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Oct. 4, 1999 sees Congressional Record publish “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS”

Volume 145, No. 132 covering the 1st Session of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2025-E2026 on Oct. 4, 1999.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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, October 5, 1999 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

OCTOBER 69 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to review public policy related to biotechnology, focusing on domestic approval process, benefits of biotechnology and an emphasis on challenges facing farmers to segregation of product.

SR-328A9:30 a.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To hold hearings on S. 1510, to revise the laws of the

United States appertaining to United States cruise vessels.

SR-25310 a.m.

Judiciary

Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine fiber terrorism on computer infrastructure.

SD-226

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine United States support for the peace process and anti-drug efforts in Colombia.

SD-4192 p.m.

Intelligence

To hold closed hearings on pending intelligence matters.

SH-219

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the conduct of the NATO air campaign in Yugoslavia.

SD-419

Judiciary

To hold hearings on S. 1455, to enhance protections against fraud in the offering of financial assistance for college education.

SD-2263 p.m.

Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings on the nomination of Skila Harris, of

Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2005; the nomination of Glenn L.

McCullough, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the

Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; and the nomination of Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard

Investigation Board.

SD-406

OCTOBER 79 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to review public policy related to biotechnology, focusing on domestic approval process, benefits of biotechnology and an emphasis on challenges facing farmers to segregation of product.

SR-328A10 a.m.

Judiciary

To resume hearings to examine certain clemency issues for members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation.

SD-226

Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings on S. 188, to amend the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving loan funds for construction of water conservation and quality improvements; S. 968, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source development, for the purposes of maximizing the available water supply and protecting the environment through the development of alternative water sources; and S. 914, to amend the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that discharges from combined storm and sanitary sewers conform to the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy of the Environmental Protection Agency.

SD-4062 p.m.

Governmental Affairs

International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine guidelines for the relocation, closing, consolidation or construction of

Post Offices.

SD-608

Intelligence

To hold closed hearings on pending intelligence matters.

SH-219

Judiciary

To hold hearings on pending nominations.

SD-2262:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

Energy Research, Development, Production and Regulation

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 1183, to direct the Secretary of

Energy to convey to the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, the former site of the NIPER facility of the Department of Energy; and S. 397, to authorize the Secretary of

Energy to establish a multiagency program in support of the Materials Corridor Partnership Initiative to promote energy efficient, environmentally sound economic development along the border with Mexico through the research, development, and use of new materials.

SD-366

OCTOBER 122:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 167, to extend the authorization for the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council and to authorize construction and operation of a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational

River, New York and Pennsylvania; S. 311, to authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs; S. 497, to designate Great Kills Park in the

Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II

Veterans Park at Great Kills''; H.R. 592, to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National

Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at

Great Kills''; S. 919, to amend the Quinebaug and

Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor; H.R.

1619, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers

Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor; S. 1296, to designate portions of the lower Delaware River and associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and

Scenic Rivers System; S. 1366, to authorize the

Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate a visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and

Recreation River on land owned by the New York State; and S. 1569, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

SD-366

OCTOBER 139:30 a.m.

Armed Services

SeaPower Subcommittee

To hold hearings on the force structure impacts on fleet and strategic lift operations.

SR-222

Indian Affairs

To hold hearings on S. 1507, to authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments.

SR-4852:30 p.m.

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings on numerous tax treaties and protocols.

SD-419

OCTOBER 142:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 1218, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to the Landusky School District, without consideration, a patent for the surface and mineral estates of certain lots; S. 610, to direct the

Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in

Washakie County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the

Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming; S. 1343, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain

National Forest land to Elko County, Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery; S. 408, to direct the

Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of

Land Management administrative site to the City of

Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center; S.

1629, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the

State of Oregon; and S. 1599, to authorize the

Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Black Hills National Forest and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire replacement sites and to acquire or construct administrative improvements in connection with Black

Hills National Forest.

SD-366

OCTOBER 192:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on S. 1365, to amend the National

Preservation Act of 1966 to extend the authorization for the Historic Preservation Fund and the Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation; S. 1434, to amend the

National Historic Preservation Act to reauthorize that

Act; and H.R. 834, to extend the authorization for the

National Historic Preservation Fund.

SD-366

OCTOBER 209:30 a.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To hold hearings to examine the use of performance enhancing drugs in Olympic competition.

SR-253

Indian Affairs

To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for elementary and secondary education assistance, focusing on Indian educational programs.

SR-285

OCTOBER 269:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on S. 882, to strengthen provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Federal

Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 with respect to potential Climate Change.

SD-366

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on S. 882, to strengthen provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Federal

Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 with respect to potential Climate Change.

SD-3662:30 p.m.

Armed Services

Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

To hold hearings on the Real Property Management Program and the maintenance of the historic homes and senior officers' quarters.

SR-222

OCTOBER 279:30 a.m.

Indian Affairs

To hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the

Transportation Equity Act in the 21st Century, focusing on Indian reservation roads.

SR-485

POSTPONEMENTS

OCTOBER 63 p.m.

Indian Affairs

Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

SR-485

OCTOBER 79:30 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings on the security of the Panama Canal.

SD-106

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 145, No. 132