[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 46 (Friday, March 21, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 24 through March 29, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will be in a period of morning business 
until 5 p.m.
  On Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. Con. 
Res. 23, Budget Resolution, with a series of roll call votes to occur 
on certain amendments thereto.
  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. Con. Res. 23, 
Budget Resolution, with a vote on final passage of the resolution to 
occur no later than 4 p.m., including the adoption of H. Con. Res. 95, 
House companion measure.
  During the balance of the week, Senate 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 26, to 
hold hearings to examine the reauthorization of child nutrition 
programs, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 25, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 
SD-106.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, 
and Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  March 25, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for

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fiscal year 2004 for the District of Columbia Courts, 9:30 p.m., SD-
138.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Air Force, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 27, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2004 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10 a.m., 
SD-124.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
General Accounting Office, Government Printing Office, and 
Congressional Budget Office, 1:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 26, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds 
for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense and the Future 
Years Defense Program, focusing on Navy shipbuilding programs, 10 
a.m., SR-222.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 
for the Department of Defense, focusing on the Department of Energy 
Office of Environmental Management and Office of Legacy Management, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the future 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to be followed by closed 
hearings (in Room SH-219), 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
compensation for disabled military retirees in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2004, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine intelligence support to warfighters, in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2004, 2:30 p.m., SR-
232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 25, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Alfred Plamann, of 
California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National 
Consumer Cooperative Bank, and Thomas Waters Grant, of New York, Noe 
Hinojosa, Jr., of Texas, and William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, 
each to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 27, to 
hearings to examine the implications of cloning on women's health, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 25, Subcommittee 
on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 520, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the 
Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho, and S. 
625, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to conduct certain 
feasibility studies in the Tualatin River Basin in Oregon, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  March 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine National Trail designations and the potential 
impact of National Trails on private lands, communities, and 
activities within the viewshed of the trails, and S. 324, to amend 
the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority relating 
to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in the 
National Trails System, S. 634, to amend the National Trails System 
Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on 
the feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a 
national historic trail, and S. 635, to amend the National Trails 
System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the 
feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic 
trails, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine issues uncovered as a result of the Blue Ribbon 
Panel's report of findings on Aerial Fire Fighting Safety and 
responses to the report, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
proposals with respect to electricity, including S. 475, to reform 
the nation's outdated laws relating to the electric industry, 
improve the operation of our transmission system, enhance 
reliability of our electric grid, increase consumer benefits from 
whole electric competition, and restore investor confidence in the 
electric industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Ricky Dale James, of 
Missouri, and Rear Adm. Nicholas Augustus Prahl, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, both to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission, and Richard W. Moore, of Alabama, to 
be Inspector General, Tennessee Valley Authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 25, to hold hearings to examine the 
Enron situation, focusing on the Joint Committee on Taxation 
investigation on compensation-related issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the qualifications of NATO enlargement, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
foreign assistance, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 26, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export 
and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine global energy 
security issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  March 27, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
qualifications for NATO enlargement, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 26, 
business meeting to consider proposed legislation entitled ``Caring 
for Children Act of 2003'', proposed legislation entitled ``Genetics 
Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003'', and other pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health care 
transmission of global AIDS in Africa, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 26, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, focusing on the role 
and funding of the National Indian Gaming Commission, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Edward C. Prado, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Cecilia M. Altonaga, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 
Richard D. Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, Dee D. Drell, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, J. Leon Holmes, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 
and Susan G. Braden, of the District of Columbia, and Charles F. 
Lettow, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of the United States Court 
of Federal Claims, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 26, hearing to review Artificial 
Barriers to United States Agricultural Trade and Foreign Food 
Assistance, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 25, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on 
Administration for Children and Families, 10:15 a.m., and on 
Administration on Aging, 11:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary and Related Agencies, on State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance, 10 a.m., and on FTC, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Special 
Operations Command, 9:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Program, on the following: Export-Import Bank; U.S. Trade 
and Development Agency; and Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
2 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight hearing on 
Everglades, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 10:15 a.m., and on Substance Abuse Mental Health 
Services, 11:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on Members of Congress, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on VA and HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and State, the 
Judiciary and Related Agencies, on FBI, 10 a.m., and on Supreme 
Court, Federal Judiciary, and U.S. Marshals Service, 3 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense, 
9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 27, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on Court Services 
and Offender Supervision Agency, 1:30 p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Border Security, 2 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on U.S. Postal Service Retirement Payments, 10 a.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  March 27, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
National Institute of Environmental Health and Services, 10 a.m., 
and on Consumer Product Safety Commission, 11 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 25, Subcommittee on Readiness, 
hearing on outsourcing and the OMB Circular A-76 process, 4 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request 
for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and Unmanned Aerial 
Vehicle (UAV) programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the fiscal 
year 2004 national defense authorization budget request for Navy 
Projection Forces, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Department of Defense science and 
technology policy and programs for fiscal year 2004, 4 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the fiscal year 
2004 national defense authorization budget request for the defense 
health program and the next generation of TRICARE contracts and 
TRICARE retail pharmacy contracts, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 25, hearing on the Congressional 
Budget Office: Analysis of the President's Budget Fiscal Year 2004, 
1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 25, Subcommittee 
on Employer-Employee Benefits, hearing on H.R. 660, Small Business 
Health Fairness Act of 2003, 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 25, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on H.R. 1320, 
Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  March 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Furthering 
Public Health Security: Project Bioshield,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 25, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Strengthening 
America's Communities: Examining the Impact of Faith-Based Housing 
Partnerships,'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Financial Services Institutions and 
Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory 
Relief Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 25, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on 
Protecting the Health of Deployed Forces: Lessons Learned From the 
Persian Gulf War, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing on ``Data 
Mining: Current Applications and Future Possibilities,'' 9:30 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing on ``Management and The President's 
Budget,'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 27, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Point, Click, Self-
Medicate: A Review of Consumer Safeguards on Internet Pharmacy 
Sites,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``ONDCP Reauthorization: The National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 26, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Southeast Asia, 
2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Human Rights, hearing on Overview of 
International Terrorist Organizations, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 25, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, hearing and markup of H.R.760, Partial-Birth Abortion 
Ban Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 26, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 760, Partial-Birth 
Abortion Act of 2003 or S. 3, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 
2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, hearing on the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Act, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation and Public Lands, oversight hearing on the Status of the 
National Park Service Concessions Management Program and 
Implementing Regulations, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 958, Hydrographic 
Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 959, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Oceanography Amendment Act of 2003; and 
H.R. 984, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 
2003, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
Water Supply and Reliability: The Role of Water Recycling, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 25, to consider H.R. 1104, Child 
Abduction Prevention Act of 2003, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 25, to mark up H.R. 238, Energy 
Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act 
of 2003, 4 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 26, hearing on Enhanced Security: Policies and Implications 
for Foreign Students and Scholars, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 26, hearing on the impact of 
foreign titanium purchased by the Air Force on small and medium 
sized U.S. manufacturers, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Reauthorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 27, Subcommittee on Health, 
oversight hearing on the status of the implementation of Public Law 
107-287, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act 
of 2002, and post deployment health care for veterans, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 26, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on the impact of the section 201 safeguard action on certain 
steel products, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 26, executive, 
hearing on General Defense Intelligence Program, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  March 27, executive, hearing on Consolidated Crytologic Program, 1 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 25, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare's financial crisis, focusing on the long-term financial 
viability of the program, proposals to add a prescription drug 
benefit and other reforms, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.