[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D352-D355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                              APRIL 4, 2003

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                  House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Iraq's violations of the Law of 
Armed Conflict, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Project BioShield: 
Contracting for the Health and Security of the American Public,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
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                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 7 through April 12, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, At 3 p.m., Senate will be in a period of morning business until 
5 p.m.; following which, Senate will consider and vote on the nomination of 
Cormac J. Carney, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider S. 476, CARE Act of 
2003, S. 113, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and a POW Resolution, 
and any other cleared legislative and executive business.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for

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the Department Energy's Office of Environmental Management and Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, 1:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2004 for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine 
the fiscal year 2004 Emergency Preparedness and Response Budget Overview, 
2 p.m., SD-124.
  April 9, 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 Labor, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Internal Revenue Service, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2004 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2004 for 
Corporation for National and Community Service and Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of the 
Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Library of 
Congress and the Open World Leadership Center, 1:30 p.m., SD-116.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for science and 
technology, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, 10:15 a.m., 
SR-325.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on strategic forces and policy, to be 
followed by a closed session in SR-222, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds fiscal year 
2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the readiness of the 
military services to conduct current operations and execute contingency 
plans, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 8, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the impact of proposed RESPA rule on small 
business and consumers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recent 
developments in Hedge Funds, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 8, business meeting to 
consider comprehensive energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider comprehensive 
energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider comprehensive 
energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 8, Subcommittee on 
Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 485, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution 
through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an alternative 
regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and trade program, 
2 p.m., SD-406.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the designation of critical habitat under 
the Endangered Species Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 8, to hold hearings to examine Enron, 
focusing on the Joint Committee on Taxation Report on compensation-
related issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the annual report 
for 2003 of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old Age and Survivors 
Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 8, to resume hearings to examine 
NATO enlargement, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 8, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine global energy security 
issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  April 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed 
legislation entitled ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act'', to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State, and United States 
international broadcasting activities, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Joseph LeBaron, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of 
Mauritania, Gregory W. Engle, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the 
Togolese Republic, Wayne E. Neill, of Nevada, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Benin, and Helen R. Meagher La Lime, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Heather M. Hodges, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, 
Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 
Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, 
Reno L. Harnish, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Azerbaijan, and Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Lithuania, 4:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 8, Subcommittee on Oversight 
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on Civil 
Service and Agency Organization to examine the federal government's 
strategic human capital management and consider pending legislation on 
the federal workforce, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Homeland Security, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Peter Eide, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine prosecuting Iraqi 
war crimes, 12 noon, SD-342.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 8, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs 
of the Mammography Quality Standards Act, focusing on patient access to 
quality health care, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed 
legislation entitled ``The Improved Vaccine Affordability and 
Availability Act'' and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Severe Acute 
Respiratory Syndrome Threat, 1:30 p.m., SD-430.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the teaching of 
American history and civics in the classroom, 9 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
S.J.Res.1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to protect the rights of crime victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 8, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the operations of the Sergeant at Arms, the Library 
of Congress and the Congressional Research Service, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                              House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 10, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on implementation of the 2002 
Farm bill and 2003 Agriculture Assistance, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 8, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, on Special Security Events, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education 
and Related Agencies, to continue on NIH, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on NASA, 
9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies, on Supreme Court 10 a.m., and on FTC, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on Court Services and 
Offender Supervision Agency, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on AID, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education 
and Related Agencies, on Bioterrorism, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Legislative, on House of Representative, 2 
p.m., on GAO, 3 p.m., on CBO, 4 p.m., on GPO, 4:30 p.m., and on Library 
of Congress, 5:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, 10 a.m., and on FAA 
Personnel Costs and Management, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on public 
witnesses, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary 
and Related Agencies, on Members of Congress, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Science and Technology, 
10 a.m., and on U.S. Coast Guard, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Related 
Agencies, on Secretary of Labor, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on Passenger Rail (Panel), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on NSF, 10 
a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 8, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, to mark up H.R. 660, Small Business Health 
Fairness Act of 2003, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1350, Improving Education 
Results for Children With Disabilities Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 8, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Designing a Twenty-First Medicare Prescription Drug 
Benefit,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Strengthening and 
Improving Medicare,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to mark 
up H.R. 1320, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 8. Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 1474, Check Clearing 
for the 21st Century Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Promoting the American Dream of Homeownership through Down 
Payment Assistance,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 7, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, hearing on ``The 
President's Management Agenda: Rightsizing the U.S. Presence Abroad,'' 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``ONDCP Reauthorization: The High-Intensity 
Drug Trafficking Areas Program and CTAC,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``California's Electricity Market: Refunds 
and Reform,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``The Consolidated Financial 
Statements of the Federal Government for Fiscal Year 2002,'' 10:30 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled ``Cyber 
Security: The Challenges Facing Our Nation In Critical Infrastructure 
Protection,'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, to consider immunity for William Bulger and 
Francis Salemme; followed by a hearing on ``The SARS Threat: Is the 
Nation's Public Health Network Prepared for a Possible Epidemic,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  April 10, hearing entitled ``Are We Ready for Prime Time? Assessing the 
State of Emergency Readiness in the Nation's Capital,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 10, Subcommittee on Europe, 
hearing on The Balkans: Assessing the Progress and Looking to the Future, 
1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 272, to 
direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander 
County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land 
to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries; H.R. 437, 
Coltsville Study Act of 2003; and H.R. 1113, to authorize an exchange of 
land at Fort Frederica National Monument, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on H.R. 1497, Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
CALFED's Cross-cut Budget, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, April 9, hearing on The Societal Implications of 
Nanotechnology, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, 
hearing on Transportation Research and Development: Investing in the 
Future, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 8, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing on Litigating the Americans with 
Disability Act, focusing on H.R. 728, ADA Notification Act, 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Will We Have An Economic 
Recovery Without a Strong U.S. Manufacturing Base?'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 8, Subcommittee 
on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on EPA Grants Management: 
Persistent Problems and Proposed Solutions, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Reauthorization of the 
Federal Aviation Administration and The Aviation Programs: General 
Aviation, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Regional economic development authority 
issues relating to reauthorization of the Economic Development 
Administration, 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on the Coast Guard's Consolidation of District Offices, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 9, Subcommittee on Benefits and 
the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, joint hearing on the Troops to Teachers 
Program, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 241, Veterans Beneficiary Fairness Act of 2003; H.R. 533, Agent 
Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003; H.R. 761, 
Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance Act of 2003; H.R. 850, 
Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003; H.R. 966, 
Disabled Veterans' Return-to-Work Act of 2003; and H.R. 1048, Disabled 
Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003; 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Health, oversight hearing on medical and 
prosthetic research programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on VA's 
progress in the development of the medical education program mandated by 
Section 3 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness 
Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 8, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing to examine implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act 
of 1997, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the 2003 tax return 
filing season and IRS budget for fiscal year 2004, 9 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 9, full Committee, hearing on modernizing Medicare and 
integrating prescription drugs into the program, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the Nation's 
Unemployment program and the effect of benefits on recipients' returns to 
work, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: April 8, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization to examine 
the federal government's strategic human capital management and consider 
pending legislation on the federal workforce, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Joint Economic Committee: April 10, 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, 10 a.m., SD-562.