[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D182-D185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 1 through March 6, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will meet in pro forma session.
  On Tuesday, Senate will consider S. 314, Small Business Year 2000 
Readiness Act, with a vote to occur thereon, and S. Res. 7, Special 
Committee on the Y2K Technology Problems Funding Increase, with a vote 
to occur thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.
  (On Tuesday, Senate will recess to attend a closed briefing on Y2K 
issues.)
  (On Tuesday, Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for 
their respective conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: March 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of the President's Social Security reform proposal on the 
income of American workers and retirees, 1 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 2, to 
hold hearings on child nutrition program issues, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 2, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Treasury, General Government and Civil 
Service, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 2, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Personnel, to continue hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on recommendations pertaining to 
military retirement, pay and compensation, and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings on the 21st 
century seapower vision overview and maritime implications of 21st 
century threats, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget: March 3, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2000, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 2, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant

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Marine, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds 
for the Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, 
2 p.m., SR-253.
  March 3, Full Committee, business Meeting to markup S.96, to 
regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing 
for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based 
problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit 
expression of that year's date; and S.303, to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to enhance the ability of direct 
broadcast satellite and other multichannel video providers to 
compete effectively with cable television systems, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on internet filtering, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 2, to hold 
oversight hearings on the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2000 for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  March 3, Full Committee, with the Committee on Indian Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings on American Indian trust management practices in 
the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, and the Power 
Marketing Administrations, Department of Energy, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Fossil Energy), 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 3, Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water, to hold oversight 
hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's implementation of 
the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: March 3, to hold hearings to examine 
education savings incentives, education financing and school 
construction financing proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 2, Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism, to hold hearings 
on United States relief efforts in response to Hurricane Mitch, 3 
p.m., SD-419.
  March 3, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold hearings on the commercial viability of a 
Caspian Sea export energy pipeline, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 4, Subcommittee on International Operations, to hold 
hearings on the proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for 
foreign assistance programs, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 3, to resume hearings on 
the future of the Independent Counsel Act, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
reform measures, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 2, to 
hold hearings on medical theory and practice issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Aging, to hold oversight hearings on the 
implementation of the Older Americans Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
hearings on S. 385, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970 to further improve the safety and health of working 
environments, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 3, with the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources, to hold joint hearings on American Indian 
trust management practices in the Department of the Interior, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 4, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters, 3 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 1, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation relating to Year 2000 computer problems, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: March 2, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 
a.m., 345, Cannon Building.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the legislative 
recommendations of the Veterans of World War I of the USA, Non-
Commissioned Officers Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
Jewish War Veterans, and the Blinded Veterans Association, 9:30 
a.m., 345, Cannon Building.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: March 2, to 
resume hearings to examine the Y2K computer problem within the food 
industry, 8:30 a.m., SD-628.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings on international Y2K 
computer problem issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 3, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management, Research, and Specialty Crops, hearing on agricultural 
biotechnology, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource 
Conservation, and Credit, to review the Loan Deficiency Payment 
Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 2, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, on Research, Education, and Economics, 1 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.

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  March 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute 
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and National Institute of Nursing 
Research, 10 a.m., and on National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
and on National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., and on 
OMB, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
FEMA., 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Defense, on fiscal year 2000 Department 
of Defense budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Interior, on Recreational Fees, 10 a.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Institute of Neurological Disorders and 
Strokes, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute 
on Mental Health, 10 a.m., and on National Institute of Diabetes, 
Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis 
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, and the National Center for 
Research Resources, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., and 
on U.S. Postal Service, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, Independent Agencies, on Court 
of Veterans Appeals, 9:30 a.m., and on Selective Service System, 
10:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Pacific 
command, U.S. Forces Korea, 9:30 a.m., and on Personnel Issues/
Medical Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Members of 
Congress and Outside Witnesses, 12:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Land Management, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
and the National Eye Institute, 10 a.m., on Director, NIH and on 
Office of Director Panel, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force 
Construction, 9:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Transportation, on National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on National Archives, 10 a.m., on GSA, 2 p.m., and on 
Judicial Conference of the U.S., 3:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
NSF, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 2, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on fiscal year 2000 budget 
request for military construction and military family housing of the 
Department of Defense, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on Defense 
reform initiatives, contracting out, and outsourcing, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 3, full committee, to continue hearing on the fiscal year 
2000 National Defense authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee 
on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on service 
aviation modernization plans, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on pilot 
retention--issues and possible solutions, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the 
Department of Energy fiscal year 2000 budget request, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on military 
training capabilities and shortfalls, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 2, Subcommittee 
on General Oversight and Investigations, to review implementation of 
EFT-99, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on hedge funds, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on HUD's fiscal year 2000 budget, 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 4, full committee, to markup H.R. 10, Financial Services Act 
of 1999, 10 a.m., 2128, Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 4, hearing on the CBO analysis of 
the Administration's fiscal year 2000 budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 3, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, to continue hearings on the Market Impact of 
the Administration's Social Security Proposal, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 2, Subcommittee on 
Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning, hearing 
on The Older Americans Act: Meeting the Needs of Our Nation's 
Seniors, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 3, full Committee, to markup H.R. 800, Education Flexibility 
Partnership Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform, March 2, Subcommittee on the Census, 
hearing on Oversight of the 2000 Census: Examining the America Counts 
Today (ACT) Initiatives to Enhance Traditional Enumeration Methods, 2 
p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, and Subcommittee on Technology of the Committee on Science, 
joint hearing on Oversight of the Year 2000 Problem at the Department of 
Defense: How Prepared is Our Nation's Defense? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and 
International Relations, oversight hearing on efforts to address waste, 
fraud and management weaknesses by the Departments of Defense, Veterans 
Affairs, and State, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 3, full committee, hearing on Fighting Crime in the Trenches, 
Part 1, National Problems, Local Solutions: Federalism at Work, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on Oversight on U.S./Mexico Counternarcotics Efforts, 
10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 3 and 4, to consider Committee 
funding requests, 2 p.m. on March 3 and 10 a.m. on March 4, 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 2, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, to mark up H. Con. Res. 28, 
expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should introduce 
and make all efforts necessary to pass a resolution criticizing the 
People's Republic of China for its human rights abuses in China and Tibet 
at the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights; 
followed by a hearing on Foreign Relations Authorization for Fiscal Years 
2000-2001: Department of State Management Initiatives, 1:45 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 3, full committee, hearing on the Administration's Foreign 
Assistance Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on South Asia: 
Challenges in U.S. Policy, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on a New World Order: Reassessing the Export Administration Act, 
2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the anti-
drug effort in the Americas and implementation of the Western Hemisphere 
Drug Elimination Act, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 
hearing on Foreign Relations Authorization for Fiscal Year 2000-2001: 
Public Diplomacy Programs, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 2, to mark up the following: 
Committee's Budget views and estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
submission to the Committee on the Budget; H.R. 808, to extend for 3 
additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the 
United States Code is reenacted, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
the Reauthorization of the Independent Counsel Act, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight 
hearing on the ``The `Know Your Customer' Rules: Privacy in the Hands of 
Federal Regulators'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on 
H.R. 850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act, 10 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on 
issues arising from past designations of temporary protected status and 
fraud in prior amnesty programs; and to consider other pending committee 
business, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 4, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on fiscal year 2000 
budget request of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing 
on Forest Service Roads Moratorium, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 3, Subcommittee on Energy and the 
Environment, oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2000 Request: Department of 
Energy Office of Science; Environment, Safety, and Health; and 
Environmental Management, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, oversight hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: Aero-Space Technology, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Technology, oversight hearing on Soaring into 
the Future? Funding Requirements for FAA Research and Development, 10:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 2, to mark up the 
following: Budget Views and Estimates for fiscal year 2000 for submission 
to the Committee on the Budget; H.R. 820, Coast Guard Authorization Act 
of 1999; H.R. 819, Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1999; 
and H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 1999, 3 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on the Report on Medicare Payment Policies, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 3, full committee, hearing on Investing Social Security in the 
Private Market, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Trade, to continue hearings on the Importance 
of Trade Negotiations in Fighting Foreign Protectionism, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 2, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 a.m., 
345, Cannon Building.
  Joint Meetings: March 4, Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of World War I of the USA, 
Non-Commissioned Officers Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
Jewish War Veterans, and the Blinded Veterans Association, 9:30 a.m., 
345, Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: March 4, to hold hearings on issues relating 
to economic growth through tax cuts, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.