[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 18, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D254-D255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine the 
fiscal year 2004 proposed budget estimates for the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of the 
Army, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of 
Defense, focusing on acquisition policy and outsourcing issues, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on the National Guard and Reserve 
military and civilian personnel programs, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
nonproliferation programs of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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'', 
proposed legislation entitled ``Pediatric Drugs Research 
Authority'', and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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, 2:30 p.m., SR-
485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine ethical 
regenerative medicine research and human reproductive cloning, 10:30 
a.m. and 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related Agencies, on 
Rural Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, executive, on 
Department of Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration, 10 
a.m., 2362B Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Interior, on National Park Service, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing on space programs in the fiscal year 2004 national defense 
authorization budget request, 5 p.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, to mark up the Energy 
Policy Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing and 
markup of H.R. 1280, Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003, 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Middle East 
and Central Asia, hearing on the Middle East Partnership Initiative: 
Promoting Democratization in a Troubled Region, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on Enhancing America's 
Energy Security, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2003 and 2005 through 2013, 11 a.m., H313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, hearing on federal nanotechnology research 
and development activities, with emphasis on H.R. 766, 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Meeting the Nation's Wastewater Infrastructure Needs, 1 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the availability and eligibility for pharmaceutical services 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
CIA Program, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.