[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 104 (Friday, September 8, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 11 through September 16, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4444, 
Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate hopes to complete 
consideration of H.R. 4444 (listed above), and consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation 
bills and conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: September 13, to hold hearings to 
examine long-term care insurance, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 12, 
to hold hearings on the Office of Civil Rights within the United 
States Department of Agriculture, focusing on discrimination, 9 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: September 12, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, to hold oversight hearings on rail competition 
issues, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 12, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings on 
Congressional proposals impacting FHA reserves, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
circulating coin designs, 9 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on the Budget: September 14, to hold hearings on 
budgeting for defense, focusing on maintaining today's forces, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 12, 
to hold hearings on the Firestone tire recall, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
marketing violence to children issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on air traffic 
control issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 12, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold oversight hearings on the 
status of the Biological Opinions of the National Marine Fisheries 
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the operations of 
the Federal hydropower system of the Columbia River, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
  September 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 
to hold hearings on S. 2873, to provide for all right, title, and 
interest in and to certain property in Washington County, Utah, to 
be vested in the United States; H.R. 3676, to establish the Santa 
Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in the State of 
California; S. 2784, entitled ``Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 
National Monument Act of 2000''; S. 2865, to designate certain land 
of the National Forest System located in the State of Virginia as 
wilderness; S. 2956, to establish the Colorado Canyons National 
Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness; H.R. 4275, 
to establish the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and the 
Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness; and S. 2977, to assist in the 
establishment of an interpretive center and museum in the vicinity 
of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the 
protection and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made 
at the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use by 
pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
transportation of Alaska North Slope natural gas market and to 
investigate the cost, environmental aspects and energy security 
implications to Alaska and the rest of the nation for alternative 
routes and projects, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic 
Preservation, and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 2749, to 
establish the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada, 
to facilitate the interpretation of the history of development and 
use of trails in the setting of the western portion of the United 
States; S. 2885, to establish the Jamestown 400th Commemoration 
Commission; S. 2950, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish the Sand Creek Massacre Historic Site in the State of 
Colorado; S. 2959, to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Act of 1992; and S. 3000, to authorize the exchange of 
land between the Secretary of the Interior and the Director of the 
Central Intelligence Agency at the George Washington Memorial 
Parkway in McLean, Virginia, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 
to hold oversight hearings to examine Federal agency preparedness 
for the Summer 2000 wildfires, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 12, to hold 
hearings on proposed United States Department of Transportation 
regulations on planning and environment, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking 
Water, to hold hearings on the Draft Biological Opinions by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
on the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the 
Federal Caucus draft Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination 
of the following named officer for appointment as the Chief of 
Engineers, United States Army, and appointment to the grade 
indicated while assigned to a position of importance and 
responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601 and 3036: Maj. 
Gen. Robert B. Flowers, to be Lieutenant General, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Drinking 
Water, to continue hearings on the Draft Biological Opinions by the 
National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
on the operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the 
Federal Caucus draft Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy, 1 p.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 12, to hold hearings on 
pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending calendar 
business, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  September 14, Subcommittee on International Operations, to hold 
hearings on exchange programs and the national interest, 9 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 13, to hold hearings 
on the nomination of John Ramsey Johnson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia; and the nomination of Gerald Fisher, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  September 14, Subcommittee on International Security, 
Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings on the state of 
foreign language capabilities in national security and the Federal 
Government, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 13, to hold hearings on S. 
2899, to express the policy of the United States regarding the 
United States' relationship with Native Hawaiians, 2:30 p.m., SR-
485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 13, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 14, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: September 14, to hold hearings to 
examine slotting fees, and the battle family farmers are having to 
stay on the farm and in the grocery store, 1 p.m., SD-628.

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                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 13, hearing on H.R. 1275, to 
amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of 
live birds for the purpose of having the birds participate in animal 
fighting, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  September 13, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource 
Conservation, and Credit, hearing on H.R. 4013, Upper Mississippi 
River Basin Conservation Act of 2000, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, September 12, 
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing on Government Sponsored Enterprises, 1:30 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  September 13, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4311, Identity Theft 
Prevention Act of 2000, and related financial fraud issues, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 13, Task Force on Natural 
Resources and the Environment, hearing on Controlling Wildfires In 
the Future: What Strategies and Resources Are Needed? 2 p.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, September 13, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled: ``Organized Crime on Wall 
Street,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Securing the Health of the American People: focusing on the 
following measures: H.R. 2399, National Commission for the New 
National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health Act; H.R. 4242, 
Orphan Drug Innovation Act; H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care 
Amendments of 1999; H.R. 3677, Thomas Navarro FDA Patient Rights 
Act; H.R. 1795, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and 
Engineering Establishment Act; and a resolution recognizing the 
importance of researching childhood cancers, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 13, 
Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long 
Learning, hearing on Recruitment and Retention of Quality Teachers, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
on How to Improve Pension Coverage for American Workers, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on a 
Review of Mine Safety and Health: The State of the Industry Today, 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 11, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing 
entitled: ``Computer Security: Are Federal Agencies Adequately 
Protecting Their Computer Systems and Information?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing entitled: ``Establishing a Federal CIO: 
Information Technology Management and Assurance Within the Federal 
Government,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on Lessons From the 
Laboratories of Democracy: Environmental Innovation in the States, 
2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, 
and International Relations, hearing on Biological Weapons 
Convention: Status and Implications, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 13, hearing to 
Review the Policy Blueprint for Approving U.N. Peacekeeping 
Missions, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on U.N. Referendum 
for Western Sahara: 9 Years and Counting, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Preclude to New Directions in U.S.-Vietnam Relations: The 2000 
Bilateral Trade Agreement, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, hearing on Cooperate and Industrial Espionage and Their 
Effects on American Competitiveness, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on H. Res. 398, United States Training on and 
Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 12, hearing on H.R. 4321, 
Antitrust Enforcement Improvement Act of 2000, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 13, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3575, Student 
Athlete Protection Act; H.R. 534, Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration 
Act; H.R. 4548, Agricultural Opportunities Act; H.R. 5106, Copyright 
Technical Corrections Act of 2000; and H.R. 5107, Work Made for Hire 
and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 5018, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 
2000; and H.R. 4908, Notice of Electronic Monitoring Act, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 675, Beryllium Exposure Compensation Act; 
H.R. 3418, Energy Employees' Beryllium Compensation Act; H.R. 3478, 
Federal Beryllium Compensation Act; H.R. 3495, Department of Energy 
Nuclear Employees Exposure Compensation Act; H.R. 4263, Atomic 
Workers' Compensation Act; and H.R. 4398, Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness and Compensation Act of 2000, 9 a.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 13, to consider the following 
measures: S. 426, Huna Totem Corporation Public Interest Land 
Exchange Act; S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable 
Compensation Act; S. 1117, Corinth Battlefield Preservation Act of 
1999, H.R. 1500, America's Wilderness Protection Act; S. 1653, 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments 
of 1999; S. 1778, to provide for equal exchanges of land around the 
Cascade Reservoir; H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National Conservation 
Area Establishment Act of 1999; H.R. 3067, Nampa and Meridian 
Conveyance Act; H.R. 3118, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to issue regulations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

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that authorize States to establish hunting seasons for double-
crested cormorants; H.R. 3986, 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; H.R. 4020, Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove Park 
Expansion Act; H.R. 4503, Historically Women's Public Colleges or 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act; 
H.R. 4613, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000; 
H.R. 4656, to authorize the Forest Service to convey certain lands 
in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County School District for use 
as an elementary school site; 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; H.R. 4800, Ronald Reagan 
Recognition Act of 2000; H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Wilderness Act 
of 2000; H.R. 5130, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide cost sharing for the CALFED water enhancement programs in 
California; and a measure to provide incentives for Indian tribes to 
collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on 
tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that 
do not collect and pay such State sales taxes, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  September 14, hearing on Endangered Species Act, 11 a.m., 3124 
Longworth.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Private Conservation Efforts: Lessons for National 
Forests, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 13, hearing to receive Member 
testimony on proposed changes to House Rules, 10 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 12, Subcommittee on Basic 
Research, hearing on Beyond Silicon-Based Computing: Quantum and 
Molecular Computing, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Space and Technology, hearing on the 
State of NASA's Space Science Enterprise, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on the Role of 
Technical Standards in Today's Society and in the Future, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 13, 
Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, hearing on the Department of 
Transportation's Proposed NEPA and Planning Rules, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Federal Shuttle Bus Service in the 
Washington, D.C. Area, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 13, to mark up H.R. 
5109, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 
2000, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 13, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on trade in African diamonds, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 12, 
executive, briefing on Chile Declassification, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.