[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D434-D437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 6 through May 11, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3009, 
Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act.
  On Tuesday and Wednesday, Senate will consider the conference report 
to accompany H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act, with a vote on or in 
relation to the conference report to occur on Wednesday.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of H.R. 3009, Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act, and 
may also consider H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act, and any 
other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 7, to resume hearings to examine 
homeland security funding issues and proposed legislation making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2002, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 8, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
Defense medical programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the General 
Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Government 
Printing Office, 10:30 a.m., SD-116.

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  Committee on Armed Services: May 7, Subcommittee on Airland, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall 
within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 7, Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 4 p.m., SR-222.
  May 7, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 5 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 8, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 9 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Strategic, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 11:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 8, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 9, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue to mark 
up proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 
2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 8, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Anthony Lowe, of Washington, to be 
Federal Insurance Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 7, to hold 
hearings to examine and review the Merger Investigation Agreement 
between the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine management issues at the National 
Marine Fisheries Services, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 7, to hold hearings 
to examine this year's wildlife fire season, as well as to assess 
the Federal land management agencies' state of readiness and 
preparedness for the wildland fire season, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Guy 
F. Caruso, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Energy 
Information Administration, Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings 
on S. 454, to provide permanent funding for the Bureau of Land 
Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and for other purposes; 
S. 1139, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
land to Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as 
cemeteries; S. 1325, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut 
Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights 
received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain 
land interests on Adak Island; S. 1497/H.R. 2385, to convey certain 
property to the city of St. George, Utah, in order to provide for 
the protection and preservation of certain rare paleontological 
resources on that property; S. 1711/H.R. 1576, to designate the 
James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area in the 
State of Colorado; and S. 1907, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 7, to hold hearings 
on the nomination of John Peter Suarez, of New Jersey, to be 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency, 11 a.m., SD-406.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste 
Management, to hold hearings on S. 1850, to amend the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act to bring underground storage tanks into compliance with 
subtitle I of that Act, to promote cleanup of leaking underground 
storage tanks, to provide sufficient resources for such compliance 
and cleanup, 1:30 p.m., SD-406.
  May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 2118, to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act to implement the Stockholm Convention on 
Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Protocol on Persistent Organic 
Pollutants to the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air 
Pollution, and a related Administrative proposal, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 9, to hold hearings to examine revenue 
issues related to the Highway Trust Fund, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 7, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the role of the Board 
of Directors in the collapse of the Enron Corporation, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  May 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine infrastructure 
security, focusing on private/public information sharing, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 7, to 
hold hearings to examine certain provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Act, 
assuring greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  May 7, Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine issues 
surrounding the National Family Caregiver Support Program, 2:30 
p.m., SD-430.
  May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine consolidated 
student loans, focusing on variable rates, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 8, to hold hearings on S.343, to 
establish a demonstration project to authorize the integration and 
coordination of Federal funding dedicated to the community, 
business, and economic development of Native American communities, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for the implementation of the Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 10 
a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 8, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 8, 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.
  May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending judicial 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 7 and 9, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to continue on Public 
Witnesses, 2 p.m., on May 7 and 9:45 a.m., on May 9, 2358 Rayburn.
  May 7, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on OPM, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., H-
144 Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget, May 8, hearing on Medicare and the 
Federal Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 8, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on ``State Level Special Education Reforms 
that Work and Federal Barriers to Innovation'', 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 8, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Reducing Medical Errors: A Review of Innovative 
Strategies to Improve Patient Safety,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 7, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to 
continue hearings entitled ``Corporate Accounting Practices: Is 
There a Credibility GAAP?'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 8, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
to consider H.R. 3951, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 
2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing on Recovering Dictators' Plunder, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 8, Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia, hearing on ``The Metropolitan Washington 
Airports Authority--The Impact of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks 
on the Security and Operation of Airports Serving the Nation's 
Capital,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management 
and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on ``Oversight of the 
Management Practices of the Office of Workers; Compensation: Are the 
Complaints Justified?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, May 8, oversight hearing on 
Congressional Mail Delivery in the U.S. House of Representatives, 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 8, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3482, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001; H.R. 2054, to 
give the consent of Congress to an agreement or compact between Utah 
and Nevada regarding a change in the boundaries of those States; 
H.R. 1448; to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other 
obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa; H.R. 3180, 
to consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-Vermont 
Interstate School Compact; H.R. 2621, Consumer Product Protection 
Act of 2001; H.R. 3215, Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and 
Modernization Act; H.R. 2068, to revise, codify, and enact without 
substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to 
public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States 
Code, ``Public Buildings, Property, and Works''; and H.R. 1452, 
Family Reunification Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 91, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
protect the rights of crime victims, 12 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing and markup of the following 
bills: H.R. 4623, Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 
2002; and H.R. 4477, Sex Tourism Prohibition Improvement Act of 
2002, and other related measures, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 7, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation, and Public Lands, hearing on the following measures: 
H.R. 3786, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision 
Act of 2002; H.R. 3942, John Muir National Historic Site Boundary 
Adjustment Act; and a measure to require Federal land managers to 
support, and to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, 
designated gateway communities, to improve the ability of gateway 
communities to participate in Federal land management planning 
conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of 
the Interior, and to respond to the impacts of the public use of the 
Federal lands administered by these agencies, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 8, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 521, 
to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the 
local judicial structure of

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Guam; and H.R. 791, to provide for the equitable settlement of 
certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 9, Subcommittee on Legislation and Budget 
Process, to continue hearings on ``Assessing the Accuracy of Federal 
Budget Estimating,'' Part 11, 10:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 8, hearing on Health Effects of 
Particulate Air Pollution: What does the Science Say? 10 a.m., 2328 
Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on the National Science 
Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2002; followed by a markup of H.R. 
3130, Technology Talent Act of 2001; 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's 
Science Priorities, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 8, hearing on National Small 
Business Week: Small Business Success Stories, 2:30 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 9, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 3298, to waive certain limitations in the case of use of 
the emergency fund authorized by section 125 of title 23, United 
States Code, to pay the costs of projects in response to the attack 
on the World Trade Center in New York City that occurred on 
September 11, 2001; H.R. 3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to 
Enhance Security and Safety Act; and the Over-the-Road Bus Security 
and Safety Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 9, to mark up pending 
business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 7, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Modeling the Economic Effect of Changes in Tax Policy, 2 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, to continue 
hearings on the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) Regime, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 8, to hold 
hearings to examine cooperation concerning the war on terrorism, 
focusing on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in 
Europe, 10 a.m., room to be announced.