[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 55 (Monday, May 8, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E670-E671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2000 may be found in the Daily 
Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Indian Health Care 
           Improvement Act.
                                                            SR-485
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup proposed legislation 
           authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for 
           military activities of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SR-222
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
           Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for 
           the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001.
                                                            SD-192
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Anna Blackburne-
           Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
           Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
           Columbia; the nomination of Thomas J. Motley, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the 
           Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and the 
           nomination of John McAdam Mott, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
           Court of the District of Columbia.
                                                            SD-342
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
       International Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the United Nations state of 
           efficacy and reform.
                                                            SD-419
     11 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on 1996 campaign finance 
           investigations.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on pending nominations.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the United States Forest 
           Service's proposed revisions to the regulations 
           governing National Forest Planning.
                                                            SD-366
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings on pending intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                 MAY 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings on the Administration's legislative 
           proposal on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 
           Plan.
                                                            SD-406
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for programs of the Pipeline Safety Act, focusing 
           on the safety record of the natural gas and hazardous 
           liquid pipeline transportation industry, the adequacy 
           of existing federal pipeline transportation safety 
           regulations and suggestions for additional pipeline 
           safeguards.
                                                            SR-253
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Richard Court 
           Houseworth, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
           Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
           for the remainder of the term expiring December 25, 
           2001; and the nomination of Nuria I. Fernandez, of 
           Illinois, to be Federal Transit Administrator.
                                                            SD-538
     10 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the nomination of John R. Dinger, of 
           Florida, to be Ambassador to Mongolia; the nomination 
           of Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be 
           Ambassador to Australia; the nomination of Douglas Alan 
           Hartwick, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Lao 
           People's Democratic Republic; the nomination of Susan 
           S. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Papua New 
           Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without 
           additional compensation as Ambassador to Soloman 
           Islands, and as Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu; 
           and the nomination of Michael J. Senko, of the District 
           of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
           Marshall Islands, and to serve concurrently and without 
           additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic 
           of Kiribati.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to markup S. 2089, to amend the Foreign 
           Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify 
           procedures relating to orders for surveillance and 
           searches for foreign intelligence purposes; H.R. 371, 
           to expedite the naturalization of aliens who served 
           with special guerrilla units in Laos; S. 484, to 
           provide for the granting of refugee status in the 
           United States to nationals of certain foreign countries 
           in which American Vietnam War POW/MIAs or American 
           Korean War POW/MIAs may be present, if those nationals 
           assist in the return to the United States of those POW/
           MIAs alive; and S. Res. 247, commemorating and 
           acknowledging the dedication and sacrifice made by the 
           men and women who have lost their lives while serving 
           as law enforcement officers.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To continue hearings on the Administration's legislative 
           proposal on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration 
           Plan.
                                                            SD-406
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1367, to amend the Act which 
           established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the 
           State of New Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and 
           for other purposes; S. 1617, to promote preservation 
           and public awareness of the history of the Underground 
           Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the 
           Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; S. 1670, to revise 
           the boundary of Fort Matanzas National Monument; S. 
           2020, to adjust the boundary of the Natchez Trace 
           Parkway, Mississippi; S. 2478, to require the Secretary 
           of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the 
           peopling of America; and S. 2485, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance in 
           planning and constructing a regional heritage center in 
           Calais, Maine.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 12
     10 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings on the nomination of Amy L. Comstock, of 
           Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government 
           Ethics.
                                                            SD-342

                                 MAY 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings on the nomination of The following named 
           officer for appointment as Chief of Naval Operations, 
           United States Navy, and appointment to the grade 
           indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
           and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 
           and 5033: Adm. Vernon E. Clark, to be Admiral.
                                                            SR-222
     3 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the United States Forest 
           Service's proposed transportation policy.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on Indian arts and crafts 
           programs.
                                                            SR-485
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 1148, to provide for the Yankton 
           Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska 
           certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin

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           Pick-Sloan project; and S. 1658, to authorize the 
           construction of a Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, 
           South Dakota.
                                                            SR-485
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the operation, by the 
           Bureau of Indian Affairs, of the Flathead Irrigation 
           Project in Montana.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 18
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine mental health parity.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1584, to establish the Schuylkill 
           River Valley National Heritage Area in the State of 
           Pennsylvania; S. 1685, to authorize the Golden Spike/
           Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area; H.R. 
           2932, to authorize the Golden Spike Crossroads of the 
           West National Heritage Area; S. 1998, to establish the 
           Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area; S. 2247, to 
           establish the Wheeling National Heritage Area in the 
           State of West Virginia; S. 2421, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
           suitability and feasibility of establishing an Upper 
           Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut 
           and Massachusetts; and S. 2511, to establish the Kenai 
           Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in the 
           State of Alaska.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine drug safety and pricing.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 740, to amend the Federal Power 
           Act to improve the hydroelectric licensing process by 
           granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
           statutory authority to better coordinate participation 
           by other agencies and entities.
                                                            SD-366
     3 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on the Meltzer Commission, focusing on 
           the future of the International Monetary Fund and 
           world.
                                                            SD-419

                                 MAY 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 611, to provide for administrative 
           procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain 
           Indian groups.
                                                            SR-485
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 2163, to provide for a study of 
           the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu 
           of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at 
           Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington; S. 2396, to 
           authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
           contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy 
           District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities 
           for the impounding , storage, and carriage of 
           nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, 
           and other beneficial purposes; S. 2248, to assist in 
           the development and implementation of projects to 
           provide for the control of drainage water, storm water, 
           flood water, and other water as part of water-related 
           integrated resource management, environmental 
           infrastructure, and resource protection and development 
           projects in the Colusa Basin Watershed, California; S. 
           2410, to increase the authorization of appropriations 
           for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978; and S. 
           2425, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to 
           participate in the planning, design, and construction 
           of the Bend Feed Canal Pipeline Project, Oregon.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 25
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Public Health Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine gene therapy issues.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings on the potential ban on 
           snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National 
           Parks and the recent decision by the Department of the 
           Interior to prohibit snowmobile activities in other 
           units of the National Park System.
                                                            SD-366

                                 JUNE 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 2282, to encourage the efficient 
           use of existing resources and assets related to Indian 
           agricultural research, development and exports within 
           the United States Department of Agriculture.
                                                            SR-485
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 2300, to amend the Mineral Leasing 
           Act to increase the maximum acreage of Federal leases 
           for coal that may be held by an entity in any 1 State; 
           S. 2069, to permit the conveyance of certain land in 
           Powell, Wyoming; and S. 1331, to give Lincoln County, 
           Nevada, the right to purchase at fair market value 
           certain public land in the county.
                                                            SD-366

                                JUNE 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on certain Indian Trust Corporation 
           activities.
                                                            SR-485

                                JUNE 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 2283, to amend the Transportation 
           Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain 
           amendments with respect to Indian tribes.
                                                            SR-485

                                JULY 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on risk management and tort 
           liability relating to Indian matters.
                                                            SR-485

                                JULY 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on activities of the National 
           Indian Gaming Commission.
                                                            SR-485

                                JULY 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on authorizing funds for programs of the 
           Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
                                                            SR-485

                              SEPTEMBER 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs on the Legislative recommendation of 
           the American Legion.
                                               345 Cannon Building

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                 MAY 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine retransmission consent 
           issues.
                                                            SR-253