[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 65 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D496-D499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 10 through May 15, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 254, Juvenile 
Justice.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 254, Juvenile Justice, and any cleared legislative 
and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 11, to hold 
hearings on agricultural trade sanctions, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 12, 
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on S. 800, to 
promote and enhance public safety through the use of 9-1-1 as the 
universal emergency assistance number, further deployment of 
wireless 9-1-1 service, support of States in upgrading 9-1-1 
capabilities and related functions, encouragement of construction 
and operation of seamless, ubiquitous, and reliable networks for 
personal wireless services, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on issues relating to emerging technologies, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 11, to resume 
hearings on S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and 
local governments, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965, the

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Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in 
Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-
Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation 
and recreation needs of the American people; S. 532, to provide 
increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban 
Parks and Recreation
  Recovery Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants 
program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to provide for 
the acquisition and development of conservation and recreation 
facilities and programs in urban areas; S. 446, to provide for the 
permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the 
year 2000 and beyond; S. 819, to provide funding for the National 
Park System from outer Continental Shelf revenues; and the 
Administration's Lands Legacy Initiative, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 12, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine damage to 
the national security from alleged Chinese espionage at the 
Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories. (Hearings may go 
into a closed session), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 698, to review the 
suitability and feasibility of recovering costs of high altitude 
rescues at Denali National Park and Preserve in the state of Alaska; 
S. 711, to allow for the investment of joint Federal and State funds 
from the civil settlement of damages from the Exxon Valdez oil 
spill; and S. 748, to improve Native hiring and contracting by the 
Federal Government within the State of Alaska, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings to examine fire preparedness on Federal lands, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 11, business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues relating to the 
Clean Water Action Plan, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 12, to hold hearings on Medicare reform, 
focusing on the key differences between Medicare and other group 
health insurance programs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 11, Subcommittee on East Asian 
and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on the policies between the 
United States and China, focusing on business and trade, 10 a.m., 
SD-562.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on United States 
agriculture sanctions policy for the 21st century, 2:30 p.m., SD-
562.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, Narcotics 
and Terrorism, to hold hearings on the state of democracy and the 
rule of law in the Americas, 3 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 11, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings on multiple program coordination in 
early childhood education, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 746, to 
provide for analysis of major rules, to promote the public's right 
to know the costs and benefits of major rules, and to increase the 
accountability of quality of Government; S. 59, to provide 
Government-wide accounting of regulatory costs and benefits; S. 468, 
to improve the effectiveness and performance of Federal financial 
assistance programs, simplify Federal financial assistance 
application and reporting requirements, and improve the delivery of 
services to the public; the nomination of Eric T. Washington, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals; the nomination of Stephen H. Glickman, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District 
of Columbia Court of Appeals; the nomination of Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, 
of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and the nomination of 
John T. Spotila, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 12, to 
resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on 
Title I provisions, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Richard M. McGahey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 12, to hold oversight hearings on 
HUBzones implementation, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 12, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 10, Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to hold oversight hearings on the 
investigation of TWA Flight #800, 1 p.m., SD-226.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on how to promote a 
responsive and responsible role for the Federal Government on 
combating hate crimes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, business meeting to consider S. 692, to prohibit 
Internet gambling, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine 
workforce needs of American agriculture, farm workers, and the 
United States Economy, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold hearings to examine the Department of Justice's refusal to 
enforce the Law on Voluntary Confessions, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Pro forma session;
  Tuesday, Consideration of suspensions;
  Wednesday and the balance of the week, Consideration of H.R. 775, 
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Authorization Act (subject 
to a rule); and

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  Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1664, Kosovo Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations (subject to a rule).
  Any Further Program Will Be Announced Later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, May 12, Special Oversight Panel on 
Merchant Marine, to consider recommendations on H.R. 1401, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, 2 p.m., 
2216 Rayburn.
  May 12, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation, 
to consider recommendations on H.R. 1401, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, 1 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, to 
mark up H.R. 1401, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 2000 and 2001, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to mark up H.R. 1401, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, 
11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, to mark up H.R. 1401, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, 
1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 12, Subcommittee 
on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing on the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight's 
proposed Risk-Based Capital Rule, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on Regulatory Burden Relief, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 11, Social Security Task Force, 
hearing on Using Long-term Market Investment Strategies to Enhance 
Social Security Returns, 12 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, May 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on the NTIA Reauthorization 
Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to continue hearings on 
Electricity Competition, focusing on the Role of the Federal 
Electric Utilities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Access to Buildings and Facilities by 
Telecommunications Providers, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 11, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Education 
Technology under ESEA, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 12, full Committee, hearing on Even Start and Family Literacy 
Programs Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 10:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Review of the Management of the Year 2000 Computer Problem by the 
Department of Labor and the Department of Education, 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and 
Life-Long Learning, hearing on Developing and Maintaining a High-
Quality Teacher Force, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 11 and 12, hearings on Johnny 
Chung: Foreign Connections, Foreign Contributions, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on FEHBP: OPM's 
Policy Guidance for Fiscal Year 2000, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on Single Audit Act Amendments of 
1996, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 11, Subcommittee on 
Africa, to mark up the following resolutions: H. Con. Res. 75, 
condemning the National Islamic Front (NIF) government for its 
genocidal war in southern Sudan, support for terrorism, and 
continued human rights violations; and H. Res. 62, expressing 
concern over the escalating violence, the gross violations of human 
rights, and the ongoing attempts to overthrow a democratically 
elected government in Sierra Leone, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 12, full Committee, hearing on Russia's Foreign Policy 
Objectives: What are They? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Democracy 
in Indonesia: Preparations for the National Election, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on Encryption: Security in a High Tech Era, 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 12, hearing on H.R. 1659, National 
Police Training Commission Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing on Diplomatic Initiatives for 
Kosovo, including H. Con. Res. 99, expressing the sense of the 
Congress that the congressional leadership and the Administration 
should support the efforts and recommendations of the United States 
Congress-Russian Duma meeting in Vienna, Austria, held April 30 to 
May 1, 1999, in order to bring about a fair, equitable, and peaceful 
settlement between warring factions in Yugoslavia, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 1691, 
Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999, 1 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Net Act and 
Enforcement against Internet Piracy, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 764, Child Abuse 
Prevention and Enforcement Act, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, oversight hearing to examine youth culture 
and violence, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 11, oversight hearing on status of 
Nuclear Claims, Relocation and Resettlement Efforts in the Marshall 
Islands, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  May 11, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in 
the Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park 
at Great Kills''; and H.R. 1031, White Bluffs Protection Act, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 12 and 13, hearings on H.R. 853, 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 12, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing and mark up of the following bills: S. 330, 
(and a similar House measure) Methane Hydrate Research and 
Development Act, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Technology, the Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics and the Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information and Technology of the Committee on Government Reform, 
joint hearing on Y2K in Orbit: Impact on Satellites and the Global 
Positioning System, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 13, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, 
and Exports and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Business 
Opportunities and Special Small Business Problems, joint hearing on 
``What Would Repealing The `Death' Tax Mean For Small Business?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 11, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous 
Materials and Pipeline Transportation, hearing on GSA's Fiscal Year 
2000 Capital Investment Program, 1 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on H.R. 1300, Recycle America's Land Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 13, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare Self-Referral laws, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Foster Care 
Independent Living, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of the International Criminal 
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, 2 p.m., 2255 Cannon Building.