[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 22 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D187-D191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of March 9 through 14, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1173, ISTEA 
Authorization, with a vote on a motion to close further debate on the 
pending modified committee amendment to occur thereon, and consider and 
vote on S. 1668, Intelligence Disclosure.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 1173, ISTEA Authorization.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 10, 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 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the current Federal crop insurance program 
and proposals to improve the system, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for child nutrition programs, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 10, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for military construction programs, focusing on Air 
Force and Navy projects, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for the Food and Nutrition Service, Department of 
Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 10 and 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, Tuesday, to hold hearings to examine proposals to prevent 
child exploitation on the Internet, 10 a.m.; Thursday, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Supreme Court, and the Judiciary, 10 a.m.; Tuesday in SD-192 and 
Thursday in S-146, Capitol.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999, Tuesday, for the Department of Health and Human Services, 
2 p.m.; for the Health Care Financing Administration, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 3 p.m.; Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Tuesday at 
3 p.m., SD-192.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Energy, focusing on research and efficiency programs, 
2 p.m., SD-116.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on Navy and Marine Corps programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 12, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Community 
Development Financial Institute, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Joint 
Committee on Printing, the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint 
Committee on Taxation, the Sergeant at Arms, the Library of Congress 
and the Congressional Research Service, and the Office of 
Compliance, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999 for the Treasury Department, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 10, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
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 littoral warfare missions in the 21st 
century, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Readiness, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on environmental and military construction programs, 9 a.m., SR-
232A.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, 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 land forces modernization, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the defense health program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 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 U.S. national security space programs and policies, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 12, 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 science and technology programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-
222.

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  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Energy, focusing on environmental management, non-
proliferation, and fissile materials disposition, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 10, to 
resume 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.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, to 
hold hearings on S. 1594, to facilitate the use of electronic 
authentication techniques by financial institutions, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1423, to 
modernize and improve the Federal Home Loan Bank System, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 11, business meeting, to mark up a 
proposed concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 1999 
budget for the Federal Government, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  March 12, Full Committee, to continue markup of a proposed 
concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 1999 budget for 
the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 10, to 
hold hearings on the nominations of Orson Swindle, of Hawaii, and 
Mozelle Willmont Thompson, of New York, each to be a Federal Trade 
Commissioner, Robert J. Shapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, John Charles 
Horsley, of Washington, to be Associate Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation, and Christy Carpenter, of California, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 11, Full Committee, 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.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for 
programs of the U.S. Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 11, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the plight of the Montagnards, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine developments in the Middle East, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  March 12, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the new generation of African leaders and their impact on 
African democracy, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 9, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the current operation of 
the District of Columbia public school system, 1 p.m., SD-342.
  March 10, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 981, to 
provide for analysis of major rules, and S. 1364, to eliminate 
unnecessary and wasteful Federal reports, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 9, Subcommittee on Youth 
Violence, to hold hearings to examine the proposed effectiveness of 
the provisions of S. 10, to reduce violent juvenile crime, promote 
accountability by juvenile criminals, and punish and deter violent 
gang crime (pending on Senate calendar), 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the United States 
Marshals Service, focusing on the selection process for the 21st 
century, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold an additional hearing on the 
nomination of Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, to be United States 
Disrict Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (reported by 
Committee), 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold hearings on S. 1301, to provide for consumer bankruptcy 
protection, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, to resume hearings on provisions of S. 
1530, to resolve ongoing tobacco litigation, to reform the civil 
justice system responsible for adjudicating tort claims against 
companies that manufacture tobacco products, and establish a 
national tobacco policy for the United States that will decrease 
youth tobacco use and reduce the marketing of tobacco products to 
young Americans, focusing on children's health and stopping children 
from smoking (pending on Senate calendar), 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 11, 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 the 
nominations of Richard M. McGahey, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, and Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be Director of the 
Women's Bureau, both of the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold 
hearings to assess the new health care technologies role of the 
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 11, 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 an oversight hearing on sovereign 
immunity, focusing on contracts involving Indian tribes and alleged 
difficulties in collecting State retail taxes, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 11, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 9, to hold hearings to examine 
how retirement of the baby boomer generation will impact the demand 
for long-term care, the ability of public budgets to provide those 
services, and the projected retirement income of baby boomers, 1 
p.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, pro forma session.
  Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 
2:00 p.m. for consideration of 2 Suspensions:
  H. Con. Res. 206, use of the Capitol rotunda for remembrance of 
victims of the Holocaust; and
  S. 419, Birth Defects Prevention Act.
  Note: No recorded votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 1432, African Growth 
and Opportunity Act (Subject to a Rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 2883, Government Performance and Results Act 
Technical Amendments (Subject to a Rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 992, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act (Subject to 
a Rule).
  Friday, No recorded votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 11, Subcommittee on Forestry, 
Resource Conservation, and Research, hearing to review the status of 
the USDA's farm loan programs, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 10, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1 p.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Secretary of the 
Interior, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the Director, National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., 
and on the National Cancer Institute, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, on the FAA, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 10 and 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, 
on EPA, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., on March 10 and 9:30 a.m., on March 11, 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on Supreme Court, Architect of the Capitol, 10 a.m., and on the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Patent and 
Trademark Office and the Technology Administration, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Energy 
Resources, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on the Export-Import Bank, the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation and the Trade and Development Agency, 10 
a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, on Fish and Wildlife Service, 
10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the National Institute of Environmental Health 
Sciences, the National Institute on Deafness and on Other 
Communication Disorders, 10 a.m., and on the National Institute of 
Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Intelligence Programs, 9:30 a.m., and on FY 98 Supplemental, 2 p.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Railroad 
Administration and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(AMTRAK), 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 10:30 a.m., and the Farm Credit Administration, 
1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., and on Members of Congress, 2 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Nuclear 
Waste Management and Disposal, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Secretary of Energy, 10 
a.m., and the National Endowment of the Arts and the National 
Endowment of the Humanities, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the National Human Genome Research Institute, 10 a.m., 
and on the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Housing 
Privatization Efforts, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Transit 
Administration; Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 
(WMATA), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Executive Residence, 10 a.m., the Executive Office of 
the President, 11 a.m., and on the OMB, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
NASA Space Station Programs, 8:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., and 
on OPM, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 11, hearing to 
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the credit union common bond requirement and the appropriate 
Congressional response to the ruling, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 12, to consider the Committee's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget 
Views and Estimates, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, March 12, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on Community-Based Care for Americans with 
Disabilities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 10, Subcommittee 
on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Child Nutrition 
Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
consider issuance of subpoena duces tecum in the oversight 
investigation of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
election, 6 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 11, full committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3246, Fairness for Small Business and Employees Act of 1998; H.R. 
2864, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance 
Assistance Authorization Act of 1997; H.R. 2877, to amend the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and H.R. 3096, to 
correct a provision relating to termination of benefits for 
convicted persons, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on Public and Private School Choice in the District of 
Columbia, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, full committee, hearing on Department of Labor's Denial 
of Employment Service Funds from the State of Michigan, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 10, 
Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs implementation of the Congressional Review Act, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on the Federal Government's Year 2000 
Efforts, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1704, 
Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis Creation Act, 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Affairs, and Criminal Justice, oversight hearing of U.S. Regional 
counterdrug efforts, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 10, hearing on 
developments in the Middle East, 2 p.m., and to mark up the 
following: H. Con. Res. 277, directing the President pursuant to 
section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States 
Armed Forces from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; H.R. 2870, 
Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998; and 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, 3:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on Helms Burton: Two Years Later, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on prospects for Implementation 
of Dayton Agreements and the New NATO Mission in Bosnia; and to mark 
up the following: H. Con. Res. 235, calling for an end to the 
violent repression of the legitimate rights of the people of Kosova; 
and the Committee's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget views and estimates, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 10, to mark up H.R. 1252, 
Judicial Reform Act of 1997, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 10 and 12, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law, hearing on the 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., 2141 
Rayburn on March 10 and 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn on March 12.
  March 11, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3303, Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, 
and 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 3168, 
Citizen Protection Act of 1998, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 2134, Bail Bond 
Fairness Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 10, Special Oversight Panel 
on the Merchant Marine, hearing on the fiscal year 1999 Maritime 
Administration authorization request and related matters, and the 
fiscal year 1999 Panama Canal Commission authorization request and 
related matters, 2 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on the implementation of the military housing privatization 
initiative, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to continue joint 
hearings on the fiscal year 1999 National Defense authorization 
request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 11, full Committee, hearing on the implementation of the 
November 1997 Defense Reform Initiative, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on mission 
capability rates, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 
1999 National Defense authorization budget request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation, hearing on morale, welfare and recreation programs and 
issues, 2 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military 
recruiting, retention, and related personnel programs and policies, 
2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on improving 
readiness capabilities, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 10, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Interior Columbia Basin 
Ecosystem Management Project, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 11, full committee, to consider the following measures: H.R. 
2186, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance to the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in 
Casper, WY; H.R. 2376, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act Amendments of 1997; H.R. 2416, to provide for the 
transfer of certain rights and property to the U.S. Forest Service 
in exchange for a payment to the occupant of such property; H.R. 
2574, to consolidate certain mineral interests in the National 
Grasslands in Billings County, ND, through the exchange of Federal 
and private mineral interests to enhance land management 
capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection; H.R. 2807, 
Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act; H.R. 3087, to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to grant an easement to Chugach Alaska 
Corporation; H.R. 3113, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 1998; H.R. 3164, Hydrographic Service 
Improvement Act of 1998; and a resolution to provide for certain 
procedures applicable to certain reviews and oversight activities 
being conducted by the Committee on Resources, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 12, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Concession Reform; and to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1522, to extend the authorization for the National 
Historic Preservation Fund; H.R. 2098, National Cave and Karst 
Research Institute Act of 1997; H.R. 2438, to encourage the 
establishment of appropriate trails on abandoned railroad rights-of-
way, while ensuring the protection of certain reversionary property 
rights; and H.R. 2989, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey to the St. Jude's Ranch for Children, Nevada, approximately 
40 acres of land in Las Vegas, Nevada, to be used for the 
development of facilities for the residential care and treatment of 
adjudicated girls, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 3267, 
Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 10, to consider the following: H.R. 
1432, Africa Growth and Opportunity Act; and H.R. 992, Tucher Act 
Shuffle Relief Act of 1997, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  March 11 and 12, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, 
hearings on the Line Item Veto After One Year, the Process and Its 
Implementation, 9:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 10, Subcommittee on Basic Research and 
the Subcommittee on Technology, joint hearing on H.R. 3007, 
Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology 
Development Act, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 11, full committee, oversight hearing on Defining Successful 
Partnerships and Collaborations in Scientific Research, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, oversight 
hearing on Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Authorization Request: 
Environmental Protection Agency Research and Development, 1:30 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Technology, oversight hearing to review 
the FAA's FY '99 Budget Request, including the Flight 2000 
Demonstration Program, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 12, hearing to discuss possible 
changes in the Small Business Investment Company program, 9 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 10, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to markup H.R. 
2727, Superfund Acceleration, Fairness, and Efficience Act, 4 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on reauthorization of 
the Federal Aviation Administration and Airport Improvement Program, 
9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Surface 
Transportation Board Reauthorization: Resources Requirements, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, to mark up the following: Committee's views and estimates 
of the FY '99 Budget for submission to the Budget Committee; 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; 
and H.R. 3213, 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, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 10, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
oversight hearing of pension issues, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 11, full Committee, to consider Committee's Fiscal Year 1999 
Budget views and estimates, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on 
Human Resources, joint hearing to review the challenges facing the 
new Commissioner of Social Security, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.