[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D274-D275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 16, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, with the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings to assess the roles and preparedness 
of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to respond to a domestic chemical or biological 
weapons attack, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health 
and Human Services food safety programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Kennedy Center, National 
Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution and Woodrow Wilson 
International Center, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
the Department of Justice, focusing on the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Navy military 
construction programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: with the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, to hold a joint closed hearing on alleged Chinese 
espionage at Department of Energy laboratories, 9:30 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for Department of Defense, 
focusing on the Department of Energy national security programs, and 
the future years defense program, 11 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold a 
closed briefing, followed by an open hearing, on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on information warfare and critical 
infrastructure protection, and the future years defense program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for the Export Administration Act, 
focusing on managing national security risk for high tech exports, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business Meeting to mark up a proposed 
concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2000 budget for 
the Federal Government, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: with the Committee on 
Armed Services, to hold a joint closed hearing on alleged Chinese 
espionage at Department of Energy laboratories, 9:30 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to resume 
oversight hearings on the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2000 for the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 
2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold 
hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management 
Plan Program of the Clean Air Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on Social Security reform 
proposals, including S.263, to amend the Social Security Act to 
establish the Personal Retirement Accounts Program; and S.21, to 
reduce social security payroll taxes, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine education programs for the disadvantaged, 9:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business: to hold hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Small Business 
Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: with the Committee on 
Appropriation's Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, to hold joint hearings to assess the roles and 
preparedness of the Department of Health and Human Services and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to respond to a domestic chemical or 
biological weapons attack, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on State 
and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Nuclear Waste 
Management and Disposal, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Geological Survey, 10 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., and on Employment Standards 
Administration and Mine Safety and Health Administration, 2 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Coast Guard Capital and Funding 
Requirements, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on the 
Merchant Marine, hearing on the fiscal year 2000 Maritime 
Administration authorization request and fiscal year 2000 (first 
quarter) Panama Canal Commission authorization request, 1 p.m., 2216 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, hearing on 
long-term planning for military infrastructure and installations 
management requirements, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on the Homeless Housing 
Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on Women's Health: Raising Awareness of Cervical Cancer, 
2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to consider the Omnibus 
Committee Funding Resolution of the 106th Congress, 1:30 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on Leveling the 
Playing Field and Opening Markets: Negotiating a WTO Agricultural 
Agreement, 1:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 
1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
oversight hearing on Committee of Scientists--National Forest 
Planning, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 820, Coast 
Guard Authorization Act of 1999; and H.R. 975, to provide for a 
reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel 
import notification and monitoring program, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, oversight 
hearing on Information Technology for the 21st Century, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Federal Resources Available for Child Care, 1 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: Clandestine Operations, 1 p.m., and, 
executive, hearing on Fiscal Year Budget: Covert Action, 3 p.m., H-
405 Capitol.