[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 25 (Friday, March 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 11 through March 16, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 517, 
Energy Policy Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 517, Energy Policy Act, and any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine the prohibition of human reproductive cloning and saving 
medical research, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 13, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Department of Commerce, 10:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Library of 
Congress and the Congressional Research Service, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine farm economy and rural 
sector issues, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of the Treasury, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Department of Education, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  March 14, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings 
to examine regional emergency planning for the Nation's Capital, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 12, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense 
and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on special operations 
military capabilities, operational requirements, and technology 
acquisition, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense Health Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing 
on Ballistic Missile Defense acquisition policy and oversight, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of 
Defense, focusing on the atomic energy defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on Army modernization and 
transformation, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 12, to 
hold oversight hearings on the economy of the United States, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
implementation of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(105-178), 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 14, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings to examine 
accounting and investor protection issues raised by the Enron 
situation, and other public companies, focusing on the accounting 
profession, audit quality and independence, and formulation of 
accounting principles, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, and Deborah Matz, of New York, each to be a 
Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, 3 p.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 13, to 
hold hearings on the nominations of Robert Watson Cobb, of Maryland, 
to be Inspector General, and Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr., 
United States Marine Corps, to be Deputy Administrator, both of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1991, to 
establish a national rail passenger transportation system, 
reauthorize Amtrak, and improve security and service on Amtrak, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 12, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, to hold hearings 
to examine environmental enforcement, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the 
First Responder Initiative, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the economic 
and environmental risks associated with increasing greenhouse gas 
emissions, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 12, to hold hearings to examine 
welfare reform issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold hearings to examine 
reimbursement and access to prescription drugs under Medicare Part 
B, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 14, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to Georgia; the nomination of James W. Pardew, of 
Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria; the 
nomination of Peter Terpeluk, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
to Luxembourg; and the nomination of Lawrence E. Butler, of Maine, 
to be Ambassador to The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 2 
p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 11, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine the Central Intelligence Agency national 
intelligence estimate of foreign missile development and the 
ballistic missile threat through 2015, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Jeanette J. Clark, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia; and the nomination of Louis Kincannon, of Virginia, to be 
Director of the Census, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  March 12, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation 
and Federal Services, to hold hearings on S. 1800, to strengthen and 
improve the management of national security, encourage Government 
service in areas of critical national security, and to assist 
government agencies in addressing deficiencies in personnel 
possessing specialized skills important to national security and 
incorporating the goals and strategies for recruitment and retention 
for such skilled personnel into the strategic and performance 
management systems of Federal agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 13, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine public 
health and natural resources, focusing on implementation of 
environmental laws, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 12, 
Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings to examine solutions 
for uninsured patients, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the future 
of American steel, focusing on ensuring the viability of the 
industry and the health care and retirement security for workers, 2 
p.m., SD-430.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine child care 
improvement issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 14, to hold hearings on the 
President's budget request for Indian programs for fiscal year 2003, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 13, to hold closed 
hearings to examine pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 13, Subcommittee on Technology, 
Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine 
the worldwide connection between drugs and terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine competition, 
innovation, and public policy concerning digital creative works, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 14, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentations of the Gold Star Wives of America, the 
Fleet Reserve Association, the Air Force Sergeants Association, and 
the Retired Enlisted Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Robert H. Roswell, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Health, and 
the nomination of Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
Secretary for Benefits, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
2 p.m., SR-418.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services and Education, on Substance Abuse Mental 
Health Services, and Administration on Aging, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban 
Development and Independent Agencies, on EPA, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Supreme Court, 10 a.m., and on Small Business Administration, 2 
p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Defense, on Defense Transformation, 9:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy-Science, Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy, 
10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Administrator of Agency for International 
Development, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Interior, on Forest Service, 10 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Institutes of Health Fiscal Year 2003 Budget 
Overview, 11 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Housing 
Privatization, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, on FAA, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government, on GSA, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol, and on U.S. Postal 
Service, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies, on Office of Science 
Technology Policy, 9:30 a.m., and on Department of Defense-Civil, 
Cemeterial Expenses, Army, 10:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on State Department-International Organizations, 10 a.m., and on 
NOAA, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2003 Army Budget 
Overview, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy-Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal, 10 a.m., 
2362B Rayburn.

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  March 14, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight hearing on Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Service and 
Education, on National Institutes of Health Panel: From Bench to 
Bedside and Beyond, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Member of Congress, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government, on OMB, 10 a.m., and on Executive Office of the 
President, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Community Development Financial Institutions, 10 a.m., and on 
National Institute of Environmental Health Services, 11 a.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 12, Special Oversight Panel on 
Morale, Welfare and Recreation, hearing on the fiscal year 2002 
National Defense Authorization budget request, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, 
hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization 
budget request, 4 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, full Committee, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 
Department of Energy budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
fiscal year 2002 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on 
competitive sourcing/outscourcing/A-76 and strategic sourcing, 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 14, full Committee, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 
2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 14, Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine, hearing 
on the fiscal year 2003 Maritime Administration Authorization budget 
request, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on 
environmental and encroachment issues, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 12, Subcommittee 
on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Welfare at Work: Ties 
Between TANF and Workforce Development,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Education Reform, to mark up H.R. 3801, 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
``Assessing Mental Health Parity: Implications for Patients and 
Employers,'' 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``The 2003 Budget: A Review of the HHS 
Health Care Priorities,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on the Financial Collapse of Enron Corp., focusing 
on Enron's inside and outside counsel, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 13, hearing on H.R. 3763, 
Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and 
Transparency Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 
2002, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Review of the Community Development Block Grant 
Program,'' 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 12, Subcommittee on Energy 
Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on 
``Regulatory Accounting: Costs and Benefits of Federal 
Regulations,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, 
and International Relations, hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: 
Protecting the United States--Part 1,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial 
Management, and Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing on ``The Use and 
Abuse of Government Purchase Cards,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, 
hearing on ``General Services Administration Agency 
Reorganization,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Europe, hearing on U.S. and Europe: The Bush Administration and 
Transatlantic Relations, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 14, full Committee, hearing on the Afghanistan Freedom 
Support Act of 2002, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 12, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Forest Service 
Program Budget, 4 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 13, full Committee, oversight hearing on the National 
Academy of Science Interim Report on Endangered and Threatened 
Fishes in the Klamath River Basin, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on ``FY 2003 U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Management 
Service and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement 
Budgets,'' 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands and the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, joint 
hearing on H.R. 3558, Species Protection and Conservation of the 
Environment Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 12, to consider the following: H.R. 
2146, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act; and H.R. 
2341, Class Action Fairness Act of 2001, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 13, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
the Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Small Business, March 13, hearing on ``Subsidy Rate 
Calculation: Unfair Tax on Small Business,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 13, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight 
hearing on Port Security: Shipping Containers, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on the Water Quality Financing Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Aviation and the Subcommittee on 
Railroads, joint oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the 
National Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
oversight hearing on Financial Responsibility for Port Security, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Information program, with a review of VA's integrated 
systems architecture plan, Veterans Benefits Administration's 
VETSNET program, information security, Veterans Health 
Administration's Decision Support Systems, and the Government 
Computer-Based Patient Record Program, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 12, hearing on the 
Administration's Plan to Build on the Successes of Welfare Reform, 
2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Rationalizing 
Medicare Supplemental Insurance, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 13, Subcommittee 
on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: March 13, meeting of conferees on H.R. 2646, to 
provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal 
year 2011, 4 p.m., HC-5, Capitol.
  Joint Meetings: March 14, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentations of the Gold Star Wives of 
America, the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air Force Sergeants 
Association, and the Retired Enlisted Association, 10 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.