[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 30 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D263-D265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 19, 1998

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 
for the Architect of the Capitol, the General Accounting Office, and 
the Government Printing Office, 9 a.m., SD-116.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and cemeterial expenses for the 
Army, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for the Federal 
Communications Commission, and the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine 
intelligence issues, 3:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings to examine issues 
related to NATO enlargement, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 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 Department of Energy's science-based stockpile stewardship 
and management program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 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.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on S. 
1488, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the 
United States to exchange land rights received under the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak 
Island, and S. 1670, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act to provide for selection of lands by certain veterans of the 
Vietnam era, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 927, 
to provide for appointment of United States marshals by the Attorney 
General, and S. Res. 198, designating April 1, 1998 as ``National 
Breast Cancer Survivors' Day'', and to consider the nomination of 
Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit, time and room to be announced.

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  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, to 
hold hearings to examine international aviation agreements and 
antitrust immunity implications, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold oversight hearings 
on the implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191), 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration, to hold hearings on the 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1999 for the Smithsonian 
Institution, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the 
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 8:30 a.m., SR-301.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E418-20 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary, on the DEA, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn, and on 
NOAA, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Power Marketing 
Administrations, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Secretary of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 
and on Forest Service, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on National Institute of Drug Abuse and the National Institute of 
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 10 a.m., and on National Institute of 
Mental Health and the National Institute on Aging, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on Congressional and public 
witnesses, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on the FEC, 10:45 a.m., and on US Postal Service, 2 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on American 
Battle Monuments Commission, 10 a.m., and on Office of Inspector 
General, FDIC, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to 
continue hearings on the Tobacco Settlement, 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on GAO's 
Investigative Findings of Alleged Medicare Improprieties by a Home 
Health Agency, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to continue markup of 
H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, to consider the 
following: H.R. 3310, Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
Amendments of 1998; and Fiscal Year 1999 Budget views and estimates, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Laws, to continue hearings 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., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 1524, Rural Law Enforcement 
Assistance Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on the 
pending and anticipated caseload of naturalization applications, 2 
p.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, hearing on the Department of Energy fiscal year 1999 
authorization request and related matters, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on 
Russian nuclear security issues, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 3334, Royalty Enhancement Act of 1998, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on the following: S. 1213 and H.R. 2547, Oceans Act of 1997, 
and the Ocean Commission Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Impact and Status of Northern Spotted Owl on National Forests, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 
oversight hearing on FY 99 Budget Request: Human Space Flight, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on SBA Budget, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Empowerment, hearing on H.R. 3241, Charitable 
Giving Partnership Act, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to continue hearings on reauthorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and Airport Improvement Program, 9:30 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
Fiscal Year 1999 Construction Authorization legislation; followed by 
a hearing on quality management at the Veterans Health 
Administration, 9:45 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
oversight hearing on implementation of the Temporary Assistance for 
Needy Families (TANF) block grant, 11 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Overhead Signals Intelligence Study, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Meetings
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee

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on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative recommendations of the 
Disabled American Veterans, after receiving testimony from Harry R. 
McDonald, Jr., National Commander, Disabled American Veterans.
KOSOVO SITUATION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
hearings to examine the current repressive and violent situation in 
Kosovo, focusing on the appropriate international response to achieve 
peace and instill human rights in the region, after receiving testimony 
from Bishop Artemije, Prizren and Raska; Isa Zymberi, Kosovo 
Information Center, London, England; Janusz Bugajski, Center for 
Strategic and International Studies, and Nancy Lindberg, Mercy Corps 
International, both of Washington, D.C.; and Fred Abrahams, Human 
Rights Watch, New York, New York.