squadron, Osan AFB, Korea; Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Constance, USMC, Regimental 
Sgt. Maj., 1st Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA.; Brig. Gen. Ronald 
Richard, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 
Twentynine Palms, CA; Brig. Gen. T. Michael Moseley, USAF, Commander, 57th 
Wing, Nellis AFB, NV; Brig. Gen. William S. Wallace, USA, Commander, 
National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA; Vice Adm. Bernard Smith, USN, 
Commander, Naval Tactical Warfare Center, Fallon, NY; and public witnesses.
[D04MR7-66]D174 OVERSIGHT--
OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET REQUEST
[D04MR7-67]D174 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an 
oversight hearing on the Administration's budget requests with respect to 
the following agencies of the Department of the Interior: the U. S. 
Geological Survey (except Water Resources Division), the Minerals Management 
Service, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and the 
Bureau of Land Management (Energy and Minerals, including Mining Law 
Administration). Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Interior: Gordon Eaton, Director, U.S. Geological Survey; 
Katherine Henry, Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement; Carolita Kallaur, Deputy Director, Minerals Management Service; 
and W. Hord Tipton, Assistant Director, Minerals, Lands and Resources 
Protection, Bureau of Land Management.
[D04MR7-68]D174 OVERSIGHT--
OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET REQUEST
[D04MR7-69]D174 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held an 
oversight hearing on the Administration's proposed 1998 budget requests for 
the Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Utah Project, and the Water Resources 
Division of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Power Marketing 
Administrations. Testimony was heard from following officials of the 
Department of the Interior: Patricia J. Beneke, Assistant Secretary, Water 
and Science; Eluid Martinez, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Robert 
M. Hirsch, Chief Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey; and the following 
officials of the Power Administrations, Department of Energy: Stephen J. 
Wright, Vice-President, National Relations, Bonneville; J. M. Shafer, 
Administrator, Western Area; Charles A. Borchardt, Administrator, 
Southeastern; Michael A. Deihl, Administrator, Southwestern; and Rodney L. 
Adelman, Administrator, Alaska.
[D04MR7-70]D174 NASA POSTU
NASA POSTURE AUTHORIZATION
[D04MR7-71]D174 Committee
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing 
on NASA Posture fiscal year 1998 authorization. Testimony was heard from 
Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
[D04MR7-72]D174 ETHICS REF
ETHICS REFORM
[D04MR7-73]D174 Committee
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Task Force on Ethics Reform held 
a hearing on the Ethics Process in the House. Testimony was heard from Joe 
Maskill, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.
[D04MR7-74]D174 Hearings c
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
[D04MR7-75]D174 ISTEA REAU
ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION
[D04MR7-76]D174 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation continued hearings on ISTEA Reauthorization: Policy 
Initiatives and Requests for Highway and Transit Projects. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives McHale, Sabo, Furse, Blumenauer, Hooley of 
Oregon; DeGette, LaTourette, Kucinich, Thomas, Holden, Packard, Gillmor and 
Frelinghuysen; and public witnesses.
[D04MR7-77]D174 Hearings c
  Hearings continue March 6.
[D04MR7-78]D174 MEDICARE H
MEDICARE HOME CARE, SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, AND OTHER POST-ACUTE PAYMENT 
POLICIES
[D04MR7-79]D174 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare Home Health Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, and Other Post-Acute 
Care Payment Policies. Testimony was heard from Joseph P. Newhouse, 
Chairman, Prospective Payment Assessment Commission; William J. Scanlon, 
Director, Health Financing and Systems Issue Area, GAO; George F. Grob, 
Deputy Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections, Office of the 
Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
[D04MR7-80]D174 ``HIGH-RIS
``HIGH-RISK'' PROGRAMS
[D04MR7-81]D174 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on ``High-
Risk'' Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the

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GAO: Gene I. Dodaro, Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting and 
Information Management Division; Lynda D. Willis, Director, Tax Policy and 
Administration Issues, General Government Division; Jane L. Ross, Director, 
Income Security Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division; and 
Leslie G. Aronovitz, Associate Director, Health Financing and Systems 
Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services, Division; Valerie Lau, 
Inspector General, Department of the Treasury; Patricia A. Dalton, Deputy 
Inspector General, Department of Labor; and Michael F. Mangano, Principal 
Deputy Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services.
[D04MR7-82]D175 FUTURE IMA
FUTURE IMAGERY ARCHITECTURE
[D04MR7-83]D175 Permanent
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a briefing on the Future 
Imagery Architecture. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
F


                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1997

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

[D04MR7-84]D175 Committee
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Agriculture's business plan and reorganization 
management proposals, 9 a.m., SR-332.
[D04MR7-85]D175 Committee
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine global assessment issues, 10 a.m., SD-124.
[D04MR7-86]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold 
hearings to examine legal immigration issues prior to the 1996 
Presidential election, 3:30 p.m., S-146, Capitol.
[D04MR7-87]D175 Committee
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 
for the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 
focusing on tactical aviation modernization issues, 10 a.m., SR-222.
[D04MR7-88]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on defense 
programs to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
[D04MR7-89]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense and 
the future years defense program, focusing on recruiting and retention 
policies within the Department of Defense and the military services, 2 
p.m., SR-232A.
[D04MR7-90]D175 Committee
  Committee on the Budget, to hold hearings to examine the Congressional 
Budget Office's analysis of the President's budget for fiscal year 1998, 
10:30 a.m., SD-608.
[D04MR7-91]D175 Committee
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to hold hearings to examine aviation safety, focusing on the 
work of the Gore Commission, 10 a.m., SR-253.
[D04MR7-92]D175 Committee
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management, to resume hearings on the proposed Public Land 
Management Responsibility and Accountability Restoration Act, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
[D04MR7-93]D175 Committee
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Superfund, 
Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, to hold hearings on S. 8, to 
authorize funds for and reform the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Liability, and Compensation Act of 1980 (Superfund), 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
[D04MR7-94]D175 Committee
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Medicare program, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
[D04MR7-95]D175 Committee
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to the General Accounting Office high-risk series, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
[D04MR7-96]D175 Committee
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, business meeting, to consider 
pending calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-430.
[D04MR7-97]D175 Committee
  Committee on Rules and Administration, to hold oversight hearings on 
the operation of the offices of the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant 
at Arms, the Architect of the Capitol, and the National Gallery of Art, 
9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                                  House

[D04MR7-98]D175 Committee
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Farm 
Credit Administration, 10 a.m., and on Food, Nutrition and Consumer 
Services, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
[D04MR7-99]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Secretary of 
State, 10 a.m., and on the FBI, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-100]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau of Reclamation, 
10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
[D04MR7-101]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Interior, on public witnesses, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-102]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on 
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 10 
a.m., and on National Library of Medicine the National Institute on 
Nursing Research and the Fogarty International Center, 1:30 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
[D04MR7-103]D175 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army Construction, 9:30 a.m., 
B-300 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-104]D176 Subcommitt

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  Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on U.S. Pacific Command/
U.S. Forces Korea, 10 a.m., and, executive, on U.S. Central Command, 1:30 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
[D04MR7-105]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, on 
the IRS, 9:30 a.m., and on U.S. Mint; Bureau of Engraving and Printing; 
and Financial Management Service, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-106]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on Council on 
Environmental Quality, 10 a.m., and on the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
[D04MR7-107]D176 Committee
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on 
Financial Modernization, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-108]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing on 
Conduct of Monetary Policy (Humphrey-Hawkins), 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-109]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, hearing on H.R. 217, 
Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act, 9 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
[D04MR7-110]D176 Committee
  Committee on Commerce, to markup the following bills: H.R. 649, 
Department of Energy Standardization Act of 1997; H.R. 363, to amend 
section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to extend the Electric and 
Magnetic Fields Research and Public Information Dissemination Program; 
H.R. 651, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the 
construction of a hydroelectric project located in the state of 
Washington; and H.R. 652, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power 
Act for the construction of hydroelectric project located in the State of 
Washington, 3:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-111]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on Medicare Home Health 
Care, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-112]D176 Committee
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on the 
Administration's Education Initiatives, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn; and to mark 
up the following measures: H.R. 1, Working Families Flexibility Act; and 
H.R. 914, to make certain technical corrections in the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 relating to graduation data disclosures, 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
[D04MR7-113]D176 Committee
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice and the 
Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims of the Committee on the Judiciary, 
joint Subcommittee hearing on Improper Granting of U.S. Citizenship to 
Individuals with Criminal Records, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-114]D176 House Over
  House Oversight, to consider Committee funding requests, 2 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
[D04MR7-115]D176 Committee
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, to markup the following measures: H. Con. Res. 16, concerning 
the urgent need to improve the living standards of those South Asians 
living in the Ganges and the Bahmaputra River Basin; H. Res. 68, stating 
the sense of the House of Representatives that the Treaty of Mutual 
Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan 
is essential for furthering the security interests of the United States, 
Japan, and the nations of the Asia-Pacific region, and that the people of 
Okinawa deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the 
treaty's implementation; and H.R. 750, to support the autonomous 
governance of Hong Kong after its reversion to the People's Republic of 
China; to be followed by a hearing on AID Activities and the Central 
Asian Republics, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-116]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on 
``Report Card on NAFTA,'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-117]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on 
Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998 , U.S. Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-118]D176 Committee
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property, to markup the following measures: H.R. 400, 21st Century Patent 
System Improvement Act; H.R. 672, to make technical amendments to certain 
provisions of title 17, United States Code; H.R. 673, Patent and 
Trademark Office Surcharge Extension Act of 1997; H.R. 811, Patent Term 
Restoration Act of 1997; and a measure to establish a commission on 
structural alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, 11 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
[D04MR7-119]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 26, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that the firearms 
prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
conviction do not apply if the conviction occurred before the 
prohibitions became law; and H.R. 445, to provide that the firearms 
prohibitions applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor 
conviction do not apply to government entities, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-120]D176 Committee
  Committee on National Security, hearings on Fiscal Year 1998 Department 
of Defense authorization request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-121]D176 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on Military 
Research and Development, joint hearing on tactical fighter craft 
modernization, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-122]D176  Committee
   Committee on Resources, to markup the following measures: H.J. Res. 
32, to consent to certain amendments enacted by the Legislature of the 
State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920; H.R. 63, to 
designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley 
project, CA, as Trinity Lake; H.R. 412, to approve a settlement agreement 
between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Oroville-Tonasket Lake; H.R. 
437, to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act; and H.R. 
709, to reauthorize and amend the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, 
11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
[D04MR7-123]D177 Subcommitt

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  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on Quincy Library 
Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
[D04MR7-124]D177 Committee
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on NSF 
fiscal year authorization, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-125]D177 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on Biotechnology and the Ethics of 
Cloning: How Far Should We Go? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-126]D177 Committee
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Task Force on Ethics 
Reform, executive, to continue hearings on the Ethics Process in the 
House, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
[D04MR7-127]D177 Committee
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Economic Development, hearing on the GSA fiscal year 
Program and Rent Shortfall, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-128]D177 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Superfund 
Reauthorization: Lessons from the State, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
[D04MR7-129]D177 Committee
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Education and Training Tax 
Provisions of the Administration's Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Proposal, 9:30 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
[D04MR7-130]D177 Permanent
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to consider 
pending business, and executive, to hold a briefing on Unconventional 
SIGINT (Signal Intelligence), 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.