[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 29 (Monday, March 10, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D207-D209]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 11, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural 
research, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Navy and Air 
Force military construction programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  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.
  Subcommittee on District of Columbia to hold joint hearings with 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management and The District of Columbia, with the House 
Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the District 
of Columbia to examine the financial crisis facing the District of 
Columbia, focusing on the mayoral perspective, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn 
Building.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for 
the Small Business Administration, 2 p.m., S-146, Capitol.
  Committee on 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, 9:15 a.m., SR-222.

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  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.
  Committee on the Budget, 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 Finance, to hold hearings on the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Medicaid program, 10:30 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
issues relating to the census in the year 2000, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the 
District of Columbia to hold joint hearings with the Committee on 
Appropriations' Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, with the 
House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on the District 
of Columbia and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia to examine the financial crisis facing the 
District of Columbia, focusing on the mayoral perspective, 1 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn Building.
  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.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Subcommittee on Employment 
and Training, to hold hearings to review Federal job training 
programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be Director of 
Central Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see 
pages E421-24 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on 
Secretary of Commerce, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Land Management, 10 a.m. 
and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force, 1:30 p.m., B-
300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on fiscal year 1998 Air Force 
Budget overview, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on National Transportation Safety 
Board, 10 a.m., and on Office of Inspector General, 1 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Corporation 
for National and Community Service, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
General Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the use of the 
Department of the Treasury Geographic Targeting Order, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development, to continue 
hearings on H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 
1997, 3:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on Medicaid Reform: the Governor's View, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia, to markup H.R. 514, to permit waiver of 
District of Columbia residence requirements for certain employees of 
the Office of the Inspector General of the District of Columbia, 
12:45 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
to markup the following: H.R. 173, to amend the Federal Property and 
Administrative Service 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'', 4:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Assistance 
to the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on Foreign Relations Reauthorization for FY 1998: Refugees and 
Migration, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, 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.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development, joint hearing on Army 
modernization, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on measuring 
readiness, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands, hearing on Federal funding of the States Land and Water 
Conservation Act Program, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Rules to consider the following: H.R. 852, Paperwork 
Elimination Act of 1997; H.J. Res. 58, disapproving the 
certification of the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico 
during fiscal year 1997; and a resolution requesting the President 
to submit a Balanced Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Authorization Request: EPA 
Research and Development, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Teaching Hospitals and Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital 
Payments, 12:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  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.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to told a 
Briefing: Special Navy, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs' 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and the District 
of Columbia and Senate Appropriations' Subcommittee on the District 
of Columbia to hold joint hearings with the House Government Reform 
and Oversight Subcommittee on the District of Columbia and the House 
Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia to examine 
the financial crisis facing the District of Columbia, focusing on 
the mayoral perspective, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn Building.
  Joint Hearing: 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.