[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 64 (Friday, May 17, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 20 through May 25, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3009, Andean 
Trade Preference Expansion Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3009, Andean 
Trade Preference Expansion Act, with a vote on the motion to close 
further debate on Rockefeller Amendment No. 3433 (to Amendment No. 
3401), to occur at 11 a.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider the Supplemental 
Appropriations bill, and any other cleared legislative and executive 
business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: May 20, to hold hearings to examine 
financial crimes targeting the elderly, focusing on the nature, 
scope, and effect these crimes have on seniors, and to raise 
awareness of financial exploitation of the elderly, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine challenges 
women face concerning retirement and security, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 21, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for 
the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.

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  May 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine issues surrounding 
Parkinson's disease, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 21, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine management 
improvement of Department of Defense Test and Evaluation Facilities, 
9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 21, business 
meeting to mark up the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor 
Protection Act of 2002, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 21, to 
hold hearings to examine progress concerning aviation security 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and 
Tourism, to hold hearings to examine U.S./Cuban trade policy, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the promotion 
of local telecommunication competition, focusing on greater 
broadband deployment, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and 
Tourism, to hold hearings to examine the federal regulation of the 
sport of boxing, 1 p.m., SH-216.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine the National Science Foundation budget, focusing 
on Federal research and development activities, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 22, to hold 
hearings on S.J.Res.34, 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 Waste Policy Act of 1982, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  May 23, Full Committee, to continue hearings on S.J.Res.34, 
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 Waste Policy Act of 
1982, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 21, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Paula A. DeSutter, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Verification and Compliance, Michael Alan Guhin, of 
Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during tenure of service as 
U.S. Fissile Material Negotiator, and Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker, of 
Delaware, to be Assistant Secretary for Arms Control, all of the 
Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the development of 
biological weapons in Cuba, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 22, business meeting to 
consider S.2452, to establish the Department of National Homeland 
Security and the National Office for Combating Terrorism; and 
pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine voting 
representation in Congress for the citizens of the District of 
Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 21, to 
hold hearings to examine strategies for improving nutrition and 
physical activity in America, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine equal 
opportunity in American schools, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 22, to hold hearings on S.1340, 
to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to provide for probate 
reform with respect to trust or restricted lands, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 22, to hold closed hearings 
on pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 21, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine Federal cocaine sentencing policies, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, May 21, Special Oversight Panel on 
Terrorism, hearing on assessing support for terrorism in the Middle 
East, 8:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 21, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing titled ``MTBE 
Contamination in Groundwater: Identifying and Addressing the 
Problem,'' 3:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on H.R. 3321, American Travel Promotion Act of 2001, 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing America's Health Risks: How Well Are Medicare's 
Clinical Preventive Benefits Serving America's Seniors? How Will the 
Next Generation of Preventive Medical Treatments be Incorporated and 
Promoted in the Health Care System?'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 22, hearing on European 
Union's Financial Services Action Plan and its implications for the 
American financial services industry, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``One Broker Gone Bad: Punishing the Criminal, Making 
Victims Whole,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 21, Subcommittee on Civil 
Service, Census and Agency Organization, hearing on ``More Value for 
Federal Employees: Cafeteria Benefit Plans,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  May 21, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Racial Disparities in Healthcare: 
Confronting Unequal Treatment,'' 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 22, hearing on 
International Adoptions: Problems and Solution, 10:15 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
the Future of U.S.-Saudi Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 22, Subcommittee on Courts, the 
Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on ``The 
Accuracy and Integrity of the WHOIS DATABASE,'' 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 22, full committee, to mark up the 
following: H. Con. Res. 352, expressing the sense of Congress that 
Federal land management agencies should fully implement the Western 
Governors Association ``Collaborative 10-year Strategy for Reducing 
Wildland Fire Risks to Communities and the Environment'' to reduce 
the overabundance of forest fuels that place national resources at 
high risk of catastrophic wildfire, and prepare a National 
Prescribed Fire Strategy that minimizes risks of escape; H. Con. 
Res. 395, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the constitution of 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rice; H.R. 521, to amend the Organic Act 
of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure 
of Guam; H.R. 1606, to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and 
Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional 
appropriations for historically black colleges and universities, to 
decrease the matching requirement related to such appropriations; 
H.R. 2388, National Heritage Areas Policy Act of 2001; H.R. 2982, to 
authorize the establishment of a memorial within the area in the 
District of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as 
``Area I'' or ``Area II'' to the victims of terrorist attacks on the 
United States, to provide for the design and construction of such a 
memorial; H.R. 3307, Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary 
Modification Act; H.R. 3380, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines 
within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; H.R. 
3558, Species Protection and Conservation of the Environment Act; 
H.R. 3786, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision 
Act of 2002; H.R. 3858, New River Gorge Boundary Act of 2002; H.R. 
3936, to designate and provide for the management of the Shoshone 
National Recreation Trail; H.R. 3942, John Muir National Historic 
Site Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 4103, Martin's Cove Land Transfer 
Act; 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; and H.R. 4609, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive 
study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in 
Idaho and Washington, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 3561, Twenty-First Century Water Policy Commission 
Establishment Act; and H.R. 4638, to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi 
Rural Water Supply Project, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the use of Marine Protected Areas 
(MPAs) as a fisheries management tool, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 21, to consider a measure making 
supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2002, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, May 21, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing on Suggestions for 
improvements in SBA programs: veterans and disaster loans sales, 
focusing on the progress made by the National Veterans Business 
Development Corporation and on H.R. 3263, Veterans' Small Business 
Relief Act of 2001, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 21, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Relieving 
Highway Congestion through Capacity Enhancements and Increased 
Efficiency, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 22, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 2950, Rail 
Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act of the 21st Century; 
H.R. 3429, Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety Act of 2001; H.R. 
3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection To Enhance Security and 
Safety Act; H.R. 4545, Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2002; the 
Ronald C. Sheffield Federal Property Protection Act of 2002; several 
public building 11 (b) resolutions; and other pending business, 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, to mark up H.R. 4635, Arming 
Pilots Against Terrorism Act, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 21, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Tax Relief Incentives for Renewal Communities, 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 23, Subcommittee 
on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence and 
Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, on J-2 Issues, 10 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: May 22, meeting of conferees on H.R. 333, to amend 
title 11, United States Code, 2 p.m., S-211, Capitol.