[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 35 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D191-D193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 6, 2003

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
closed hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for operations intelligence, 9:15 a.m., S-407, Capitol.

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  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2004 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine Military Construction and Environmental Programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004, 2 
p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the Federal Communications Commission's Spectrum 
Policy Task Force Report and major spectrum issues facing 
policymakers, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine oil, gas, hydrogen, and conservation, focusing on energy use 
in the transportation sector, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 
212, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with 
the High Plains States in conducting a hydrogeologic 
characterization, mapping, modeling and monitoring program for the 
High Plains Aquifer, and S. 220 and H.R. 397, to reinstate and 
extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine an 
agreed framework for dialogue with North Korea, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the status of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's workforce and consider 
proposed personnel flexibilities to assist the agency in achieving 
its mission, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Employment, Safety, and Training, to hold hearings to examine the 
Administration's approach to reauthorize the Workforce Investment 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, J. Daniel Breen, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 
Thomas A. Varlan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Tennessee, William H. Steele, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, S. James Otero, 
to be United States District Judge for the Central District of 
California, S. 253, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt 
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State 
laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, S. 113, to 
exclude United States persons from the definition of ``foreign 
power'' under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
relating to international terrorism, and Committee rules and 
Subcommittee assignements for the 108th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative 
presentations of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, the Blinded 
Vererans Association, and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, 
10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
FDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on 
Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., and on Attorney General, 2 p.m., H-
309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau of 
Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on 
Secretary of Education, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Corporation 
for National and Community Service, 10 a.m., and on Federal Citizen 
Information Center, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing on the fiscal year 2004 Department of Energy's budget 
request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Members Day, 2 p.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to continue markup of 
H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``Head Start: 
Improving Results for Children,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to markup H.R. 5, Help 
Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 
2003, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 658, Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement 
Staffing Act of 2003; and H.R. 957, Broker Accountability through 
Enhanced Transparency Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``From 
Reorganization to Recruitment: Bringing the Federal Government into 
the 121st Century,'' 10 a.m., and to

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consider H.R. 735, Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding 
Reform Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The Millennium 
Challenge Account, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on H.J. Res. 22, proposing a balanced budget amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States, 12 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on ``Copyright Piracy Prevention and the Broadcast 
Flag,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 793, to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer 
Continental Shelf for activities otherwise authorized by that Act; 
and H.R. 794, Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 273, Nutria Eradication and 
Control Act of 2003; H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act; H.R. 289, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex 
Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion 
Act; and H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to 
certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife 
Refuge, California,10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, 
hearing on A Review of Aeronautics R&D at FAA and NASA, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs: Airports, 9:30 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Rail Infrastructure Policies 
and Reauthorization of Highways, Transit and Surface Transportation 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to continue hearings on the 
Administration's Economic Growth Proposals, 10 a.m., on March 6, 
1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission's (MedPAC) recommendations on Medicare payment policies, 
2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine legislative presentations of the Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War 
Veterans, the Blinded Vererans Association, and the Non-Commissioned 
Officers Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.