[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 79 (Monday, June 7, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D617-D620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 8 through June 12, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1122, Department 
of Defense Appropriations, 2000.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on a motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 96, Y2K Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to complete 
consideration of S. 1122, Department of Defense Appropriations, and to 
consider the proposed Lock-Box legislation, 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)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 9, Subcommittee on District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the government of the District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.
  June 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, business meeting to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, 2 p.m., S-146, Capitol.
  June 10, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and proposed legislation 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, 3 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 8, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of General Eric K. Shinseki, USA, for reappointment to 
the grade and for appointment as Chief of Staff, United States Army, 
and Lieutenant General James L. Jones, Jr., USMC, to be general and 
for appointment as Commandant of the Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 9, to hold 
hearings on issues relating to financial privacy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  June 10, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on export 
control issues in the Cox Report, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 9, to 
hold hearings on S. 837, to enable drivers to choose a more 
affordable form of auto insurance that also provides for more 
adequate and timely compensation for accident victims, 9:30 a.m., 
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  June 10, Full Committee, 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.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 9, Subcommittee on 
Water and Power, to hold oversight hearings on the process to 
determine the future of the four lower Snake River dams and conduct 
oversight on the Northwest Power Planning Council's Framework 
Process, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  June 10, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the report 
of the National Recreation Lakes Study Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 9, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to resume hearings on the 
implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
century, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 9, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine risk adjustment methodology and other implementation issues 
relating to Medicare+Choice, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the impact of the 
Balanced Budget Act provisions on the Medicare Fee-for-Service 
program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 8, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the Central African Wars and 
the future of United States-Africa policy, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.
  June 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Donald Keith Bandler, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cyprus; the nomination of M. Michael Einik, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the 
nomination of Donald W. Keyser, of Virginia, for Rank of Ambassador 
during tenure of service as Special Representative of the Secretary 
of State for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional 
Conflicts; the nomination of Joseph Limprecht, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Albania; the nomination of Richard L. 
Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the European Union; the nomination of 
Larry C. Napper, of Texas, for Rank of Ambassador during tenure of 
service as Coordinator of the Support for East European Democracy 
(SEED) Program; and the nomination of Thomas J. Miller, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  June 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Gwen 
C. Clare, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ecuador; the nomination of Oliver P. Garza, of Texas, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua; the nomination of Frank 
Almaguer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras; 
the nomination of John R. Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Peru; and the nomination of Prudence Bushnell, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, 3 p.m., SD-
562.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine the United States policy towards Iraq, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 9, to resume closed 
oversight hearings on the national security methods and processes 
relating to the Wen-Ho Lee espionage investigation, 10 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  June 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on dual use and 
munitions list export control processes and implementation at the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  June 10, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of the new Medicare Interim Payment 
System on certain home health agencies, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 10, to 
resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on 
serving special populations, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 9, to hold oversight hearings on 
internet gambling, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 8, to hold closed oversight 
hearings on activities of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  June 10, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 467, to 
restate and improve section 7A of the Clayton Act; S. 606, for the 
relief of Global Exploration and Development Corporation, Kerr-Mcgee 
Corporation, and Kerr-Mcgee Chemical, LLC (successor to Kerr-McGee 
Chemical Corporation); S. 692, to prohibit Internet gambling; S. 
Res. 98, designating the week beginning October 17, 1999, and the 
week beginning October 15, 2000, as ``National Character Counts 
Week''; and S.J. Res. 21, to designate September 29, 1999, as 
``Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day'', 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings on the competitive implications of the 
proposed Goodrich/Coltec merger, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: June 9, business meeting to mark up 
S. 918, to authorize the Small Business Administration to provide 
financial and business development assistance to military 
reservists' small business, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: June 8, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary 
of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the nomination 
of John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs), 2:15 p.m., 
SR-418.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: June 9, to 
hold hearings to examine Y2K compliance issues within the health 
care industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 8, Subcommittee on Risk Management, 
Research, and Specialty Crops, to continue

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hearings on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
Reauthorization, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 9, full Committee, hearing to review economic sanctions and 
the effect on U.S. agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 8, to mark up the Transportation 
appropriations for fiscal year 2000, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 10, hearing on 
Russia Economic Turmoil, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 8, Social Security Task Force, 
hearing on the Social Security Trust Fund: Myth and Reality, 12 
p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, June 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on the Kansas Ad Valorem Tax Refund, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Battling Drug Addiction: Barriers to Medical Treatments, 1 p.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 9, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Academic 
Accountability, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 10, full Committee, hearing on Key Issues in the 
Authorization of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
the Relationship Between Health Care Costs and America's Uninsured, 
9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 9, Subcommittee on Census, 
hearing on Oversight of the 2000 Census: Examining the Bureau's 
Policy to Count Prisoners, Military Personnel, and Americans 
Residing Overseas, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on Geographical Information Systems Policies and 
Programs, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on Outreach to Veterans at Risk for 
Hepatitis C Infection, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  June 10, full Committee, hearing on the Role of Early Detection 
and Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Women's Cancers, 10:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 8, hearing on 
Developments in the Middle East, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 9, hearing on Assisting Russia: What Have We Achieved After 
Seven Years? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on Evaluating the International Trade Administration and the 
Trade and Development Agency, 1:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 8, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to mark up H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act, 10 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the reauthorization of the Independent Counsel Statute, 
11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
on illegal immigration issues, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 9, to consider the following: H.R. 
1524, Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999; H.R. 535, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating to 
the Coastal Barrier Resources System; H.R. 592, World War II 
Veterans Park at Great Kills; H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner 
National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999; H.R. 1167, Tribal Self-
Governance Amendments of 1999; H.R. 1243, National Marine 
Sanctuaries Enhancement Act of 1999; H.R. 1431, Coastal Barrier 
Resources Reauthorization Act of 1999; H.R. 1533, Wyandotte Tribe 
Settlement Act; H.R. 1552, Marine Research and Related Environmental 
Research and Development Programs Authorization of 1999; H.R. 1651, 
Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments of 1999; H.R. 1652, Yukon 
River Salmon Act of 1999; H.R. 1653, to approve a governing 
international fishery agreement between the United States and the 
Russian Federation; and a motion to authorize and issue subpoenas 
for oversight, investigative, and legislative activities in 
connection with (1) payments made by the Project on Government 
Oversight to federal employees or former federal employees of the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy, (2) 
policies and practices of such Departments with respect to any 
outside payments to employees of such departments, and (3) other 
events and matters related to the Committee review of these and 
related matters that was initiated on May 25, 1999, 11 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 529, to require the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to approve a permit required 
for importation of certain wildlife items taken in Tajikistan; and 
H.R. 1934, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to 
establish the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant 
Program, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 10, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 940, Lackawanna Valley Heritage Area 
Act of 1999; and H.R. 1619, Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 795, 
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Water 
Rights Settlement Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, June 9, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on the U.S. Antarctic Research Program, 3 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  June 10, full Committee and the Subcommittee on Postsecondary 
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joint hearing on K-12 Math and Science Education-Finding, Training 
and Keeping Good Teacher, 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Barriers to Commercial Space Launch, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 9, hearing on Fair and Simple 
Tax Relief for Small Business, reviewing the Small Employer Tax 
Relief Act of 1999 (SETRA), 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 10, hearing on Association Health Plans: Giving Small 
Businesses the Benefits They Need, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 9, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on preservation and promotion of 
General Aviation Airports, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 9, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency 
Management, hearing on Preparedness Against Terrorist Attacks, 2 
p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to mark 
up H.R. 1300, Recycle America's Land Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 9, Subcommittee on Health, to 
mark up the Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 605, Court of Appeals For Veterans Claims Act of 1999; H.R. 
690, to amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchiolo-
alveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-
connected for certain radiation-exposed veterans; H.R. 708, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide for reinstatement of 
certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for remarried surviving spouses of veterans upon termination of 
their remarriage; H.R. 784, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to authorize the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to 
the surviving spouses of certain former prisoners of war dying with 
a service-connected disability rated totally disabling at the time 
of death; H.R. 1214, Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act 
of 1999; and H.R. 1765, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 8, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on United States-China trade relations and the possible 
accession of China to the World Trade Organization, 1 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  June 9 and 10, full Committee, hearings on proposals to strengthen 
Social Security, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 10, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 984, Caribbean and 
Central America Relief and Economic Stabilization Act; and H.R. 434, 
African Growth and Opportunity Act, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 8, executive, 
briefing on Encryption Issues, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 8, executive, hearing on FBI Handling of Counterintelligence 
Matters at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  June 9, hearing on Encryption legislation, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  June 10, executive, briefing on pending Intelligence issues, 12 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 8, to hold 
hearings to examine religious freedom issues in Western Europe, 
focusing on religious minorities and growing government intolerance, 
10 a.m., 2212, Rayburn Building.