[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D718-D719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 24, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings on agricultural trade issues, focusing on agricultures role 
in the World Trade Organization negotiations with China, and the 
European Union regulation of genetically modified agriculture 
products, 9:30 a.m., SR 328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, proposed legislation making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000, and proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of 
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 2 p.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the Export Administration Act, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the implications of the proposed acquisition of 
the Atlantic Richfield Company by BP Amoco, PLC, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold 
hearings on NOx/State Implementation Plans, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to mark up the proposed 
Medicare Subvention Demonstration for Veterans Act, to create a 
three year program that will allow veterans who are eligible for 
Medicare to receive their health care at a Veterans Affairs (VA) 
facility, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the nomination 
of Richard C. Holbrooke, of New York, to be the Representative of 
the United States to the United Nations with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the 
United Nations, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine U.S. satellite controls and 
the domestic production/launch capability, 2:45 p.m., SD-562.

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  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, 
to hold hearings on H.R. 974, to establish a program to afford high 
school graduates from the District of Columbia the benefits of in-
State tuition at State colleges and universities outside the 
District of Columbia; and S. 856, to provide greater options for 
District of Columbia students in higher education, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 467, 
to restate and improve section 7A of the Clayton Act; S. 768, to 
establish court-martial jurisdiction over civilians serving with the 
Armed Forces during contingency operations, and to establish Federal 
jurisdiction over crimes committed outside the United States by 
former members of the Armed Forces and civilians accompanying the 
Armed Forces outside the United States; and H.R. 441, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the requirements for 
the admission of nonimmigrant nurses who will practice in health 
professional shortage areas, and pending nominations, 11 a.m., SD-
226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture, hearing to review H.R. 1402, to require the Secretary 
of Agriculture to implement the Class I milk price structure known 
as Option 1-A as part of the implementation of the final rule to 
consolidate Federal milk marketing orders, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the security problems at 
the U.S. Department of Energy, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing on a Study Released by The Counterparty Risk Management 
Policy Group, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and 
National Commerce Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Deployment of Data Services, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Examining the Bilingual 
Education Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: 
resolutions to Grant Immunity to Maria Mapili, Reynaldo Mapili and 
Charles T. Chiang; and H.R. 1327, to designate the United States 
Postal Service building located at 34480 Highway 101 South in 
Cloverdale, Oregon, as the ``Maureen B. Neuberger United States Post 
Office;'' followed by a hearing on Retaliation at the Departments of 
Defense and Energy: Do Advocates of Tighter Security for U.S. 
Technology Face Intimidation? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on franchising: the franchise 
relationship, mutual rights and obligations of franchisees and 
franchisors, and assessing the need for more regulation, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2260, Pain 
Relief Promotion Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing on the Report of the U.S. Copyright Office on Copyright and 
Digital Distance Education; and Intellectual Property Security 
Registration, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the United States 
Secret Service, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands, to mark up H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act; 
and to hold an oversight hearing on Noxious Weeds and Invasive 
Plants, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on the Role of 
the Power Marketing Administration's in a Restructured Electric 
Industry, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1802, Foster Care 
Independence Act of 1999, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on 
Federal Agencies Under Attack: Why Are Government Websites 
Vulnerable? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up H.R. 413, PRIME Act; 
followed by a hearing on proposed amendments to the 7(a) and 504 
Loan Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, hearing on ``Do 
Unilateral Economic Trade Sanctions Unfairly Penalize Small 
Business?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the effectiveness of federal grants to 
community based organizations with regard to homeless veterans, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to hold a 
briefing on World Developments: A Global Update, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.