[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 43 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E589-E591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 1998, may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine section 706 of the 
           Telecommunications Act of 1996 relating to band-width 
           issues.
                                                            SR-253
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Education and the Workforce to examine proposed 
           Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
           regulations.
                                                            SD-106
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           the Ballistic Missile Defense program.
                                                            SD-192
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Donna Tanoue, of 
           Hawaii, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Board of 
           Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
       Social Security and Family Policy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine child care access, 
           affordability, and supply in the United States and the 
           impact of welfare reform on State and Federal child 
           care programs, focusing on S. 1577, to provide 
           additional tax relief to families to increase the 
           affordability of child care.
                                                            SD-215
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nominations of G. Edward DeSeve, 
           of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Management, 
           and Deidre A. Lee, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator for 
           Federal Procurement Policy, both of the Office of 
           Management and Budget.
                                                            SD-342
     11:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on the nomination of James K. Robinson, 
           of Michigan, to be Assistant Attorney General for the 
           Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     1:00 p.m.
       Special on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the role of the stock market 
           in Social Security reform, focusing on a General 
           Accounting Office report, ``Implications of Government 
           Stock Investing for the Trust Fund, the Federal Budget, 
           and the Economy''.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Manufacturing and Competitiveness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to virtual 
           manufacturing.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
       Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information 
           Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the Select Committee on 
           Intelligence to examine chemical and biological weapons 
           threats to America.
                                                            SD-226
       Select on Intelligence
         To hold joint hearings with the Committee on the 
           Judiciary's Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and 
           Government Information to examine chemical and 
           biological weapons threats to America.
                                                            SD-226

                                APRIL 23
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine fraud and abuse in the 
           Federal food stamp program.
                                                            SR-332
       Environment and Public Works
       Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the proposed Clean Air Act 
           regional haze regulations.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Forest Service, Department of 
           Agriculture.
                                                            SD-124
       Governmental Affairs
       Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
         To hold hearings to examine the practice of ``slamming'', 
           which is the unauthorized switching of long-distance 
           telephone companies.
                                                            SD-342
     10:00 a.m.
       Finance
         To hear and consider the nominations of Thelma J. Askey, 
           of Tennessee, Jennifer Anne Hillman, of Indiana, and 
           Stephen Koplan, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the 
           United States International Trade Commission, and 
           Patrick A. Mulloy, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
           Secretary of Commerce.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for foreign assistance programs, focusing on 
           infectious diseases.
                                                            SD-192
     2:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of 
           Transportation's guidelines for aviation competition.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal 
           land management agencies the authority and capability 
           to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance 
           with the principles of multiple use and sustained 
           yield.
                                                            SD-366
       Labor and Human Resources
       Public Health and Safety Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Commerce's Subcommittee on Health and Environment to 
           examine proposals to increase bone marrow donation and 
           transplantation.
                                                            SH-216

                                APRIL 27
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine Department of Justice 
           prosecution trends.
                                                            SD-226

                                APRIL 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine possible problems relating to 
           the Year 2000 computer conversion.
                                                            SR-253
     10:00 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation to reform 
           bankruptcy law provisions.
                                                            SD-226

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       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine reading and literacy 
           initiatives.
                                                            SD-430
       Small Business
         To hold hearings to examine environmental compliance 
           tools for small business.
                                                           SR-428A
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for foreign 
           assistance programs, focusing on Bosnia.
                                              Room to be announced
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Department of Commerce's 
           Federal research and development needs.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 326, to provide for the 
           reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, S. 327, to 
           ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for 
           the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain 
           lands, and S. 1102, to provide a reasonable royalty 
           from mineral activities on Federal lands, to specify 
           reclamation requirements for mineral activities on 
           Federal lands, and to create a State program for the 
           reclamation of abandoned hard rock mining sites on 
           Federal lands.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Communications Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine satellite reform, focusing on 
           regulation policy and deregulation.
                                                            SR-253
       Labor and Human Resources
         To hold hearings to examine proposed legislation relating 
           to assistive technology.
                                                            SD-430
       Indian Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine Indian gaming issues.
                                              Room to be announced
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           Bosnian assistance.
                                                            SD-192
     2:00 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on pending nominations.
                                                            SD-226

                                APRIL 30
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine agricultural transportation 
           issues.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Envrionmental Protection Agency, and 
           the Council on Environmental Quality.
                                                            SD-138
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on the nominations of James M. Loy, USC, 
           to be Commandant, and James C. Card, USC, to be Vice 
           Commandant, both of the United States Coast Guard.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal 
           land management agencies the authority and capability 
           to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance 
           with the principles of multiple use and sustained 
           yield.
                                                            SD-366
     10:00 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
         Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
       Labor and Human Resources
       Public Health and Safety Subcommittee
         To resum hearings to examine the role of the Agency for 
           Health Care Policy Research in health care quality.
                                                            SD-430
     2:00 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for the Airport Improvement Program.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on title IV of S. 1693, to renew, 
           reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park 
           System, and S. 624, to establish a competitive process 
           for the awarding of concession contracts in units of 
           the National Park System.
                                                            SD-366
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings on S. 1645, to prohibit taking minors 
           across State lines to avoid laws requiring the 
           involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
                                                            SD-226

                                 MAY 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on S. 1253, to provide to the Federal 
           land management agencies the authority and capability 
           to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance 
           with the principles of multiple use and sustained 
           yield.
                                                            SD-366
       Labor and Human Resources
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds through fiscal year 2002 for the Head Start 
           program.
                                                            SD-430
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for foreign assistance programs.
                                              Room to be announced

                                 MAY 6
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Department of Defense, focusing on 
           the U.S. Pacific Command.
                                                            SD-192
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 94and H.R. 449, bills to provide 
           for the orderly disposal of Federal lands in Nevada, 
           and for the acquisition of certain environmentally 
           sensitive lands in Nevada.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 7
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine agricultural trade policies.
                                                            SR-332
     9:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the National Science Foundation, and the 
           Office of Science and Technology.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Executive Office of the President.
                                                            SD-192
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on titles VI, VII, VIII, and XI of S. 
           1693, to renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect the 
           National Park System.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 11
     2:00 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 13
     10:00 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
           year 1999 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 14
     9:00 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings on the Department of Agriculture's Year 
           2000 compliance.
                                                            SR-332
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on titles IX and X of S. 1693, to renew, 
           reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park 
           System, and S. 1614, to require a permit for the making 
           of motion picture, television program, or other forms 
           of commercial

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           visual depiction in a unit of the National Park System 
           or National Wildlife Refuge System.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 21
     2:00 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Research and Development, Production and Regulation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1141, to amend the Energy Policy 
           Act of 1992 to take into account newly developed 
           renewable energy- based fuels and to equalize 
           alternative fuel vehicle acquisition incentives to 
           increase the flexibility of controlled fleet owners and 
           operators, and S. 1418, to promote the research, 
           identification, assessment, exploration, and 
           development of methane hydrate resources.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs on the legislative recommendations of 
           the American Legion.
                                               345 Cannon Building

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                APRIL 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on Title V amendments to the 
           Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
           of 1975.
                                                             SR-48