[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D159-D161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1998

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Commerce, 10 
a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to 
hold hearings to examine military transformation initiatives, 10 
a.m., SR-222.
  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.
  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.

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  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.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings to review the 
national drug control strategy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, 
and Government Information to hold joint hearings with the Select 
Committee on Intelligence, to examine the threat posed by the use of 
biological weapons by terrorists, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration, 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold joint hearings with the 
Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, 
and Government Information, to examine the threat posed by the use 
of biological weapons by terrorists, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to mark up H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery 
and Protection Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Federal 
Judiciary, 10 a.m., and on the SBA, H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on the Secretary of State, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Public Witnesses (Energy Programs), 
10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on the Air Force, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Federal Highway 
Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Departmental Offices; and the Treasury Inspector General, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 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.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the State of the Economy, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing 
on the Kyoto Protocol and Its Economic Implications, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 1872, Communications Satellite 
Competition and Privatization Act of 1997, 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning, to mark 
up H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, executive, hearing 
on the activities of China and other countries to influence U.S. 
policies and elections, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
to continue mark up of H.R. 2883, Government Performance and Results 
Act Technical Amendments of 1997, 3:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on H.R. 2870, 
Tropical Forest Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, to markup the following measures: 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. 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; 
and H.R. 118, Traffic Stops Statistics Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, full Committee, hearing on the 
fiscal year 1999 National Defense authorization budget request, 9:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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, 
1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 3130, Child 
Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998; and H.R. 2369, 
Wireless Privacy Enhancement Act of 1997, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, oversight hearing on Math and Science 
Education I; Maintaining the Interest of Young Kids in Science, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, oversight hearing on FY 
1999 Budget Authorization Request: NOAA, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to markup H.R. 
2727, Superfund Acceleration, Fairness, and Efficiency Act, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.