[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 113 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D859-D860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of September 5 through September 8, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 149, Export 
Administration Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to resume 
consideration of S. 149, Export Administration Act, and consider any 
other cleared legislative and executive business, including 
appropriation bills when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 5, Subcommittee on Defense, 
to hold hearings on the budget overview for fiscal year 2002 for the 
military, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 5, Subcommittee on Airland, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall 
within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SR-222.
  September 5, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall 
within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  September 5, Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to 
mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 11 a.m., SR-222.
  September 5, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to 
mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  September 5, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall 
within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
  September 5, Subcommittee on Strategic, closed business meeting to 
mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 5:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  September 5, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, 7 p.m., SR-
222.
  September 6, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue 
to mark up on proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  September 7, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue 
markup on proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: September 6, to hold hearings to examine 
the Office of Management and Budget's mid-session review and the 
budget and economic outlook, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 5, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, to 
hold hearings to examine the comparative pricing of prescription 
drugs in the United States and Canada and how that pricing effects 
consumers, 9 a.m., SR-253.
  September 6, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine the safety of Space Shuttle missions, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the threat of and the U.S. response to bioterrorism and 
strengthening the domestic and international capability to prevent 
and defend against intentional and natural infectious disease 
outbreaks, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 5, 
to hold hearings to examine stem cell research issues, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  September 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Brian Jones, of California, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold 
hearings to examine the national health crisis regarding teen and 
young adult suicide issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the fiscal year 2002 Intelligence Authorization Bill, 
focusing on information leak provisions, 3:30 p.m., SH-216.
  September 6, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up 
the fiscal year 2002 Intelligence Authorization Bill, 9:30 a.m., SH-
219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 5, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine activities of the Department of Justice, 
focusing on management of tobacco litigation, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 6, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
historical opportunity for U.S.-Mexico migration discussions, 10 
a.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  Wednesday, Consideration of Suspensions: H.R. 2291, Drug-Free 
Communities Support Program Reauthorization Act; H. Res. 202, 
Encouraging a Summer Emergency Blood Donor Season; H.R. 2510, Defense 
Production Act Amendments of 2001; H.R. 1866, to clarify the basis for 
granting requests for reexamination of patents; H.R. 1886, appeals by

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third-parties in certain patent reexamination proceedings; and H.R. 
2048, State Justice Institute Operations Report.
  Thursday and Friday, Joint Meeting with the Senate to receive His 
Excellency, Vicente Fox, President of the United Mexican States on 
Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Consideration of the following measures: H.J. 
Res. 51, Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment to the Products of 
Vietnam; H.R. 2368, Vietnam Human Rights Act; and motion to go to 
conference on S. 180, Sudan Peace Act.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 6, Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 
2002, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  September 6, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to mark up 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 3:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 5, hearing on Mid-Session 
Review and Update of the Budget and Economic Outlook, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 6, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Genetic 
Non-Discrimination: Implications for Employer Provided Health Care 
Plans,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 6, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Air Quality, hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-
Anderson Act, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Area Code Exhaustion: Management of Our Nation's 
Telephone Numbers,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 6, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, to mark up H.R. 1701, 
Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 6, Subcommittee on 
Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on ``Toward a Telework-
Friendly Government Workplace: An Update on Public and Private 
Approaches to Telecommuting,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 6, to mark up H.R. 
2646, Agricultural Act of 2001, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 6, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, hearing on H.R. 476, Child Custody Protection Act, 10 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 6, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on ``The Orderly Development of 
Coalbed Methane Resources from Public Lands,'' 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, September 6, Subcommittee on Research, 
hearing on NSF's Major Research Facilities: Planning and Management 
Issues, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 6, hearing on the 
Department of Defense's procurement policies, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 6, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on H.R. 307, Federal Protection Service Reform 
Act, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 6, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans 
Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, 
Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service Act of 2001; and H.R. 1136, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to require Department of 
Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medication to veterans for 
prescriptions written by private practitioners, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 7, 
executive, hearing on Fiscal Year 2002-TIARA/JMIP Budget, 10 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 5, to 
hold hearings to examine international efforts to deploy civilian 
police contingents in post-conflict OSCE regions, and to monitor and 
train local police for effectiveness in keeping with democratic 
standards, focusing on the efforts of the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations, 10 a.m., 
SR-385.
  September 7, Full Committee, to hold a joint briefing to examine 
research data on domestic violence and the extent to which 
governments, particularly law enforcement authorities, have 
fulfilled their responsibilities to protect individuals from such 
abuse, focusing on U.S. models for providing services to victims of 
domestic violence, including the response of faith-based 
communities, 10:30 a.m., 2200, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: September 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment-unemployment situation for August, 9:30 a.m., 1334, 
Longworth Building.