[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 58 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D461-D463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 15 through May 20, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume debate on S. 2521, Military 
Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 2521, Military 
Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 at 2:15 p.m.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to consider any 
other cleared legislative and executive business, including 
appropriations bills when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: May 16, 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, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 16, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight 
hearings on HUD's single family management and marketing contracts, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 16, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the 
Maritime Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global warming 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 16, Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management, to hold oversight hearings on 
the United States Forest Service's proposed transportation policy, 3 
p.m., SD-366.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold oversight 
hearings on the operation, by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, of the 
Flathead Irrigation Project in Montana, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 2439, to authorize 
the appropriation of funds for the construction of the Southeastern 
Alaska Intertie system; and the nomination of Mildred Spiewak 
Dresselhaus, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Energy Research, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 18, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, 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

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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, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 16, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on the Army 
Corps of Engineer's backlog of authorized projects and the future of 
the Army Corps of Engineer's mission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and 
Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
funds for programs of the Clean Air Act, focusing on an incentive-
based utility emissions reduction approach, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking Water, 
to hold hearings on S. 2417, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to increase funding for State nonpoint source pollution 
control programs, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 17, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation extending Permanent Normal Trading Relations to China, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the U.S. Commission for International Freedom's findings on 
Russia, China, and Sudan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 17, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold oversight hearings to examine satellite 
export controls, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 16, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine long term care insurance for federal employees, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings on 
issues relating to training Federal employees, focusing on Federal 
agency's programs to train and educate employees throughout their 
careers to maintain their skills and productivity, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 19, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings 
to examine the extent to which fraud and criminal activities are 
affecting commerce on the internet, focusing on the widespread 
availability of false identification documents and credentials on 
the internet and the criminal uses to which such identification is 
put, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 18, to 
hold hearings to examine mental health parity, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 17, to hold oversight hearings on 
Indian arts and crafts programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  May 17, Full Committee, 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 Pick-Sloan project; and 
S. 1658, to authorize the construction of a Reconciliation Place in 
Fort Pierre, South Dakota, 2 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 16, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice Oversight, to hold hearings to examine threats to Federal 
Law Enforcement Officers, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine internet 
security and privacy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 17, to hold hearings on 
pending business, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 17, hearing to review the 
Administration's proposal for permanent normal trade relations with 
China, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 16, to mark up the Transportation 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 16, Subcommittee 
on Capital Markets, Securities, and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing on improving regulation of the housing 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, focusing on H.R. 3703, Housing 
Finance Regulatory Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 17, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1161, 
Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act of 1999; and H.R. 4209, 
Bank Reserves Modernization Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 18, Health Task Force, hearing on 
``Medicare's Regulatory Burden on Providers'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, May 16, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on Consumer Safety 
Initiatives: Protecting the Vulnerable, focusing on the following 
bills: H.R. 4145, Child Passenger Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 2592, 
to amend the Consumer Products Safety Act to provide that low-speed 
electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act; and 
H.R. 3032, National Amusement Park Ride Safety Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 16, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Ritalin Use Among 
Youth: Examining the Issues and Concerns, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 16, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on the National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on the Census, oversight hearing of the 2000 
Census: Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation--Still More Questions than 
Answers, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and 
International Relations, oversight hearing of the State Department: 
Is Management Getting Results? 1 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 16, Subcommittee on 
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hearing on Conducting Business in Latin America: Challenges and 
Opportunities, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 17, full Committee, hearing on the Status of Embassy Security 
Enhancements, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
U.S. and the Caribbean in the New Millennium: What is the Agenda? 
1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 18, full Committee, hearing on Looming Famine in Ethiopia, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 17, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 4267, Internet Tax Reform and 
Reduction Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing in H.R. 3590, 
ADA Notification Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Privacy and Electronic Communications, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 16, to mark up H.R. 3605, San Rafael 
Western Legacy District and National Conservation Act; followed by a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 946, Graton Rancheria 
Restoration Act; H.R. 2671, Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux 
Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act; and H.R. 4148, Tribal 
Contract Support Cost Technical Amendments of 2000, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, to mark up the 
following bills: 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 Peak Wilderness Area of Roosevelt National 
Forest in Colorado as the ``Jaryd Atadero Legacy Trail''; H.R. 4226, 
Black Hills National Forest and Rocky Mountain Research Station 
Improvement Act; 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; H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act; S. 1374, Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 1999; 
and S. 1288, Community Forest Restoration Act, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 16, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 3632, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 2000; H.R. 4063, Rosie the Riveter-World War II 
Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000; and 
H.R. 4125, to provide a grant under the urban park and recreation 
recovery program to assist in the development of a Millennium 
Cultural Cooperative Park in Youngstown, Ohio, 9:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 17, full committee, hearing on H.R. 3999, Virgin Islands and 
Guam Constitutional Self-Government Act of 2000, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Assessing future needs and uses of the Abandoned Mine 
Reclamation Fund established under Title IV of the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, to continue 
oversight hearings to examine the laws, policies, practices, and 
operations of the Department of the Interior, Department of Energy, 
and other agencies pertaining to payments to their employees, 
including payments relative to mineral royalty programs and policies 
from public lands and Indian lands, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and 
Oceans, to mark up pending business; followed by a hearing on H.R. 
2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 2267, Willing Seller Amendments of 1999 
to the National Trails System Act; H.R. 2409, El Camino Real de los 
Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 1999; H.R. 2833, Yuma Crossing 
National Heritage Area Act of 1999; H.R. 2919, National Underground 
Railroad Freedom Center Act; H.R. 3661, General Aviation Access Act; 
followed by a hearing on Examining the laws, policies, practices, 
and operations of the Department of the Interior, Department of 
Energy, and other agencies pertaining to payments to their 
employees, including payments relative to mineral royalty programs 
and policies from public lands and Indian lands; and H.R. 4115, to 
authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial 
Museum; followed by a hearing on H.R. 4275, Colorado Canyons 
National Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness 
Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 15, to consider H.R. 4425, Making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending Sept. 30, 2001, 6:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 17, hearing on a Plan to Renew Science, 
Math, Engineering and Technology Education in Kindergarten through 
12th Grade: H.R. 4271, National Science Education Act, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's 
Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Request: Space Science, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 16, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, 
and Exports, hearing on Trade with China Helps Small Business 
Exporters Work, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 16, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Future of Aviation 
Technology ``Is the Sky the Limit?'' 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 17, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on VA/DOD health care sharing, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
VA disability claims processing, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 16, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on Health Care Coverage for Families Leaving 
Welfare, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Internet tax issues, 
2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.