[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 44 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D359-D361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 22 through April 27, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 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.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 24, Subcommittee on Treasury 
and General Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, 1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 23, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine the Federal Deposit Insurance 
System, focusing on recommendations for reform, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 23, to 
hold hearings to examine generic pharmaceuticals, focusing on 
marketplace access and consumer issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on S. 2037, to mobilize technology and science experts to 
respond quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other 
emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national 
emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, 
and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response 
technology within the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; and S. 2182, to authorize funding for computer and 
network security research and development and research fellowship 
programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
concerning online privacy and protection, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Harold D. Stratton, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner and Chairman 
of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 24, with the 
Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold joint hearings on S. 2018, to 
establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area within the 
Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico to resolve a land 
claim involving the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 23, to hold hearings to 
examine United States nonproliferation efforts in the former Soviet 
Union, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine future relations 
between the United States and Colombia, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 23, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the implications of the 
human capital crisis, focusing on how the federal government is 
recruiting, selecting, retaining, and training individuals to 
oversee trade policies and regulate financial industries, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 23, 
Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings to

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examine current safeguards concerning the protection of human 
subjects in research, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 
focusing on status and key issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 
focusing on behavioral support in schools, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings to 
examine women's health issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 24, with the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, to hold joint hearings on S. 2018, to 
establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area within the 
Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico to resolve a land 
claim involving the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 24, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the reformation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department 
of Justice, focusing on mission refocusing and reorganization, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Business and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine cable competition, 
focusing on the ATT-Comcast merger, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Veterans Affairs preparedness regarding 
options to nursing homes, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 23, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, on Public Witnesses, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Public Diplomacy, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Department of Education Panel: Teacher Recruitment, 
Preparation and Development, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Legislative, on House of 
Representatives, 10 a.m., on Library of Congress, 11 a.m., on 
Library of Congress, on GPO, 2 p.m., and on GAO, 3 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on National Foreign 
Intelligence Program, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 25, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on D.C. Public 
Schools and D.C. Charter Schools, 10 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Department of Education Panel: Transition into the 
Workforce, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Architect of the 
Capitol, 10 a.m., and on CBO, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 24, Special Oversight Panel on 
the Merchant Marine, to consider recommendations to the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 11 a.m., 2216 
Rayburn.
  April 24, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and 
Recreation, to consider recommendations to the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
to mark up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2003, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to mark up the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 1 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, to mark up the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 11:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 25, hearing on the Predictability 
and Control Twin Reasons for Restoring Budget Disciplines, 9 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 25, Subcommittee 
on Select Education, hearing on Citizen Service in the 21st Century, 
10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on A 
Review of OSHA's Plan to Reduce Ergonomic Injuries, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 23, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, to mark up H.J. Res. 87, approving the site at 
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the 
disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, 
pursuant to the Nuclear Policy Act of 1982, 4:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Welfare Reform: A 
Review of Abstinence Education and Transitional Medical Assistance, 
3 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring Content Protection in the Digital Age,'' 
12:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 24, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Corporate Accounting Practices: Is There a Credibility 
GAAP,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 3995, Housing Affordability for American 
Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  April 25, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, to continue hearings on H.R. 3951, Financial Services 
Regulatory Relief Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 23, Subcommittee on Civil 
Service, Census, and Agency Organization, hearing entitled 
``Reforming Government: The Federal Sunset Act of 2001,'' 3 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Fuel Markets-Unstable at Any 
Price?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, hearing on Management Radio Frequency 
Spectrum: Military Readiness and National Security, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 24, hearing on 
International Global Terrorism: Its Links with Illicit Drugs as 
Illustrated by the IRA and Other Groups in Colombia, 10:15 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on U.N. Peacekeepers' Participation in the Sex Slave 
Trade in Bosnia: Isolated Case or Larger Problem in U.N. System? 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1946, Rock Boys'/North Central 
Montana Regional Water System Act of 2001; and H.R. 4129, to amend 
the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the 
responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority 
for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and 
other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for 
municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate 
a deadline for such prepayment, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Community-Based Land Management and Charter Forests, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on the 2001 National Park Service 
Management Policies, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, April 23, Subcommittee on Environment, 
Technology, and Standards, hearing on Science and Technology 
Programs at the Environmental Protection Agency: the Fiscal Year 
2003 Budget Request, 2:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 24, hearing on Why Add an 
Interest Rate Hike on Our Struggling Small Manufacturer's, 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 25, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and the Subcommittee on 
Railroads, joint hearing on Transportation of Spent Rods to the 
Proposed Yucca Mountain Storage Facility, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 24, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act 
of 2002, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.