[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 92 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D732-D735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 28 through July 3, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1233, Agriculture 
Appropriations, with a vote on the motion to close further debate 
thereon, followed by votes on motions to close further debate on the 
motions to proceed to consideration of S. 1143, Transportation 
Appropriations, S. 1217, Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
Appropriations, and S. 1234, Foreign Operations Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider appropriation 
bills, when available, 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: June 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the Health Care Financing Administration's implementation of their 
nursing home improvement initiative, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 30, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on issues 
relating to gambling addiction, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 29, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, United States Fire Administration, and 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 30, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings to 
examine coral reef and marine sanctuary issues, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 29, to hold 
hearings on S. 161, to provide for a transition to market-based 
rates for power sold by the Federal Power Marketing Administrations 
and the Tennessee Valley Authority; S. 282, to provide that no 
electric utility shall be required to enter into a new contract or 
obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity under 
section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of

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1978; S. 516, to benefit consumers by promoting competition in the 
electric power industry; and S. 1047, to provide for a more 
competitive electric power industry, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on fire preparedness by the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service on Federal lands, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending calendar 
business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 30, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold oversight hearings on the United States Forest Service Economic 
Action programs, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  July 1, Full Committee, to resume hearings on S. 161, to provide 
for a transition to market-based rates for power sold by the Federal 
Power Marketing Administrations and the Tennessee Valley Authority; 
S. 282, to provide that no electric utility shall be required to 
enter into a new contract or obligation to purchase or to sell 
electricity or capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility 
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; S. 516, to benefit consumers by 
promoting competition in the electric power industry; and S. 1047, 
to provide for a more competitive electric power industry, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 29, business 
meeting to consider S. 1100, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 to provide that the designation of critical habitat for 
endangered and threatened species be required as part of the 
development of recovery plans for those species; the nomination of 
Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, and other 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 29, to hold hearings on the nomination 
of Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury; the nomination of Jeffrey Rush, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Inspector General, Department of the Treasury; and the nomination of 
Lewis Andrew Sachs, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Treasury for Financial Markets, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 646, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide increased retirement 
savings opportunities; S. 741, to provide for pension reform; S. 
659, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require pension 
plans to provide adequate notice to individuals whose future benefit 
accruals are being significantly reduced; and other related 
proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 28, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of John David Holum, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary 
for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State, 
3:45 p.m., SD-419.
  June 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the role of sanctions 
in United States national security policy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 1, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine United States policy towards Hong Kong, 2 p.m., 
SD-419 .
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 1, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the federal food safety 
system, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 29, to 
resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on 
arts education and magnet schools, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  June 30, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act, focusing on facilities, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
oversight hearings on the proposed Work Investment Act, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 30, to hold hearings on S. 438, 
to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the 
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation; to be followed 
by a business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 
a.m., SR-485.
  July 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to establish the American 
Indian Educational Foundation, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 1, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 1, business meeting to consider 
S. 467, to restate and improve section 7A of the Clayton Act; S. 
1257, to amend statutory damages provisions of title 17, United 
States Code; S. 1258, to authorize funds for the payment of salaries 
and expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office; S. 1259, to amend 
the Trademark Act of 1946 relating to dilution of famous marks; S. 
1260, to make technical corrections in title 17, United States Code, 
and other laws; and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: June 30, to hold oversight 
hearings on the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, 9:30 
a.m., SR-301.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House is not in session.
  Tuesday, Consideration of Suspensions;
  Wednesday and the Balance of the Week, Consideration of H.R. 1218, 
Child Custody Protection Act, Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial 
Services Act; and Consideration of the conference report on H.R. 775, 
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, all subject to rules being 
granted.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 30, to consider 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

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consolidate Federal milk marketing orders, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 28, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2000, 5:30 
p.m., B300 Rayburn.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Interior, to mark up appropriations for 
fiscal year 2000, 10 a.m., B308 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 30, hearing on H.R. 850, 
Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on economic development conveyances and the reuse of former 
U.S. military installations, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on AH-64 
Apache Helicopter Fleet, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 29, Social Security Task Force, 
hearing on Review of Social Security Reform Plans, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  June 30, full Committee, hearing on Unnecessary Business 
Subsidies, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, June 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Worker Safety at DOE Nuclear Facilities, 
11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on H.R. 1832, Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, 11 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 30, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing 
on H.R. 1858, Consumer and Investor Access to Information Act of 
1999, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to continue hearings on 
Electricity Competition, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 29, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on Enhancing Retirement 
Security, including discussion of H.R. 1102, Comprehensive 
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 30, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 1995, 
Teacher Empowerment Act; and other pending business, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  June 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Lessons Learned from the Teamster Local 500 Trusteeship, 2:30 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  July 1, full Committee, hearing on Business Community Views on 
Reform of ESEA, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 29, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on ``Defense 
Offsets: Are They Taking Away Our Jobs?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act 
of 1999, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 30, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on H.R. 2245, Federalism 
Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 30, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and 
International Relations, oversight hearing to examine the Department 
of Defense's sole source procurement of anthrax vaccine, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on ``The Results Act: Status of Performance 
Budgeting Pilots,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, June 29, to continue hearings 
on Campaign Reform, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, June 29, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on ``Y2K, Customs 
Flows and Global Trade: Are We Prepared to Meet the Challenges of 
the New Millennium?'' 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 29, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Victims of Torture, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  June 30, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H. 
Res. 57, expressing concern over interference with freedom of the 
press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions in 
Peru; H. Res. 181, condemning the kidnapping and murder by the 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) of 3 United States 
citizens, Ingrid Washinawatok, Terence Freitas, and Lah'ena'e Gay; 
H. Res.17, concerning the extradition to the United States of 
Salvadorans; H. Res. 24, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives congratulating President Pastrana and the people of 
Colombia for moving the peace process forward and calling on the 
government and all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia 
to end the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which continues to 
pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic and social 
stability in Colombia; and H. Res. 25, congratulating the Government 
of Peru and the Government of Ecuador for signing a peace agreement 
ending a border dispute which has resulted in several military 
clashes over the past 50 years, 11 a.m., 225 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 29, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 881, Regulatory Fair Warning 
Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 30, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
1686, Internet Freedom Act; and H.R. 1685, Internet Growth and 
Development Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 1, hearing on H.R. 1283, Fairness in Asbestos Compensation 
Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing 
on H.R. 1598, Patent Fairness Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July l, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
on the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Interior Enforcement 
Strategy, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 28, Task Force on Warner Creek Timber 
Sale and Related Matters, oversight hearing

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on the Warner Creek Timber Sale and related matters, 12 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, and Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on Marine Mammal Protection Act, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on a GAO Report entitled: ``A Cohesive Strategy is Needed to 
Address Catastrophic Wildlife Threats,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 29, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Dealing with Occurrence of the Hantavirus 
Disease and associated health risks to Park Visitors on the Channel 
Islands National Park in California, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 30, full Committee, to continue consideration of H.R. 1552, 
Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and Development 
Programs Authorization of 1999; and to consider the following bills: 
S. 361, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer to John 
R. and Margaret J. Lowe of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land so 
as to correct an error in the patent issued to their predecessors in 
interest; S. 449, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
transfer to the personal representative of the estate of Fred 
Steffens of Big Horn County, Wyoming, certain land comprising the 
Steffens family property; H.R. 468, Saint Helena Island National 
Scenic Area Act; 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. 695, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior to convey an administrative site 
in San Juan County, New Mexico, to San Juan College; H.R. 834, to 
extend the authorization for the National Historic Preservation 
Fund; H.R. 1231, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain National Forest lands to Elko County, Nevada, for continued 
use as a cemetery; H.R. 1444, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 
to develop and implement projects for fish screens, fish passage 
devices, and other similar measures to mitigate adverse impacts 
associated with irrigation system water diversions by local 
governmental entities in the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, 
and Idaho; H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act; H.R. 
1528, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999; H.R. 
1753, Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 1999; H.R. 
1934, Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 1999; H.R. 2079, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands 
in the State of South Dakota; and H.R. 2181, to authorize the 
Secretary of Commerce to acquire and equip fishery survey vessels, 
11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 1, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, oversight 
hearing on the Franchise Fee Calculation for Ft. Sumter Tours, 11 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 795, 
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 29, to consider the following: H.R. 1218, 
Child Custody Protection Act; H.R. 66, to preserve the cultural 
resources of the Route 66 corridor and to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to provide assistance; H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner 
Historic Trail Study Act of 1999; and H.R. 592, World War II 
Veterans Park at Great Kills, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 29, hearing on the Rudman Report on 
Security Problems at the Department of Energy, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 29, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, the Subcommittee 
on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on Military Research 
and Development of the Committee on Armed Services, joint hearing on 
Range Modernization, Part II, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on the Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 1999: 
Resources for IT Research, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 30, to consider legislation 
involving the SBA's 7(a), 504 and SBIR Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 29, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight 
hearing on the requirement for double hulls under the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 30, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Status of Airport 
Privatization Efforts, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 30, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on H.R. 2116, Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 29, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on Reducing Nonmarital Births, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  June 30, full Committee, hearing on the Impact of U.S. Tax Rules 
on International Competitiveness, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 1, to mark up the following measures: H.J. Res. 58, 
disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in 
section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam; 
H.J. Res. 57, disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory 
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of the 
People's Republic of China, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare Veterans 
Subvention, 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Work Opportunity 
Tax Credit, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 29, executive, 
briefing on Kosova Update, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  July 1, executive, briefing on Chinese Embassy Bombing, 1 p.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  July 1, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Terrorism Update, 11 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 28, to hold 
hearings on issues relating to the trafficking of women and children 
in Europe and the United States, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn Building.