[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 37 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D204-D207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 10 through March 15, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit; at 5 p.m., Senate will begin 
consideration of S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as 
partial-birth abortion; and at 6 p.m., Senate will consider and vote on 
the nomination of Gregory L. Frost, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Ohio.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada (listed-above), and may consider 
any other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine Medicare outlier payments to hospitals, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 12, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
District of Columbia Courts, Court Services, and the Offender 
Supervision Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for defense 
programs, focusing on worldwide threats to the United States, 10 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Energy Office of Energy and Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Office of Science, and the Office of Nuclear 
Energy Science and Technology, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  March 13, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2004 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
to hold hearings to examine active and reserve military and civilian 
personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for Fiscal Year 2004, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine national security space programs and management in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2004, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-222.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
Army transformation in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2004 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine military 
strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
the Department of Defense, focusing on the impacts of environmental 
laws on readiness and the related Administration legislative 
proposal, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 
2004 Budget for the Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 11, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine existing 
federal programs and new proposals that promote air service to small 
and rural communities, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 11, to hold 
hearings to examine oil, gas, hydrogen, and conservation, focusing 
on federal programs for energy efficiency and conservation, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact 
of fires in 2002 and then look forward to the potential 2003 fire 
season, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the designation and management of National 
Heritage Areas, including criteria and procedures for designating 
heritage areas, the potential impact of heritage areas on private 
lands and communities, federal and non-federal costs of managing 
heritage areas, and methods of monitoring and measuring the success 
of heritage areas, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 13, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Congestion Mitigation 
and Air Quality Improvement Program, and Conformity programs, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.

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  Committee on Finance: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
defined benefit pension plans, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine welfare 
reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 11, to hold hearings to 
examine reconstruction issues with respect to Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider convention 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of 
Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains, 
signed at London on July 24, 2001, together with an Exchange of 
Notes, as amended by the Protocol signed at Washington on July 19, 
2002 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 107-19), protocol Amending 
the Convention Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of Australia for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income, signed at Canberra on September 27, 2001 (the 
``Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 107-20), and second Additional Protocol 
that Modifies the Convention Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States 
for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal 
Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Mexico City on 
November 26, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 108-03), 11:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine regional 
implications of the changing nuclear equation on the Korean 
Peninsula, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 12, to hold hearings to examine 
Indian health legislation, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 12, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
with the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, to hold joint hearings to examine border technology, 
focusing on keeping terrorists out of the United States, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James V. Selna, to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California, Philip P. Simon, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, 
Theresa Lazar Springmann, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Indiana, Mary Ellen Coster Williams, of 
Maryland, and Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, both to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of 
Texas, and Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, both to be a Member of 
the United States Sentencing Commission, and Cormac J. Carney, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 12, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a 
legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., 
345 Cannon Building.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative presentations 
of the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, the 
Fleet Reseve Association, and the Air Force Sergeants Association, 
10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 11, to hold closed 
hearings to examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 10, to hold hearings to examine 
America's health care system, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine aging, 
focusing on fitness and nutrition, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 10:15 a.m., and to continue on 
Corporation for National and Community Services, 11:15 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, 9:30 a.m., and on Marketing and Regulatory 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2004 Army 
Posture, 2212 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education-Panel: 
``No Child Left Behind Act'' program, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Pacific 
Command Military Construction, 10 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on Inspector General, Department of Treasury, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on National Resources 
Conservation Service, 9:30 a.m., and on Research, Education and 
Economics, 1:30 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and The 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on SEC, 2 p.m., H-309 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Northern 
Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy-Science, Nuclear Energy, and Renewable Energy, 
10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.

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  March 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on Secretary of State, 10:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
National Endowment for the Arts, and National Endowment for the 
Humanities, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education-Panel: 
``Special Education and Vocational Education'' program, 10:15 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies, on Inspector General, Department 
of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on VA and HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Council on Environmental Quality, 10 a.m., and on Chemical Safety 
and Hazard Investigation Board, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 12 and 13, to continue hearings 
on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget 
request, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., on March 12 and 8 a.m., on March 13, 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request, 
5 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on patron and 
industry perspectives on military exchanges, commissaries, and 
morale, welfare and recreation programs, 5 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on environmental 
legislative proposals, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on force protection policy, with emphasis on 
the role of the Department of Defense and the National Guard in 
homeland security, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Department 
of Defense total force transformation and overview of the fiscal 
year 2004 military personnel budget request, 3 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 12, to mark up the Budget 
Resolution for Fiscal Year 2004, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 11, Subcommittee 
on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Workforce Investment 
and Rehabilitation Acts: Improving Services and Empowering 
Individuals,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Select Education, hearing on ``Recent 
Improvements of Financial Management Practices at the U.S. 
Department of Education,'' 2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 
1119, Family Time Flexibility Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``IDEA, 
Focusing on Improving Results for Children and Disabilities,'' 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 12 and 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Air Quality, to continue hearings on ``Comprehensive 
National Energy Policy,'' 2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn on March 12 and 
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn on March 13.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on ``Medicaid Today: The 
States' Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on the ``Procurement and Property Mismanagement 
and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Progress Since 9/
11: The Effectiveness of U.S. Anti-Terrorist Financing Efforts,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Mutual Fund 
Industry Practices and their Effect on Individual Investors,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 10, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Emerging Threats: Assessing Public Safety and Security 
Measures at Nuclear Power Facilities,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``How to Improve Regulatory 
Accounting: Costs, Benefits, and Impacts on Federal Regulations,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Energy Efficiency 
Improvements in Federal Buildings and Vehicles,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 13, hearing entitled ``Stumbling onto Smut: The Alarming 
Ease of Access to Pornography on Peer-to-Peer Networks,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Federal E-Government Initiatives: Are We Headed In the 
Right Direction?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on Saving the Congo Basin: The Stakes, The Plan, 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, to mark up the following: H. Res. 68, 
requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives 
not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution documents in the President's possession relating to 
Iraq's declaration on its weapons of mass destruction that was 
provided to the United Nations on December 7, 2002; and the United 
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Act of 
2003, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on United States 
Priorities in Europe, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  March 13, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on the Middle East Partnership Initiative: Promoting Democratization 
in a Troubled Region, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing and mark up of the 
following bills: H.R. 1104, Child Abduction Prevention Act; and H.R. 
1161, Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, to mark up the following: H. Res. 132, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth 
Circuit of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is 
inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first 
amendment and should be overturned; and H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse 
Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing on the ``International Copyright Piracy: 
Links to Organized Crime and Terrorism,'' 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 12, hearing on H.R. 39, Arctic 
Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 12, hearing on Aerospace Commission 
Report and NASA Workforce, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, 
hearing on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: Strengthening the 
Science, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 11, hearing entitled ``RESPA 
Reform and the Economic Effects on Small Business,'' 3 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 12, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Authorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs: Commercial 
Aviation, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
to meet for organizational purposes, and to hold an oversight 
hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budgets for the 
U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on Reauthorization of Federal Highway and Transit 
Programs: What are the needs, and how to meet those needs, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 11, to continue hearings on the 
Administration's Economic Growth Proposals, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 12, hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget 
for the U.S. Department of Labor, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 12, executive, 
hearing on the Director of the CIA Overview, 2:30 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National 
Security, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 8:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, 
executive, hearing on Future Imagery Architecture Program, 1 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 12, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine a legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Joint Meetings: March 13, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine legislative presentations of the Retired Enlisted 
Association, Gold Star Wives of America, the Fleet Reseve 
Association, and the Air Force Sergeants Association, 10 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.