[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 50 (Tuesday, April 13, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D378-D379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-
124.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on ballistic missile defense, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
2000 for the Department of Defense, focusing on strategic nuclear 
forces and policy and the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
on the status of financial management within the Department of 
Defense, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings on the issues 
relating to the Export Control Process, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the published scandals plaguing the Olympics, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold closed 
oversight hearings to examine damage to the national security from 
Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy nuclear weapons 
laboratories, 9:30 a.m., SH-219.
  Committee on Finance: to hold oversight hearings on restructuring 
and reform of the internal revenue service, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and 
South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings on issues relating to the 
continuing crisis in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to resume hearings on the 
future of the Independent Counsel Act, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings on education research, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the 
implementation of welfare reform for Indians, 1:45 p.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold 
hearings on the Kosovo Refugee Crisis, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, 
business meeting to consider S.J. Res.14, proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to 
prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: to hold 
hearings on Federal Government Y2K preparedness, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review of the U.S. 
Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, 10:30 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary, on SEC and on FCC, 10 a.m., and on 
Administration of Foreign Affairs, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Public Witnesses-Energy and Other 
Programs, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Educaton, on 
Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on EPA, 9:30 
a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, hearing on The 
Department of HUD's Preparedness for the Year 2000: Testing, 
Contingency Planning, and Business Partner Outreach, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 45, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999; 
H.R. 459, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
FERC Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project; and a 
measure to authorize appropriations for carrying out pipeline safety 
activities under chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on Title I of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: An Overview, 11:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on Tax Reform in the 
States, Part 2, of a series on National Problems, Local Solution: 
Federalism at Work, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1211, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 
and 2001; the Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Technical 
Corrections Act; H. Res. 128, condemning the murder of human rights 
lawyer Rosemary Nelson and calling for the protection of defense 
attorneys in Northern Ireland; and H. Con. Res. 54, recognizing the 
historic significance of the first anniversary of the Good Friday 
Peace Agreement, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing to Review U.S.-
Taiwan Relations on the 20th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations 
Act, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing 
on Should We Reauthorize OPIC? 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
mark up H.J. Res. 33, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on law 
enforcement problems at the border between the United States and 
Canada, focusing on the issues of drug smuggling, illegal 
immigration, and terrorism, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 1142, Landowners Equal 
Treatment Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1376, to extend the tax 
benefits available with respect to services performed in a combat 
zone to services performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2000 Climate Change Budget Authorization 
Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.