[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 134 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D992-D993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 10, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to 
examine bus and truck security and hazardous materials licensing, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Terrorism, with the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and 
South Asian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine Afghanistan's 
humanitarian crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, with the 
Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, to hold 
joint hearings to examine Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, 
to hold hearings to examine the current structure of federal food 
safety oversight to determine whether it can adequately protect the 
American public from possible food hazards, 1 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 1379, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to establish an Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes 
of Health; S. 727, to provide grants for cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools; proposed legislation 
with respect to mental health and terrorism, proposed legislation 
with respect to cancer screening; H.R. 717, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to provide for research and services with respect 
to Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and the nomination of Eugene Scalia, 
of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
John P. Walters, of Michigan, to be Director of National Drug 
Control Policy, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Electricity Transmission Policy,'' 
focusing on transmission siting, incentives, and reliability, 10 
a.m., and focusing on RTOs, open access, and jurisdiction, 2 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs from a Public 
Health Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, 
hearing on ``The Debt Collection Improvement Act: How Well is it 
Working?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the Role of 
Public Diplomacy in Support of the Anti-Terrorism, 10:15 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on The Caucasus and Caspian 
Region: Understanding U.S. Interests and Policy, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Western 
Hemisphere's Response to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on 
the United States, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1408, Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001; H.R. 1840, 
to extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and 
daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees; and H.R. 1552, Internet 
Tax Nondiscrimination Act, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, hearing on Cyber Security--How Can We 
Protect American Computer Networks From Attack? 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the Role Small Businesses 
Can Play in Jump-Starting the Economy, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Terrorism: Are America's 
Water Resources and Environment at Risk? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 2792, 
Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 
2001, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on 
``Conflict Diamonds,'' 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: Meeting of conferees on H.R. 2217, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 2:30 p.m., 
S-128, Capitol.