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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1998-04-28” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D410-D411 on April 27, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
APRIL 28, 1998
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on the Budget, to hold hearings to examine Japan's economic difficulties and their potential United States impact, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings to examine possible problems relating to the Year 2000 computer conversion, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Commerce's Federal research and development needs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 326, to provide for the reclamation of abandoned hardrock mines, S. 327, to ensure that Federal taxpayers receive a fair return for the extraction of locatable minerals on public domain lands, and S. 1102, to provide a reasonable royalty from mineral activities on Federal lands, to specify reclamation requirements for mineral activities on Federal lands, and to create a State program for the reclamation of abandoned hard rock mining sites on Federal lands, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
Committee on Finance, to hold oversight hearings to examine the operation of the Internal Revenue Service, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on S.J. Res. 44, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings to examine reading and literacy initiatives, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Small Business, to hold hearings to examine environmental compliance tools for small business, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
NOTICE
For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E676-77 in today's Record.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and the National Mediation Board, 10 a.m., and on the National Commission on Libraries and the Armed Forces Retirement Home 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing on European Monetary Union, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Understanding Violent Children, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on American Worker Project: Impact of Federal Workplace Agencies, Programs, and Laws on the American Worker, 2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on FEHB Program as a Complement to Military Health Care, 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on health care initiatives pursued under the False Claims Act that impact hospitals, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the following: H.R. 1865, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 1997; H.R. 3186, Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998; H.R. 3187, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt not-for-profit entities that hold rights-of-way on public lands from certain strict liability requirements imposed in connection with such rights-of-way; H.R. 3520, to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington; and a measure to permit the Forest Service to sell their office in Medford, OR in order to fund an add-on to the Bureau of Land Management Medford District Office so they can co-locate, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands and Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, joint hearing on H.R. 2800, Battle of Midway National Memorial Study Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 3220, to authorize the use of certain land in Merced County, California, for an elementary school, following joint Subcommittee meeting, 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 6, Higher Education Amendments of 1998; H.R. 3717, to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the distribution of needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of illegal drugs; and H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998; and H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, oversight hearing on International Standards: Technical Barriers to Free Trade, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue hearings on proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings to examine Chinese access to dual use and military technology, focusing on a GAO report on the effectiveness of Tianemen sanctions restricting technology transfer, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn Building.
Conferees, on H.R. 2400, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn Building.
Conferees, on H.R. 3579, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 2 p.m., S-5, Capitol.
