[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 109 (Friday, September 15, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D918-D921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 18 through September 23, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4444, Permanent 
Normal Trade Relations with China.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 4444, 
Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China, with a vote on final 
passage of the bill to occur at 2:15 p.m.; following which, Senate will 
vote on the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
the consideration of S. 2045, H-1B Non-immigrant Visa.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to 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 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the under-use of hospice care in America, 1:30 p.m., SD-562.
  September 21, Full Committee, with the Committee on Small 
Business, to hold joint hearings to examine issues relating to 
pension benefits guaranty cooperation delivery with retirees, 9:30 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 20, 
to hold hearings to examine food safety issues, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural 
Revitalization, to hold hearings on S. 2709, to establish a Beef 
Industry Compensation Trust Fund with the duties imposed on products 
of countries that fail to comply with certain WTO dispute resolution 
decisions, 3 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: September 20, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of antimicrobial resistance, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 19, to hold hearings on 
United States policy towards Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on the 
recruiting initiatives of the Department of Defense and the military 
services and to receive an update on the status of recruiting and 
retention goals, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 20, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on global warming 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 19, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on H.R. 3577, to 
increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side 
pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho; S. 
2906, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
contracts with the city of Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big 
Thompson Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and 
carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, 
and other beneficial purposes; S. 2942, to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in 
the State of West Virginia; S. 2951, to authorize the Commissioner 
of Reclamation to conduct a study to investigate opportunities to 
better manage the water resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of 
the upper Columbia River; and S. 3022, to

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direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain irrigation 
facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  September 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the current outlook for supply of heating and transportation 
fuels this winter, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, 
Production and Regulation, to hold hearings on S. 2933, to amend 
provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 relating to remedial 
action of uranium and thorium processing sites, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings 
to examine the GAO investigation of the Everglades and water quality 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private 
Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine the EPA's 
proposed regulations for diesel fuel, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 19, business meeting to mark up 
H.R. 4986, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
provisions relating to foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to 
exclude extraterritorial income from gross income; and H.R. 4868, to 
amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify 
temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical 
amendments to the trade laws, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 20, to hold hearings to 
examine issues relating to Fidel Castro, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 21, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings on 
certain anti-corruption efforts relating to African economic 
development, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 19, to hold hearings 
on the nomination of George A. Omas, of Mississippi, to be a 
Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  September 19, Subcommittee on International Security, 
Proliferation and Federal Services, to resume hearings on the state 
of foreign language capabilities in national security and the 
Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine meeting the management challenges of the next 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 20, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 20, to hold hearings to 
examine antitrust law and entertainment industry efforts to restrict 
marketing and sales of violent entertainment to children, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  September 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: September 21, with the Special 
Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine issues 
relating to pension benefits guaranty cooperation delivery with 
retirees, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 19, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing on H.R. 
4646, to designate certain National Forest System lands within the 
boundaries of the State of Virginia as wilderness areas, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review the Inspector General's 
report on USDA's Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources 
and Environment and the Urban Partnership Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Military Procurement, hearing on the Department of Defense chemical 
agents and munitions destruction program, 9 a.m.; and a hearing on 
the status of military procurement, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, September 19, 
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing 
on the Future of Electronic Payments: Roadblocks and Emerging 
Practices, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on Credit Score Disclosure, focusing on H.R. 2856, 
Fair Credit Full Disclosure Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to mark up H.R. 
4445, Reciprocal Compensation Adjustment Act of 2000, 6:30 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, to 
continue hearings on Improving Insurance for Consumers--Increasing 
Uniformity and Efficiency in Insurance Regulation, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
the Implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments 
and Funding of State Drinking Water Programs, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 20, full Committee hearing on H.R. 5122, Patient 
Protection Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to continue joint hearings on the recent Firestone 
tire recall action, focusing on the action as it pertains to 
relevant Ford vehicles, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall 
Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 19, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on the National 
Labor Relations Board: Recent Trends and Their Implications, 10:30 
a.m., 2261 Rayburn.

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  September 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on Financial Management Issues at the Department of 
Education, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to mark up 
H.R. 5178, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  September 21, full Committee, hearing on the National and Economic 
Importance of Improved Math-Science Education and H.R. 4272, 
National Science Education Enhancement Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
on H.R. 4963, Democratic Rights for Union Members Act of 2000, 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 22, full Committee, hearing on Using Technology to Learn 
and Learning to Use Technology, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on Is 
Drug Use Up of Down? 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Postal Service, hearing on General 
Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 20 and 21, full Committee, hearings on Potential Energy 
Crisis in the Winter of 2000, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
the Best Interests of the Child? A Reexamination of the District of 
Columbia's Child and Family Services Receivership, Part 1, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs 
and International Relations, hearing on Oversight of the Defense 
Security Service: How Big is the Backlog of Personnel Security 
Investigations, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, oversight hearing on ``The Federal Workers' 
Compensation Program: Are Injured Federal Workers Being Treated 
Fairly?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, September 21, to consider 
pending business, 4 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, September 19, hearing on GAO 
Assessment of U.S. Judicial and Police Reform Assistance in Haiti, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the 
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint 
hearing on Prelude to New Directions in U.S. Vietnam Relations: The 
2000 Bilateral Trade Agreement, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 20, full Committee, hearing on the Fight Against 
Corruption: The Unfinished Agenda, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on United Nations Peacekeeping, 10:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on 
Implementing Plan Colombia: The U.S. Role, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 19, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 4548, Agricultural Opportunities Act; H.R. 604, to amend 
the charter of the AMVETS organization; H.R. 5136, to make permanent 
the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme 
Court Police to provide security beyond the Supreme Court building 
and grounds; H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security Act of 2000; H.R. 
3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 1999; H.R. 3312, Merit 
Systems Protection Board Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 
1999; H.R. 1924, Federal Agency Compliance Act; H.R. 1293, 
Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act of 1999; H.R. 5018, 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000; and private bills, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 21, oversight hearing on the Department of Justice 
Office of Inspector General's September 2000 Report titled: ``An 
Investigation of Misconduct and Mismanagement at ICITAP, OPDAT, and 
the Criminal Division's Office of Administration,'' 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the 
Impact of the Mentally Ill on the Criminal Justice System, 1:30 
p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  September 21, 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., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 20, to consider the following 
bills: S. 1653, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment 
Act Amendments of 1999; S. 1936, Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance 
Act; H.R. 2570, Lincoln Highway Study Act of 1999; H.R. 2710, 
National Law Enforcement Museum Act; H.R. 2799, to amend the Clear 
Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide 
additional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain lands 
transferred to the county under the Act; H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas 
National Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1999; H.R. 3118, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting 
seasons for double-crested cormorants; H.R. 4070, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to correct a map relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Unit P31, located near the city of Mexico 
Beach, Florida; H.R. 4126, Palace of the Governors Expansion Act; 
H.R. 4187, 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; H.R. 4503, Historically Women's Public Colleges or 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act; 
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. 4828, Steens Mountain Wilderness Act of

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2000; H.R. 4835, to authorize the exchange of land between the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence 
at the George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia; H.R. 
4904, to express the policy of the United States regarding the 
United States relationship with Native Hawaiians; H.R. 5036, Dayton 
Aviation Heritage Preservation Amendments Act of 2000; and H.R. 
5130, CALFED Extension Act of 2000, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4789, NOAA Chesapeake 
Bay Office Reauthorization Act of 2000; H.R. 5086, to amend the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act to honor Dr. Nancy Foster; and H.R. 
5133, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Improvement Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on the Future of the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth,
  Committee on Rules, September 19, to consider H.R. 4945, Small 
Business Competition Preservation Act of 2000, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 21, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Government and Industry Plans 
with respect to Stage 4 Commercial Aircraft, 9:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on information 
technology program, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 21, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on the Global Aging Crisis, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 21, 
executive, briefing on Intelligence Authorization Legislative 
Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 22, to 
hold hearings to examine the status of policing reforms in Northern 
Ireland as envisioned by the Good Friday Agreement, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn Building.