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                                        Tuesday, September 19, 2000

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HIGHLIGHTS

      Senate passed the Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with 
      China bill.


                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8667-S8772
Measures Introduced: Ten bills and three resolutions were introduced, 
as follows: S. 3064-3073, S.J. Res. 52, and S. Con. Res. 136-137. 
                                                             Page S8759
Measures Reported:
  Special Report entitled ``Revised Allocation to Subcommittees of 
Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 2001''. (S. Rept. No. 106-414)
  H.R. 2647, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the water 
rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community'' to clarify certain provisions 
concerning the leasing of such water rights. (S. Rept. No. 106-415) 
                                                             Page S8759
Measures Passed:
  Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China: By 83 yeas to 15 
nays (Vote No. 251), Senate passed H.R. 4444, to authorize extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the 
People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations 
between the United States and the People's Republic of China, clearing 
the measure for the President.
  Pages S8667-S8730
H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa: Senate resumed consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of S. 2045, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens. 
                                                         Pages S8730-31
  During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the 
following action:
  By 97 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 252), three-fifths of those Senators 
duly chosen and sworn, having voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed 
to the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 2045 (listed above).
Pages S8730-31
Legislative Branch Appropriations Conference Report: Senate began 
consideration of the conference report on H.R. 4516, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001.
  Page S8731-48
  A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the conference report on Wednesday, September 20, 
2000, with a vote to occur on adoption of the conference report.
Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the telecommunications 
payments made to Cuba pursuant to Department of the Treasury specific 
licenses; to the Committee on Finance. (PM-128)
Page S8756
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Edward Francis Meagher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs (Information Technology).
  6 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral.
Page S8772
Messages From the President:
  Page S8756
Messages From the House:
  Pages S8756-57
Measures Referred:
  Page S8757
Measures Placed on Calendar:
  Page S8757
Measures Read First Time:
  Page S8772
Communications:
  Pages S8757-59
Statements on Introduced Bills:
  Pages S8759-68
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S8768-69
Amendments Submitted:
  Page S8771
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Page S8771
Authority for Committees:
  Page S8771
Additional Statements:
  Pages S8754-56
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S8772

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--252) 
                                                  Pages S8725-26, S8731
Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:31 a.m., adjourned at 5:48 p.m., 
until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, September 20, 2000. (For Senate's 
program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's 
Record on page S8772.)

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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
the threat of Iraq on the region and to United States interests, after 
receiving testimony from Walter B. Slocombe, Under Secretary of Defense 
for Policy; Edward S. Walker, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for 
Near Eastern Affairs; and Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander in 
Chief, U.S. Central Command.
WATER AND POWER
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded hearings on H.R. 3577, to increase the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of 
the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho, S. 2906, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the city of 
Loveland, Colorado, to use Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities for 
the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, 
municipal, industrial, S. 2942, to extend the deadline for commencement 
of construction of certain hydroelectric projects in the State of West 
Virginia, S. 2951, to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to 
conduct a study to investigate opportunities to better manage the water 
resources in the Salmon Creek watershed of the upper Columbia River, 
and S. 3022, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
irrigation facilities to the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, 
after receiving testimony from Robert J. Quint, Acting Chief of Staff, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Larry Howard, City 
of Loveland Department of Water and Power, Loveland, Colorado; D.R. 
Michelle, Colville Confederated Tribes, Omak, Washington; Tom Sullivan, 
Okanogan Irrigation District, Okanogan, Washington, and Henry Weick, 
Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District, Boise, Idaho.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  H.R. 4986, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
provisions relating to foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to exclude 
extraterritorial income from gross income, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute; and
  H.R. 4868, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other 
technical amendments to the trade laws, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
NOMINATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of George A. Omas, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of 
the Postal Rate Commission, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Lott, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to 
examine issues relating to the state of foreign language capabilities 
and requirements within the United States Federal Intelligence 
Community and its effect on national security, after receiving 
testimony from Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education; Robert O. 
Slater, Director, National Security Education Program; Dan E. Davidson, 
Bryn Mawr College Department of Russian and Second Language 
Acquisition, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the American 
Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS; Martha G. Abbott, 
Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia; and Frances McLean 
Coleman, Ackerman High School, Ackerman, Mississippi, on behalf of the 
Weir Attendance Center.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 13 public bills, H.R. 5203-5215; 1 private bill, H.R. 
5216; and 1 resolution, H. Con. Res. 404, were introduced. 
                                                         Pages H7870-71
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows.
  H.R. 3986, to provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a 
water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant 
at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington, amended (H. Rept. 106-864);
  H.R. 4441, to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide a 
mandatory fuel surcharge for transportation provided by certain motor 
carriers, amended (H. Rept. 106-865);
  H. Res. 581, providing for consideration of H.R. 3986, to provide for 
a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of 
electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, 
Washington (H. Rept. 106-866);
  H. Res. 582, providing for consideration of H.R. 4945, to amend the 
Small Business Act to strengthen existing protections for small 
business participation in the Federal procurement contracting process 
(H. Rept. 106-867);
  Conference report on H.R. 4919, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain 
defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to 
authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries 
(H. Rept. 106-868); and
  H.R. 4519, to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the 
safety and security of children enrolled in childcare facilities 
located in public buildings under the control of the General Services 
Administration (H. Rept. 106-869, Pt. 1).
Pages H7830-40, H7869-70
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he 
designated Representative Ryan of Wisconsin to act as Speaker pro 
tempore for today.
  Page H7725
Recess: The House recessed at 9:50 a.m. and reconvened at 10 a.m. 
                                                             Page H7740
Recess: The House recessed at 12:14 p.m. and reconvened at 12:31 p.m. 
                                                             Page H7760
Defense and Security Assistance Act: The House disagreed with the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 4919, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain 
defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to 
authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries. 
Appointed as conferees: Chairman Gilman, and Representatives Goodling 
and Gejdenson.
  Page H7743
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  FHA Down Payment Simplification Extension: H.R. 5193, amended to 
amend the National Housing Act to temporarily extend the applicability 
of the downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA single family 
housing mortgage insurance program;
  Pages H7743-45
  Homeowners Financing Protection: H.R. 3834, amended, to amend the 
National Housing Act to temporarily extend the applicability of the 
downpayment simplification provisions for the FHA single family housing 
mortgage insurance program;
  Pages H7745-47
  Cataloging and Maintaining Military Memorials: H. Con. Res. 345, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for cataloging 
and maintaining public memorials commemorating military conflicts of 
the United States and the service of individuals in the Armed Forces; 
                                                         Pages H7749-50
  Emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i Community: H. Con. Res. 257, 
concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community; 
                                                         Pages H7750-53
  Rewards for Reports on Rwandan Humanitarian Law Violations: S. 2460, 
to authorize the payment of rewards to individuals furnishing 
information relating to persons subject to indictment for serious 
violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda--clearing the 
measure for the President;
  Page H7753
  Support for Overseas Cooperative Development: H.R. 4673, to assist in 
the enhancement of the development and expansion of international 
economic assistance programs that utilize cooperatives and credit 
unions;
  Pages H7753-55
  Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse, Newark, New Jersey: 
H.R. 4975, to designate the post office and courthouse located at 2 
Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey, as the ``Frank R. Lautenberg Post 
Office and Courthouse;''
  Pages H7755-57
  Gertrude A. Barber Post Office Building, Erie, Pennsylvania: H.R. 
4625, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2108

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East 38th Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the ``Gertrude A. Barber 
Post Office Building;''
  Pages H7757-58
  Samuel P. Roberts Post Office Building, Carrollton, Georgia: H.R. 
4786, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 110 Postal Way in Carrollton, Georgia, as the ``Samuel P. 
Roberts Post Office Building;''
  Page H7759
  Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building Baltimore, Maryland: 
H.R. 4450, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 900 East Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as 
the ``Judge Harry Augustus Cole Post Office Building;'' 
                                                         Pages H7759-60
  Federal Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity: H.R. 2842, 
amended, to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, concerning 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, to enable the 
Federal Government to enroll an employee and his or her family in the 
FEHB Program when a State court orders the employee to provide health 
insurance coverage for a child of the employee but the employee fails 
to provide the coverage. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H7760-62
  Intellectual Property Technical Amendments: H.R. 4870, amended, to 
make technical corrections in patent, copyright, and trademark laws; 
                                                         Pages H7762-65
  Eligibility of Certain Aliens for Permanent Residence: H.R. 5062, to 
establish the eligibility of certain aliens lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence for cancellation of removal under section 240A of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act;
  Pages H7765-70
  Copyright Technical Corrections: H.R. 5106, amended, to make 
technical corrections in copyright law;
  Pages H7770-71
  Work Made For Hire and Copyright Corrections Act: H.R. 5107, amended, 
to make certain corrections in copyright law;
  Pages H7771-74
  Child Citizenship Act of 2000: H.R. 2883, amended, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to modify the provisions governing 
acquisition of citizenship by children born outside of the United 
States. Agreed to amend the title;
  Pages H7774-78
  Religious Workers Act: H.R. 4068, to amend the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to extend for an additional 3 years the special 
immigrant religious worker program;
  Pages H7778-80
  Debt Relief and Retirement Security Reconciliation: H.R. 5203, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to sections 103(a)(2), 103(b)(2), 
and 213(b)(2)(C) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2001 to reduce the public debt and to decrease the statutory limit 
on the public debt, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for retirement security (passed by a yea and nay vote of 401 
yeas to 20 nays, Roll No. 479;
  Pages H7780-98
  General Accounting Office Personnel Flexibilities: H.R. 4642, 
amended, to make certain personnel flexibilities available with respect 
to the General Accounting Office;
  Pages H7799-H7804
  2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin: H.R. 3679, amended, to 
provide for the minting of commemorative coins to support the 2002 Salt 
Lake Olympic Winter Games and the programs of the United States Olympic 
Committee;
  Pages H7804-06
  Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 2000: H.R. 1349, 
amended, to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the 
overutilization of prison health care services and control rising 
prisoner health care costs. Subsequently, the House passed S. 704, a 
similar Senate-passed bill after amending it to contain the text of 
H.R. 1349. H.R. 1349 was then laid on the table;
  Pages H7806-11
  Higher Education Financial Assistance for Spouses and Children of Law 
Enforcement Officers: S. 1638, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates 
for financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent 
children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who are 
killed in the line of duty clearing the measure for the President; and 
                                                         Pages H7811-13
  Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants: H.R. 4999, amended, to 
control crime by providing law enforcement block grants; 
                                                         Pages H7813-17
Suspension Failed--Chandler Pumping Plant Water Exchange Feasibility 
Study: The House failed to pass H.R. 3986, amended, to provide for a 
study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of 
electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, 
Washington (with \2/3\ required to pass, failed to pass by a yea and 
nay vote of 218 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 480). 
                                                  Pages H7747-49, H7799
Presidential Message--Payments to Cuba: Read a letter from the 
President wherein he transmitted his semiannual report detailing 
payments made to Cuba referred to the Committee on International 
Relations.
  Page H7817
HHS, Education, and Related Agencies--Motion to Instruct Conferees: By 
a yea and nay vote of 250 yeas to 170 nays with 1 voting ``present'', 
Roll

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No. 481, the Coburn motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4577, 
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to recede to Section 517 of 
the Senate amendment that prohibits the use of funds to distribute 
postcoital emergency contraception (the morning-after pill) to minors 
on the premises or in the facilities of any elementary or secondary 
school.
  Pages H7817-25
HHS, Education, and Related Agencies--Motion to Instruct Conferees: 
Representative Obey informed the House of his intention to offer a 
motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 4577, Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2001, to insist on disagreeing with provisions in the Senate 
amendment which denies the President's request for dedicated resources 
to reduce class sizes in the early grades and for local school 
construction and, instead, broadly expands the Title VI Education Block 
Grant with limited accountability in the use of the funds.
  Page H7852
Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H7725.
Referral: S. 2247 was referred to the Committee on Resources. 
                                                             Page H7868
Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea and nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7798, H7799, and 
H7825. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 9:00 a.m. and adjourned at 11:36 p.m.

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Committee Meetings
WILDERNESS AREAS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing on H.R. 4646, to 
designate certain National Forest System lands within the boundaries of 
the State of Virginia as wilderness areas. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
FUTURE OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing Future of Electronic 
Payments: Roadblocks and Emerging Practices. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
IMPROVING INSURANCE FOR CONSUMERS
Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
concluded hearings on Improving Insurance for Consumers--Increasing 
Uniformity and Efficiency in Insurance Regulation. Testimony was heard 
from Richard J. Hillman, Associate Director, Financial Institutions and 
Markets Issues, GAO; J. Lee Covington, Director, Department of 
Insurance, State of Ohio; and public witnesses.
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on the Implementation of the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act. 
Testimony was heard from Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environmental 
Protection Issues, GAO; J. Charles Fox, Assistant Administrator, Water, 
EPA; Jay L. Rutherford, Director, Water Supply Division, Department of 
Environmental Conservation, State of Vermont; and public witnesses.
NLRB: RECENT TRENDS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on the National Labor Relations 
Board: Recent Trends and Their Implications. Testimony was heard from 
Leonard R. Page, General Counsel, NLRB; and public witnesses.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Financial Management Issues at the 
Department of Education. Testimony was heard from Gloria Jarmon, 
Director, Health, Education and Human Services, Accounting and 
Information Management Division, GAO; Lorraine Lewis, Inspector 
General, Department of Education; and a public witness.
NEEDLESTICK SAFETY AND
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 5178, 
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act.
IS DRUG USE UP OR DOWN?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on Is Drug Use Up or Down? 
Testimony was heard from William Raub, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Scientific Research, Department of Health and Human Services; Julie 
Samuels, Acting Director, National Institute of Justice, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Postal Service held an 
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Postal Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
U.S. Postal Service, William J. Henderson, Postmaster General and CEO; 
Karla W. Corcoran, Inspector General; and Bernard L. Ungar, Director, 
Government Business Operations Issues, GAO.
GAO ASSESSMENT--U.S. JUDICIAL AND POLICE REFORM ASSISTANCE IN HAITI
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on GAO Assessment 
of U.S. Judicial and Police Reform Assistance in Haiti. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the GAO: Jess T. Ford, Associate 
Director; Virginia C. Hughes, Assistant Director; and Juan F. Tapia-
Videla, Evaluator-In-Charge.
U.S. VIETNAM RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade 
held a joint hearing on Prelude to New Directions in U.S. Vietnam 
Relations: The 2000 Bilateral Trade Agreement. Testimony was heard from 
Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative; Timothy J. Hauser, 
Deputy Under Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce; 
and Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported private bills.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 4548, Agricultural 
Opportunities Act.
  Will continue tomorrow.
SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITION PRESERVATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 4945, Small Business Competition Preservation 
Act of 2000. The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 
three-day layover of the committee report) against consideration of the 
bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be open for amendment at 
any point. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in 
recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record. The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote 
follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Talent.
CHANDLER PUMPING PLANT--WATER EXCHANGE IN LIEU OF ELECTRIFICATION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3986, to provide for a study of the engineering 
feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the 
Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the Committee on Resources amendment in the nature of a 
substitute, now printed in the bill, shall be considered as adopted. 
The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Simpson.

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                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                     WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine food safety issues, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of antimicrobial resistance, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production and 
Regulation, to hold hearings on S. 2933, to amend provisions of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 relating to remedial action of uranium and 
thorium processing sites, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine the 
GAO investigation of the Everglades and water quality issues, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to Fidel Castro, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to mark up S. 2920, 
to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; S. 1840, to provide for 
the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian Tribes; S. 
2688, to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the 
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  S. 2615, to establish a program to promote child literacy by 
making books available through early learning and other child care 
programs, 2 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine antitrust 
law and entertainment industry efforts to restrict marketing and 
sales of violent entertainment to children, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review the Inspector 
General's report on USDA's Office of the Under Secretary for Natural 
Resources and Environment and the Urban Partnership Programs, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Commerce, hearing on H.R. 5122, Patient Protection 
Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on Potential Energy Crisis 
in the Winter of 2000, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on the Best 
Interests of the Child? A Reexamination of the District of 
Columbia's Child and Family Services Receivership, Part 1, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, hearing on Oversight of the Defense 
Security Service: How Big is the Backlog of Personnel Security 
Investigations, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the Fight Against 
Corruption: The Unfinished Agenda, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on United Nations Peacekeeping, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 4548, 
Agricultural Opportunities Act and to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 604, to amend the charter of the AMVETS organization; H.R. 
5136, to make permanent the authority of the Marshal of the Supreme 
Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security beyond the 
Supreme Court building and grounds; H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal 
Security Act of 2000; H.R. 3484, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 
1999; H.R. 3312, Merit Systems Protection Board Administrative 
Dispute Resolution Act of 1999; H.R. 1924, Federal Agency Compliance 
Act; H.R. 1293, Transportation Employee Fair Taxation Act of 1999; 
and H.R. 5018, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000, 10:15 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to consider the following bills: S. 1653, 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments 
of 1999; S. 1936, Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act; H.R. 2570, 
Lincoln Highway Study Act of 1999; H.R. 2710, National Law 
Enforcement Museum Act; H.R. 2799, to amend the Clear Creek County, 
Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide additional 
time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain lands transferred 
to the county under the Act; H.R. 2941, Las Cienegas National 
Conservation Area Establishment Act of 1999; H.R. 3118, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting 
seasons for double-crested cormorants; H.R. 4070, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to correct a map relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System Unit P31, located near the city of Mexico 
Beach, Florida; H.R. 4126, Palace of the Governors Expansion Act; 
H.R. 4187, to assist in the establishment of an interpretive center 
and museum in the vicinity of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern 
California to ensure the protection and interpretation of the 
paleontology discoveries made at the lake and to develop a trail 
system for the lake for use by pedestrians and nonmotorized 
vehicles; H.R. 4503, Historically Women's Public Colleges or 
Universities Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act; 
H.R. 4721, to provide for all right, title, and interest in and to 
certain property in Washington County, Utah, to be vested in the 
United States; H.R. 4828, Steens Mountain Wilderness Act of 2000; 
H.R. 4835, to authorize the exchange of land between the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Director of Central Intelligence at the 
George Washington Memorial Parkway in McLean, Virginia; H.R. 4904, 
to express the policy of the United States regarding the United 
States relationship with Native Hawaiians; H.R. 5036, Dayton 
Aviation Heritage Preservation Amendments Act of 2000; H.R. 5130, 
CALFED Extension Act of 2000; and H.R. 361, Indian Federal 
Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1998, 11 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: Conference Report 
to accompany H.R. 3244, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 1999; 
and the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 4919, Security 
Assistance Act of 2000, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                   9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20

                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the recognition of five Senators for 
speeches and the transaction of any morning business (not to extend 
beyond 11:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch Appropriations, with 
a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur at approximately 
3:30 p.m.; following which, Senate may begin consideration of S. 2796, 
Water Resources Development Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    10 a.m., Wednesday, September 20

                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business 
Competition Preservation Act (open rule, one hour of debate); and
  Consideration of H.R. 3986, Chandler Pumping Plant Water Exchange 
Feasibility Study (closed rule, one hour of debate).
    
    
    
_______________________________________________________________________


            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Berry, Marion, Ark., E1527
Brown, Sherrod, Ohio, E1527
Burton, Dan, Ind., E1531
Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E1525
Chenoweth, Helen, Idaho, E1526
Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E1523, E1533
Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1528
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1526
English, Phil, Pa., E1528
Gejdenson, Sam, Conn., E1525
Goodling, William F., Pa., E1524
Greenwood, James C., Pa., E1526
Hastert, J. Dennis, Ill., E1523
Hilleary, Van, Tenn., E1529
Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1533, E1534
LaFalce, John J., N.Y., E1528
Lampson, Nick, Tex., E1528
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1526
Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1527
McGovern, James P., Mass., E1529
McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'', Calif., E1525
Mollohan, Alan B., West Va., E1529
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1529
Packard, Ron, Calif., E1529
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1526
Ramstad, Jim, Minn., E1529
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1524, E1527
Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1532
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1524
Taylor, Charles H., N.C., E1525
Udall, Tom, N.M., E1530
Walden, Greg, Ore., E1525
Wise, Robert E., Jr., West Va., E1526 

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                       Next Meeting of the SENATE
                   9:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20

                               
                             Senate Chamber
Program for Wednesday: After the recognition of five Senators for 
speeches and the transaction of any morning business (not to extend 
beyond 11:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch Appropriations, with 
a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur at approximately 
3:30 p.m.; following which, Senate may begin consideration of S. 2796, 
Water Resources Development Act.

              Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                    10 a.m., Wednesday, September 20

                               
                             House Chamber
Program for Wednesday: Consideration of H.R. 4945, Small Business 
Competition Preservation Act (open rule, one hour of debate); and
  Consideration of H.R. 3986, Chandler Pumping Plant Water Exchange 
Feasibility Study (closed rule, one hour of debate).
    
    
    
_______________________________________________________________________


            Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue
              HOUSE
  
Berry, Marion, Ark., E1527
Brown, Sherrod, Ohio, E1527
Burton, Dan, Ind., E1531
Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E1525
Chenoweth, Helen, Idaho, E1526
Cunningham, Randy ``Duke'', Calif., E1523, E1533
Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1528
Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1526
English, Phil, Pa., E1528
Gejdenson, Sam, Conn., E1525
Goodling, William F., Pa., E1524
Greenwood, James C., Pa., E1526
Hastert, J. Dennis, Ill., E1523
Hilleary, Van, Tenn., E1529
Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1533, E1534
LaFalce, John J., N.Y., E1528
Lampson, Nick, Tex., E1528
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1526
Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1527
McGovern, James P., Mass., E1529
McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'', Calif., E1525
Mollohan, Alan B., West Va., E1529
Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1529
Packard, Ron, Calif., E1529
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1526
Ramstad, Jim, Minn., E1529
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1524, E1527
Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E1532
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1524
Taylor, Charles H., N.C., E1525
Udall, Tom, N.M., E1530
Walden, Greg, Ore., E1525
Wise, Robert E., Jr., West Va., E1526