[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 60 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D460-D463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of May 12 through 17, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. 717, Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act or Treaty Doc 105-5, Flank Document Agreement to the CFE 
Treaty.
  On Tuesday, Senate will consider S. 4, Family Friendly Workplace Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to complete 
consideration of S. 4, Family Friendly Workplace Act, and Treaty Doc. 
105-5, Flank Document Agreement to the CFE Treaty, and begin 
consideration of a Concurrent Resolution on the Congressional Budget.
  Senate could also consider any cleared executive and legislative 
business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, May 13, 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: May 13, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on environmental programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold open and closed (SD-124) hearings 
on counterterrorism issues, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1998 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.

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  May 15, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on combating infectious diseases 
worldwide, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on the Budget: May 13, business meeting, to mark up a 
proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1998 budget for 
the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine barriers to 
entry at airports, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine program 
efficiencies at the Department of Defense and the National Science 
Foundation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on 
S. 39, to revise the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support 
the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern 
tropical Pacific Ocean, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine spectrum 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
oversight hearings on staff reductions for fiscal year 1997 and 1998 
for the National Weather Service, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 13, to hold 
hearings on S. 416, to extend the expiration dates of existing 
authorities and enhance U.S. participation in the energy emergency 
program of the International Energy Agency, S. 417, to extend energy 
conservation programs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
through September 30, 2002, S. 186, to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act with respect to purchases from the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve by entities in the insular areas of the United 
States, and S. 698, to authorize the Secretary of Energy, by lease 
or otherwise, to store in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
facilities petroleum products owned by foreign governments or their 
representatives, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 14, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Resources 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health to review the Columbia 
River Basin Environmental Impact Statement, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the situation of Tibet and its people, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 15, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine terrorism in Sudan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 13, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Patricia A. Broderick and Mary Ann Gooden Terrell, 
both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District 
of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 13, to hold hearings on S. 610, to 
implement the obligations of the United States under the Convention 
on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and 
Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, known as ``the 
Chemical Weapons Convention'' and opened for signature and signed by 
the United States on January 13, 1993, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Eric 
H. Holder Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: May 15, to resume hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher 
Education Act, focusing on student aid delivery systems, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine adult 
education programs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 14, to hold hearings on 
the campaign finance system for presidential elections, focusing on 
the growth of soft money and other effects on political parties and 
candidates, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: May 15, to resume hearings on the 
Small Business Administration's finance programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: May 15, to hold hearings to examine 
allegations of sexual harassment in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 13, to hold oversight hearings on 
the implementation of the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-477), 10:30 a.m., SR-
485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 14, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  May 14, Full Committee, to resume closed hearings on the 
nomination of George John Tenet, of Maryland, to be Director of 
Central Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business is scheduled.
  Tuesday, Consideration of 7 suspensions:
  1. H.R. 5, IDEA Improvement Act of 1997;
  2. H.R. 914, Technical Corrections in the Higher Education Act of 
1965 Relating to Graduation Data Disclosures, agreeing to the Senate 
amendment;
  3. H. Con. Res. 49, Authorizing use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
Soap Box Derby;
  4. H. Con. Res. 66, Authorizing use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
National Peace Officers; Memorial Service;
  5. H. Con. Res. 67, Authorizing use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
1997 Special Olympics Torch Relay;
  6. H. Con. Res. 73, Concerning the Death of Chaim Herzog;
  7. H. Con. Res. 103, Sense of the House of Representatives that the 
United States should maintain approximately 100,000 military personnel 
in the Asia and Pacific Region; and

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  Continue consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and 
Responsibility Act of 1997 (open rule).

  Note:--No recorded votes will be held before 5:00 p.m.

  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Consideration of H.R. 1469, FY 1997 
Supplemental Appropriations Act (subject to a rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 1486, Foreign Policy Reform Act (subject to a 
rule).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 14, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
the information technology procurement practices of the USDA, 1 
p.m., 1302 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and 
Research, hearing to review the financing of National Forest roads, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing on 
USDA's progress in implementing the dairy reforms in the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement Reform Act of 1996, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, on National Institutes of Health 
Priority-Setting, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 14, to continue 
hearings on Financial Modernization, including H.R. 10, Financial 
Services Competitiveness Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 15, hearing on Department of Treasury study of Cash Surpluses 
at the San Antonio Branch of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, May 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on H.R. 629, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
Compact Consent Act, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing 
on Financial Services Reform, focusing on Consolidation in the 
Brokerage Industry, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, to continue joint hearings on Review 
of EPA's Proposed Ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS Revisions, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 13, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families and the Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on the Endowment for the 
Arts, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on the 
treatment of inside sales personnel and public sector volunteers 
under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, to markup H.R. 1377, Savings Are Vital to 
Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 14, Subcommittee 
on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, 
hearing on National Guard Support in the Fight Against Illegal 
Drugs, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 15, full Committee, hearing on Compliance on Subpoenas Issued 
to Charles F.C. Ruff, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information and Technology, joint hearing on 
the Health Care Financing Administration's Management of the 
Troubled Medicare Transaction System, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 13, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on the Future of 
the Export Trade Administration, 2:30 p.m., 2172, Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
Caribbean: An Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 13 and 14, to mark up the 
following measures: H.R. 911, Volunteer Protection Act of 1997; H.R. 
695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act; H.J. Res. 
54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States; and a private immigration bill, 3 p.m., 
on May 13 and 1:30 p.m., on May 14, 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the activities 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 231, to improve the integrity of the Social 
Security card and to provide for criminal penalties for fraud and 
related activity involving work authorization documents for purposes 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act; H.R. 429, NATO Special 
Immigration Amendments of 1997; H.R. 471, Illegal Alien Employment 
Disincentive Act of 1997; and H.R. 1493, to require the Attorney 
General to establish a program in local prisons to identify, prior 
to arraignment, criminal aliens and aliens who are unlawfully 
present in the United States, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 1494, Apprehension of Tainted Money Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing 
on H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act of 1997, 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Judicial Misconduct and Discipline, 9 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, May 14, Subcommittee on Military 
Research and Development and the Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, joint hearing on National Missile Defense, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Resources, May 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on Energy and Mineral issues raised by 
the New World Mine and Headwaters Forests proposed buyouts, 1:30 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 741, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 
1997, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, oversight 
hearing on Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement Authorities, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 13, to consider H.R. 1469, 1997 Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from Natural Disasters, 
and for Overseas Peacekeeping Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia, 2 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 14, hearing on Department of Energy 
Posture, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 13, Subcommittee on Empowerment, 
hearing on regulatory, tax, and licensing initiatives that empower 
businesses and citizens in impoverished communities, 11 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, hearing on 
``Does OPIC Help Small Business Exporters?'' 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 14, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Commercial Vessel Safety, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on One Year After 
Valujet Crash--FAA Response to Hazmat and Cargo Fire Protection 
Issues, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, 
hearing on Innovative Financing for Acquiring Federal Real Estate 
and Scoring Issues, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 14, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
hearing on operations within the VA's Compensation and Pension 
Service using Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 
principles, to review the adequacy of VA's efforts in the processing 
of Persian Gulf War claims for compensation, and to discuss 
legislation to limit the liability for compensating and treating 
veterans with smoking-related diseases, 8:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Health, to markup H.R. 1362, Veterans 
Medicare Reimbursement Demonstration Act of 1997; and proposals on 
both Medical Care Cost Recovery and physician's special pay, 9:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 15, Subcommittee on Trade, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Customs Service, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 13, executive, 
briefing on China, 10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 15, executive, briefing on North Korea, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: May 15, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources' Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Resources 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health to review the Columbia 
River Basin Environmental Impact Statement, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 13, to 
resume hearings to examine the process to enlarge the membership of 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 10 a.m., SD-538.