[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 32 (Friday, March 20, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D277-D281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of March 23 through 28, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. 1768, emergency supplemental 
appropriations.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2646, Education 
Savings Act for Public and Private Schools, with a cloture vote to 
occur thereon.
  Also, during the week, Senate may resume consideration of Treaty Doc. 
(105-36), NATO Enlargement, and consider S. 270, Texas Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact, S. 414, Ocean Shipping Reform Act, 
and any executive or legislative business cleared for action.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 24, 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 Appropriations: March 24, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for AMTRAK, focusing on the future of AMTRAK, 9 
a.m., SD-192.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, Tuesday, to hold hearings on issues with regard to 
Alzheimer's disease, 9:30 a.m.; to hold hearings on drug addiction 
and recovery issues, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday at 
10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1999 for the Farm Service Agency, Foreign Agricultural 
Service, and the Risk Management Agency, all of the Department of 
Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on infectious diseases, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-124.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on Army programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the National Endowment for 
the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, 9:30 
a.m., SD-124.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Corp of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 24, Subcommittee on Acquisition 
and Technology, to hold hearings to examine Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation management reform and related issues, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 24, 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 Ballistic Missile Defense Programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Airland 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 tactical aviation modernization, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in the Persian Gulf, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  March 26, Full Committee, 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 Department of Energy atomic energy defense activities, 10 a.m., 
SR-222.
  March 26, 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 DOD domestic emergency response program and support to the 
interagency preparedness efforts, including the federal response 
plan and the city training program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 25, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Arthur Levitt Jr., of New York, 
to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2 p.m., 
SD-538.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implications of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding credit 
union memberships, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 24, to 
hold hearings to examine business practices in the professional 
boxing industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 24, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation to reform and restructure the process by which tobacco 
products are manufactured, marketed, and distributed, to prevent the 
use of tobacco products by minors, and to redress the adverse health 
effects of tobacco use, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on the 
implementation of section 271 of the Telecommunications Act (P.L. 
104-104) relating to the application process for local telephone 
companies desiring to provide long distance service, and on S. 1766, 
to permit Bell operating companies to provide interstate and 
intrastate telecommunications services within one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, 2:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings 
on S. 1221, to prevent foreign ownership and control of United 
States flag vessels employed in the fisheries in the navigable 
waters and exclusive economic zone of the United States, and to 
prevent the issuance of fishery endorsements to certain vessels, 2 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 24, Subcommittee 
on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation, to hold 
hearings on S. 887, to establish in the National Park Service the 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, S. 991, to 
make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996, S. 1695, to establish the Sand Creek 
Massacre National Historic Site in the State of Colorado, and S.J. 
Res. 41, approving the location of a Martin Luther King, Jr., 
Memorial in the Nation's Capital, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on general land exchange bills, including S. 890, S. 
1109, S. 1468, S. 1469, S. 1510, S. 1683, S. 1719, S. 1752, H.R. 
1439, and H.R. 1663, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 24, business 
meeting, to mark up S. 8, to reauthorize and amend the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Liability, and Compensation Act of 1980 
(Superfund), 11 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 24, Subcommittee on Social Security 
and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine the social security 
policy for children, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 24, Subcommittee on East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the present 
economic and political turmoil in Indonesia, focusing on causes and 
solutions, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 24, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the House Government Reform 
and Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology to examine the proposed ``Fair 
Competition Act of 1998'', focusing on a new free market approach to 
Federal contracting, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 24, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine the tradition and importance of 
protecting the United States flag, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 26, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 24, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation relating to health care quality, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families to examine the 
effectiveness of the Head Start education program, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 25, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for 
the Federal Election Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 24, to hold hearings on S. 
1021, to provide that consideration may not be denied to preference 
eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive service, 
2:15 p.m., SR-418.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative 
recommendations of AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the 
Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Retired Officers Association, 
9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 25 and 26, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             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 6 suspensions:
  1. H.R. 2843, Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1997;
  2. H.R. 3039, Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act of 
1997;
  3. H.R. 3211, Eligibility Requirements for Burial in Arlington 
National Cemetery;
  4. H.R. 3213, to Clarify Enforcement of Veterans' Employment Rights;
  5. H.R. 3412, Small Business Investment Company Technical Corrections 
Act; and
  6. H.R. 118, Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act;
  Consideration of 1 measure from the Corrections Calendar:
  H.R. 3096, to correct a provision relating to termination of benefits 
for convicted persons.
  Note: No recorded votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Consideration of H.R. 2578, to 
extend the visa waiver pilot program

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and collect data on non immigrants who remain in the U.S. after the 
expiration of their authorized stay (subject to a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension Act (subject to 
a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 3310, Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act 
Amendments (subject to a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 2515, Forest Recovery and Protection Act 
(subject to a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 3246, Fairness for Small Business and Employees 
Act (subject to a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 3485, to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 to reform the financing of Federal office campaigns 
(subject to a rule being granted); and
  Consideration of the Conference Report to H.R. 1757, State Department 
Authorization Act (rule waiving all points of order);


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 25, Subcommittee on Forestry, 
Resource Conservation, and Research, hearing on the effect of 
electric deregulation on rural areas, 9:30 a.m., and to consider 
agricultural credit legislation, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing 
on review of the USDA's Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 24, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2 p.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Department of Energy--
Conservation, 1:30 p.m., 308-B Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 
Stroke, and National Institute of General Medical Services, 10 a.m., 
and on GAO--Department of Education Oversight, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Treasury, on the National Archives, 10 
a.m., and on the GSA, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
NSF, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on the FCC, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol and the Bureau of the Census, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on the 
Bureau of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 10 a.m., and on the Indian Health Service, 1:30 p.m., 308-B 
Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, Office of AIDS Research; Office of the Director, NIH; 
Building and Facilities, 10 a.m., and on the Secretary of Education, 
2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on National Security, on FY 1999 Department 
of Defense Budget, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 25 and 26, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies, on Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 
and 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, on State and Local Law Enforcement, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Appalachian Regional Commission, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Interior, the Committee on the Budget 
and the Committee on Resources, joint oversight hearing on the 
Forest Service, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 26, Subcommittee on the Interior, on Department of Education 
Conservation, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Elementary and Secondary Education; Bilingual 
Education and Minority Languages Affairs, 10 a.m., and on Howard 
University and on Special Institutions for the Disabled, 2 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 24, full 
Committee, hearing on Assessing the Year 2000 Readiness of Critical 
Systems at HUD, Treasury, and Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies, 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on the Role of Mortgage Brokers in the Mortgage Finance 
System, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 25, Task Force on Budget Process, 
hearing on Joint Budget Resolution (Should the Budget be a Law?), 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 24, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on 
Wireless Enhanced 911 Services, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on 
reauthorization of the NRC, 2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on New 
Developments in Medical Research: NIH and Patient Groups, 10:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 24, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, hearing on Federal Employment Compensation 
Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Department of Labor's Denial of Employment Service Funds to the 
States, 1 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Financial Affairs of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing to review 
pending OSHA legislation, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 26, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Long Term Care Insurance 
as an Employee Benefit, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on the following: the Statistical Consolidation 
Act of 1998; and S. 1404, Federal Statistical System Act of 1997, 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 25, to markup H.R. 
2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
FY 1999 AID Budget Request for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2:30 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 26, full Committee, hearing to review U.S. Assistance Programs 
to Russia, the Ukraine and the New Independent States, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on the Betrayal of Srebrenica: Why Did the Massacre 
Happen? Will It Happen Again? 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 24, to continue markup of H.R. 
1252, Judicial Reform Act of 1997; and to markup the following: 
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998; H.R. 2652, Collections 
of Information Antipiracy Act; and H.R. 2759, Health Professional 
Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing 
regarding the immigration provisions of H.R. 2431, Freedom from 
Religious Persecution Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 
84, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
to provide a procedure by which the States may propose 
constitutional amendments, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Crime, to continue hearings on H.R. 
1524, Rural Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1997; and to hold a 
hearing on H.R. 2829, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 
1997, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to continue oversight 
hearings on the Need for Federal Protection of Religious Freedom 
after Boerne v. Flores, II, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on privacy in electronic communications, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following: 
Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act; and H.R. 2070, 
Correction Officers Health and Safety Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., B-352 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 26, to continue hearings on 
the fiscal year 1999 National Defense authorization request, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 24, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 3334, Royalty Enhancement Act of 
1998, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
the following bills; H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 
1998; H.R. 2886, Granite Watershed Enhancement and Protection Act of 
1997; California Spotted Owl Interim Protection Act of 1998; and 
H.R. 1021 Miles Land Exchange Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 24, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Realty Appraisal Process on BLM Land Exchanges, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 25, full committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
1522, to extend the authorization for the National Historic 
Preservation; H.R. 1833, Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1997; 
H.R. 2098, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act; H.R. 
2742, California Indian Land Transfer Act; H.R. 3069, Advisory 
Council on California Indian Policy Act of 1997; and H.R. 3297, to 
suspend the continued development of a roadless area policy on 
public domain units and other units of the National Forest System 
pending adequate public participation and determinations that a 
roadless area policy will not adversely affect forest health, 11 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 26, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills; H.R. 2538, to establish a Presidential 
commission to determining the validity of certain land claims 
arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the 
descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the 
Treaty; H.R. 2776, to amend the Act entitled'' An Act to provide for 
the establishment of the Morristown National Historical Park in the 
State of New Jersey, and for other purposes'' to authorize the 
acquisition of property known as the Warren property; and H.R. 3047, 
to authorize expansion of Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort 
Davis, Texas, by 16 acres, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Water and Power, on H.R. 3267, Sonny 
Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 24, to consider the following: H.R. 
2578, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the 
visa waiver pilot program, and to provide for the collection of data 
with respect to the number of non-immigrants who remain in the 
United States after the expiration of the period of stay authorized 
by the Attorney General; and H.R. 2589, Copyright Term Extension 
Act, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  March 25, to consider the following: H.R. 3310, Small Business 
Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1998; H.R. 2515, Forest 
Recovery and Protection Act of 1997; and H.R. 3246, Fairness for 
Small Business and Employees Act of 1998, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 24, Subcommittee on Technology and the 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, joint oversight 
hearing on Educating our Children with Technology Skills to Compete 
in the Next Millennium, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, oversight hearing on International 
Science, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, oversight 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Authorization Requests: 
Department of Energy, EPA Research and Development, and NOAA, 2 
p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Technology, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 3007, Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, 
Engineering, and Technology Development Act; and H.R. 2544, 
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 25, Subcommittee on Taxation, 
Finance and Exports, hearing on The First Step: Death Tax Reform, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Empowerment, hearing on urban education, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 24, to 
continue markup of H.R. 2400, the Building Efficient Surface 
Transportation and Equity Act, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Aviation, to continue hearings on the 
Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and Airport 
Improvement Program in Light of the Recommendations of the National 
Civil Aviation Review Commission, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on the Reauthorization of Federal Funding for 
Operations, Maintenance and Capital improvement for the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 10:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Rail Safety 
Reauthorization: Federal Railroad Administration Resources 
Requirements, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to 
markup H.R. 3035, National Drought Policy Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 
and to continue hearings on the Federal Cost of Disaster Assistance, 
10 a.m., 2167, Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 25, to markup of FY 1999 
Construction Authorization legislation, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on Government 
Performances and Results Act (GPRA) principles at the Veterans 
Benefits Administration, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 24, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on patient confidentiality, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Social Security, to mark up H.R. 3433, 
Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  March 26, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2400, Building Efficient 
Surface Transportation and Equity Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 24, executive, 
briefing on Requirements Process, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 25, executive, briefing on Information Assurance, 4 p.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  March 26, executive, hearing on Analysis and Production Issues, 2 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 24, to hold hearings to examine 
potential problems with cyber banking and protecting the cyber 
infrastructure while eliminating the potential of economic tampering 
and espionage, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Joint hearing: March 24, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs' 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring 
and the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Government Reform and Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology to examine the 
proposed ``Fair Competition Act of 1998'', focusing on a new free 
market approach to Federal contracting, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Joint hearing: March 25, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of AMVETS, the American Ex-
Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Retired 
Officers Association, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Joint hearing: March 26, Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources' Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families to examine the 
effectiveness of the Head Start education program, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.