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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1999-10-20” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1162-D1163 on Oct. 19, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1999
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings on the efforts of the military services in implementing joint experimentation, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the use of performance enhancing drugs in Olympic competition, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 1167, to amend the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act to provide for expanding the scope of the Independent Scientific Review Panel; S. 1694, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii; S. 1612, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain irrigation project property to certain irrigation and reclamation districts in the State of Nebraska; S. 1474, providing conveyance of the Palmetto Bend project to the State of Texas; S. 1697, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to refund certain collections received pursuant to the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982; S. 1178, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain parcels of land acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project, South Dakota, to the Commission of Schools and Public Lands of the State of South Dakota for the purpose of mitigating lost wildlife habitat, on the condition that the current preferential leaseholders shall have an option to purchase the parcels from the Commission; and S. 1723, to establish a program to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design, and construct facilities to mitigate impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by local governmental entities in the Pacific Ocean drainage of the States of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to markup on the proposed Tax Extenders and the Balanced Budget Adjustments Act, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as
``the Treaty''), signed at Washington on June 9, 1998 (Treaty Doc.106-02), 2 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the Transportation Equity Act in the 21st Century, focusing on Indian reservation roads; to be followed by a business meeting on pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings on the Justice Department's role and the FALN, 9 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold oversight hearings on the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.
House
Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review the Administration's preparations for the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on Military Research, joint hearing on the threat to U.S. forces posed by the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the Department of Energy security issues, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on H.R. 1954, Rental Fairness Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the Implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on the National Archives and Records Administration, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations, hearing on Combating Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, 10:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, hearing on Intercountry Adoption: Implementation of the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Regional Security in South Asia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing on Competitive Issues in Agriculture and the Food Marketing Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, to consider the following bills: H.R. 348, to authorize the construction of a monument to honor those who have served the Nation's civil defense and emergency management programs; S. 416, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the city of Sisters, Oregon, a certain parcel of land for use in connection with a sewage treatment facility; H.R. 1695, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility; H.R. 1725, Miwaleta Park Expansion Act; H.R. 2632, Dugger Mountain Wilderness Act of 1999; H.R. 2737, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Illinois certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to be used as a historic and interpretive site along the trail; H.R. 2889, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central Utah Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project facilities, and implementation of water conservation measures; H.R. 3080, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish the American Indian Education Foundation; and the Elim Native Corporation land conveyance, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on the Turkey, Taiwan and Mexico Earthquakes: Lessons Learned, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology, to mark up H.R. 2413, Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1999, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the State of Airline Competition, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Conference: meeting of conferees on S. 900 and H.R. 10, bills to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial service providers, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Conference: meeting of conferees continued on H.R. 1000, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 11:30 a.m., Room to be announced.
