[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24552]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I would like to announce that a Full 
Committee hearing has been scheduled before the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources. The hearing will take place Thursday, October 14, 
1999, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building in Washington, D.C.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1683, a 
bill to make technical changes to the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act, and for other purposes; S. 1686, to provide for the 
conveyances of land interests to Chugach Alaska Corporation to fulfill 
the intent, purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act, and for other purposes; S. 1702, a bill to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to allow shareholder common stock to be 
transferred to adopted Alaska Native Children and their descendants, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 2841, to amend the Revised Organic Act of 
the Virgin Islands to provide for greater fiscal autonomy consistent 
with other United States jurisdictions, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 2368, the Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act of 1999. There 
will be testimony from the Administration, and other interested 
parties.
  Those who wish to testify or to submit written testimony should write 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510. Presentation of oral testimony is by Committee 
invitation only. For further information, please contact Jo Meuse or 
Brian Malnak at (202) 224-6730.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental 
Affairs, will hold a hearing entitled ``Conquering Diabetes: Are We 
Taking Full Advantage of the Scientific Opportunities For Research?'' 
This Subcommittee hearing will examine the devastating impact that 
diabetes and its resulting complications have had on Americans of all 
ages in both human and economic terms. Additionally, we will review the 
recent recommendations of the Congressionally-established Diabetes 
Research Working Group and will look at the current Federal commitment 
to diabetes research to determine if sufficient funding has been 
provided to take advantage of the unprecedented opportunities to 
ultimately conquer this disease and its complications.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, October 14, 1999, at 9:30 
a.m., in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Lee Blalack of the Subcommittee staff at 
224-3721.

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