[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 145 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1186-D1189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 25 through October 30, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to the consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 434, African Growth and 
Opportunity Act, with a vote on the motion to close further debate to 
occur thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business, including conference reports, when 
available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: October 26, to hold hearings on the 
status of United States military forces, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings on the Real Property Management Program and the 
maintenance of the historic homes and senior officers' quarters, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
the following named officer for appointment in the United States Air 
Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of 
importance and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601: 
Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, 9172, to be General; the nomination of the 
following named officer for appointment as Vice Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment to the grade indicated while 
assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 
10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 154: Gen. Richard B. Myers, 7092, to be 
General; the nomination of the following named officer for 
appointment in the United States Army to the grade indicated while 
assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 
10, U.S.C., section 601: Gen. Thomas A. Schwartz, 0711, to be 
General; and the nomination of the following named officer for 
appointment in the United States Air Force to the grade indicated 
while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under 
title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, 7375, to be 
General, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 27, 
Subcommittee on Securities, to hold hearings on the impact of ECNs, 
focusing on the changing face of capital markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 28, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings on 
issues relating to E-commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness, to 
hold hearings on challenges confronting the machine tool industry, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 26, to hold 
oversight hearings on the interpretation and implementation plans of 
subsistence management regulations for public lands in Alaska, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  October 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold oversight 
hearings on the Federal hydroelectric licensing process, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 26, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings 
on the courthouse construction program, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1405, to amend 
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995 to provide 
an authorization of

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contract authority for fiscal years 2004 through 2007, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 26, to hold hearings on the use of 
seclusion and restraints in mental hospitals; to be followed by a 
hearing on the nomination of William A. Halter, of Arkansas, to be 
Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of U.S.-China relations, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on numerous tax 
treaties and protocol, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  October 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Joseph W. Prueher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Republic of China, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 27, to hold a business 
meeting on pending calendar business; to be followed by hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for elementary and secondary 
education assistance, focusing on Indian educational programs, 9:30 
a.m., SR-285.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 28, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 26, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine 
Chinese espionage at United States nuclear facilities and the 
transfer of United States technology to China, 2 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on terrorism issues, 
focusing on victims' access to terrorist assets, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to hold 
hearings on the Justice Department's response to international 
parental kidnapping, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings to examine media competition and 
consolidation in the new millennium, focusing on the Viacom/CBS 
merger, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the incidents of high-tech fraud on small businesses, 1 
p.m., SD-562.
  October 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the Environmental 
Protection Agency's recent rulemaking in regards to small 
businesses, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.


                             House Chamber

  Schedule to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 27, to consider H.R. 728, Small 
Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 1999, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review the EPA's new 
agricultural regulatory programs, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 26, Subcommittee on Military 
Readiness, hearing on the readiness impact of operations in Kosovo: 
problems encountered, lessons learned, and reconstitution, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, 
hearing on Russian threat perceptions and plans for sabotage against 
the United States, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 28, full Committee, hearing on U.S. policy regarding the 
export of high-performance computers, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, October 28, to mark 
up H.R. 21, Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, October 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the state of security at the Department 
of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory (New Mexico) and Sandia 
National Laboratory (New Mexico), 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, oversight hearing on Federal Communications 
Commission Reform for the New Millennium, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to mark up H.R. 
2944, Electricity Competition and Reliability Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  October 28, full Committee, to mark up 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; and the Health Care 
Restoration Act of 1999, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on WIPO One Year Later: Assessing 
Consumer Access to Digital Entertainment on the Internet and Other 
Media, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 29, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Increasing Disclosure to Benefit Investors, focusing on 
the following bills: H.R. 887, to amend the Securities and Exchange 
Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable 
contributions; and H.R. 1089, Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act of 1999, 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 28, Subcommittee 
on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Telework: The Impact on 
Workplace Policy in the U.S., 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, October 26, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, to mark up the 
following: Presidential Transition Act Amendment of 1999; and H.R. 
2376, to require executive agencies to establish expedited review 
procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a grant program 
administered by the agency if another State has already been granted 
a similar waiver by the agency under such program, following joint 
meeting with Committee on Science, 2154 Rayburn.
  October 28, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.

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  October 28, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing on Implementation of the Federal Activities 
Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 29, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, and the Subcommittee on Technology of the Committee 
on Science, joint hearing on Y2K Contingency and Day 1 Plans: If 
Computers Fail, What Will You Do? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, October 26, to mark up H.R. 
1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, hearing on U.S. Trade Policies and Agricultural Disease: 
Safety, Economic, and Global Considerations, 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  October 27, full Committee, to continue hearings on U.S. Policy 
Toward North Korea II: Misuse of U.S. Aid to North Korea, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Res. 169, expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives with respect to democracy, free elections, and 
human rights in the Lao People's Democratic Republic; and H. Con. 
Res. 200, expressing the strong opposition of Congress to the 
military coup in Pakistan and calling for a civilian, 
democratically-elected government to be returned to power in 
Pakistan, 1:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  October 29, full Committee, hearing on The Cuban Program: Torture 
of American Prisoners by Cuban Agents, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 25, to continue markup of H.R. 
2366, Small Business Liability Reform Act of 1999 and to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 
1999; H.R. 1283, Fairness in Asbestos Compensation Act of 1999; and 
H.R. 2558, Prison Industries Reform Act of 1999, 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
oversight hearing on Bankruptcy Judgeship Needs; followed by a 
hearing on H.J. Res. 72, granting the consent of the Congress to the 
Red River Boundary Compact, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 
2442, Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act, 
9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 1924, Federal Agency Compliance Act, 2 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the following measures: H. Con. Res. 30, to express the 
sense of the Congress that any Executive order that infringes on the 
powers and duties of the Congress under article I, section 8 of the 
Constitution, or that would require the expenditure of Federal funds 
not specifically appropriated for the purpose of the Executive 
order, is advisory only and has no force or effect unless enacted as 
law; and H.R. 2655, Separation of Powers Restoration Act, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 
2437, Justice in Fair Housing Enforcement Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the COPS 
(Community Oriented Policing Services) Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 26, to continue oversight hearings 
on the Federal Aid Programs administered by the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (Part II), 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on Limitations on Patenting Millsites under the 
Mining Law of 1872 and the Approval of Mining Plans of Operations 
Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  October 26, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1509, to authorize the Disabled 
Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the 
District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became 
disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States; and 
H.R. 2532, National Heritage Areas Policy Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  October 27, full Committee, to mark up the following: H. Con. Res. 
189, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the wasteful and 
unsportsmanlike practice known as shark finning; H.R. 1235, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with 
the Solano County Water Agency, California, to use Solano Project 
facilities for impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water 
for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; 
H.R. 2278, to require the National Park Service to conduct a 
feasibility study regarding options for the protection and expanded 
visitor enjoyment of nationally significant natural and cultural 
resources at Fort Hunter Liggett, California; H.R. 2541, to adjust 
the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to include Cat 
Island, Mississippi; H.R. 2879, to provide for the placement at the 
Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin 
Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech; H.R. 2903, 
Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Act of 1999; 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. 3077, 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; followed 
by a hearing on H.R. 2958, to provide for the continuation of higher 
education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the 
State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 2090, Exploration of the Seas Act, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on the Proposed World Heritage Committee Policy 
Prohibiting Mining in Areas Surrounding World Heritage Sites, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  October 28, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on Pacific Salmon Treaty, 11 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  October 28, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 2874, Wild Horse and Burro Preservation and 
Management Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 25, to consider H.R. 1987, Fair Access 
to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, 
hearing on ``The Impact of Executive Orders on the Legislative 
Process: Executive Lawmaking?'' 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 26, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on Education Research: Is What We Don't Know Hurting Our 
Children? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 26, 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 Responsibility?, 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Space Transportation Architecture Studies: The Future of Earth-to-
Orbit Spaceflight, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on Competing in 
the New Millennium: Challenges Facing Small Biotechnology Firms, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2819, Biomass Research and Development Act of 
1999; and H.R. 2827, National Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals Act of 
1999, 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 28, hearing on California 
Prop. 65's effect on small businesses, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 27, 
Subcommittee on Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline 
Transportation, hearing on the Bellingham, Washington, Hazardous 
Liquid Pipeline Incident, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, oversight 
hearing on Amtrak, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 26, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, hearing on Persian Gulf War veterans issues, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on draft concepts 
for 21st Century Veterans' Employment and Training legislation and 
draft legislative concepts for miscellaneous VA Education Programs, 
9 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  October 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Year 2000 readiness in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Kosovo: Lessons Learned, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.