[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 74 (Thursday, May 20, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D571]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 24 through May 29, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 1059, Department of 
Defense Authorization.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 1059, Department of Defense Authorization, and any 
other cleared legislative and executive business.
  (On Tuesday, Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., for 
their respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: May 24, to hold hearings to examine 
Health Care Financing Administration assessment's of home health 
care access, 1 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the live stock industry, including mandatory 
pricing and country of origin labeling, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 935, to amend the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 to authorize research to promote the conversion of biomass 
into biobased industrial products, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 24, Subcommittee on Defense, 
business meeting to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, 
1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
making appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
Defense, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 25, to 
hold hearings on S. 798, to promote electronic commerce by 
encouraging and facilitating the use of encryption in interstate 
commerce consistent with the protection of national security, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for research and development programs 
for the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  May 26, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on activities 
of the Federal Communications Commission, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 761, to regulate 
interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting and 
encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce through 
the operation of free market forces, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 25, to hold 
oversight hearings on state progress in retail electricity 
competition, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 140, to establish the Thomas Cole 
National Historic Site in the State of New York as an affiliated 
area of the National Park System; S. 734, entitled the ``National 
Discovery Trails Act of 1999''; S. 762, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a feasibility study on the inclusion of the 
Miami Circle in Biscayne National Park; S. 938, to eliminate 
restrictions on the acquisition of certain land contiguous to Hawaii 
Volcanoes National Park; S. 939, to correct spelling errors in the 
statutory designations of Hawaiian National Parks; S. 946, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin 
D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United 
States for the construction of a visitor center; and S. 955, to 
allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition 
to the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia, as previously authorized 
by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-366.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 510, to preserve the sovereignty of the United 
States over public lands and acquired lands owned by the United 
States, and to preserve State sovereignty and private property 
rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those public lands and 
acquired lands, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
David L. Goldwyn, of the District of Columbia to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (International Affairs), 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 
623, to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for 
State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water 
supplies, to meet current and future water quantity and quality 
needs of the Red River Valley, to deauthorize certain project 
features and irrigation service areas, to enhance natural resources 
and fish and wildlife habitat; S. 244, to authorize the construction 
of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System and to authorize 
assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural

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Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and 
construction of the water supply system; S. 769, to provide a final 
settlement on certain debt owed by the city of Dickinson, North 
Dakota, for the construction of the bascule gates on the Dickinson 
Dam; and S. 1027, to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of 
Reclamation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 25, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Liability, and 
Compensation Act of 1980 (Superfund), 10 a.m., SD-406.
  May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for programs of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Liability, and Compensation Act of 1980 (Superfund), 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 25, to resume oversight hearings on the 
enforcement activities of the United States Customs Service, 
focusing on commercial operations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 25, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings on political and 
military developments in India, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a protocol to 
reconstitute the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty with four new 
partners, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 27, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the Chinese Embassy bombing and its effects on 
United States-China relations, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 25, 
business meeting to consider the Health Information Confidentiality 
Act; S. Con. Res. 28, urging the Congress and the President to 
increase funding for the Pell Grant Program and existing Campus-
Based Aid Programs; the nomination of James Roger Angel, of Arizona, 
to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater 
Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation; and the 
nomination of Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, 9:30 
a.m., SD-628.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
hearings to examine mine safety and health issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
628.
  May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for the National Endowment for the Arts, 10 a.m., 
SD-628.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Aging, to resume hearings on issues 
relating to the Older Americans Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 26, to hold oversight hearings on 
Native American Youth Activities and Initiatives, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 26, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 24, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice Oversight, to hold oversight hearings on the Federal Bureau 
of Prisons, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review the Library of 
Congress' Copyright Office report on distance education in the 
digital environment, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine 
immigrant contributions to the United States Armed Forces, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property 
Rights, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: May 25, to hold hearings relating to 
education and business success, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: May 25, to 
hold hearings to explore individual and community Y2K preparedness, 
and the media's role in providing Y2K information, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of suspensions. No votes are expected before 
6:00 p.m.
  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of the following 
measures subject to rules being granted:
  H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act of 1999;
  H.R. 1833, United States Trade Representative and Customs Service 
Reauthorization Act;
  H.R. 150, Education Land Grant Act;
  Agriculture Appropriations Act;
  Legislative Branch Appropriations Act; and
  H.R. 1401, Defense Authorization Act.
  Friday, The House is not in session.
  Any Further Program Will Be Announced Later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 26, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit, hearing to review 
the effects of electric deregulation on rural areas and an 
examination of legislative proposals, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 26, hearing and 
markup of the following bills: H.R. 629, Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund Amendments Act of 1999; and H.R. 413, 
Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 25, Task Force on Social Security, 
hearing on International Social Security Reform, 12 p.m., 210 
Cannon.

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  Committee on Commerce, May 25, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
joint hearing on Y2K and Medical Devices: Screening for the Y2K Bug, 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Practices, hearing on H.R. 850, Security and Freedom through 
Encryption (SAFF) Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to continue hearings on 
Electricity Competition, focusing on State Restructuring Efforts and 
Consumer Protection Issues, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on a 
Review of the Department of Energy's Deployment of DOE-Funded 
Environmental Cleanup Technologies, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on Medical 
Records Confidentiality in the Modern Delivery of Health Care, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 25, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Education Reform: 
Putting the Needs of Our Children First, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing to 
Review and Oversight of the 1998 Reading Results of the National 
Assessment of Education Programs (NAEP)--The Nation's Report Card, 
9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 24, Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on the Salary of 
the President of the United States, 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, hearing on Combating Terrorism: Proposed 
Transfer of the Domestic Preparedness Program to the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 27, full Committee, hearing on ``How Accurate is the FDA's 
Monitoring of Supplements Like Ephedra?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 25, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on the Ethiopia-Eritrea War: U.S. Policy Options, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Malaysia: 
Assessing the Mahathir Agenda, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights 
and the Subcommittee on Africa, joint hearing on the Crisis Against 
Humanity in Sudan, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on Novel Procedures in FCC 
License Transfer Proceedings, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H.R. 1691, 
Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 915, to authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of 
administrative law judges, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 1218, 
Child Custody Protection Act, 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Electronic Communication Privacy Policy 
Disclosure, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on pending Firearms 
legislation and the Administration's Enforcement of Current Gun Law, 
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Interior Enforcement 
Strategy, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 1753 (and S. 330), Methane Hydrate 
Research and Development Act of 1999, bill, S. 330, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on the Role of the National Forests in the Lewis and Clark 
Bicentennial, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 25, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, oversight 
hearing on New NPS Methodology used to evaluate the achievement of 
natural quiet restoration standards in Grand Canyon National Park, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 26, full committee, oversight hearing on Use of Land and Money 
Mitigation Requirement in ESA Enforcement, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans and the Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint hearing on H. 
Con. Res. 63, expressing the sense of the Congress opposing removal 
of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for fishery restoration 
purposes, 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 24, to consider the following: H.R. 1259, 
Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act of 1999; and a 
measure making appropriations for the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 5 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 25, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1655, Department of Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1999; H.R. 1656, Department of Energy 
Commercial Application of Energy Technology Authorization Act of 
1999; H.R. 1742, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research 
and Development and Science Advisory Board Authorization Act of 
1999; H.R. 1743, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air and 
Radiation Authorization Act of 1999; and H.R. 1744, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology Authorization Act of 1999, 
9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on EPA's 
High Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Testing Program, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Small Business, May 25, Subcommittee on Empowerment, 
hearing on ``Welfare To Work: What Is Working, What Is Next?'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  May 26, full Committee, hearing on ``Electronic Commerce: The 
Benefits and Pitfalls of Conducting Business Over the Internet'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, hearing 
on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 26, 
Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, oversight hearing on the 
Office of Motor Carriers and of Bus Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 26, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on the Administration's Harbor Services Fee Proposal, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on the impact of complexity in the tax code for individual 
taxpayers and small businesses, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the Effects of 
Welfare Reform, 10:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  May 27, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the use and effect of 
unilateral trade sanctions, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.