[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 108 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D804-D805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              JULY 31, 2001

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to resume hearings 
to examine the proposed federal farm bill, focusing on conservation on 
working lands issues, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2002 for 
MILCON budget overview, defense agency, and Army construction, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on the nomination of John 
P. Stenbit, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence; the nomination of 
Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Director of Defense Research and 
Engineering; the nomination of Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; 
the nomination of Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; the nomination of Mario P. Fiori, 
of Georgia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and 
Environment; the nomination of H. T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; and 
the nomination of Nelson F. Gibbs, of California, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Installations and Environment, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, 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 Navy shipbuilding programs, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications, to hold hearings to examine the issues of spectrum 
management and 3rd generation wireless service, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation, to hold hearings S. 689, to 
convey certain Federal properties on Governors Island, New York; S. 1175, 
to modify the boundary of Vicksburg National Military Park to include the 
property known as Pemberton's Headquarters; S. 1227, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the Niagara River National Heritage Area in 
the State of New York; and H.R. 601, to ensure the continued access of 
hunters to those Federal lands included within the boundaries of the 
Craters of the Moon National Monument in the State of Idaho pursuant to 
Presidential Proclamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to continue the 
applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing 
fees arising from the use of such lands, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the nomination of Robert C. 
Bonner, to be Commissioner of Customs, and Rosario Marin, to be Treasurer 
of the United States, both of California, both of the Department of the 
Treasury; the nomination of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be a Deputy 
United States Trade Representative; and the nomination of Alex Azar II, 
of Maryland, to be General Counsel, and the nomination of Janet 
Rehnquist, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department 
of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Vincent Martin Battle, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Lebanon; the nomination of Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of 
Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; the 
nomination of Edmund James Hull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Yemen; the nomination of Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to 
be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait; the nomination of Theodore H. 
Kattouf, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic; and 
the nomination of Maureen Quinn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the 
State of Qatar, 11 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of R. Nicholas 
Burns, of Massachusetts, to be United States Permanent Representative on 
the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; the nomination of 
Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of 
Germany; the nomination of Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be 
Ambassador to the Czech Republic; the nomination of Johnny Young, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia;

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the nomination of Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to 
Ireland; and the nomination of Nancy Goodman Brinker, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Carole Brookins, 
of Indiana, to be United States Executive Director of the International 
Bank for Reconstruction and Development; the nomination of Ross J. 
Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation; the nomination of Jeanne L. Phillips, of 
Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; the nomination of 
Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund; and the nomination of Patrick M. Cronin, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Administrator for Policy and 
Program Coordination, United States Agency for International Development, 
2 p.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Robert Geers 
Loftis, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho; the 
nomination of Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Zimbabwe; and the nomination of Christopher William Dell, 
of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, 4 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
General Services Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings 
to examine asbestos issues, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
business items. Immediately following, committee will hold hearings on 
the implementation of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, focusing on 
urban Indian Health Care Programs, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to continue hearings on the nomination of 
Robert S. Mueller III, of California, to be Director of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.


                                  House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to 
mark up H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2002, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to mark up H.R. 2586, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to mark up H.R. 
2586, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Education 
Reform, hearing on the Dawn of Learning: What's Working in Early 
Childhood Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 1602, Rewarding 
Performance in Compensation Act, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on Current Issues Before the Financial 
Accounting Standards Board, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on ``How Secure 
is Sensitive Commerce Department Data and Operations? A Review of the 
Department's Computer Security Policies and Practices,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on Analyzing the 
Analysts II: Additional Perspectives, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on Air Travel-Customer Problems 
and Solutions, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on ``Public 
Service for the 21st Century: Innovative Solutions to the Federal 
Government's Technology Workforce Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights, hearing on A Discussion on the U.N. World 
Conference Against Racism, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 
2146, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act, and to mark up the 
following: H.R. 2146; and H.R. 2624, Law Enforcement Tribute Act, 4 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
oversight hearing on the Implementation of the National Fire Plan, 3 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to mark up 
the following bills: H.R. 1456, Booker T. Washington National Monument 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001; H.R. 1814, Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-
Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001; H.R. 2114, National Monument 
Fairness Act of 2001; and H.R. 2385, Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint 
Preserve Act; 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 4, Securing America's Future 
Energy Act of 2001, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on Innovation 
in Information Technology: Beyond Faster Computers and Higher Bandwidth, 
2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, oversight hearing on Red Light Cameras, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing 
on Social Security and Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to receive a 
briefing on Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Overview, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.