[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D596-D597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 20, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings on the budget overview for fiscal year 2002 for the Navy, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: closed meeting to discuss NATO 
alliance matters, 4 p.m., SR-236.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the condition of the United States banking system, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Patricia Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, the nomination of 
William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be Solicitor, and the 
nomination of Bennett William Raley, of Colorado, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Water and Science, all of the Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine trade promotion 
authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States security interests in Europe, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission associated with the 
restructuring of energy industries, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the restoration of confidence in the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 1 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider H.R. 2213, 2001 Crop Year 
Economic Assistance Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and 
Research, hearing to review agricultural credit, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up Transportation 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on U.S. national military 
strategy options, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development, joint hearing on technology 
issues associated with the Department of Defense space operations, 
2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Economic and Budgetary 
Effects of National Energy Policy, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, hearing on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and 
Education Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on the following: H.R. 1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001; 
and Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001, 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on 
Campaign Finance Reform: Proposals Impacting Broadcasters, Cable 
Operations and Satellite Providers, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on the California Energy 
Crisis: Causes, Impacts and Remedies, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the 
implementation of the EFT requirements of the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996, and the use of ETAs, 3 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``Compassionate Use 
INDs--Is the Current System Effective?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to continue markup of H.R. 
1954, ILSA Extension Act of 2001; and to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 2069, Global Access to HIV/AIDs Prevention, 
Awareness, Education, and Treatment Act of 2001; H.R. 2131, to 
reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through 
fiscal year 2004; H. Res. 160, calling on the Government of the 
People's Republic of China to immediately and unconditionally 
release Li Shaomin and all other American scholars of Chinese 
ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of the 
United States to continue working on behalf of Li Shaomin and the 
other detained scholars for their release; and H. Res. 99, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lebanon, 
Syria, and Iran should call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives 
of the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit four 
abducted Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, Omar Souad, and 
Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon, 
10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H.R. 1866, 
to amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify the basis for 
granting requests for reexamination of patents; H.R. 1886, to amend 
title 35, United States Code, to provide for appeals by third 
parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings; H.R. 1407, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air carriers to meet 
and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays; H.J. 
Res. 36, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
of the flag of the United States; the 21st Century Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act; and private relief 
measures, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 701, 
Conservation and Reinvestment Act; and H.R. 1592, Constitutional 
Land Acquisition Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 
hearing on Space Launch Initiative: A Program Review, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Procurement Policies of 
the Pentagon with respect to Small Business and the new 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs and 
the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, 
joint hearing on the reauthorization of the Small Business 
Technology Transfer Program, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Airline Customer Service Commitments: Status 
Report, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, hearing concerning the reauthorization of the 
Appalachian Regional Commission, 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
mental health, substance-use disorders and homelessness programs 
within the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon