[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 36 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D291-D294]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 9 through April 13, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 517, Energy 
Policy Act.
  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 517, Energy 
Policy Act, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on 
Feinstein Modified Amendment No. 2989 (to Amendment No. 2917).

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  During the balance of the week, Senate may also consider any other 
cleared legislative and/or executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: April 10, to hold hearings to examine 
issues relating to long-term health care, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 10, to hold hearings to examine 
Homeland Security; hearings will continue at 2 p.m, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Homeland 
Security; hearings will continue at 2 p.m, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 9, to hold hearings to examine 
Department of Defense policies and programs to transform the Armed 
Forces to meet the challenges of the 21st century, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  April 9, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on Navy equipment required for 
fielding a 21st century capabilities-based Navy, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on technology for 
combating terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, 9 a.m., SR-253.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on the Department of Energy's 
Environmental Management program and the National Nuclear Security 
Administration's Defense Program and other weapons activities, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on military personnel benefits, 9:30 
a.m., SR-232A.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold open and closed 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance programs of the Department of 
Defense (closed in S-407), 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 11, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine proposals to improve the Housing 
Voucher Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 11, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, to 
hold hearings to examine Enron's potential role in electricity 
market manipulation and the subsequent effect on the western states, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 10, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the Superfund program, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 10, to hold hearings to examine the 
reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
Program, created by the Welfare Reform Law of 1996, 9:30 a.m., SD-
215.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine various 
improper and illegal tax avoidance schemes, including the use of 
credit/debit cards to access offshore bank accounts established to 
conceal taxable income, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 9, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States policy options in 
the Democratic Republic of the Congo, focusing on the weak states in 
Africa, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 11, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation that would establish a Department of 
National Homeland Security and a White House office to combat 
terrorism, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Paul A. Quander, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to 
be Director of the District of Columbia Offender Supervision, 
Defender, and Courts Services Agency, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 9, to 
hold hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Corporation for 
National Service, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
reauthorization of the Institute of Museum and Library Services Act, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
related to health care for patients with the AIDS virus, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 10, to hold closed 
hearings to examine pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 9, to hold hearings to examine 
Federal Bureau of Investigations reform in the wake of the Hanssen 
espionage case, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  April 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SH-226.
  April 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on judicial 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SH-226.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine 
the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, 9 a.m., SD-
226.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
April 11, to hold hearings to examine the enforcement of the 
nation's drug enforcement laws, focusing on small towns' ability to 
face the challenge, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.


                             House Chamber

  The House was not in session today.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 9, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, on NIH Panel: Collaborations 
in Research, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.

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  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on FTC, 10 a.m., and Congressional witnesses, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on Public 
Safety/Emergency Preparedness/Courts, 1:30 p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Agencies, on U.S. Assistance to Colombia, 2 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Park Service, 10 
a.m., and an oversight hearing on Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
Management-Fish Passage Barriers, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, on Secretary of Education, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Congressional Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on State Department Management, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, on Department of Education Panel: No Child Left Behind 
Implementation Issues, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Transportation, on National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
NSF, 9:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 10, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on force protection and long-
term recapitalization of all U.S. military installations and 
facilities, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
fiscal year 2003 Defense Health Program budget request, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Research and Development, joint hearing on fiscal 
year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 9, hearing on 
``Working Toward Independence: The Administration's Plan to Build 
upon the Successes of Welfare Reform,'' 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations and the 
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, joint hearing on ``Record 
Keeping under the LMRDA: Do DOL Reporting Systems Benefit the Rank 
and File?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Select Education, hearing on the 
``Status of Financial Management at the Department of Education,'' 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Education, hearing on the ``Corporation 
for National and Community Service,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 10, to mark up H.R. 3833, 
Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002, and to consider 
pending Committee business, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Drinking Water Needs and Infrastructure,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of Enhanced Security Requirements at NRC 
Licensed Facilities,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 9, to continue hearings on 
H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, 
and Transparency Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on H.R. 3995, Housing and Affordability for America Act of 
2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing to review the current status of empowerment zones and 
renewal communities, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 11, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2941, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act; H.R. 3763, 
Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and 
Transparency Act of 2002; and H.R. 3764, Securities and Exchange 
Commission Authorization Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 9, Subcommittee on 
Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on ``The Federal Government's Consolidated 
Financial Statements: Are They Reliable?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on ``Enhancing Border Security and Law 
Enforcement,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 11, full Committee, hearing on ``The Importance of Access to 
Presidential Records: The Views of Historians,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Paperwork Inflation--The Growing 
Burden on America,'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement, hearing on 
``Making Sense of Procurement's Alphabet Soup: How Purchasing 
Agencies Choose Between FSS and FTS,'' 9:30 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 11, Subcommittee on 
the Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Colombia, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 9, oversight hearing on 
``Restructuring the INS--How the Agency's Dysfunctional Structure 
Impedes the Performance of its Dual Mission,'' 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 10, to mark up H.R. 3231, Immigration Reform and 
Accountability Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.

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  April 11, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: 
Operations and Fiscal Year 2003 Budget,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 10, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3808, Consistent 
Public Land Laws Enforcement Act of 2002; H.R. 3962, Good Neighbor 
Act of 2002; H.R. 3954, Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act of 2002; and H.R. 3401, California Five Mile Regional 
Learning Center Transfer Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 2301, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a bridge on 
Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3470, to clarify the 
boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Cape Fear Unit 
NC0907P; H.R. 3908, North American Wetlands Conservation 
Reauthorization Act; and H.R. 4044, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland for 
implementation of a program to eradicate nutria and restore 
marshland damaged by nutria, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 11, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3718, Little San 
Bernardino Mountains Right-of-Way Act; H.R. 3258, Reasonable Right-
of-Way Fees Act of 2001; and H.R. 3307, Vicksburg National Military 
Park Boundary Modification Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 9, to consider H.R. 3925, Digital Tech 
Corps Act of 2002, 5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, April 9, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance 
and Exports, hearing on Payroll Industry at Risk Due to ACH System 
Used for Direct Deposit, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 10, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Can Improved 
Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act Resuscitate Small 
Healthcare Providers?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 10, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing 
on proposals for a Water Resources and Development Act of 2002, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Adequacy 
of FAA Oversight of Passenger Aircraft Maintenance, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on FEMA's Office of 
National Preparedness, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on 
Passenger Rail in America: What Should It Look Like? 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 10, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3253, National Medical 
Emergency Preparedness Act of 2001; and H.R. 3254 Medical Education 
for National Defense in the 21st Century Act, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 1108, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 
shall not result in termination of dependence and indemnity 
compensation; H.R. 2095, Reservist VA Home Loan Fairness Act of 
2001; H.R. 2222, Veterans Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2001; 
and H.R. 3731, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
amounts available to State approving agencies to ascertain the 
qualifications of educational institutions for furnishing courses of 
education to veterans and eligible persons under the Montgomery GI 
Bill and under other programs of education administered by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 9, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on the 2002 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2003, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on 
Extraterritorial Income Regime, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Welfare 
Reform Reauthorization Proposals, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 11, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing to explore Permanent 
Normal Relations for Russia, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: April 9, meeting of conferees on H.R. 2646, to provide 
for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 
2011, 3 p.m., 1300 Longworth Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine Romani human rights issues, focusing on OSCE 
activities and recent Bulgaria activities, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn 
Building.