EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

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May 8, 1995 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E 955

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4,

agreed to by the Senate on February 4,

1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all

meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference.

This title requires all such committees

to notify the Office of the Senate Daily

Digest—designated by the Rules Committee—of the time, place, and purpose

of the meetings, when scheduled, and

any cancellations or changes in the

meetings as they occur.

As an additional procedure along

with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily

Digest will prepare this information for

printing in the Extensions of Remarks

section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

on Monday and Wednesday of each

week.

Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May

9, 1995, may be found in the Daily Digest of today’s RECORD.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

MAY 10

9:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on the nomination of

James John Hoecker, of Virginia, to be

a Member of the Federal Emergency

Regulatory Commission, Department

of Energy.

SD–366

Finance

To hold hearings on S. 16, to establish a

commission to review the dispute settlement reports of the World Trade Organization.

SD–215

Judiciary

Immigration Subcommittee

To hold hearings on verification of applicant identity for purposes of employment and public assistance.

SD–226

10:00 a.m.

Environment and Public Works

Business meeting, to mark up S. 440, to

provide for the designation of the National Highway System.

SD–406

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings on the nominations of

Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Latvia, Peter Tomsen, of

California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, Lawrence Palmer

Taylor, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia,

Jenonne R. Walker, of the District of

Columbia, to be Ambassador to the

Czech Republic, and James Alan Williams, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as

the Special Coordinator for Cyprus.

SD–419

11:00 a.m.

Appropriations

Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for Food,

Nutrition, and Consumer Services, and

Food and Consumer Service, each of

the Department of Agriculture.

SD–138

1:30 p.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings with the Committee on

the Judiciary to examine the role of

the military in combatting terrorism.

SD–106

Judiciary

To hold hearings with the Committee on

Armed Services to examine the role of

the military in combatting terrorism.

SD–106

2:00 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking and Supplemental Proposed Rulemaking, Promoting Wholesale Competition Through

Open-Access Non-Discriminatory

Transmission Services by Public Utilities (Docket No. RM95–8–000), and Recovery Stranded Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities (Docket

No. RM94–7–001).

SD–366

Select on Intelligence

To hold closed hearings on intelligence

matters.

SH–219

3:00 p.m.

Armed Services

Airland Forces Subcommittee

To hold open and closed (SR–222) hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of

the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing

on tactical intelligence and related activities in the Army and Air Force.

SR–232A

Joint Library

To hold an organizational meeting.

S–4, Capitol

MAY 11

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Transportation Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation.

SD–192

Finance

To resume hearings on the fiscal solvency of Medicare and the status of the

program’s delivery of health care services.

SD–215

Judiciary

Terrorism, Technology, and Government

Information Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine issues relating to the Internet system.

SD–226

Rules and Administration

To hold hearings to examine management guidelines for the future of the

Smithsonian Institution.

SD–106

Special on Aging

To hold hearings to examine ways the

private sector can assist in making

long term care more affordable and accessible.

SD–562

10:00 a.m.

Appropriations

Interior Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of

the Interior.

SD–116

Foreign Relations

Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine United

States assistance programs in the Middle East.

SD–419

Labor and Human Resources

Disability Policy Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed

legislation relating to the education of

individuals with disabilities.

SD–430

Veterans’ Affairs

To hold hearings on the reorganization of

the Veterans Health Administration,

and the requirement of 38 U.S.C. 510(b)

for the Department of Veterans Affairs

to provide 90 days notice to the Congress before an administrative reorganization may take effect.

SR–418

10:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Foreign Operations Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign

assistance programs, focusing on the

Agency for International Development.

SR–325

1:00 p.m.

Appropriations

Interior Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Indian Health Service, Department of

Health and Human Services.

SD–116

1:30 p.m.

Environment and Public Works

Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment Subcommittee

To resume hearings oversight hearings

on the implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act.

SD–406

2:00 p.m.

Appropriations

Labor, Health and Human Services, and

Education Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine incidences

of violence at women’s health clinics.

SD–138
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Appropriations

Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

authorizing supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance for the

Oklahoma City bombing.

SD–608

2:30 p.m.

Armed Services

Readiness Subcommittee

To resume hearings on S. 727, authorizing

funds for fiscal year 1996 for military

activities of the Department of Defense

and the future years defense program,

focusing on environmental, military

construction and BRAC programs.

SR–222

Judiciary

Immigration Subcommittee

To hold oversight hearings on the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice.

SD–226

MAY 12

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Environmental Protection Agency, the

Council on Environmental Quality, and

the Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry.

SD–192

10:00 a.m.

Appropriations

Legislative Branch Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at

Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,

the Senate Legal Counsel, and the Senate Office of Fair Employment Practices.

SD–116

MAY 15

2:00 p.m.

Appropriations

Legislative Branch Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Library of Congress, the Congressional

Budget Office, and the U.S. Capitol Police.

SD–116

Governmental Affairs

Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee

To hold hearings on Federal pension reform.

SD–342

MAY 16

9:30 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on rural development and credit.

SR–328A

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on environmental programs.

SD–192

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine NASA’s

space shuttle and reusable launch vehicle programs.

SR–253

Finance

To resume hearings on the fiscal solvency of Medicare and the status of the

program’s delivery of health care services, focusing on methods to preserve

and improve the Medicare program.

SD–215

Labor and Human Resources

Disability Policy Subcommittee

To resume hearings to examine proposed

legislation relating to the education of

individuals with disabilities.

SD–430

MAY 17

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the National Academy of Public Administration’s study on the Environmental Protection Agency.

SD–G50

Appropriations

Interior Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the National Park Service, Department of the

Interior.

SD–192

Energy and Natural Resources

Business meeting, to consider pending

calendar business.

SD–366

Finance

To continue hearings on the fiscal solvency of Medicare and the status of the

program’s delivery of health care services, focusing on methods to preserve

and improve the Medicare program.

SD–215

2:00 p.m.

Armed Services

Acquisition and Technology Subcommittee

To resume hearings on S. 727, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996

for military activities of the Department of Defense, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year

1996, focusing on dual-use technology

programs.

SR–232A

MAY 18

9:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings to examine the administration of timber contracts in the

Tongass National Forest and administration of the Tongass Timber Reform

Act of 1990.

SD–366

Rules and Administration

To resume hearings to examine management guidelines for the future of the

Smithsonian Institution.

SD–106

Small Business

To hold hearings to examine the Small

Business Administration’s 7(a) business

loan program.

SD–628

Indian Affairs

To hold oversight hearings on the recommendations of the Joint Department of the Interior/Bureau of Indian

Affairs/Tribal Task Force on Reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

SR–485

10:00 a.m.

Judiciary

Business meeting, to consider pending

calendar business.

SD–226

10:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Foreign Operations Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign

assistance programs.

SH–216

2:00 p.m.

Appropriations

Labor, Health and Human Services, and

Education Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.

SD–192

Appropriations

Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the

Treasury Department, and the Federal

Election Commission.

SD–192

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy Production and Regulation Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

to extend the deadlines of certain hydroelectric projects, including S. 283, S.

468, S. 543, S. 547, S. 549, S. 552, S. 595,

and S. 611.

SD–366

MAY 19

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

SD–192

10:00 a.m.

Appropriations

Legislative Branch Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Printing Office.

SD–116

MAY 22

2:00 p.m.

Governmental Affairs

Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee

To resume hearings on Federal pension

reform.

SD–342

MAY 23

9:30 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on Federal nutrition programs.

SR–328A

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on financial management.

SD–192
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Energy and Natural Resources

Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 620, to direct the

Secretary of the Interior to convey,

upon request, certain property in Federal reclamation projects to beneficiaries of the projects and to set forth

a distribution scheme for revenues

from reclamation project lands.

SD–366

Indian Affairs

To hold hearings on S. 479, to provide for

administrative procedures to extend

Federal recognition to certain Indian

groups.

SR–485

MAY 24

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Interior Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the

United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

SD–192

10:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on research and the future of U.S. agriculture.

SR–328A

MAY 25

10:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on Federal farm export programs.

SR–328A

Finance

Social Security and Family Policy Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the financial and business practices of the

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

SD–215

2:00 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on S. 638, to authorize

funds for United States insular areas.

SD–366

MAY 26

10:00 a.m.

Appropriations

Legislative Branch Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the General Accounting Office, and the Office

of Technology Assessment.

SD–116

JUNE 6

9:30 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on resource conservation.

SR–328A

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on intelligence programs.

S–407, Capitol

Appropriations

Interior Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of the Interior.

SD–138

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy Production and Regulation Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 708, to repeal section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978.

SD–366

JUNE 7

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the National Service and the Selective Service System.

SD–192

10:00 a.m.

Judiciary

Youth Violence Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the welfare

system’s effect on youth violence.

SD–226

JUNE 13

9:30 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Production and Price Competitiveness

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed legislation

to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on commodity policy.

SR–328A

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on

health programs.

SD–192

JUNE 15

9:30 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Production and Price Competitiveness

Subcommittee

To resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United

States agricultural programs, focusing

on commodity policy.

SR–328A

JUNE 20

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on

counternarcotic programs.

SD–192

JUNE 27

9:30 a.m.

Appropriations

Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense.

SD–192

POSTPONEMENTS

MAY 9

9:00 a.m.

Armed Services

Personnel Subcommittee

Readiness Subcommittee

To hold joint hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of

Defense, and the future years defense

program, focusing on military family

housing issues.

SR–232A