[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 39 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D294-D298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of April 8 through 12, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to the consideration of S. 104, Nuclear Waste Policy Act, with a 
cloture vote to occur thereon at 5:15 p.m.
  During the balance of the week Senate may consider any cleared 
executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, April 8, 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 Appropriations: April 8, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 1998 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 
a.m., SD-138.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, 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, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  April 8 and 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, Tuesday, to hold hearings to examine the proliferation of 
child pornography, 10 a.m.; Thursday, 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, 10 a.m.; Tuesday in SD-192 and 
Thursday in S-146, Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Navy and Marine Corps 
programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs of the Department of the Interior and Indian gaming 
activities, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for Russia and the 
Newly Independent States, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on the 
Administration's proposed ``National Economic Crossroads 
Transportation Efficiency Act'' (NEXTEA), 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 8, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
to hold hearings on S. 450, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, focusing on active and reserve 
military and civilian personnel programs and the Defense Health 
Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  April 8, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings on S. 450, the 
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Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, focusing on submarine development and 
procurement programs and global submarine threat, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to hold hearings on S. 
450, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, focusing on 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle programs and operations and modernization 
efforts, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold hearings on S. 450, 
the National Defense Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, focusing on 
Department of Defense depot maintenance privatization initiatives, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, to hold 
hearings on S. 450, the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, focusing on science and technology 
research, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 9, 
Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development, to 
hold hearings on S. 462, to reform and consolidate the public and 
assisted housing programs of the United States, and to redirect 
primary responsibility for these programs from the Federal 
Government to States and localities, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 9, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Kenneth M. Mead, of Virginia, to 
be Inspector General, Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
investigations and responses to aviation accidents, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to video competition, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on the Earthquake Hazard Reduction program, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: April 9, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare payment policies for post-acute care, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on estate and gift 
taxation proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 8 and 9, to hold hearings on 
the Chemical Weapons Convention, Tuesday at 10 a.m., Tuesday at 3:30 
p.m. and Wednesday at 2 p.m., SD-419.
  April 8, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold open and closed 
hearings to examine the Russia-NATO relationship after the Helsinki 
Summit, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Multilateral 
Development Bank, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on U.S. law enforcement 
interests in Hong Kong, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the outlook 
for Hong Kong, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 9, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the role of the Department 
of Commerce in Federal statistical gathering analysis and 
dissemination, and proposals for reform and consolidation, 1:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the Internal Revenue 
Service, focusing on risks of taxpayers, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 10, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation 
and Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine proliferation 
issues, focusing on Chinese case studies, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 11, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine 
the increase in personal bankruptcies and the crisis in consumer 
credit, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: April 11, to resume 
hearings on proposals to reform the performance, efficiency, and use 
of resources of the Food and Drug Administration, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 10, to hold hearings 
concerning petitions filed in connection with a contested U.S. 
Senate election held in Louisiana in November 1996, 10:30 a.m., SR-
301.
  Committee on Small Business: April 10, to resume hearings on S. 
208, to provide Federal contracting opportunities for small business 
concerns located in historically underutilized business zones, 9:30 
a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 8, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation to provide for direct assistance to tribes for juvenile 
justice and prevention programs, and to examine the effectiveness of 
current programs on Federal and tribal levels, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 9 and 10, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. and 
Thursday at 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 10, to hold hearings to examine 
how access to information about Medicare managed care plans can 
affect consumer decision making, 9 a.m., SD-562.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E573-75 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, House was not in session.
  Tuesday, Consideration of 1 bill from the Corrections Calendar, H.R. 
968, Nurse Aide Training Correction; and Consideration of 6 
Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 607, Homeowners Insurance Protection Act;
  2. H.R. 28, Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Extension 
Act of 1997;

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  3. H.R. 1000, Preventing Prisoners From Being Considered Part of a 
Household When Determining Eligibility for Food Stamp Benefits;
  4. H.R. 394, Providing for the Release of U.S. Reversionary Interest 
in Certain Property in Iosco County, Michigan;
  5. H.R. 785, Designating the J. Phil Campbell, Senior Natural 
Resource Conservation Center; and
  6. H.R. 111, Conveying a Parcel of Unused Agricultural Land in Dos 
Palos, California, to the Dos Palos Ag Boosters for Use as a Farm 
School.
  Note: The House meets at 2 p.m. for legislative business. No votes 
are expected before 5 p.m.
  Wednesday, Consideration of 2 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 240, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1997; and
  2. H.R. 757, American Samoa Development Act of 1997.
  Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 1003, Assisted Suicide Funding 
Restriction Act of 1997 (Subject to a rule being granted).
  Friday, No Votes Are Expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 9, and the Committee on Resources, 
joint hearing to review forest ecosystem health conditions in the 
United States, 11:00 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, 
hearing to review the implementation of the risk management 
provisions in the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 
1996, 9:00 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State and Judiciary, on NOAA, 2:00 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2:00 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Congressional and public witnesses, 10:00 a.m. and 
2:00 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Prisons and Related Issues, 10:00 a.m., and on Maritime Programs, 
2:00 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, executive, 
hearing on Atomic Energy Defense Activities, 10:00 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs, on Coordinators for the New Independent States, 
10:00 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Interior, on Department of Energy, 10:00 
a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Consolidated Management (DOL, HHS, ED), 10:00 a.m., 
and on Employment and Training Administration/Veterans Employment, 
2:00 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Intelligence Budget Overview, 10:00 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
American Battle Monuments Commission, 10:00 a.m., on Court of 
Veterans Appeals, 11:00 a.m., and on DOD--Civil, Cemeterial 
Expenses, Army, 12:00 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on the Census and Statistical Programs, Commerce Department, 10:00 
a.m., and on the Immigration and Border Security, 2:00 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on the National Park Service, 
10:00 a.m., and on Indian Health Service, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Enforcement Agencies (OSHA, MSHA, ESA); Office of 
Inspector General, 10:00 a.m., and on the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics; and the Pension Agencies (PBGC and PWBA), 2:00 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on the 
National Reconnaissance Program, 10:00 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on the 
NSF, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, April 8, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on 
Product Liability Reform and Consumer Access to Life-Savings 
Products, 1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 10 and 11, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, 
hearings on H.R. 1053, Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on 
Review of EPA's Proposed Ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS 
Revisions, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 11. Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Medicare Preventive Benefits and Quality Standards, 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 8, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on the Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Act Program, 10:00 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 
hearing on Charter Schools, 10:00 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, April 8, 
Subcommittee on the Postal Service, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 1057, to designate the building in Indianapolis, IN, which 
houses the operations of the Circle City Station Post Office as the 
``Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building''; and H.R. 1058, to 
designate the facility of the U.S. Postal Service under construction 
at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, IN, as the ``John T. 
Myers Post Office Building'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 8, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on ``Zaire: Collapse of an African Giant?'' 1 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.

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  April 9, full Committee, hearing to review ``Does U.N. 
Peacekeeping Serve U.S. Interests?'' 10:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 10, hearing on U.S. Policy toward Egypt, 10:00 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  April 10, to mark up the Fiscal Year 1998-1999 Foreign Relations 
Authorization, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committe on the Judiciary, April 8, to mark up the following: H.J. 
Res 62, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States with respect to tax limitations; a measure to make a 
technical correction to Title 28, U.S. Code, relating to 
jurisdiction for lawsuits against terrorist states; a private 
immigration bill and a private claims bill, 3:00 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 10, oversight hearing regarding Product Liability Reform, 
10:00 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, April 8, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on overseas quality-of-life 
infrastructure, 2:00 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
methodology and process which DOD used to complete the general 
officer and force officer review mandated by Congress in the 1997 
Defense authorization legislation, 2:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee 
on Military Readiness, joint hearing on the Acquisition Workforce, 
10:00 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee 
on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on the fiscal 
year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request--Unmanned 
Aerial Vehicle Programs, 2:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 10, Morale, Welfare and Recreation Panel, hearing on the 
morale, welfare and recreation system, 2:00 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on the long-term planning for military construction 
requirements, 10:00 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on fiscal 
year 1998 Department of Energy authorization request and related 
matters, 2:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 8, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on livestock grazing policies on 
public domain National Forests, 2:00 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 408, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation 
Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, 2:00 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 10, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 478, to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to improve the ability of individuals 
and local, State, and Federal agencies to comply with that act in 
building, operating, maintaining, or repairing flood control 
projects, facilities, or structures, 12 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and 
Oceans, to mark up pending business, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, to 
mark up H.R. 449, to provide for the orderly disposal of certain 
Federal lands in Clark County, NV, and to provide for the 
acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands in the State of 
Nevada; to be followed by a hearing on the following bills, H.R. 
765, to ensure maintenance of wild horses in Cape Lookout National 
Seashore; and H.R. 136, to amend the National Parks and Recreation 
Act of 1978 to designate the Majority Stoneman Douglas Wilderness 
and to amend the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion 
Act of 1989 to designate the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 9, to consider H.R. 1003, Assisted 
Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, April 9, Subcommittee on Basic Research, to 
continue hearings on NSF Authorization Part III, 2:00 p.m., 2325 
Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on fiscal 
year 1998 Budget Authorization for Department of Energy, 
Environmental Protection Agency Research and Development, and 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and to mark up H.R. 
363, to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to 
extend the Electric and Magnetic Field Research and Public 
Information Dissemination Program, 10:00 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, to continue 
hearings on fiscal year 1998 NASA Authorization: International Space 
Station, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, to continue 
hearings on fiscal year 1998 NASA Authorization: Science Programs, 
10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Technology, to continue hearings on 
funding needs for the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Part 2, 10:00 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 10, hearing to examine the 
proposed redrafting of Section 15 of the Federal Acquisition 
Regulations (FAR), 1:00 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 10, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Superfund Reauthorization and Reform: Perspectives of Interested 
Parties, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 8, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Children's Access to Health Coverage, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on H.R. 867, 
Adoption Promotion Act of 1997, 3:00 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 1001, to 
extend the term of appointment of certain members of the Prospective 
Payment Assessment Commission and the Physician Review Commission; 
and the Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.

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  April 9, Subcommittee on Human Resources, to mark up H.R. 1048, 
Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act of 1997, 4:00 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Rehabilitation and 
Long-Term Care Hospitals Payments, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on 
the Future of Social Security for this Generation and the Next, 
10:00 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 9, executive, 
hearing on the Budget, Part 1: HUMINT, 10 a.m., and, executive, 
Budget Hearing Part 2: Covert Action, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 10, executive, Budget hearing--Analysis and Production, 2 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.