[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 136 (Friday, October 8, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1112-D1115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 11 through October 16, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will not be in session.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the Comprehensive 
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-28), and at 4:30 p.m., resume 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture 
Appropriations, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on 
the conference report to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  On Wednesday, Senate may vote on the second motion to close further 
debate on the conference report on H.R. 1906, Agriculture 
Appropriations. Also, Senate expects to vote on the Comprehensive 
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (Treaty Doc. 105-28).
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to consider any 
cleared legislative and executive business, including conference 
reports, 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)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: October 14, to 
hold hearings to examine risk management crop insurance, 9 a.m., SR-
328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: October 13, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
to hold hearings on the force structure impacts on fleet and 
strategic lift operations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  October 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the lessons 
learned from the military operations conducted as part of Operation 
Allied Force, and associated relief operations, with respect to 
Kosovo; to be followed by a closed hearing (SR-222), 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.

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  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 13, with the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold joint oversight hearings 
on the implementation of provisions of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act which create the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 167, to extend the 
authorization for the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council and 
to authorize construction and operation of a visitor center for the 
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, New York and 
Pennsylvania; S. 311, to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE 
Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
Columbia or its environs; S. 497, to designate Great Kills Park in 
the Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park 
at Great Kills''; H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in the 
Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at 
Great Kills''; S. 919, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the 
boundaries of the Corridor; H.R. 1619, to amend the Quinebaug and 
Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to 
expand the boundaries of the Corridor; S. 1296, to designate 
portions of the lower Delaware River and associated tributaries as a 
component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 1366, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate a 
visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreation River on 
land owned by the New York State; and S. 1569, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  October 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1683, to make 
technical changes to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act; S. 1686, to provide for the conveyances of land interests to 
Chugach Alaska Corporation to fulfill the intent, purpose, and 
promise of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; S. 1702, to 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow shareholder 
common stock to be transferred to adopted Alaska Native children and 
their descendants; H.R. 2841, to amend the Revised Organic Act of 
the Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent 
with other United States jurisdictions; and 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, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 1218, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
issue to the Landusky School District, without consideration, a 
patent for the surface and mineral estates of certain lots; S. 610, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in Washakie County 
and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the Westside Irrigation District, 
Wyoming; S. 1343, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
certain National Forest land to Elko County, Nevada, for continued 
use as a cemetery; S. 408, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to convey a former Bureau of Land Management administrative site to 
the City of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center; S. 
1629, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of 
Oregon; and S. 1599, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and 
other land in the Black Hills National Forest and to use funds 
derived from the sale or exchange to acquire replacement sites and 
to acquire or construct administrative improvements in connection 
with Black Hills National Forest, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 13, to hold 
hearings on S. 669, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to ensure compliance by Federal facilities with pollution control 
requirements; and S. 188, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving loan funds for 
construction of water conservation and quality improvements, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, 
and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for programs of the Clean Air Act, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 12, Subcommittee on East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on the Perry Report and 
North Korea policy, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  October 13, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine expanding electronic commerce between Europe and the United 
States, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  October 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on numerous tax 
treaties and protocols, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  October 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Donald Stuart Hays, of Virginia, to be Representative to the United 
Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador; 
and the nomination of James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Deputy Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: October 13, with the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold joint oversight hearings on 
the implementation of provisions of the Department of Defense 
Authorization Act which create the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 13, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation 
and Federal Services, to hold hearings on the national intelligence 
estimate on the ballistic missile threat to the United States, 2 
p.m., SD-628.
  October 14, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the devastating impact that diabetes and its 
resulting complications have had on Americans in both human and 
economic terms, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  October 15, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine quality management at the Federal level, 9 a.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 13, 
to hold hearings to examine pain management and improving end of 
life care, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 13, to hold hearings on S. 
1507, to authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and 
substance programs and services provided by Indian tribal 
governments, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 12, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 13, to hold closed hearings to 
examine Chinese espionage at United States nuclear facilities and 
the transfer of United States technology to China, 10 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  October 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
committee business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: October 13, 
to hold hearings on international year 2000 issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
192.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, The House is not in session.
  Tuesday and the Balance of the Week, The House schedule will be 
announced later. Conference reports may be brought up at any time.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 14, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review 
the USDA Civil Rights Programs and Responsibilities, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 13, hearing on U.S. national 
missile defense policy and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 15, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on 
the threat to U.S. forces posed by the proliferation of chemical and 
biological weapons, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, October 14, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on the 
National Flood Insurance Program, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, October 12, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on Children's Health: Building Toward a Better 
Future, 3:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 13, full Committee to mark up the following: H.R. 2580, 
Land Recycling Act of 1999; H.R. 2634, Drug Addiction Treatment Act 
of 1999; H. Res. 278, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the importance of education, early 
detection and treatment, and other efforts in the fight against 
breast cancer; H.R. 2418, Organ Procurement and Transplantation 
Network Amendments of 1999; H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 
1999; and H.R. 11, to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
exclusive application of California State regulations regarding 
reformulated gas in certain areas within the State, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on H.R. 1954, Rental Fairness Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on the Olympics Site Selection Process: The Need for Reform, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 13, to continue 
markup of H.R. 2, Students Results Act; and to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for All Act (Straight A's 
Act); and H. Res. 393, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal education dollars 
be spent in the classroom, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on How the Quality of Grant Performance is Assessed at the U.S. 
Department of Labor, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, October 12, hearing on Defense 
Vaccines: Force Protection or False Security? 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 13, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing on a measure to amend the Presidential 
Transition Act of 1963, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 13, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs 
and International Relations, oversight hearing of the Inter-American 
Foundation, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, hearing on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media 
Campaign, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, October 13, hearing on U.S. 
Policy Toward North Korea I: Perry Review, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 13, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, hearing on Violations of Intellectual Property Rights: How Do 
We Protect American Ingenuity? 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 14, full Committee, hearing on International Child 
Abduction: Implementation of the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects 
of International Child Abduction, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on United States-South 
Africa Relations: Present and Future, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Regional Security in South Asia, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 15, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward North Korea II: Present 
and Future, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 13, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1801, Antitrust Technical Corrections Act of 1999; H.R. 
3028, Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act; H.R. 1714, Electronic 
Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act; H.R. 1887, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to punish the depiction of animal 
cruelty; and H.R. 1869, Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection 
Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  October 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice regarding 
Charter Schools, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Privacy and the Administration's FIDNet 
Proposal, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on ``Cargo 
Theft,'' and an oversight hearing on whether additional amendments 
to 18 U.S.C. 2516 are needed to assist law enforcement in 
investigating sexual crimes against children, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 12, oversight hearing on the 
Collection of State Transaction Taxes by Tribal Retail Enterprises, 
11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 13, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2804, Alaska 
Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project; and H.R. 3013, to 
amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to allow shareholder 
common stock to the transferred to adopted Alaska Native children 
and their descendants, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 12, to consider the following: the 
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2561, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2000; and H.R. 1993, Export Enhancement Act of 1999, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 13, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on Commercial Spaceplanes, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 14, Subcommittee on 
Government Programs and Oversight, hearing on Going Public--The End 
of the Rainbow for a Small Business? 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 14, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Recent Increase in Air 
Traffic Control Delays, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 13, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, to mark up the Fathers Count Act of 1999, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 13, executive, 
briefing on the FBI's Reexamination of Matters Pertaining to the 
Likely PRC Theft of U.S. Nuclear Secrets, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: October 14, closed meeting of conferees on H.R. 1555, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.