[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 41 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D311-D313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold 
hearings on the nominations of Ann Jorgenson, of Iowa, to be a 
Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, and Lowell Lee 
Junkins, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Farm Credit 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, 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., S-
146, Capitol.
  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, 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold 
hearings to examine competitiveness in the cable industry and 
alternatives to cable, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
on the Earthquake Hazard Reduction program, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on estate and gift taxation 
proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings on U.S. law 
enforcement interests in Hong Kong, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the outlook for Hong 
Kong, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold hearings on the 
Internal Revenue Service, focusing on risks of taxpayers, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  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 Rules and Administration, 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, 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging, 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 
E620-21 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on the National Park Service, 10:00 
a.m., and on Indian Health Service, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on the National 
Reconnaissance Program, 10:00 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  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, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on H.R. 1053, Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 
1997, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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, 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, to consider pending 
business, 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Policy 
toward Egypt, 10:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, to mark 
up the Fiscal Year 1998-1999 Foreign Relations Authorization, 1 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing regarding Product 
Liability Reform, 10:00 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, Morale, Welfare and Recreation 
Panel, hearing on the morale, welfare and recreation system, 2:00 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, hearing on 
the long-term planning for military construction requirements, 10:00 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, to 
mark up 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, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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 Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, to 
continue hearings on fiscal year 1998 NASA Authorization: Science 
Programs, 10:00 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  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, hearing to examine the proposed 
redrafting of Section 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations 
(FAR), 1:00 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, executive, Task Force 
on Ethics Reform, to continue discussions on Ethics Reform, 10 a.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing

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on Superfund Reauthorization and Reform: Perspectives of Interested 
Parties, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Hospitals Payments, 1:30 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  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, executive, Budget 
hearing--Analysis and Production, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.