1.   An amendment combatting pornography on the Internet and one repealing provisions that would strip current broadcast ownership limits are also expected tonight.

2.   Another matter in dispute is whether to repeal a recently enacted provision that forces persons who test positive for the AIDS virus to leave the military.

3.   Congress has not repealed that provision.

4.   Drafting the actual legislation to repeal the provision is short and straightforward.

5.   Hospitals and nursing homes say repealing the provision would allow states to arbitrarily cut reimbursements.

6.   In the past, he said, Congress delegated vast powers to the president, but never authorized him to repeal a provision of law.

7.   Instead, it would repeal provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act, the one law that already allows some states to enforce controls on polluted runoff.

8.   Lobbyists for the East Coast Ticket Brokers Association have supported a bill that would repeal that provision.

9.   Musicians hope to see the provision repealed after the hearings.

10.   Norfolk Southern already has lost a lawsuit that sought to repeal those provisions.