[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 17 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D141-D145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of March 2 through 6, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  During the week, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1173, ISTEA 
Authorization, and may consider any executive or legislative business 
cleared for action.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 3, 1998, 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 5, to 
hold hearings to examine the global warming agreement recently 
reached in Kyoto, Japan and its effect on the agricultural economy, 
9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 3, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for Army and Defense programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Energy, focusing on defense programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-
116.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing 
Service, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, and the Alternative 
Agricultural Research and Commercialization Center, all of the 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 3, 4 and 5, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999, Tuesday, for the Federal Bureau of Investigations, 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m.; 
Wednesday, for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m.; Thursday, for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce, and the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m.; S-146, 
Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation making supplemental appropriations for the 
International Monetary Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on Air Force programs, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 5, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for 
the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999 for the Internal Revenue Service, Treasury Department, 
9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine barriers to airline competition, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 3, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the military strategies and operational requirements of the 
unified commands, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold open and closed 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1999 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
program, focusing on the seapower threat-based requirement, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine military transformation initiatives, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold hearings on the 
ongoing competitions to determine the dispositions workloads 
currently performed at Sacramento and San Antonio Air Logistics 
Centers, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on recruiting and retention policies, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1999 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
program, focusing on policies of the industrial and technology base 
supporting national defense, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold open and closed (SR-222) hearings 
on the role of the Department of Defense in countering the 
transnational threats of the 21st century, including terrorism, 
narco-trafficking, and weapons of mass destruction, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 3, to hold 
hearings on S.1405, to provide for improved monetary policy and 
regulatory reform in financial institution management and 
activities, to streamline financial regulatory agency action, and to 
provide for improved consumer credit disclosure, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 3 and 5, 
to resume hearings to examine the scope and depth of the proposed 
settlement between State Attorneys General and tobacco companies to 
mandate a total reformation and restructuring of how tobacco 
products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed in America, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.

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  March 5, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine the commercialization of space, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 3, to hold 
hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 
1999 for the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 3, business 
meeting, to consider amendments to S. 1173, authorizing funds for 
construction of highways, for highway safety, and for mass transit 
programs (ISTEA) (pending in Senate), 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 2, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
current situation in Iraq, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  March 3, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of 
Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and to mark up S. Res. 174, 
to state the sense of the Senate that Thailand is a key partner and 
friend of the United States, has committed itself to executing its 
responsibilities under its arrangements with the International 
Monetary Fund, and that the United States should be prepared to 
ensure continue close bilateral relations, and H.R. 1116, to provide 
for the conveyance of the reversionary interest of the U.S. in 
certain lands to the Clint Independent School District and the 
Fabens Independent School District, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  March 4, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the World Trade Organization film case and its 
ramifications for United States-Japan relations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 5, Subcommittee on European Affairs and Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
conflict in the Caucasus, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 3, to hold hearings to examine 
market power and structural change in the software industry, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review the national 
drug control strategy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings on the implementation of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, focusing on section 271, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Immigration, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 3, Subcommittee on 
Public Health and Safety, to hold hearings to examine the United 
States' response to infectious diseases, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 4, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 1648, to 
provide for reductions in youth smoking, for advancements in 
tobacco-related research, and the development of safer tobacco 
products, and to consider pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings 
to examine after school child care options, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 4, to hold hearings 
on S. 1578, to make available on the Internet, for the purposes of 
access and retrieval by the public, certain information available 
through the Congressional Research Service web site, and on the 
fiscal year 1999 budget request for the operation of the Library of 
Congress, and on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the 
American Folklife Center, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: March 3, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 4, business meeting, to mark up 
those provisions which fall within the committee's jurisdiction as 
contained in the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 1999 
with a view towards making its recommendations to the Committee on 
the Budget; to be followed by a hearing on S. 1280, to provide 
technical corrections to the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996. 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 4, to hold hearings to 
examine issues with regard to biological weapons threat to the 
United States, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, no legislative business.
  Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 
2:00 p.m. for consideration of Suspensions:
  Note: No recorded votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 856, United States-
Puerto Rico Political Status Act (Subject to a Rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and Incentive 
Act (Subject to a Rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 2369, Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act (Subject 
to a Rule).
  Friday, No recorded votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 3, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
legislation to reform information technology procurement at the USDA 
to ensure year 2000 compliance; and to mark up H.R. 3280, USDA Year 
2000 Compliance Enhancement Act, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 4, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and 
Protection Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  March 5, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and 
Research, hearing to review the implementation of the Environmental 
Quality Incentives Program, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, on Rural Development, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Interior, on Congressional and public 
witnesses (Natural Resources), 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 
and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
and the Inspector General, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy 
Construction, 1:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on U.S. 
Special Operations Command, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Secretary of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., 2158 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on VA-HUD and Independent Agencies, on FEMA, 
9 a.m., and 12 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Federal Judiciary, 10 a.m., and on the SBA, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs, on the Secretary of State, 9:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Interior, on Congressional and Public 
Witnesses (Energy Programs), 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Health Resources and Services Administration 10 a.m., 
and on the Health Care Financing Administration and the Agency for 
Health Care Policy and Research, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on the Air Force, 
9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on National Security, on Ballistic Missile 
Defense, 10 a.m., and, executive, on the U.S. Pacific Command/U.S. 
Forces Korea, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Federal Highway 
Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Departmental Offices; and the Treasury Inspector 
General, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 10 a.m., and 2:30 
p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Departmental 
Administration, the Chief Financial Officer and the Chief 
Information Officer, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on the FBI, 10 a.m., and on the Secretary of Commerce, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Interior, on Congressional and Public 
Witnesses (Indian Programs), 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 a.m., 
and on the Administration for Children and Families and the 
Administration on Aging, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on the Quality of 
Life and Senior Enlisted from each Service, 9:30 a.m., B-300 
Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on National Security, on FY 1999 Air Force 
Budget Overview, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn, and, executive, on FY 1999 
Air Force Acquisition Program, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Coast Guard, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Financial Management Services, the Bureau of 
Engraving and Printing and the Mint, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Community Development Financial Institutions, 9 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 4, Subcommittee 
on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing to Review the 
Proposed Rules Regarding the Management of Federal Agency Payments 
through the Use of Electronic Funds Transfers ( EFT), 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 5, full committee, to mark up H.R. 3114, International 
Monetary Fund Reform and Authorization Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 4, hearing on the State of the 
Economy, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on the Kyoto Protocol and Its Economic Implications, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing 
on H.R. 3000, Superfund Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the 
Tobacco Settlement, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 3, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on the Future Direction of the 
EEOC, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and 
Life-Long Learning, to mark up H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments 
of 1998, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and 
Life-Long Learning, hearing on Developing

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a Consensus on Student Loan Interest Rates, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2888, Sales Incentive Compensation Act; and 
H.R. 2327, Drive for Teen Employment Act, 9:30 a.m. 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 2, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
hearing on the following measures: Government Waste, Fraud, and 
Error Reduction Act of 1998; H.R. 2347, Federal Benefit Verification 
and Integrity Act; and H.R. 2063, Debt Collection Wage Information 
Act of 1997, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, to mark up the following: Government Waste, Fraud, and 
Error Reduction Act of 1998; H.R. 2347, Federal Benefit Verification 
and Integrity Act; and H.R. 2063, Debt Collection Wage Information 
Act of 1997; and H.R. 2883, Government Performance and Results Act 
Technical Amendments of 1997, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, hold a hearing on Oversight of the Federal Election 
Commission, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Human Resources, oversight hearing on 
Public Health 2000: Hepatitis C, the Silent Epidemic, 10 a.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, March 3, to consider pending 
business, 4:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 5, to continue hearings on Campaign Reform, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 4, hearing on H.R. 
2870, Tropical Forest Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
visit of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Cuba, an assessment of 
its impact on religious freedom in Cuba to be followed by a markup 
on the following measures: H. Con. Res. 222, expressing the sense of 
Congress, congratulating the former International Support and 
Verification Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS-
CIAV) for successfully aiding in the transition of Nicaragua from a 
war-ridden state into a newly formed democracy and providing 
continued support through the recently created Technical Cooperation 
Mission (OAS-TCM) which is responsible for helping to stabilize 
Nicaraguan democracy by supplementing institution building, and H. 
Con. Res. 215, congratulating the people of Co-operative Republic of 
Guyana for holding multiparty elections, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, full Committee, hearing on the Administration's Foreign 
Assistance Budget request for FY 1999, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Res. 364, urging the introduction and passage 
of a resolution on the human rights situation in the People's 
Republic of China at the 54th Session of the United Nations 
Commission on Human Rights; H. Res. 361, calling for free and 
impartial elections in Cambodia; and H. Con. Res. 218, concerning 
the urgent need to establish a cease fire in Afghanistan and begin 
the transition toward a broad-based multiethnic government that 
observes international norms of behavior, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on International Operations and the 
Subcommittee on Africa, joint hearing on the Ongoing Crisis in the 
Great Lakes, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 3 and 4, to markup the 
following: H.R. 1704, Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis 
Creation Act; H.J. Res. 78, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States regarding religious freedom; H.R. 
3117, Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998; H.R. 2589, Copyright Term 
Extension Act; H.R. 2294, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1997; 
H.R. 2696, Vessel Hull Design Protection Act; H.R. 1252, Judiciary 
Reform Act of 1997; H. Res. 372, expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that marijuana is a dangerous and addictive drug 
and should not be legalized for medicinal use; H.R. 118, Traffic 
Stops Statistics Act of 1997; and Committee Budget Views and 
Estimates; and to consider other pending Committee business, 2 p.m., 
March 3 and 10 a.m., March 4, 2141 Rayburn.
  March 5 and 6, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearings on the following: consumer bankruptcy issues in H.R. 3150, 
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998; H.R. 2500, Responsible Borrower 
Protection Bankruptcy Act; and H.R. 3146, Consumer Lenders and 
Borrowers Bankruptcy Accountability Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing regarding mass torts and class action lawsuits, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 
2837, Naturalization Reform Act of 1998, 9:30 a.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 3, Special Oversight Panel 
on Morale, Welfare and Recreation, hearing on the resale system and 
CBO report implications, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1999 budget request for 
the military construction and military family housing programs of 
the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 4 and 5, full Committee, hearings on the fiscal year 1999 
National Defense authorization budget request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development, joint hearing on FY 1999 
Department of Defense, emphasis on Navy and Marine Corps 
modernization programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development, to continue joint hearings on FY 
1999 Department of Defense, emphasis on Army modernization, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R.

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2973, Sportfishing and Boating Improvement Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  March 5, full committee, oversight hearing on Endangered Species 
Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 3, to consider H.R. 856, to provide a 
process leading to a full self government for Puerto Rico, 2:30 
p.m., H-312, the Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 4, oversight hearing on Math and 
Science Education I; Maintaining the Interest of Young Kids in 
Science, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, oversight hearing 
on FY 1999 Budget Authorization Request: NOAA, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 5, full committee, to consider pending Committee business; 
to be followed by continuation of oversight hearings on the Road 
From Kyoto--Part 3: State Department Overview, 12 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 3, hearing on the SBA's fiscal 
year 1999 Budget and their annual performance plan, 3 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork 
Reduction, hearing on the Regulatory Fairness Program and the first 
annual Report to Congress submitted by the national Small Business 
Ombudsman, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
the Administration's FY 1999 budget request for the U.S. Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to 
markup H.R. 2727, Superfund Acceleration, Fairness, and Efficiency 
Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Aviation, to markup H.R. 2843, Aviation 
Medical Assistance Act of 1997; followed by a hearing on FAA's 
modernization programs, 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on the General Services Administration FY 1999 
budget and related issues, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 5, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
to markup the following bills: H.R. 3039, Veterans' Transitional 
Housing Opportunities Act of 1997; and H.R. 3211, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to enact into law eligibility requirements for 
burial at Arlington National Cemetery, H.R. 3212, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify enforcement of veterans' employment 
rights with respect to a State as an employer or a private employer, 
to extend veterans' employment and reemployment rights to members of 
the uniformed services employed abroad by United States companies, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 3, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on reports regarding Medicare payment policies, 12 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: March 3, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.