[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 94 (Monday, July 9, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D667-D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 10 through July 14, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1077, 
Supplemental Appropriations.
  On Thursday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Reform, with a vote on 
the motion to close further debate to occur thereon.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate may consider any other 
cleared executive and legislative business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 12, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of James R. Moseley, of Indiana, to 
be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; and the nomination of Joseph J. 
Jen, of California, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics, to be followed by hearings to 
examine the context, framework, and content of the comprehensive 
federal Farm Bill reauthorization and new agriculture policy that 
can provide a more sustainable and predictable long-term economic 
safety net, 8:30 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 10, Subcommittee on Foreign 
Operations, to hold hearings to examine the Andean counterdrug 
initiative, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  July 10, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine genomic research issues, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  July 11, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to continue 
hearings on proposed legislation making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business 
meeting to mark up H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 9 
a.m., S-128, Capitol.

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  July 12, Subcommittee on Transportation, business meeting to mark 
up H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  July 12, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up H.R. 2311, 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; H.R. 2299, making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; and proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 10, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing 
on the fiscal year 2002 budget amendment, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing 
on the F-22 aircraft program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
2002 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense 
Program, focusing on the readiness of United States military forces 
and the fiscal year 2002 budget amendment, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing 
on the budget request for national security space programs, 
policies, operations, and strategic systems and programs, 2 p.m., 
SR-222.
  July 11, Full Committee, closed business meeting with British 
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 5:45 p.m., 
SR-236.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Defense 
and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on ballistic missile 
defense policies and programs, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense 
Program, focusing on Cooperative Threat Reduction, chemical weapons 
demilitarization, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, nonproliferation 
research and engineering, and related programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
2002 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense 
Program, focusing on installation programs, military construction 
programs, and family housing programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 12, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Mark B. McClellan, of California, to 
be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers; and the nomination 
of Sheila C. Bair, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury for Financial Institutions; and to hold a business meeting 
to consider the nomination of Roger Walton Ferguson, Jr., of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System; the nomination of Donald E. Powell, of 
Texas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation; the nomination of Angela Antonelli, 
of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, and the nomination of 
Ronald Rosenfeld, of Maryland, to be President, Government National 
Mortgage Association, both of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and the nomination of Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to 
be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: July 12, to hold hearings to examine the 
current economic and budget situation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 10, to 
hold hearings to examine technological and policy options that may 
serve as starting points for mitigating anthropogenic contributions 
to global climate change, focusing on energy efficiency 
achievements, renewable energy technologies, and policy options to 
reduce carbon emissions, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine existing laws 
protecting Internet privacy both in the United States and abroad, 
and the impact privacy legislation may have on the market, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 12, business 
meeting to consider 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, the nomination of Bennett William Raley, of Colorado, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, the nomination of 
Frances P. Mainella, of Florida, to be Director of the National Park 
Service, the nomination of John W. Keys III, of Utah, to be 
Commissioner of Reclamation, all of the Department of the Interior; 
the nomination of Vicky A. Bailey, of Indiana, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for International Affairs and Domestic Policy; a 
proposed revision of the statement for completion by presidential 
nominees; and the appointment of subcommittee membership, 9:15 a.m., 
SD-366.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on provisions to protect 
energy supply and security (Title I of S. 388, The National Energy 
Security Act of 2001); oil and gas production (Title III and Title V 
of S. 388; Title X of S. 597, the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy 
Policy Act of 2001); drilling moratoriums on the Outer Continental 
Shelf (S. 901, the Coastal States Protection Act; S. 1086, the COAST 
Anti-Drilling Act; S. 771, to permanently prohibit the conduct of 
offshore drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf of the State of 
Florida); energy regulatory reviews and studies (Title III of S. 
597); S. 900, the Consumer Energy Commission Act of 2001; and 
provisions to promote nuclear power (sections 126 and 128-130 of 
Title I, and Titles II and III of S. 472, the

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Nuclear Energy Electricity Supply Assurance Act of 2001; S. 919, to 
require the Secretary of Energy to study the feasibility of 
developing commercial nuclear energy production facilities at 
existing Department of Energy sites; and S. 1147, to amend Title X 
and Title XI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposals related to 
energy efficiency, including S. 352, the Energy Emergency Response 
Act of 2001; Title XIII of S. 597, the Comprehensive and Balanced 
Energy Policy Act of 2001; Sections 602-606 of S. 388, the National 
Energy Security Act of 2001; S. 95, the Federal Energy Bank Act; and 
S.J. Res. 15, providing for congressional disapproval of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Energy relating to the postponement 
of the effective date of energy conservation standards for central 
air conditioners, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: July 10, to hold hearings to examine the 
role of tax incentives in energy policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  July 11, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the role 
of tax incentives in energy policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 10, business meeting to 
consider pending nominations, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Lori A. Forman, of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator for Asia 
and the Near East, United States Agency for International 
Development, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of the Congo; and the nomination of Donald J. McConnell, of 
Ohio, to be Ambassador to the State of Eritrea; the nomination of 
Peter R. Chaveas, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Sierra Leone; the nomination of Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana; and the nomination of George 
McDade Staples, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cameroon, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, 3 
p.m., SD-419.
  July 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 4 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 11, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Othoneil Armendariz, of Texas, to be a 
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the nomination 
of Kay Coles James, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 803, to enhance 
the management and promotion of electronic Government services and 
processes by establishing a Federal Chief Information Officer within 
the Office of Management and Budget, and by establishing a broad 
framework of measures that require using Internet-based information 
technology to enhance citizen access to Government information and 
services, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 11, to 
hold hearings to examine the achievement of parity for mental health 
services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 11, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Tuesday, consideration of suspensions:
  (1) H. Con. Res. 170, encouraging corporate contributions to faith-
based organizations;
  (2) H. Con. Res. 168, expressing concern for victims of torture;
  (3) H.R. 2131, Tropical Forest Conservation Act Reauthorization;
  (4) H.R. 1850, Senior Housing Commission Extension; and
  (5) H. Con. Res. 174, Presentation of the Congressional Gold Medals 
to the Original 29 Navajo Code Talkers.
  Wednesday and the balance of the week:
  Complete consideration of H.R. 2330, FY 2002 Agriculture 
Appropriations Act;
  Consideration of H.J. Res. 36, Flag Protection Constitutional 
Amendment (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R.       , Campaign Finance Reform (subject to a 
rule)


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, July 10, to mark up the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002: Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary; and the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, 5:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, to mark 
up appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 3 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 9 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Defense, on the Secretary of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 11 and 12, hearings on the 
Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget request, 10 
a.m., on July 11, and 9:30 a.m., on July 12, 2118 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Military Installation and Facilities, 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization 
Budget request, 2:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget request, 1:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Procurement and the Subcommittee on 
Research and Development, joint hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 
National Defense Authorization Budget request, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 13, Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine, hearing 
on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget 
request, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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  July 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget request, 9:30 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, July 11, hearing on the Department of 
Defense Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 11, Subcommittee on 
21st Century, to mark up H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education 
Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 10, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, to mark up the Energy Advancement and Conservation 
Act of 2001, 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on ``The Potential for Discrimination in Health Insurance 
Based on Predictive Genetic Tests, ``12 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 11, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on 
the following: the CBO Report entitled ``Federal Subsidies and the 
Housing GSEs;'' and H.R. 1409, Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises 
Regulatory Improvement Act, 1:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement 
Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Internet Gambling, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 10, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations, hearing on 
Biological Weapons Convention Protocol: Status and Implications, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, July 11, hearing on Export 
Administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal (Part III), 10:15 a.m., 
10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn
  July 11, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on The Balkans: What Has 
Been Accomplished; What is the Agenda for the Next Five Years? 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on Religious Discrimination in Western Europe, 1:30 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on African Crisis 
Response Initiative: A Security Building Block, 10 a.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
Importance of the Free Trade Area of the Americans (FTAA) to U.S. 
Foreign Policy, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 11, hearing on the Energy Security 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans and the Subcommittee on Research and the Subcommittee on 
Environment, Technology and Standards of the Committee on Science, 
joint hearing on ocean exploration, and the development and 
implementation of coastal and ocean observing systems, 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 11, to consider 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, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 12, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on Life in the Universe, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 11, hearing on ``The Regulatory 
Morass at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A 
Prescription for Bad Medicine,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 11, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on the GAO Report on the 
FAA Rulemaking Process, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on H.R. 1070, Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, oversight hearing 
on the Household Goods Moving Industry, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 10, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 862, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of 
diseases presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to 
certain herbicide agents; H.R. 1406, Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness 
Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, Veterans Emergency Telephone Service Act of 
2001; H.R. 1746, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a single 1-800 
telephone number for access by the public to veterans benefits 
counselors; H.R. 1929, Native American Veterans Home Loan Act of 
2001; H.R. 2359, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
the payment of National Service Life Insurance and United States 
Government Life Insurance proceeds to an alternate beneficiary; and 
H.R. 2361, Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
2001, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Benefits, to mark up pending legislation, 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 10, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on Renewal of Normal Trade Relations with China, 2 p.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
  July 11, to mark up H.R. 7, Community Solutions Act of 2001, 1:15 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the 
Administration's Budget Proposals, 10:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Taxpayer Advocate 
Report and Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics, 4 p.m., 1100 Longworth.