[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D198-D203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of March 10 through 15, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. Res. 39, Governmental Affairs 
Committee investigative funding.
  On Tuesday, and during the balance of the week Senate will continue 
consideration of S. Res. 39, Governmental Affairs Committee funding and 
may consider any cleared executive and legislative business, including 
the nomination of Frederico Pena, to be Secretary of Energy.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 11, 1997 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 11 and 
13, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
agricultural research, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, 
and Independent Agencies, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1998 for Food and Consumer Service, Department of 
Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 11, 12 and 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1998, Tuesday, for the Small Business Administration, 2 
p.m.; Wednesday, for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m.; Thursday, 
for the Department of Commerce, 2 p.m.; S-146, Capitol.

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  March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on missile projects, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 11 and 13, 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, Tuesday at 10 a.m. in SD-106 and Thursday at 10 a.m. 
in SH-216.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, 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, 2:15 p.m., SR-
222.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, 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 Army Force XXI initiatives and Army modernization programs, 10 
a.m., SR-222.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 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 U.S. national security space programs and policies, 2 p.m., SR-
222.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Personnel, 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, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget: March 11, to hold hearings to examine a 
proposal by a House coalition relating to the budget for fiscal year 
1998 and beyond, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 12, to 
hold hearings to examine universal telephone service, 2 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 12, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 13, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine issues 
with regard to competitive change in the electric power industry, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, 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, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 13, Subcommittee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act, focusing on program eligibility, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  March 14, Full Committee, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 11, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the 
Medicaid program, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Graduate 
Medical Education program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 12, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1998 for security assistance, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, 
Narcotics and Terrorism, to hold hearings on Mexican and American 
responses to the international narcotics threat, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 13, Subcommittee on International Operations, to hold 
hearings on the President's proposed budget requests for fiscal year 
1998 for certain International Organizations and Conferences and the 
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 10, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management and The District of Columbia, to 
hold hearings to review management issues for the Department of 
Commerce, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to the census in the year 2000, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 13, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation 
and Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine national missile 
defense and prospects for United States-Russia ABM Treaty 
accommodation, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 11, to hold joint hearings with 
the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on the Constitution to examine 
issues relating to partial birth abortion, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 11, Subcommittee on 
Employment and Training, to hold hearings to review Federal job 
training programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine scientific discoveries in cloning, focusing on 
challenges for public policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 13, Full Committee, 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

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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, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  March 14, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education 
Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 11, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 11 and 12, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be 
Director of Central Intelligence, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. and Wednesday 
at 9 a.m., SH-216.
  March 13, Full Committee, to continue hearings in closed session 
on the nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be Director 
of Central Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Monday: No legislative business.
  Tuesday: Consideration of 11 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 649, Department of Energy Standardization;
  2. H.R. 651, Extend Deadline for Hydroelectric Project in the State 
of Washington;
  3. H.R. 652, Extend Deadline for Hydroelectric Project in the State 
of Washington;
  4. H.J. Res. 32, Granting Consent to Hawaiian Homes Commission;
  5. H.R. 63, Trinity Lake Designation;
  6. H.R. 437, National Sea Grant College Program;
  7. H.R. 709, National Geologic Mapping;
  8. H.R. 750, Supporting the Autonomous Governance of Hong Kong After 
its Reversion to the People's Republic of China;
  9. H. Con. Res. 16, Concerning the Urgent Need to Improve the Living 
Standards of those South Asians Living in the Ganges and Brahmaputra 
River Basin;
  10. H. Res. 68, Sense of the House Concerning the Treaty of Mutual 
Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan; and
  11. H.R. 914, Higher Education Technical Amendments.

  Note.--No votes are expected on Tuesday before 5 p.m.

  Wednesday and Thursday: Consideration of H.J. Res. 58, Disapproving 
the Certification of the President Regarding Foreign Assistance for 
Mexico During Fiscal Year 1997 (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 852, Paperwork Elimination Amendments (subject 
to a rule); and
   Consideration of H.R. 412, Approving An Irrigation District 
Agreement (subject to a rule).
  Friday: No votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 12, to consider pending business, 
1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and 
Foreign Agriculture, hearing on the status of the electronic benefit 
transfer system for the food stamp program, 9:30 a.m., 1302 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 10, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, to continue on GAO, 11 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on marketing and 
regulatory programs, 1 p.m., and on Congressional and public 
witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Secretary of Commerce, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Land Management, 
10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Secretary of Education, 10 a.m., and on Elementary and 
Secondary Education and Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 
Affairs, 1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force, 
1:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Security, on fiscal year 1998 
Air Force Budget overview, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Transportation, on National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., and on Office of Inspector 
General, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on National Park Service, 9:30 a.m., on the Executive 
Office of the President, 10:30 a.m., and on Office of Management and 
Budget, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, and on 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., 
H-143 Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Congressional and 
public witnesses, 10:30 a.m., and on food Safety, 1 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on United States Information Agency/International Broadcasting, 10 
a.m., and on Counterterrorism, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Nuclear 
Waste Management and Disposal, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Interior, on Fish and Wildlife Service, 
10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Vocational and Adult Education; Special Education; and 
Rehabilitative Services, 10 a.m., and on Postsecondary Education, 
1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.

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  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Housing 
Privatization Efforts, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on National Security, on Air Force 
Acquisition Programs, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Community Development Financial Institutions, 9 a.m., and on 
National Credit Union Administration, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Rural Development, 1 
p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Supreme Court, 10 a.m., and on Telecommunication Issues, 2 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Energy 
Resources, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on Security Assistance, 10 a.m., H-144 
Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Endowments for the 
Arts and National Endowments for the Humanities, 10 a.m. and 1:30 
p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Educational Research and Improvements; and the Office 
of Inspector General, 10 a.m., and on Howard University; and Special 
Institutions for the Disabled, 1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Congressional 
and public witnesses, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Security, on Fiscal Year 1998 
Army Budget Overview, 10 a.m., and on Army Acquisition Programs, 
1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Highway 
Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on GSA, 10 a.m., and on Federal Election Commission, 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on U.S. Trade Representatives, 10 a.m., and on SEC, 11 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 11, 
Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the 
use of the Department of the Treasury Geographic Targeting Order, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility 
Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, to continue hearings on financial 
services modernization, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, hearing on International Financial Institutions, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 11, hearing on correcting the CPI, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 11, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on Medicaid Reform: the Governor's View, 1 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on 
Proposed Clean Air Act NAAQS Revisions: Concerns with EPA's and 
OMB's Responses to Committee Information Requests, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 13, hearing on the 
Administration's Education initiatives, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 10, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
hearing on Government Performance and Results Act Implementation: 
How to Achieve Results, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, to markup the following: H.R. 173, to amend the Federal 
Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation 
of surplus law enforcement canines to their handlers; H.R. 680, to 
amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to 
authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for 
donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
and individuals; and a measure entitled, ``Travel and Transportation 
Reform Act of 1997'', 3:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 12, full committee, to continue hearings on Federal 
Communications System Acquisition Strategy (post FTS 20000): An 
Industry Perspective, 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on the Postal Service, oversight hearing on 
the U.S. Postal Service, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on HHS's Demonstration Program: ``Healthy Start: 
Implementation Lessons and Impact on Infant Mortality, 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 11, hearing on U.S. 
Assistance to the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on Foreign Relations Reauthorization for FY 1998: 
Refugees and Migration, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on U.S.-Russian Relations, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Democratic Continuity and Change in South Asia, 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.

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  March 12, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
Western Hemisphere Today: A Roundtable Discussion, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 13, full committee, hearing on Foreign Assistance and U.S. 
Foreign Policy, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998: U.S. 
Information Agency and National Endowment for Democracy, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 11, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, hearing on the Department of Defense program for the 
destruction of chemical weapons stockpile and fiscal year 1998 
budget request, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on measuring 
readiness, 10 a.m. 2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on 
Army modernization, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, full committee, to continue hearings on fiscal year 1998 
Department of Defense authorization request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on B-2 
Bomber program, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on reform 
initiatives, 2 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on revitalization of military housing, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military 
compensation reform and recruiting/retention issues, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, 
hearing on ballistic missile defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on 
Department of Defense anti-submarine warfare program, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
   Committee on Resources, March 11, Subcommittee on National Parks 
and Public Lands, hearing on Federal funding of the State Land and 
Water Conservation Act Program, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 39, to reauthorize 
the African Elephant Conservation Act; and H. Con. Res. 8, 
expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the significance of 
maintaining the health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 449, to provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal 
lands in Clark County, Nevada, and to provide for the acquisition of 
environmentally sensitive lands in the State of Nevada, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Authorization 
Request: EPA Research and Development, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, full committee, to hold an organizational meeting, 9:30 
a.m., followed by a hearing on the U.S. and Antarctica in the 21st 
Century, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on EPA's 
Particulate Matter and Ozone Standards, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Fiscal 
Year 1998 NASA Authorization, Aeronautics and Advanced Space 
Transportation, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Basic Research, to continue hearings on 
the NSF Fiscal Year 1998 Authorization, Part II (Outside Witness): 
Math, Science, and Engineering Education Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Authorization Request: NOAA, 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on FAA Research, 
Engineering and Development, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 12, hearing on community 
renewal initiatives for low income areas, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 11 and 13, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to continue hearings on 
Member policy initiatives and requests for highway and transit 
projects in the ISTEA Reauthorization, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the Current State 
of Amtrak, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Superfund Reauthorization: Views of EPA, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 13, to consider the 
Committee views and estimates for transmission to the Committee on 
the Budget, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Teaching Hospitals and Medicare Disproportionate Share 
Hospital Payments, 12:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Budget Authorizations 
for Fiscal Year 1998 and 1999 for the U.S. Customs, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, and the Office of the U.S. Trade 
Representative, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 12, full Committee, to markup H.R. 968, to amend title XVIII 
and XIX of the Social Security Act to permit a waiver of the 
prohibition of offering nurse aide training and competency 
evaluation programs in certain nursing facilities, 9:30 a.m., and to 
hold a hearing on Revenue Raising Provisions in the Administration's 
Fiscal Year Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 15, Medicare 
Preventive Benefit Improvement Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Trade, to markup Budget Authorizations 
for Fiscal Year 1998 and 1999 for the

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U.S. Customs Service, the International Trade Commission, and the 
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
economic problems of the income tax system, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Joint Committee on Printing: March 13, to hold an organizational 
meeting; to be followed by a hearing on oversight of the Government 
Printing Office (GPO), 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: March 11, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Judiciary's Subcommittee on the 
Constitution to examine issues relating to partial birth abortion, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the future of Chechnya, 10 a.m., SD-538.