[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 68 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D565-D568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                     Week of June 2 through 6, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1415 Universal 
Tobacco Settlement Act, and vote on a motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1270, Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act.
  On Wednesday, Senate will not be in session.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
S. 1415, Universal Tobacco Settlement Act, and may resume consideration 
of S. 2057, DOD Authorizations.
  Senate will also consider any conference reports, when available, and 
consider any cleared legislative or executive business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, June 2, 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: June 2, Subcommittee on Defense, 
business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  June 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine preparedness for epidemics 
and bioterrorism, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  June 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business 
meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  June 4, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, proposed legislation 
making appropriations for

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energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, and proposed legislation making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 2 
p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 2, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Hans Mark, of Texas, to be Director of Defense 
Research and Engineering, Mahlon Apgar IV, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Logistics, and 
Environment, and Joseph W. Westphal, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, all of the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  June 3, Full Committee, to hold open and closed (SR-222) hearings 
on the future threats to the Department of Defense information 
systems, including the Year 2000 problems and the sale of the 
frequency spectrum, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings on United States forces 
participating in NATO Operations in Bosnia and progress in achieving 
benchmarks in the civil implementation of the Dayton Agreement, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 2, 
Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development, to 
hold oversight hearings on the programs and operations of the 
Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  June 3, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, to hold 
hearings to examine whether financial institutions are properly 
preparing for the Year 2000 conversion, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  June 3, Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community 
Development, to continue oversight hearings on the programs and 
operations of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 4, to hold hearings by the 
International Affairs Task Force to examine foreign affairs funding 
outside the account established by the Budget Committee, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 2, to 
hold hearings on the nominations of Clyde J. Hart, of New Jersey, to 
be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation, and Neal F. Lane, of Oklahoma, to be Director, and 
Rosina M. Bierbaum, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director, both 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to 
examine the Federal Communication Commission's oversight of the 
Cable Services Bureau, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
airline alliances, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 4, to hold 
hearings to examine the Administration's climate change proposal, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 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, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 3, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Paul L. Cejas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
Belgium, Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Finland, 
Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Michael Craig Lemmon, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, Rudolf Vilem 
Perina, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, 
and Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Spain, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 2, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings on S. 2082, to provide authority to fix rates and fees for 
domestic and international postal services, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  June 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 389, to improve 
congressional deliberation on proposed Federal private sector 
mandates, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine commercial work within the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Small Business: June 2, to hold hearings to examine 
how the Year 2000 conversion will affect electronic commerce (e-
commerce) for small business, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  June 4, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the Small 
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 3, to hold oversight hearings on 
tribal justice programs, focusing on the Department of Justice's and 
Department of the Interior's Indian Country Law Enforcement 
Initiative and other related tribal justice issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 2, closed business meeting, 
to consider intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on intelligence 
matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 2, to hold joint hearings with 
the House Education and Workforce's Committee on Employer-Employee 
Relations Subcommittee to examine retirement savings barriers for 
individuals and ways to educate individuals about the importance of 
saving, 11 a.m., SH-216.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E983-84 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Wednesday, Consideration of 6 Suspensions:
  (1) H.R. 2604, Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection 
Act of 1997;
  (2) H.R. 3504, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 
Authorization Act;
  (3) H.R. 3808, Designating the Carl D. Pursell Post Office;

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  (4) H.R. 3630, Designating the Steven Schiff Post Office;
  (5) H.R. 2798, Designating the Nancy B. Jefferson Post Office 
Building; and
  (6) H.R. 2799, Designating the Reverend Milton R. Brunson Post Office 
Building; and
  Consideration of H.R. 3433, Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act 
of 1998 (Modified Closed Rule).
  Note: No Recorded Votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Thursday and Friday, Consideration of H.J. Res. 78, Proposing an 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Restoring Religious 
Freedom (Subject to a Rule);
  Consideration of H. Con. Res. 284, Budget Resolution (Subject to a 
Rule); and
  Continue consideration of H.R. 2183, Bipartisan Campaign Integrity 
Act of 1997 (Modified Open Rule).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 3, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing on H.R. 
3654, Selective Agriculture Embargoes Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  June 4, full committee, hearing on Review of off-budget funds 
administered by the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 3, Subcommittee on National 
Security, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 1999, 10 a.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 4, hearing and 
markup of H.R. 3662, U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998, 
9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, June 4, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on Electronic Commerce: New Methods for 
Making Electronic Purchases, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Electronic Commerce: The Promise of Better Healthcare Through 
Telemedicine, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 4, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Res. 401, expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that social promotion in America's schools should 
be ended and can be ended through the use of high-quality, proven 
programs and practices; H. Res. 399, urging the Congress and the 
President to work to fully fund the Federal Government's obligation 
under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act; H.R. 3892, 
English Language Fluency Act; H. Res. 417, regarding the importance 
of fathers in the raising and development of their children; H.R. 
3874, WIC Reauthorization Amendments of 1998; H.R. 3871, to amend 
the National School Lunch Act to provide children with increased 
access to food and nutrition assistance during the summer months; 
and other pending business, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on Community Services Block Grant, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, June 5, Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, oversight 
hearing on the Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Human Resources, oversight hearing on HUD 
Contracting: Vulnerabilities and Proposed Solutions, 10 a.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Relations, and Criminal Justice, hearing on Cutting Edge Issues in 
Drug Testing and Drug Treatment, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 3, hearing on How 
Sanctions Can Affect U.S. Policy Interests, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 4, full committee and the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, joint hearing on the Sale of Body Parts by the People's 
Republic of China, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. 
Policy Options Toward Indonesia: What We Can Expect; How We Can 
Help, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 5, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H. Con. 
Res. 270, acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in the current 
Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the American 
people for peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for 
Taiwan's democracy; H. Res. 392, relating to the importance of 
Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more 
effectively address its economic and financial problems and open its 
markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, 
thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian 
region out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a 
global recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security; 
and H. Res. 404, commemorating 100 years of relations between the 
people of the United States and the people of the Philippines, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 3, oversight hearing on Effects 
of Consolidation on the State of Competition in the Financial 
Services Industry, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 3891, Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act 
of 1998; and H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 
225, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit certain 
aliens who are at least 55 years of age to obtain a 4-year 
nonimmigrant visitor's visa, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, June 4, hearing on Competition for 
Depot Maintenance Workload, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, to mark up H.R. 3334, Royalty Enhancement Act of 1998, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  June 4, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2291, to amend the Fish 
and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the 
Interior to more effectively utilize the proceeds of sales of 
certain items; H.R. 3460, to approve a governing international 
fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic of 
Latvia; and H.R. 3498, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management 
Act; to be followed by an oversight hearing on United States 
Ownership of Fishing Vessels; 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 3, to consider the following: H. Con. 
Res. 284, revising the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 1998, establishing the congressional 
budget for fiscal year 1999 and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003; and H.J. Res. 
78, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
restoring religious freedom, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 4, Subcommittee on Technology, to 
continue oversight hearings on International Standards Part II: The 
Impact of Standards on the Digital Economy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 4, hearing on the Kyoto 
Protocol: The Undermining of American Prosperity?, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 4, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Ship Scrapping Activities of the United States Government, 9:30 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, 
hearing on Security in Federal Buildings, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to mark 
up H.R. 1290, Wetlands Restoration and Improvement Act, 1:30 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 4, Subcommittee on Health, to 
mark up the following: Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Care and 
Research Act of 1998; and measures pertaining to the naming of two 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 3, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, to continue hearings on the Future of Social Security for 
this Generation and the Next, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 3, executive, hearing 
on Panel Findings on the Indian Nuclear Testing, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  June 3, hearing on Access to Intelligence Information and 
Executive Branch Clearance Procedures, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: June 5, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for May, 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth 
Building.
  Joint Hearing: June 2, Senate Special Committee on Aging, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Education and Workforce's Committee on 
Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee to examine retirement 
savings barriers for individuals and ways to educate individuals 
about the importance of saving, 11 a.m., SH-216.