[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D260-D263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 27 through April 1, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S.J. Res. 14, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing 
Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United 
States, with certain amendments to be proposed thereto.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S.J. Res. 14, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag 
of the United States, with votes on or in relation to the pending 
amendments to occur beginning at 2:15 p.m.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate may consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: March 27, to hold hearings to examine 
income taxes, focusing on solutions to the Social Security and 
Medicare crisis, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 28, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine issues dealing with mind body and alternative medicines, 
9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine the implementation of the Driver's

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Privacy Protection Act, focusing on the positive notification 
requirement, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on Air Force programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for 
Treasury Law Enforcement Bureaus, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  March 30, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2001 for the National Institutes of Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 28, 
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to examine the 
current state of deployment of hi-speed Internet technologies, 
focusing on rural areas, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
dealing with sports gambling, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1361, to amend 
the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to provide for an 
expanded Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance 
against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters, such as 
hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 28, with the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold joint hearings to examine 
United States dependency on foreign oil, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  March 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 1778, to provide for equal exchanges of land 
around the Cascade Reservoir, S. 1894, to provide for the conveyance 
of certain land to Park County, Wyoming, and S. 1969, to provide for 
improved management of, and increases accountability for, outfitted 
activities by which the public gains access to and occupancy and use 
of Federal land, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 882, to 
strengthen provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the 
Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 with 
respect to potential Climate Change; and S. 1776, to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 to revise the energy policies of the 
United States in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance 
global climate science, promote technology development, and increase 
citizen awareness, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold oversight hearings on the President's October 1999 announcement 
to review approximately 40 million acres of national forest lands 
for increased protection, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production 
and Regulation, to hold oversight hearings to examine the Department 
of Energy's findings at the Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Paducah, 
Kentucky, and plans for cleanup at the site, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 28, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to 
hold hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2001 for the Environmental Protection Agency's clean air 
programs and the Army Corps of Engineers wetlands programs, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk 
Assessment, to hold hearings on the Administration's fiscal year 
2001 budget for programs with the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 29, to resume hearings to examine the 
inclusion of a prescription drug benefit in the Medicare program, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 28, to hold hearings to 
examine issues dealing with Iran and Iraq, focusing on the future of 
nonproliferation policy, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 28, Full Committee, with the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, to hold joint hearings to examine United States 
dependency on foreign oil, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need for 
nonproliferation policy innovations, 9:30 a.m., D-430.
  March 30, Full Committee, meeting to discuss crucial issues before 
the United Nations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 28, Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine settlements between the Health Care Financing Administration 
(HCFA) and certain Medicare providers and whether these settlements 
conform to HCFA regulations, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings on how to structure 
government to meet the challenges of the millennium, 10:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Alan Craig Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service; and Carol Waller Pope, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 28, 
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings on child 
safety on the Internet, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 29, to hold hearings on S. 
1967, to make technical corrections to the status of certain land 
held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to take 
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Band; S. 1507, to authorize the integration and consolidation of 
alcohol and substance programs and services provided by Indian 
tribal governments; and S. 1509, to amend the Indian Employment, 
Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992, to 
emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, 2:30 
p.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 29, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 28, Subcommittee on Technology, 
Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine 
cyber attacks, focusing on removing roadblocks to investigation and 
information sharing, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold oversight hearings to examine the Dr. Peter Lee case, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  March 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine racial profiling within law 
enforcement agencies, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 29, to hold hearings 
to examine Presidential primaries and campaign finance, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-301.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
operations of the Architect of the Capitol, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: March 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the extent of office supply scams, including toner-phoner schemes, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  To Be Announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 29, hearing to review federal farm 
policy, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight on Forest Service 
Research, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Departmental Management Panel and Inspectors General 
Panel, 10 a.m., on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the 
National Labor Relations Board, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., and on 
National Archives, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Selective Service System, 9:30 a.m., on Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, 10:30 a.m., and on National Credit Union 
Association, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, on Bureau of the Census, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn, and on 
the FCC and the SEC, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Defense, on Congressional and Public 
Witnesses, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Park Service, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Railroad Retirement Board, and Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, 10 a.m., and on National Education Goals Panel, 
and Armed Forces Retirement Home, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on GSA and the Administrative Office of the Courts, 10 
a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 29, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on the 
EPA, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, on NOAA, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau 
of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight on Department of 
Energy--Conservation Financial Management and Contracting, 10 a.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on SSA and National Council on Disability, 10 a.m., and 
on Corporation for National and Community Service, National 
Mediation Board, and U.S. Institute of Peace, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
NASA, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, March 29, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on Competition in the New Electronic 
Market: Part 1, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to mark up H.R. 
3301, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
children's health, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, oversight hearing to receive the report of the Advisory 
Commission on Electronic Commerce, 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2335, Hydroelectric Licensing Process 
Improvement Act of 1999; H.R. 1262, to provide that existing 
facilities located on the Pentwater River in Michigan, are not 
required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
under part 1 of the Federal Power Act; H.R. 3852, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
in the State of Alabama; S. 422, to provide for Alaska state 
Jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects; S. 334, to amend the 
Federal Power Act to remove the

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jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to license 
projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii; S. 1236, to extend 
the deadline under the Federal Power Act for commencement of the 
construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State 
of Idaho; and S. 1937, to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power 
Planning and Conservation Act to provide for sales of electricity by 
the Bonneville Power Administration to join operating entities, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials and the 
Subcommittee on Health and Environment, joint hearing on the EPA's 
Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2001, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 27, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations, hearing on 
Agent Orange: Status of the Air Force's Ranch Hand Study, 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on EEO Data and 
Complaint Processing Problems, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 29, to hold a hearing on 
the Federal Election Commission authorization, 3 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 28, hearing on 
Munitions List Export Licensing Issues, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 28 and 30, to continue markup of 
H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999; and to mark up 
the following: H.R. 3767, Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act; H.R. 
371, Hmong Veteran's Naturalization Act of 1999; H.R. 3125, Internet 
Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999; H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion 
Ban Act of 2000; and private relief bills, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 29, oversight hearing on Solutions to Competitive Problems 
in the Oil Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2964, 
Bounty Hunter Responsibility Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 3380, Military 
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 2753, Abandoned Mine Restoration 
Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the Administration's Budget Request for 
NOAA/NMFS for Fiscal Year 2001, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of 
the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
H.R. 4021, Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove Park Expansion Act, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 29, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3160, Common Sense 
Protections for Endangered Species Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3176, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine ways of 
restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond 
National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii; and H.R. 3292, to provide for the 
establishment of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West 
Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2919, National Underground 
Railroad Freedom Center Act; and H.R. 3241, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to recalculate the franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter 
Tours, Inc., a concessioner providing service to Fort Sumter 
National Monument in South Carolina, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
California Central Valley Project (CVP) Operations and the CALFED 
Program, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 28, Subcommittee on Technology, 
hearing on the Changing Face of Healthcare in the Electronic Age, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Authorization Request: NOAA, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 28, Subcommittee on 
Empowerment, hearing on Bridging the Technological Gap: Initiatives 
to Combat the Digital Divide, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 29, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight 
hearing on the Coast Guard icebreaking mission, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency 
Management, hearing on Preparedness Against Terrorist Attacks 
Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 28, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on the 2000 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2001, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 30, full Committee, hearing on the Future of the World Trade 
Organization, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.