[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 70 (Monday, June 3, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D549-D552]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 4 through June 8, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 4775, 
Supplemental Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
H.R. 4775, Supplemental Appropriations, and S. 625, Hate Crimes bill, 
and any other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine 
cancer research and prevention issues, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
issues surrounding service academy superintendents, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Interior, to resume hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the

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U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  June 6, 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, 11:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 5, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine Federal responses to lead based paint poisoning, 
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine capital investments in Indian country, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 5, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Steven Robert Blust, of Florida, 
to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 4, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Kyle E. McSlarrow, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Energy, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  June 5, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 
1310, to provide for the sale of certain real property in the 
Newlands Project, Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada; S. 2475, 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; S. 1385, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water 
reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water; S. 1824/
H.R. 2828, to authorize payments to certain Lama Project water 
distribution entities for amounts assessed by the entities for 
operation and maintenance of the Project's irrigation works for 
2001, to authorize funds to such entities of amounts collected by 
the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works for 2001; S. 1883, to 
authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the 
rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon; S. 1999, to 
reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project; and H.R. 706, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain properties 
in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo 
Reservoir, New Mexico, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 4, to hold 
hearings on the Kennedy Center, focusing on the proposed Kennedy 
Center plaza project, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  June 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S.1917, to 
provide for highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed 
funding level contained in the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century, 12:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  June 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1586, to amend the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to authorize the carrying of firearms by 
employees of licensees; and S. 1746, to amend the Atomic Energy Act 
of 1954 and the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to strengthen 
security at sensitive nuclear facilities, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change, 
to hold hearings on wetlands, focusing on the impacts of the 
revisions to the Clean Water Act regulatory definitions of ``fill 
material'' and ``discharge of fill material.'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 4, to hold hearings to examine small 
business and rural economic development, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 4, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the structure, scope, and 
effectiveness of U.S. food aid programs, including the role of 
surplus commodities, and the impact of changes under consideration, 
2 p.m., SD-342.
  June 6, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and 
Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine difficulties and 
solutions concerning nonproliferation disputes and export controls 
between Russia and China, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 6, to 
hold hearings to examine the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act, focusing on accountability, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 4, to hold hearings to examine 
issues surrounding sacred sites, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 4, to hold joint closed 
hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
to examine events surrounding September 11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  June 5, Full Committee, to hold joint closed hearings with the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events 
surrounding September 11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  June 6, Full Committee, to hold joint closed hearings with the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events 
surrounding September 11, 2001, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  June 6, Full Committee, to hold joint closed hearings with the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events 
surrounding September 11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 6, to hold oversight hearings on 
counter-terrorism issues, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine penalties for white collar offenses, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 6, business meeting to mark 
up pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SR-418.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House was not in session.
  Tuesday, consideration of Suspensions:
  (1) H.R. 4073, Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act Foreign 
Assistance Act Amendments;

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  (2) H.R. 4466, National Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization 
Act;
  (3) H.R. 3983, Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act of 2002;
  (4) H.R. 4800, Repeal of Sunset Provisions for the Expansion of 
Adoption Credit and Assistance Programs;
  (5) H.R. 4823, Repeal of Sunset Provisions Pertaining to the Federal 
Income Tax Exclusion for Restitution Received by Nazi Victims; and
  (6) H.R. 2941, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act.
  Wednesday and Thursday, consideration of H.R. 4628, FY 2003 
Intelligence Authorization Act (Subject to a Rule);
  S. 1372, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act Conference Report 
(Subject to a Rule); and
  H.R. 2143, Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 (Subject to a 
Rule).
  Friday, no votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 6, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing on Public 
Safety Concerns and Forest Management Hurdles in the Black Hills 
National Forest, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 5, Subcommittee on Defense, 
executive, on the Crusader, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  June 5, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on Fiscal Year 
2003 District of Columbia Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 6, Special Oversight Panel on 
Terrorism, hearing on the question ``Are Yasser Arafat and the 
Palestinian Authority Credible Partners for Peace?'' 8:30 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 5, hearing on International 
Perspectives on Common Fiscal Issues, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 6, Subcommittee on 
Education, hearing on ``Learning Disabilities and Early Intervention 
Strategies: How to Reform the Special Education Referral and 
Identification Process,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 5, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 4701, 
Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Clean Air Act Implementation: Experience of State and Local 
Regulators,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``The FCC's UWB Proceeding: An Examination of the 
Government's Spectrum Management Process,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The National 
Institutes of Health: Investing in Research to Prevent and Cure 
Disease,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``DOE's FreedomCAR: Hurdles, Benchmarks for Progress, and 
Role in Energy Policy,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 4, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Insurance Regulation and Competition for the 21st 
Century,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 4, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on 
``Transforming Department of Defense Financial Management: A 
Strategy for Change,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
``Oversight Hearing on the Performance of the Court of Appeals and 
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial 
Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on ``The 
Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996: Are Agencies 
Meeting the Challenge?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: Improving 
the Federal Response,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Coordinated Information Sharing and Homeland Security 
Technology,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 5, hearing on Following 
the Danforth Report: Defining the Next Step on the Path to Peace in 
Sudan, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 
hearing on An Assessment of Cuba Broadcasting--The Voice of Freedom, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
The Current Crisis in South Asia, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 4, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing 
and markup of H.R. 4598, Homeland Security Information Sharing Act, 
4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 5, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1253, Free Market 
Antitrust Immunity Reform (FAIR) Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing on ``DRM: The Consumer Benefits of 
Today's Digital Rights Management Solutions,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 6, full Committee, to continue markup of H.R. 3215, Combating 
Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act; and to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 1452, Family Reunification Act of 2001; H.R. 
4623, Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002; H.R. 
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Act of 2002; and H.R. 4679, Lifetime Consequences for Sex Offenders 
Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 5, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 3048, Russian River Land Act; H.R. 3148, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of 
Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans; and H.R. 4734, Alaska Federal Lands 
Management Demonstration Project Act, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up H.R. 4638, to 
reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project; and to hold a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2202, Lower Yellowstone 
Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act; and H.R. 3223, Jicarilla Apache 
Reservation Rural Water System Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 6, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3815, Presidential 
Historic Site Study Act; H.R. 4141, Red Rock Canyon National 
Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002; and H.R. 
4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 4, to consider the Conference Report to 
accompany S. 1372, Export-Import Reauthorization Act of 2002, 5 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, June 6, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, 
and Government Programs, joint hearing on The Cost of Regulations to 
Small Business, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 5, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on U.S. General Services Administration's Fiscal 
Year 2003 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Recent Derailments 
and Railroad Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 6, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
hearing on the status of the VA's implementation of the VA Claims 
Processing Task Force's recommendations, and the potential for a 
greater VA/Veterans Service Organization ``partnership,'' 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 6, hearing on Corporate 
Inversions, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 5, Subcommittee 
on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, hearing on Future 
Imagery Architecture, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: June 4, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 
to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 
11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Joint Meetings: June 5, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 
to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 
11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Joint Meetings: June 6, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 
to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 
11, 2001, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Joint Meetings: June 6, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, 
to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 
11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Joint Economic Committee: June 7, to hold hearings to examine 
employment-unemployment situation for May, 9:30 a.m., 1334, 
Longworth Building.