[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 101 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D818-D821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 19 through July 24, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence 
Authorization, with a vote on a motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed to occur on Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may also consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation 
bills, when available.
  (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: July 20, to hold hearings to examine 
the effects on drug switching in Medicare managed care plans, 2:30 
p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 21, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of William Rainer to be Chairman of 
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and to conduct an oversight 
review of the farmland protection program, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 20, to hold hearings on United 
States policy and military operations regarding Kosovo, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of F. 
Whitten Peters, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the 
Air Force; and the nomination of Arthur L. Money, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: July 20, to hold hearings to review the 
President's budget for fiscal year 2000, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  July 21, Full Committee, to continue hearings to review the 
President's budget for fiscal year 2000, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 20, Subcommittee 
on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 729, 
to ensure that Congress and the public have the right to participate 
in the declaration of national monuments on federal land, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 1184, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to dispose of land for recreation or other public purposes; S. 1129, 
to facilitate the acquisition of inholdings in Federal land 
management units and the disposal of surplus public land; and H.R. 
150, to amend the Act popularly known as the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act to authorize disposal of certain public lands or 
national forest lands to local education agencies for use for 
elementary or secondary schools, including public charter schools, 2 
p.m., SD-366.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Curt Hebert, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission; and the nomination of Earl E. Devaney, 
of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 1320, to provide to the Federal land management 
agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the 
Federal lands, focusing on Title I and Title II, and related Forest 
Service land management priorities, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 20, Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water, to hold hearings on the 
habitat conservation plans, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water, 
to continue hearings on the habitat conservation plans, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 835, to encourage 
the restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient project 
financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal 
restoration programs; S. 878, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary program to be 
used for the development and implementation of a comprehensive 
conservation and management plan, to reauthorize appropriations to 
carry out the program; S. 1119, to amend the Act of August 9, 1950, 
to continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
Restoration Act; S. 492, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to 
assist in the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay; S. 522, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of 
beaches and coastal recreation water; and H.R. 999, to amend the 
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Water Pollution Control Act to improve the quality of coastal 
recreation waters, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 20, business meeting to mark up the 
proposed Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  July 21, Full Committee, business meeting to continue markup of 
the proposed Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 20, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of A. Peter Burleigh, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of the Philippines and as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Palau; the nomination of Robert S. Gelbard, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia; the nomination of M. Osman 
Siddique, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and 
as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Tonga, and Ambassador to Tuvalu; and the nomination of Sylvia Gaye 
Stanfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, 11 a.m., 
SD-419.
  July 20, Subcommittee on International Operations, to hold closed 
hearings on issues relating to the United Nations Criminal Court, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  July 21, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings on issues relating to Taiwan-China relations, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of J. 
Richard Fredericks, of California, to be Ambassador to Switzerland, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein; the nomination of 
Barbara J. Griffiths, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Iceland; the nomination of Richard Monroe Miles, of South 
Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria; and the 
nomination of Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Slovak Republic, 4:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings on the United State's policy with Iran, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of J. 
Brady Anderson, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Agency 
for International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, 
10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 20, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine deceptive mailings 
and the need for legislation to curb the deceptive practices used in 
the sweepstakes, skill contests and government look-alike mailings, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 20, to 
resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on 
improving use of funds, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 21, to hold hearings on S. 985, 
to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 21, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 21, to hold hearings on combating 
methamphetamine proliferation in America, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to hold 
oversight hearings on Federal asset forfeiture, focusing on its role 
in fighting crime, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  July 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues relating to 
cybersquatting and consumer protection, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: July 22, to 
hold hearings on the impact of Year 2000 on global corporations, 10 
a.m., SD-192.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of various measures under suspension of the 
rules; and
  H.R. 2415, American Embassy Security Act (structured rule, one hour 
of general debate).
  Tuesday and the Balance of the Week, Consideration of H.R. 1995, 
Teacher Empowerment Act;
  H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act (subject to a rule);
  H.R.  , DOD Appropriations Act (subject to a rule); and
  H.R. 1074, Regulatory Right-to-Know Act (subject to a rule).
  Friday, the House is not in session.
  Any Further Program Will Be Announced Later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 20, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit, to consider H.R. 
728, Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 1999, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, and Specialty 
Crops, to consider legislation to improve the Federal Crop Insurance 
Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 22, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource 
Conservation, and Credit, hearing to review the USDA's 
administration of the Conservation Reserve Program, 10:30 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 20, to consider the following 
appropriations: Energy and Water Development; Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing and Related Programs; and the District of Columbia, 
9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 21, to mark up H.R. 850, 
Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act, 11:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, July 20 and 21, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearings 
on financial privacy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 22, full Committee, hearing on Conduct of Monetary Policy, 11 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, July 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the Results of Security Inspections at 
the Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 
10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to continue hearings on H.R. 2384, Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting Authorization Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 2531, 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global 
and National Commerce Act; and H.R. 1858, Consumer and Investor 
Access to Information Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
1070, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
medical assistance for certain women screened and found to have 
breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded screening 
program, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 667, The Power Bill; H.R. 971, Electric Power 
Consumer Rate Relief Act of 1999; H.R. 1138, Ratepayer Protection 
Act; H.R. 1486, Power Marketing Administration Reform Act of 1999; 
H.R. 1587, Electric Energy Empowerment Act of 1999; H.R. 1828, 
Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act; H.R. 2050, Electric 
Consumers' Power To Choose Act of 1999; and H.R. 2363, Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Domain Name System Privatization: Is ICANN Out of Control? 11 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 20, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Examining Education 
Programs Benefiting Native American Children, 1:30 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Union Democracy, Part VII: Government Supervision of the Hotel 
Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Examining the Effect of Davis-Bacon Helper Rules on Job 
Opportunities in Construction, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 22, full Committee, hearing on Helping Migrant, Neglected, 
and Delinquent Children Succeed in School, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 21, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, to consider the 
following bills: H.R. 1788, Nazi Benefits Termination Act of 1999; 
and H. R. 1827, Government Waste Corrections Act of 1999, 10:30 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, hearing on Anthrax Vaccine Adverse 
Reactions, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Life Insurance: 
New Options for Federal Employees; and to mark up H.R. 915, to 
authorize a cost of living adjustment in the pay of administrative 
law judges, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on ``What is the United States' Role in Combating 
the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, July 22, to continue hearings 
on Campaign Reform, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, July 22, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on U.S.-Libya Relations: A New Era? 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on the U.S. Trade Deficit: Are We Trading Away Our Future? 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 20, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 2031, Twenty-First Amendment Enforcement Act; H.R. 1752, 
Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1999; H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, 
Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 1999; H.R. 2336, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment of 
United States marshals by the Attorney General; H.R. 456, for the 
relief of the survivors of the 14 members of the Armed Forces and 
the one United States civilian Federal employee who were killed on 
April 14, 1994, when United States fighter aircraft mistakenly shot 
down 2 United States helicopters; and H.R. 1788, Nazi Benefits 
Termination Act of 1999; and to consider pending Committee business, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 21, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1875, Interstate 
Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999; and H.R. 2005, Workplace 
Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2436, 
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999, 1:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on the final report of the Commission on 
Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, 2 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the Office of 
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
on counterfeiting and misuse of the social security card and state 
and local identity documents, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 20, Subcommittee on National Parks 
and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1615, Lamprey 
Wild and Scenic River Extension Act; H.R. 1864, to standardize the 
process for conducting public hearings for Federal agencies within 
the Department of the Interior; H.R. 1866, to provide a process for 
the public to appeal certain decisions made by

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the National Park Service and by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and H.R. 2140, to improve protection and management of the 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of 
Georgia, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 21, full Committee, to consider the following measures: H.R. 
940, Lackawanna Valley Heritage Act of 1999; H.R. 1619, Quinebaug 
and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor 
Reauthorization Act of 1999; H.R. 2435, to expand the boundaries of 
the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Wills House; H. 
Con. Res. 63, expressing the sense of the Congress opposing removal 
of dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for fishery restoration 
purposes; S. 323, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and 
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999; H.R. 795, 
Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 1999; H.R. 970, Perkins County Rural 
Water System Act of 1999; 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. 2368, to assist in the 
resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini Atoll by 
amending the terms of the trust fund established during the United 
States administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; 
and H.R. 2454, to assure the long-term conservation of mid-continent 
light geese and the biological diversity of the ecosystem upon which 
many North American migratory birds depend, by directing the 
Secretary of the Interior to implement rules to reduce the 
overabundant population of mid-continent light geese, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation and Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the implementation of the 1996 
amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Forest Management for Wildlife Habitat, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 19, to consider H.R. 1995, Teacher 
Empowerment Act, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 20, to consider H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act of 1999, 1 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 21, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Sulfur in Gasoline and Diesel Fuel, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 21, to mark up proposals on 
Small Business Administration 7(A) and 504 Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  July 22, hearing on the OSHA's Draft Safety and Health Program 
Rule, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 21, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous 
Materials and Pipeline Transportation, hearing on National Health 
Museum proposals, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Operations 
During Severe or Rapidly Changing Weather Conditions, 9:30 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 22, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing to evaluate the Department of Veterans 
Affairs progress in developing their capital assets realignment plan 
for enhancing services to veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 20, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on confidentiality of health information, 3 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on promoting 
adoption and other permanent placements, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  July 22, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on implementation of 
the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 
(Public Law 105-206), 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 21, executive, to 
discuss pending Intelligence Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  July 22, hearing on Chinese Embassy Bombing, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the scope of bribery and corruption in the OSCE 
region, 2 p.m., SD-138
  Joint Economic Committee: July 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
financial structure of the International Monetary Fund, focusing on 
IMF costs, including quotas, reserves, gold holdings, and the 
treatment of the IMF in the budget, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon Building.