[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 50 (Thursday, April 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D398-D401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 1 through May 6, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate intends to consider S. 1608, Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act, and at 1 p.m., begin 
consideration of S. 2, Elementary and Secondary Reauthorization.
  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of the veto message to 
accompany S. 1287, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act, with a vote on 
reconsideration of the bill, the objections of the President 
notwithstanding, to occur at 3:15 p.m.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 2, Elementary and Secondary Reauthorization, any 
other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: May 2, to hold hearings to examine 
Social Security fraud, and its impact on the elderly and disabled, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 4, 
Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness, to hold 
hearings to examine carbon cycle research and agriculture's role in 
mitigating greenhouse gases, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 3, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates

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for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  May 4, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for the 
National Science Foundation and Office of Science and Technology, 
9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 2, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall 
within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Strategic, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to mark up 
those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 11 a.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 3, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  May 4, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 4, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 3, to hold 
hearings to examine issues dealing with the Boston Central Artery 
Tunnel, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Debbie D. Branson, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation 
Management Advisory Council; the nomination of Edward M. Bolen, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory 
Council; the nomination of Geoffrey T. Crowley, of Wisconsin, to be 
a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council; the 
nomination of J. Randolph Babbitt, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council; the nomination of 
Kendall W. Wilson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council; the nomination of 
Phil Boyer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation 
Management Advisory Council; the nomination of Robert A. Davis, of 
Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management 
Advisory Council; and the nomination of Robert W. Baker, of Texas, 
to be a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 4, Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management, to hold oversight hearings on 
the United States Forest Service's use of current and proposed 
stewardship contracting procedures, including authorities under 
section 347 of the FY 1999 omnibus appropriations act, and whether 
these procedures assist of could be improved to assist forest 
management activities to meet goals of ecosystem management, 
restoration, and employment opportunities on public lands, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 2, to hold hearings 
to examine successful State environmental programs, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 4, to hold hearings to examine the 
health care financing administration's role and readiness in 
Medicare reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 2, to hold hearings on inter-
American Convention Against Corruptions (``the Convention''), 
adopted and opened for signature at the Specialized Conference of 
the Organization of American States (OAS) at Caracas, Venezuela, on 
March 29, 1996. The Convention was signed by the United States on 
June 27, 1996, at the twenty-seventh regular session of the OAS 
General Assembly meeting in Panama City, Panama (Treaty Doc. 105-
39), 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine U.S. foreign policy toward Libya, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 2, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the effectiveness of 
Federal employee incentive programs, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine the activities of the National Partnership for Reinventing 
Government for the last seven years, including changes to government 
management and programs that were proposed and implemented, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 2, to hold hearings on provisions 
of S. 2350, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah; and S. 2351, to provide 
for the settlement of the

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water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian tribe 
of Utah, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  May 3, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 1767, to 
amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
Native Hawaiian education programs; S. 1929, to amend the Native 
Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act; 
S. 1967, to make technical corrections to the status of certain land 
held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, to take 
certain land into trust for that Band; and H.R. 2484, to provide 
that land which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 
State of Minnesota but which is not held in trust by the United 
States for the Community may be leased or transferred by the 
Community without further approval by the United States, 2 p.m., SR-
485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 3, to hold hearings to examine 
legal issues implicated by the conduct of the Federal Government, 
relating to the Elian Gonzalez matter, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 3, to hold hearings to 
examine political speech on the internet, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                             House Chamber

  The House is not in session. It will next meet on Tuesday, May 2, at 
12:30 p.m.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, on Children and Environmental 
Health, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Legislative, to mark up fiscal year 2001 
appropriations, 6:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to mark up fiscal 
year 2001 appropriations, 1 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 2, Subcommittee on Installations 
and Facilities, to mark up H.R. 4205, National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to mark up H.R. 4205, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, to mark up H.R. 4205, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 11 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 3, hearing on 
H.R. 4209, Bank Reserves Modernization Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing on the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its application to 
employers investigating alleged employee misconduct and on H.R. 
3408, Fair Credit Reporting Amendments Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, May 3, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
4202, Internet Services Promotion Act of 2000; and H.R. 1291, 
Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on 
``Accounting for Business Combinations: Should Pooling Be 
Eliminated?'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 3, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Open Shops in the 21st 
Century Workplace, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on The Fair 
Labor Standards Act: White Collar Exemptions in the Modern 
Workplace, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 3 and 4, to continue hearings 
on ``White House E-Mails: Mismanagement of Subpoenaed Records, Day 
Three and Day Four'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing on ``Why Have Recommended Reforms to Protect 
People Who Participate in Medical Research Been Ignored?'' 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on the Census, oversight hearing of the 2000 
Census: Status of Nonresponse Follow-up, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 5, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on ``For 
Better or Worse? An Examination of the State of the District of 
Columbia's Child and Family Services Receivership,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 3, hearing on 
International Efforts to End Discrimination Against Women, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 3, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to consider authorizing the issuance of a Subpoena 
Duces Tecum to the Attorney General, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 3489, Wireless Telecommunications Sourcing and Privacy Act, 
11 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 3, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest 
Health, hearing on the following bills: S. 439, to amend the 
National Forest and Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 
to adjust the boundary of the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; S. 
1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 1999; H.R. 3657, to provide 
for the conveyance of a small parcel of public domain land in the 
San Bernardino National Forest in the State of California; H.R. 
3817, to redesignate the Big South Trail in the Comanche Park 
Wilderness Area of Roosevelt National Forest in Colorado as the 
``Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail''; and H.R. 4226, Black Hills National 
Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Inquiry into Payments to Federal Employees, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 2875, to amend the Klamath River Basin 
Fishery Resources Restoration Act

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to provide for tribal representation on the Klamath Fishery 
Management Council, to clarify allocation of the annual tribal 
catch, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 1751, Carrizo Plain National Conservation 
Act of 1999; and H.R. 4115, to authorize appropriations for the 
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, May 4, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, 
and Exports, hearing on ``Making the Work Opportunity Tax Credit a 
Success for Small Business,'' focusing on H.R. 2101, Work 
Opportunity Tax Credit Reform and Improvement Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 3, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight 
hearing on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency 
Management, hearing on H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism Act 
of 2000, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 3, to continue hearings on the 
U.S.-China bilateral Trade Agreement and the Accession of China to 
the WTO, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social Security 
representative payees, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 3, executive, 
hearing on Iraq, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 4, executive, hearing on State Department Security and 
Counterintelligence Practices, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on Taxation: May 3, to hold hearings to review the 
strategic plans and budget of the IRS, 10 a.m., SD-215.