[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E393-E395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 1997, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine the employment-unemployment 
           situation for February.
                                           1334 Longworth Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To hear and consider the Committee on Governmental 
           Affairs' request for additional funding.
                                                            SR-301

                                MARCH 10
     1:30 p.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management and The District of 
           Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review management issues for the 
           Department of Commerce.
                                                            SD-342

                                MARCH 11
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for agricultural research.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
           the Consumer Information Center, and the Office of 
           Consumer Affairs.
                                                            SD-138
       Judiciary
         To hold joint hearings with the House Judiciary's 
           Subcommittee on the Constitution to examine issues 
           relating to partial birth abortion.
                                                            SD-G50
       Labor and Human Resources
       Employment and Training Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review Federal job training programs.
                                                            SD-430
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-485
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for Food and Consumer Service, Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
       Armed Services
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on the unified commands military strategies and 
           operational requirements.
                                                            SD-106

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       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine a proposal by a House 
           coalition relating to the budget for fiscal year 1998 
           and beyond.
                                                            SD-608
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to the census 
           in the year 2000.
                                                            SD-342
     10:30 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings on the President's proposed budget 
           request for fiscal year 1998 for the Medicaid program.
                                                            SD-215
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Small Business Administration.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
     2:15 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee
         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 science and technology programs.
                                                            SR-222
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on S. 377, to promote electronic 
           commerce by facilitating the use of strong encryption.
                                                            SR-253

                                MARCH 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 104, to reform United 
           States policy with regard to the management and 
           disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
           radioactive waste.
                                                            SD-366
       Labor and Human Resources
       Public Health and Safety Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine scientific discoveries in 
           cloning, focusing on challenges for public policy.
                                                            SD-G50
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           missile projects.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Justice.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the Graduate Medical 
           Education program.
                                                            SD-215
     2:00 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
           on policies pertaining to military compensation and 
           quality of life programs.
                                                           SR-232A
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine universal telephone service.
                                                            SR-253

                                MARCH 13
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for agricultural research.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To resume hearings to examine issues with regard to 
           competitive change in the electric power industry.
                                                            SD-G50
       Environment and Public Works
       Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface 
           Transportation Efficiency Act, focusing on program 
           eligibility.
                                                            SD-406
     10:00 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
         Business meeting, to mark up S. 4, to provide private 
           sector employees the same opportunities for time-and-a-
           half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and 
           flexible credit hour programs to help balance the 
           demands and needs of work and family, and to clarify 
           the provisions relating to exemptions of certain 
           professionals from the minimum wage and overtime 
           requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 
           and pending nominations.
                                                            SD-430
       Joint Economic
         To hold hearings to examine economic problems of the 
           income tax system.
                                                            SD-628
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Commerce.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of the National 
           Park System and to identify and discuss the needs, 
           requirements, and innovative programs that will insure 
           the Park Service will continue to meet its 
           responsibilities well into the next century.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on the nominations of Johnny H. Hayes, 
           of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
           of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Brig. Gen. Robert 
           Bernard Flowers, USA, to be a Member of the Mississippi 
           River Commission, and Judith M. Espinosa, of New 
           Mexico, and Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, each to be a 
           Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall 
           Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
           Policy Foundation.
                                                            SD-406
       Labor and Human Resources
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Higher Education Act.
                                                            SD-430

                                MARCH 18
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for agricultural research.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
                                              Room to be announced
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for energy research programs of the 
           Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-124
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on proposals to authorize state and 
           local governments to enact flow control laws and to 
           regulate the interstate transportation of solid waste.
                                                            SD-406
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Natural Resources Conservation 
           Service, Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Alexis M. Herman, 
           of Alabama, to be Secretary of Labor.
                                                            SD-430

                                MARCH 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface 
           Transportation Efficiency Act, focusing on 
           environmental programs and statewide and metropolitan 
           planning.
                                                            SD-406
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the 
           operation of the Food and Drug Administration.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of 
           the Disabled American Veterans.
                                               345 Cannon Building
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                MARCH 20
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for agricultural research.
                                                            SR-332

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     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for atomic energy defense activities of the 
           Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-124
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To resume hearings to examine issues with regard to 
           competitive change in the electric power industry.
                                                            SH-216
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of 
           AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Veterans 
           of World War I, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.
                                               345 Cannon Building
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Education.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-192
       Labor and Human Resources
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Higher Education Act.
                                                            SD-430
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine the future of the National 
           Park System and to identify and discuss the needs, 
           requirements, and innovative programs that will insure 
           the Park Service will continue to meet its 
           responsibilities well into the next century.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Farm Service Agency, the Foreign 
           Agricultural Service, and the Risk Management Agency, 
           Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine child pornography issues.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 10
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Immigration and Naturalization 
           Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug 
           Enforcement Administration.
                                                    S-146, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Transportation
                                                            SD-192

                                APRIL 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
           Development.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Rural Utilities Service, the Rural 
           Housing Service, the Rural Business-Cooperative 
           Service, and the Alternative Agricultural Research and 
           Commercialization Center, all of the Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on counter-terrorism issues.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 16
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Transportation.
                                                            SD-124
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Federal Communications Commission.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 17
     1:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Supreme Court of the United States 
           and the Judiciary.
                                                    S-146, Capitol

                                APRIL 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the National Science Foundation and the 
           Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Environmental Management Program of 
           the Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-124
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Agricultural Research Service, the 
           Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
           Service, the Economic Research Service, and the 
           National Agricultural Statistics Service, all of the 
           Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SD-138

                                APRIL 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Corp of Engineers and the Bureau of 
           Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-124

                                APRIL 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SD-138
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
           and the Food and Drug Administration, Department of 
           Health and Human Resources.
                                                            SD-124

                                 MAY 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1998 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-138

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                MARCH 11
     10:00 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on the President's proposed budget 
           request for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
           Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 13
     10:00 a.m.
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine proposals to improve the 
           health status of children.
                                                            SD-430