[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 22927-22928] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]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, September 28, 1999 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 29 9 a.m. Small Business Business meeting to markup S. 791, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's business center program. SR-428A 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs To hold hearings on S. 1508, to provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes. SR-485 Environment and Public Works Business meeting to markup pending calendar business. SD-406 Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings on biotechnology issues. SH-216 Judiciary Business meeting to consider pending nominations. SD-226 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 1501, to improve motor carrier safety. SR-253 2 p.m. Intelligence To hold closed hearings on pending intelligence matters. SH-219 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee To hold oversight hearings on the practices of the Bureau of Reclamation regarding operations and maintenance costs and contract renewals. SD-366 SEPTEMBER 30 9 a.m. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry To hold hearings to review the Administration's agriculture agenda for the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. SR-328A 9:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 1130, to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to liability of motor vehicle rental or leasing companies for the negligent operation of rented or leased motor vehicles. SR-253 Year 2000 Technology Problem To hold hearings to examine the global impact of Y2K technology on the transportation system. SD-192 10 a.m. Judiciary Business meeting to mark up S.J. Res. 3, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. SD-226 10:30 a.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine issues on corruption in Russia. SD-419 2 p.m. Intelligence To hold closed hearings on pending intelligence matters. SH-219 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 1457, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to assess opportunities to increase carbon storage on national forests derived from the public domain and to facilitate voluntary and accurate reporting of forest projects that reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. SD-366 OCTOBER 5 9:30 a.m. Environment and Public Works Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee To hold hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's Blue Ribbon Panel findings on methyl tertiary-butyl ether. SD-406 [[Page 22928]] 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee To hold hearings on S. 1608, to provide annual payments to the States and counties from National Forest System lands managed by the Forest Service, and the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands managed predominately by the Bureau of Land Management, for use by the counties in which the lands are situated for the benefit of the public schools, roads, emergency and other public purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanism for cooperation between counties and the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to make necessary investments in federal lands, and reaffirm the positive connection between Federal Lands counties and Federal Lands; and for other purposes. SD-366 OCTOBER 6 9 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-328A 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SR-485 OCTOBER 7 9 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-328A OCTOBER 13 9:30 a.m. Armed Services SeaPower Subcommittee To hold hearings on the force structure impacts on fleet and strategic lift operations. SR-222 2:30 p.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings on numerous tax treaties and protocols. SD-419 CANCELLATIONS SEPTEMBER 29 9:30 a.m. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-430 POSTPONEMENTS SEPTEMBER 29 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine national technical information services issues. SR-253