[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 140 (Friday, October 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1144-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 18 through October 23, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1593, Campaign 
Finance Reform.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1593, Campaign 
Finance Reform, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on 
pending Amendment No. 2298, and a vote on the motion to close further 
debate on pending Amendment No. 2299 (to Amendment No. 2298), to occur 
thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
S. 1593, Campaign Finance Reform, and 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 Armed Services: October 19, to hold hearings to 
examine future naval operations at the Atlantic Fleet Weapons 
Training Facility, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings on the efforts of the military services in 
implementing joint experimentation, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  October 21, Full Committee, to resume 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 20, to 
hold hearings to examine the use of performance enhancing drugs in 
Olympic competition, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings on issues 
dealing with air traffic control delays, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine issues dealing with the national technical 
information services, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 19, 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings 
on S. 1608, to provide annual payments to the States and counties 
from National Forest System lands managed by the Forest Service, and 
the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay 
Wagon Road grant lands managed predominately by the Bureau of Land 
Management, for use by the counties in which the lands are situated 
for the benefit of the public schools, roads, emergency and other 
public purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanism for 
cooperation between counties and the Forest Service and the Bureau 
of Land Management to make necessary investments in federal lands, 
and reaffirm the positive connection between Federal Lands counties 
and Federal Lands; and for other purposes, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 19, Full Committee, 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, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  October 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on 
S. 1167, to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and 
Conservation Act to provide for expanding the scope of the 
Independent Scientific Review Panel; S. 1694, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the reclamation and 
reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii; S. 1612, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain irrigation 
project property to certain irrigation and reclamation districts in 
the State of Nebraska; S. 1474, providing conveyance of the Palmetto 
Bend project to the State of Texas; S. 1697, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections received 
pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; S. 1178, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain

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parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal 
features of the Oahe Irrigation Project, South Dakota, to the 
Commission of Schools and Public Lands of the State of South Dakota 
for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the 
condition that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an 
option to purchase the parcels from the Commission; and S. 1723, to 
establish a program to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
plan, design, and construct facilities to mitigate impacts 
associated with irrigation system water diversions by local 
governmental entities in the Pacific Ocean drainage of the States of 
Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  October 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 1365, to amend the National 
Preservation Act of 1966 to extend the authorization for the 
Historic Preservation Fund and the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation; S. 1434, to amend the National Historic Preservation 
Act to reauthorize that Act; and H.R. 834, to extend the 
authorization for the National Historic Preservation Fund, 2 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 19, business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., of 
Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority; the nomination of Skila Harris, of 
Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority; and the nomination of Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, 
to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking 
Water, to hold hearings to examine the benefits and policy concerns 
related to habitat conservation plans, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 19, Subcommittee on 
African Affairs, to hold hearings on the future of United States 
policy with Nigeria, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on extradition Treaty 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as 
``the Treaty''), signed at Washington on June 9, 1998 (Treaty Doc. 
106-02), 2 p.m., SD-419.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on convention (No. 
182) Concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the 
Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor, adopted by the 
International Labor Conference at its 87th Session in Geneva on June 
17, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-05), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: October 19, to hold hearings on 
S. 1378 and H.R. 391, bills to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
States Code, for the purposes of facilitating compliance by small 
businesses with certain Federal paperwork requirements, to establish 
a task force to examine the feasibility of streamlining paperwork 
requirements applicable to small businesses, 10:30 a.m., SD-628.
  October 19, Full Committee, 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, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of LeGree 
Sylvia Daniels, of Pennsylvania, and John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, 
each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, 10 a.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 21, 
to hold hearings on the implementation of the Food and Drug 
Administration Modernization Act (P.L. 105-115), 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 20, to hold oversight 
hearings on the implementation of the Transportation Equity Act in 
the 21st Century, focusing on Indian reservation roads; to be 
followed by a business meeting on pending calendar business, 9:30 
a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 20, to hold hearings on the 
Justice Department's role and the FALN, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  October 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to 
examine America's workforce needs in the 21st century, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: October 20, to hold 
oversight hearings on the operations of the Architect of the 
Capitol, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 19, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management, Research, and Specialty Crops, hearing on H.R. 2827, 
National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  October 20, full Committee, hearing to review the Administration's 
preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) 
Ministerial, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 19, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, hearing on lessons learned from the Kosovo conflict--
the effect of the operation on both deployed/non-deployed forces and 
on future modernization plans, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the 
Department of Energy security issues, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 21, full Committee, hearing on posture, readiness issues, 
and unfunded requirements, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, October 19, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on the Implementation of the Food and Drug 
Administration Modernization Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on Blood Safety and Availability, 9:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on H.R. 1954, Rental Fairness Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.

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  October 20, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the 
Implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on Y2K 
and Medical Devices: Testing for the Y2K Bug, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 21, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1886, 
MSPA Clarification Act of 1999; and H.R. 2757, Opportunities for 
Migrant Employees, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, October 19, hearing on Improving 
Care at the End of Life with Complementary Medicine, 1 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing on the National Archives and Records 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs 
and International Relations, hearing on Combating Terrorism: 
Assessing the Threat, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, hearing on Substance Abuse Treatment Parity: A 
Viable Solution to the Nation's Epidemic of Addiction? 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Postal Service, to consider the 
following bills: H.R. 2952, to redesignate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 100 Orchard Park Drive in 
Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Keith D. Oglesby Station''; and 
H.R. 3018, to designate the United States Post Office located at 557 
East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``Marybelle H. 
Howe Post Office''; followed by an oversight hearing on the U.S. 
Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, October 21, to consider pending 
business, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, October 19, to continue 
hearings on U.S. Policy Toward Russia, Part III: Administration 
Views, 10 a.m.; and to mark up the following: H.R. 1095, Debt Relief 
for Poverty Reduction Act of 1999; H. Con. Res. 102, celebrating the 
50th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and recognizing 
the humanitarian safeguards these treaties provide in times of armed 
conflict; and H. Con. Res. 188, commending Greece and Turkey for 
their mutual and swift response to the recent earthquakes in both 
countries by providing to each other humanitarian assistance and 
rescue relief, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 20, hearing on Intercountry Adoption: Implementation of 
the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Regional Security in South Asia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 21, full Committee, hearing on Y2K: A Threat to U.S. 
Interests Abroad? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 19, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1869, Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act of 
1999; and H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act of 1999, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 20, oversight hearing on Competitive Issues in Agriculture 
and the Food Marketing Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 906, 
Civic Participation and Rehabilation Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 2100, Antitampering Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 19, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on the following: H.R. 1680, to provide for 
the conveyance of Forest Service property in Kern County, 
California, in exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in 
Sequoia National Forest; H.R. 1969, Arizona National Forest 
Improvement Act of 1999; and a measure to provide a comprehensive 
scientific review of the current conservation status of the northern 
spotted owl as a result of the national strategy for the recovery of 
the species, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 19, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2795, Shivwits Plateau National 
Conservation Area Establishment Act; and H.R. 3935, Utah National 
Parks and Public Lands Wilderness Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 20, full Committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
348, to authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who 
have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management 
programs; S. 416, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in 
connection with a sewage treatment facility; H.R. 1695, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah 
Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an 
airport facility; H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act; H.R. 2632, 
Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999; H.R. 2737, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain 
Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 
Trail to be used as an historic and interpretive site along the 
trail; H.R. 2889, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act 
to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central 
Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project 
facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures; H.R. 
3080, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
the American Indian Education Foundation; and the Elim Native 
Corporation land conveyance, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 3063, to amend the National Leasing Act 
to increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases for sodium that 
may be held by an entity in any one State; and H.R. 2818, to 
prohibit oil and gas drilling in Mosquito Creek Lake in Cortland, 
Ohio, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following measures:

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H. Con. Res. 189, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
wasteful and unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning; and 
H.R. 2903, Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Act of 1999, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 21, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 2950, to provide for the exchange of certain land in 
the State of Oregon, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 2348, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
provide cost sharing for the endangered fish recovery implementation 
programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins; H.R. 
2619, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; H.R. 3067, 
Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act; and a measure to amend the Act 
that authorized construction of the San Luis Unit of the Central 
Valley Project, California, to facilitate water transfers in the 
Central Valley Project, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 18, to consider the following: H.R. 
1180, Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999; and the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2466, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2000, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  October 19, to consider the following: H.R. 2, Dollars to the 
Classroom Act of 1999; and H.R. 2300, Academic Achievement for all 
Act (Straight A's Act), 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 19, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
to continue hearings on Plant Genome Science: From the Lab to the 
Field to the Market, Part III, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on the Turkey, 
Taiwan and Mexico Earthquakes: Lessons Learned, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Superfund RD&D, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Safety and Performance Upgrades to NASA's Space Shuttle, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Technology and the Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information and Technology of the Committee 
on Government Reform, joint hearing on Y2K and Nuclear Power: Will 
Reactors React Responsibly, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 19, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction, hearing on the U.S. 
Postal Service's regulations regarding Commercial Mail Receiving 
Agencies (CMRAs), 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  October 21, full Committee, hearing on the proposed changes to 
Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation relating to contractor 
responsibility, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 20 and 21, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearings on the State of Airline 
Competition, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 21, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and the Subcommittee on Human Resources, joint hearing on 
the Social Security Administration's management of its disability 
caseload, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 19, executive, 
briefing on Colombia: Intelligence Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: October 18, meeting of conferees on S. 900 and H.R. 
10, bills to enhance competition in the financial services industry 
by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial service 
providers, 2 p.m., SC-5, Capitol.