[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D240-D243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 17 through March 22, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate expects to begin consideration of the 
First Concurrent Budget Resolution.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia Circuit, with a vote to occur on the motion to 
invoke cloture.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of the First Concurrent Budget Resolution, and may 
consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 20, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Vernon Bernard Parker, of 
Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 18, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to hold hearings to examine Base Realignment and 
Closure, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine the President's budget 
request for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Commerce, 10 
a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 18, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense for ballistic missile defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.

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  March 19, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense for acquisition 
policy and outsourcing issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Defense for strategic forces and policy, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense for the National Guard and Reserve military 
and civilian personnel programs, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense for atomic energy defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 20, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense for the U.S. Transportation Command, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 18, to 
hold hearings to examine proposals to regulate illegal Internet 
gambling, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
proposed rule on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 20, to 
hold hearings to examine the Space Shuttle Colombia, focusing on the 
future of space policy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 18, Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2004 for the Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation amending 
the Clean Air Act regarding fuel additives and renewable fuels, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue, 10 a.m., SD-219.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the war on terrorism, focusing on diplomacy issues, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing to examine the 
current hostage situation in Colombia, 4 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
nonproliferation issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 19, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the effects and consequences of an emerging 
China, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how to make 
embassies safer in areas of conflict, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 20, to hold hearings to 
examine possible terrorist threats on cargo containers, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 19, 
business meeting to consider S. 15, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for the payment of compensation for certain 
individuals with injuries resulting from the administration of 
smallpox countermeasures, to provide protections and countermeasures 
against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used 
in a terrorist attack against the United States, and to improve 
immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and 
improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program, 
proposed legislation entitled ``Lifespan Respite Care Act'', 
``Pediatric Drugs Research Authority'', ``Caring for Children Act of 
2003'', ``Genetics Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003'', and 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 19, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 424, to establish, reauthorize, and improve energy programs 
relating to Indian tribes, and S. 522, to amend the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992 to assist Indian tribes in developing energy resources, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 19, to hold hearings to examine 
ethical regenerative medicine research and human reproductive 
cloning, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 19, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the operations of the Secretary of the Senate 
and the Architect of the Capitol, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 18, to 
hold hearings to examine the practice of contract bundling in 
federal agency procurement, focusing on the loss of federal jobs in 
small business, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 20, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative 
presentations of AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam 
Veterans of America, the Military Officers Association of America, 
and the National Association of State Directors of Veterans' 
Affairs, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 18, to hold closed 
hearings to examine intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 20, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare, focusing on prescription drugs, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 19, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
related Agencies, on Rural Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.

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  March 19, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Fiscal Year 2004 
National Foreign Intelligence Program, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol, and 
on Fiscal Year 2004 Air Force Budget Overview, 1:30 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, executive, 
on Department of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration, 
10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
March 19, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
    Related Programs, on Secretary of the Treasury, 2 p.m., H-144 
    Capitol.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Park Service, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Department of Education Panel: ``Vocational, Adult and 
Postsecondary Education'' programs, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on Director, Office of Management and Budget, 
2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food, Nutrition and 
Consumer Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and The 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of State, 10 a.m., and 
on DEA and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 2 
p.m., 2258 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2004 Navy/Marine 
Corps Budget Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy: Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal, 10 
a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10:15 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on European 
Command Military Construction, 10 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, 10 a.m., and on Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 18, Subcommittee on Readiness, 
hearing on the state of military readiness and review of the fiscal 
year 2004 fiscal year defense authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, and 20, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearings on the state 
of military readiness and review of the fiscal year 2004 Defense 
Authorization budget request, 4 p.m., on March 18 and 3 p.m., on 
March 20, 2118 Rayburn.
  March 19, full Committee, hearing on U.S.-France security 
relations, and H.R. 1023, to prohibit through the period ending 
December 21, 2007, any Department of Defense participation in any 
International aviation trade exhibition (known as an ``air show'') 
to be held, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Projection Force, hearing on U.S. 
Transportation Command's airlift and sealift programs, 5 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on space 
programs in the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization 
budget request, 5 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Department of Defense efforts to address 
the chemical and biological threat, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on hearing on 
domestic violence, Joint Officer Management and education reform, 
employer support of the Guard and Reserve, Reserve pay and benefits, 
and Department of Defense Active and Reserve Components Force Mix 
Study, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 20, full Committee, to continue hearings on 2004 fiscal year 
defense authorization budget request, with emphasis on Ballistic 
Missile Defense Programs, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request, 
11:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Review of NRC's 
Proposed Security Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants,'' 3 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and consumer Protection, 
hearing entitled ``Does the U.S. Olympic Committee's Organizational 
Structure Impede its Mission?'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 18. Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigation, hearing entitled ``Paying Dividends: 
How the President's Tax Plan Will Benefit Individual Investors and 
Strengthen the Capital Markets,'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 19, full Committee, hearing on the state of the 
international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF 
agreements, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing and markup of the Defense 
Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 20, Subcommittee on 
East Asia and the Pacific, hearing on the U.S. and South Asia: 
Challenges and Opportunities for American policy, 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 19, oversight hearing on Enhancing 
America's Energy Security, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year budget 
requests for NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Small Business, March 20, hearing entitled ``Changes 
to SBA Financing Programs Needed for Revitalization of Small 
Manufacturers,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 19, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, to mark up the following: Fiscal Year GSA lease 
resolutions; two GSA amending resolutions; H.R. 281, to designate 
the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 
West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Tony Hall Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse;'' H. Con. Res. 53, authorizing the use 
of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; a 
resolution regarding the 22nd National Peace Officers Memorial 
Service; and other pending business, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Meeting the Nation's Wastewater Infrastructure Needs, 1 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Aviation, to consider a motion to go 
into executive session to hold a hearing on Protecting Commercial 
Aircraft from the Threat of Missile Attacks, 9:30 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 19, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the availability and eligibility for pharmaceutical 
services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 20, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing to Review State Use of Federal Unemployment 
Funds, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 20, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine legislative presentations of AMVETS, American Ex-
Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Military 
Officers Association of America, and the National Association of 
State Directors of Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.