[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 23 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D183-D185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 7, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Securities and Exchange 
Commission and the Federal Communications Commission, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Energy, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to examine the 
future of Amtrak, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 
for the Department of Health and Human Services, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on the Ballistic Missile Defense 
program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the semi-annual report on Monetary 
Policy of the Federal Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1069, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating to 
land acquisition from willing sellers from the majority of the 
trails in the System; S. 213, to amend the National Trails System 
Act to update the feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national 
historic trails and provide for possible additions to such trails; 
H.R. 1384, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo as a national historic trail; and 
S. 1946, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for prescription drugs, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine two 
optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 
both of which were adopted at New York, May 25, 2000: (1) The 
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 
Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict; and (2) The Optional 
Protocol to the Conventional on the Rights of the Child on the Sale 
of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, signed on 
July 5, 2000 (Treaty Doc. 106-37), 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the trafficking of persons, focusing on 
monitoring and combating this practice, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
public health and natural resources, focusing on implementation of 
environmental laws, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to resume hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for Indian programs, 10 
a.m., SR-485.

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  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1615, 
to provide for the sharing of certain foreign intelligence 
information with local law enforcement personnel; S. 1356, to 
establish a commission to review the facts and circumstances 
surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, Europeans 
Latin Americans, and European refugees during World War II; S. Res. 
214, designating March 25, 2002, as ``Greek Independence Day: A 
National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy''; and 
certain pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War 
Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, the Non-Commissioned 
Officers Association, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, 10 
a.m., 345, Cannon Building.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Federal 
Judiciary, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol, and on Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, executive, on 
Department of Energy-National Security Administration, 10 a.m., 
2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Agencies, on Export Financing, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Interior, on Geological Survey, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on Health Resources and Services Administration, 9:45 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Pacific Command, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 10 a.m., and on Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 
National Defense authorization budget request, 2 p.m. 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee on Health 
of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joint hearing on health care 
sharing by the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the adequacy of the fiscal 
year 2003 budget request to meet readiness needs, 2:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Department of State Budget 
Priorities Fiscal Year 2003, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, to mark up H.R. 3801, Education Sciences Reform 
Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, to mark up H.R. 3833, Dot Kids 
Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, to consider H.R. 3717, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: 
Committee Report ``A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of 
Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government 
Records;'' Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 
2003; and the Federal Information Technology Workforce and 
Acquisition Improvement Act, 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement, hearing on the 
Services Acquisition Reform Act, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Policy 
Considerations in Tibet, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 2341, Class 
Action Fairness Act of 2001; and to mark up H.R. 3297, Mychal Judge 
Police and Fire Chaplains Public Safety Officer's Benefit Act of 
2001, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on ``HUD's 
`Legislative Guidebook' and its Potential Impact on Property Rights 
and Small Businesses, including Minority-Owned Businesses,'' 1 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on ``The Office of 
Justice Programs Part Two--Evaluation of Effectiveness,'' 11 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 
the National Marine Fisheries Service Budget Requests for Fiscal 
Year 2003, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to 
mark up the following measures: H. Res. 261, recognizing the 
historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of 
Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their 
contributions to the construction of the Capital of the United 
States; H.R. 1462, Harmful Nonnative Weed Control Act of 2001; H.R. 
2628, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2001; H.R. 
2643, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2001; H.R. 
2937, to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark 
County; Nevada, for use as a shooting range; H.R. 3421, Yosemite 
National Park Educational Facilities Improvement Act; H.R. 3425, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the 
``Golden Chain Highway'', as a

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National Heritage Corridor; and a Technical Corrections measure, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 3480, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act of 2001; and 
H.R. 3606, Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act 
of 2001, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on Meeting 
the Demands of the Knowledge Based Economy: Strengthening 
Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education, 10:30 
a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on A Review of 
Civil Aeronautics Research and Development, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on the 
Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2003 Budget, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing 
on Impacts of a Reduced Corps of Engineers' Budget, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Health Quality and Medical Errors, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Implementation of 
Welfare Reform Work Requirements and Time Limits, 9:30 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentations of the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, the Non-
Commissioned Officers Association, and the Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.