[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 112 (Wednesday, September 20, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D944-D945]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 21, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging,  with the Committee on Small Business, 
to hold joint hearings to examine issues relating to pension benefit 
guaranty corporation delivery for retirees, 8 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 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 Armed Services, 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, to hold 
hearings on global warming issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 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, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works,  business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  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, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
tax incentives for the renewal of distressed communities, to provide 
for 9 additional empowerment zones and increased tax incentives for 
empowerment zone development, to encourage investments in new 
markets, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, 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, Subcommittee on International 
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings to 
examine Iranian proliferation, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting to consider S. 1898, 
to provide protection against the risks to the public that are 
inherent in the interstate transportation of violent prisoners; H.R. 
2372, to simplify and expedite access to the Federal courts for 
injured parties whose rights and privileges, secured by the United 
States Constitution, have been deprived by final actions of Federal 
agencies, or other government officials or entities acting under 
color of State law; to prevent Federal courts from abstaining from 
exercising Federal jurisdiction in actions where no State law claim 
is alleged; to permit certification of unsettled State law questions 
that are essential to resolving Federal claims arising under the 
Constitution; and to clarify when government action is sufficiently 
final to ripen certain Federal claims arising under the 
Constitution; S. 1020, to amend chapter 1 of title 9, United States 
Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process 
relating to motor vehicle franchise contracts; S. Res. 304, 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the development of 
educational programs on veterans' contributions to the country and 
the designation of the week that includes Veterans Day as ``National 
Veterans Awareness Week'' for the presentation of such educational 
programs; S. 2448, to enhance the protections of the Internet and 
the critical infrastructure of the United States; H.R. 2442, to 
provide for the preparation of a Government report detailing 
injustices suffered by Italian Americans during World War II, and a 
formal acknowledgement of such injustices by the President; S. 2915, 
to make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
Federal courts; S. 785, for the relief of Frances Schochenmaier; S. 
2778, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting 
cartels illegal; and S. 1314, to establish a grant program to assist 
State and local law enforcement in deterring, investigating, and 
prosecuting computer crimes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business, with the Special Committee on Aging, 
to hold joint hearings to examine issues relating to pension benefit 
guaranty corporation delivery for retirees, 8 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, 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, 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, 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, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, 
Accountability, and Documentation Act, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
  Committee on Government Reform, to continue hearings on Potential 
Energy Crisis in the Winter of 2000, 12:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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, to consider pending business, 4 
p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 4899, the Asian Pacific Charter Commission Act of 
2000; the International Food Relief Partnership Act; a measure to 
reauthorize certain provisions of the Export Administration Act; 
H.R. 2166, Bear Protection Act of 1999; and H. Con. Res. 328, 
expressing the sense of the Congress in recognition of the 10th 
anniversary of the free and fair elections in Burma and the urgent 
need to improve the democratic and human rights of the people of 
Burma, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, to mark 
up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 395, expressing the sense of 
the Congress condemning the September 6, 2000, militia attack on 
United Nations refugee workers in West Timor and calling for an end 
to militia violence in East and West Timor; H. Res. 577, to honor 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for its 
role as a protector of the world's refugees, to celebrate UNHCR's 
50th anniversary, and to praise the High Commissioner Sadako Ogata 
for her work with UNHCR for the past ten years; and H. Res. 398, 
United States Training on and Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide 
Resolution, 10:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Implementing 
Plan Colombia: The U.S. Role, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the Impact of the 
Mentally Ill on the Criminal Justice System, 1:30 p.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
the Future of the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to continue hearings on information technology 
program, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on the Global Aging Crisis, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Intelligence Authorization Legislative Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.