[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D712-D714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 10 through July 15, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will vote on the motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 8, Death Tax 
Elimination Act. Also, Senate expects to continue consideration of H.R. 
4578, Interior Appropriations.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to resume 
consideration of S. 2549, Defense Authorization, the Reconciliation 
bill, and any other cleared legislative and executive business, 
including appropriation bills, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: July 11, to hold hearings to examine 
living trust scams, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 13, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, business meeting to mark up H.R. 4733, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 12, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 11, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine the Federal Transit Administration's approval of extension 
of the Amtrak Commuter Rail contract, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 2107, to 
amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 to reduce securities fees in excess of those required to fund 
the operations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to adjust 
compensation provisions for employees of the Commission; S. 2266, to 
provide for the minting of commemorative coins to support the 2002 
Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and the programs of the United States 
Olympic Committee; S. 2453, to authorize the President to award a 
gold medal on behalf of Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition 
of his outstanding and enduring contributions to humanity; S. 2459, 
to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress 
to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in 
recognition of their service to the Nation; S. 2101, to promote 
international monetary stability and to share seigniorage with 
officially dollarized countries; and a committee print of a 
substitute amendment to H.R. 3046, to preserve limited Federal 
agency reporting requirements on banking and housing matters to 
facilitate congressional oversight and public accountability, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: July 12, to hold hearings on certain 
provisions of S. 2274, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act 
to provide families and disabled children with the opportunity to 
purchase coverage under the medicaid program for such children, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 12, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; Frank Henry Cruz, of 
California, Ernest J. Wilson III, of Maryland, Katherine Milner 
Anderson, of Virginia, and Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, all to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 11, Subcommittee 
on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 2195, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the Truckee watershed 
reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water; S. 2350, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to certain water 
rights to Duchesne City, Utah; and S. 2672, to provide for the 
conveyance of various reclamation projects to local water 
authorities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold oversight hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
implementing the October 1999 announcement by the President to 
review approximately 40 million acres of national forest for 
increased protection, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be followed by oversight

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hearings to examine American gasoline supply problems, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  July 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 2294, to establish the Rosie 
the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park in the 
State of California; S. 2331, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to recalculate the franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, 
Inc., a concessioner providing services to Fort Sumter National 
Monument, South Carolina; and S. 2598, to authorize appropriations 
for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: July 13, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, to hold hearings to examine the United States trade policy 
agenda at the G 8 Summit, 1 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the United Nations policy in Africa, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 12, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold hearings on the role of biotechnology in 
combating poverty and hunger in developing countries, 2 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 13, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine the annual report of the Postmaster General, 2 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 12, to 
hold hearings to examine the National Science Foundation, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
hearings to examine ergonomics and health care, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 12, to hold oversight hearings 
on risk management and tort liability relating to Indian matters, 
2:30 p.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 13, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the future of digital music, focusing on whether there is an upside 
to downloading, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, to hold hearings to examine identity theft and how to 
protect and restore your good name, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Glenn A. Fine, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Justice; the nomination of Dennis M. Cavanaugh, of New Jersey, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; the 
nomination of James S. Moody, Jr., of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida vice a new 
position created by Public Law 106-113, approved November 29, 1999; 
the nomination of Gregory A. Presnell, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida vice a new 
position created by Public Law 106-113, approved November 29, 1999; 
and the nomination of John E. Steele, of Florida, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida vice a new 
position created by Public Law 106-113, approved November 29, 1999, 
2 p.m., SD-226.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 12, hearing to review federal farm 
policy, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 13. Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, hearing to 
review the agricultural consequences of banning methyl bromide, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 12, Subcommittee on the District 
of Columbia, on Fiscal Year 2001 District of Columbia Budget, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 11, Special Oversight Panel on 
Department of Energy Reorganization, hearing on implementation 
issues related to the establishment of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 13, Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, hearing on 
terrorism and threats to U.S. interests in the Middle East, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Department 
of Defense management of the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, July 12, Health Task Force, hearing on 
Blowing Smoke on the Invisible Man, Measuring Fraud, Payment Errors 
in Medicare and Medicaid, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  July 12, Natural Resources and the Environment Task Force, hearing 
on Department of Energy Management Practices, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, July 11, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on H.R. 4807, Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 
2000, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
``DOE's Fixed-Price Cleanup Contracts: Why are costs Still Out of 
Control?'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing 
on H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 11, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on the 
Effectiveness of the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, 9 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 4401, Health Care Infrastructure 
Investment Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on the following bills: the Federal Property 
Asset Management Reform Act; and H.R. 3285, Federal Asset Management 
Improvement Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, hearing on Hepatitis C: Access, Testing and 
Treatment in the VA Health Care System, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 4012,

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Construction Quality Assurance Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, July 12, hearing on Global 
Terrorism: South Asia-The New Locus, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 11, to continue markup of H.R. 
1349, Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 1999; and to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 4194, Small Business Merger Fee 
Reduction Act of 2000; H.R. 2059 to amend the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility 
dates for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and 
dependent children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement 
officers who are killed in the line of duty; H.R. 2987, 
Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 1999; and H.R. 2558, 
Prison Industries Reform Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the Civil 
Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to 
mark up H.R. 534, Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act, 10 a.m., 
B-352 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Gene Patents and Other Genomic Inventions, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 4423, Probation Officers' Protection Act of 2000; and H.R. 
3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the U.S. 
Marshals Service, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 11, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing to examine laws, policies, practices, and 
operations of the Department of the Interior and Department of 
Energy related to payments to their employees (including federal 
public land oil royalty and valuation policy advisors) from outside 
sources, (including the Project on Government Oversight); and to 
examine (a) the source of funds for such payments (b) the 
relationship between those managing and overseeing the organization 
that made the payments and the individuals who received the 
payments, (c) the effect of the payments on programs, policies, and 
positions of such departments, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 12, full Committee, to mark up a motion to sustain rulings by 
Chairman Don Young on objections to the production of records 
subject to subpoenas issued by Chairman Don Young under the 
authority of a resolution adopted by the Committee on Resources on 
June 9, 1999, which objections were raised by Robert A. Berman, 
Henry M. Banta, Danielle Brian Stockton, Keith Rutter, and the 
Project on Government Oversight; followed by an oversight hearing on 
Office of Insular Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth,
  July 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on Implementation of the Hydrographic 
Services Improvement Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 2752, Lincoln County Land Act of 1999; 
H.R. 4312, Upper Housatonic National Heritage Area Study Act of 
2000; H.R. 4613, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 
2000; and H.R. 4721, to provide for all right, title, and interest 
in and to certain property in Washington County, Utah, to be vested 
in the United States, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on the 
Bureau of Reclamation's Title XVI program, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 11, to consider the following: a measure 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001; and 
the Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Reconciliation Act, 5 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 13, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Strengthening Science at the U.S. 
Environmental Agency-National Research Council Findings, 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 11, Subcommittee on Rural 
Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special Small Business 
Problems, hearing on the Effects of the Roadless Policy on Rural 
Small Business and Rural Communities, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, hearing on the 
impact of banning snowmobiles inside National Parks on small 
business, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 12 and 13, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, hearings on the following bills: H.R. 4765, 21st Century 
Veterans Employment and Training Act; and H.R. 3256, Veterans' Right 
to Know Act, 10 a.m., on July 12 and 9 a.m., on July 13, 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 13, to mark up the Comprehensive 
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Challenges 
Facing Social Security Disability Programs in the 21st Century, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Trade, to mark up the Miscellaneous Trade 
and Technical Corrections Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.