11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

Luncheon: "Tune in to Kids and Family Week – III"
Sponsored by the National Cable Television Association
A Cable Television programming initiative showcasing a week-long celebration of prime-time family and children’s programming, as well as the cable industry’s commitment to media literacy and critical viewing. "Tune In to Kids and Family Week - III" will be held in early fall of 1999. The Luncheon will provide an overview for legislators about the initiative and how they can be involved with the initiative in their own states and districts. Legislators will be invited to tape a Public Service Announcement to be shown in their districts, urging families to participate in this national program. You will be able to schedule time to tape a PSA on Friday.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

Update and Rally on Recoupment of State Tobacco Settlement Funds - The number one priority for state and local legislatures this year is passage of federal legislation to deny the administration's claim that states owe the federal government half or more of their tobacco settlement money. This session will feature congressional sponsors of anti-recoupment legislation and will prepare legislators and staff for an afternoon of lobbying on the Hill.

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
U.S. Capitol

Hill Briefing for Members of Congress and Congressional Staff on Medicaid Recoupment - AFI delegates will attend an NCSL-sponsored briefing for Senators, Representatives and their staffs on recoupment of state tobacco settlement funds. AFI delegates should invite their congressional delegations to the briefing and discuss with them the importance of this issue. Delegates may also choose to make appointments in their members’ offices during the afternoon.

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Capitol Hill

Congressional Office Visits - Optional - Legislators will have the opportunity to arrange visits with their own members or can request NCSL staff to arrange meetings.

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

AFI Steering Committee Meeting

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

Reception

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

Registration

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Hyatt Regency

Plenary Breakfast - Possible speakers include Speaker Dennis Hastert, Illinois and Former Attorney General Ed Meese

9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hyatt Regency

Agriculture & International Trade Committee Meetings:

9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

U.S. vs. The World:
Building Agricultural Competitiveness in the 21^st Century
Family farms across the country are seeking new ways to deal with increased international competition, commodity price fluctuations and agribusiness consolidation. What trends will shape the marketplace in the next millennium and how can state legislators foster the competitiveness of producers in their states? Marketing strategies, contract production and innovative ownership structures will be discussed in the context of legislative strategies to promote value-added rural development.

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Fortress America or New Internationalism?
The 1999 International Trade Outlook
One way or another, 1999 promises to signal a turning point in the nation's trade policy. A new round of World Trade Organization negotiations kick off in Seattle later this year and several new trade arrangements will continue to take shape including the Free Trade Area of the Americas. Will 1999 be the year that the U.S. begins a new era of free trade engagement with the rest of the world? Or, will simmering disputes with the Japanese, Europeans and others derail the process and unleash a new wave of protectionism? Advisors from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have been invited to discuss the Administration's trade agenda, the outlook for state economies and implications for our federal system.

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Luncheon - Taking the Risk Out of Risk Management:
Federal Crop Insurance Reform
The hot issue of the agricultural agenda in the 106^th Congress, crop insurance reform, represents an incredible opportunity for farm states. Competing plans have emerged between the free market and the farm safety net, but it remains unclear how or if compromise will emerge. Farmers may finally get the fair and affordable system they have been asking for, or they may end up with a stopgap measure to sustain them until the next ad hoc disaster package. With the health of many rural communities on the line, state legislators have a vested interest in the outcome of this debate.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Agriculture & International Trade Committee - Business Meeting
The Agriculture and International Trade Committee will consider a new policy on crop insurance, update lobbying priorities and address other pending business.

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Asian Financial Crisis: The Flu or Common Cold?
The 1998 devaluation of Thailand's currency set off a panic in many Asian financial markets, with repercussions from Tacoma to Tulsa demonstrating the interdependency of today's global economy. With tourism suffering in Hawaii and Alaska, agricultural exports plummeting in the Midwest, and international aircraft and high-tech sales slumping in the Northwest, states have been confronted with the fallout of events half a world away. This session will focus on the aftermath of the crisis and the actions taken by the U.S. and foreign governments to create a more stable economic and financial architecture. How can state legislators be constructive in this endeavor?

5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

AFI Steering Committee Meeting

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
National Geographic

Reception and Program at the National Geographic Society's Explorer's Hall.

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency

Registration

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency

Continental Breakfast and Special Briefings:
The two sessions will run concurrently.
Pornography and the Internet
Controlling access to pornography on the Internet presents a classic civil liberties debate. State legislators and local officials want to be responsive to their constituents who are concerned about what their children are finding on the Internet. They are also mindful of court rulings that treat this as First Amendment freedom of speech question. This program will explore the policy options available.

Whose Responsibility is it Anyway? The Increasing Propensity of
Congress to "Federalize" Crimes
In February, former U.S. Attorney General Ed Meese released a report of the American Bar Association on the federalization of crime. The report warned that the tendency of Congress to insert the federal government into criminal matters already covered by the states damages our constitutional system of federalism. This session will review the report’s findings and examine its implications for pending legislation that would federalize juvenile crimes.

10:15 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Assembly on Federal Issues Business Meeting and Policy Debate
Legislators will debate and vote on policy resolutions reported by the AFI committees.

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Plenary Luncheon: The Debate Over Census Sampling: Implications for Redistricting
Kenneth Prewitt, Director, U.S. Census Bureau
The recent Supreme Court decision on census sampling may have raised more questions than it answered. This session will feature a debate on census sampling with emphasis on the implications of the court decision on redistricting