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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1999-02-09” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D116-D117 on Feb. 8, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 9, 1999
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: business Meeting to resume markup of S. 257, to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment of a missile defense capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack, 8:45 a.m., SR-222.
Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings on the nomination of Wayne O. Burkes, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation; to be followed by a hearing on S. 96, to regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine general revenue financing of Social Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for elementary and secondary education programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
House
Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on America's stake in trade and investment in Africa, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the Community Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act of 1999, 2:00 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 391, Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1999; H.R. 437, Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act of 1999; H.R. 436, Government Waste, Fraud and Error Reduction Act of 1999; and to approve the following: Committee Budget; Committee Oversight Plan for the 106th Congress; and Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2000, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
