[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 82 (Thursday, June 5, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D620-D623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                          FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings to examine 
mission of the 75th Exploitation Task Force and the mission 
performed by the Iraq survey group related to Iraqi weapons of mass 
destruction and other issues, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine issues related 
to strengthening and improving Medicare, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be Director of the 
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, 
Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Elevation of 
the Environmental Protection Agency to Department Level Status: H.R. 
37, and H.R. 2138 (Department of Environmental Protection Act),'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Bioshield: Lessons from Current Efforts to Develop Bio-Warfare 
Countermeasures,'' 9 a.m., 345 Cannon.


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 9 through June 13, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 14, 
Energy Policy Act. Also, at 5:15 p.m., Senate will consider the 
nomination of Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, with 30 minutes of debate, to be 
followed by a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur at 5:45 
p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
S. 14 (listed above) and any other cleared legislative and executive 
business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 12, to 
hold hearings to examine the Department of Agriculture's 
implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and 
related crop insurance issues, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 10, to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence programs, 9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 10, to hold 
hearings to examine the Administration's proposal for 
reauthorization of the Federal Public Transportation Program, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine expanding 
homeownership opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 10, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and 
infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the 
Federal Trade Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global 
overfishing, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine issues relating to cloning, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 10, Subcommittee 
on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 499, to authorize 
the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish in the State 
of Louisiana a memorial to honor the Buffalo Soldiers, S. 546, to 
provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal 
lands, S. 643, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in 
cooperation with the University of New Mexico, to construct and 
occupy a portion of the Hibben Center for Archaeological Research at 
the University of New Mexico, S. 677, to revise the boundary of the 
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge 
National Conservation Area in the State of Colorado, S. 1060 and 
H.R. 1577, bills to designate the visitor center in Organ Pipe 
National Monument in Arizona as the ``Kris Eggle Visitor Center'', 
H.R. 255, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant an 
easement to facilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Interpretative 
Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and H.R. 1012, to establish the 
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of 
Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 434, to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of 
National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the 
proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest 
System purposes, S. 435, to provide for the conveyance by the 
Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and 
adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, S. 490, to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust 
for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, H.R. 762, to 
amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the 
Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the method by which the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair 
market value of certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed 
under these Acts, S. 1111, to provide suitable grazing arrangements 
on National Forest System land to persons that hold a grazing permit 
adversely affected by the standards and guidelines contained in the 
Record of Decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment and 
pertaining to the Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad, and H.R. 
622, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino 
and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 10, Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine the 
current regulatory and legal status of federal jurisdiction of 
navigable waters under the Clean Water Act, focusing on issues 
raised by the Supreme Court in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook 
County v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers No. 99-1178, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 12, to hold hearings to 
examine repercussions of Iraq stabilization and reconstruction 
policies, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 11, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine patient safety, 
focusing on instilling hospitals with a culture of continuous 
improvement, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 11, 
business meeting to consider S. 648, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding 
the practice of pharmacy, proposed legislation entitled ``Greater 
Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act'', and pending nominations, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine private 
sector lessons for Medicare, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
issues relative to TWA/American Airline workforce integration, 2 
p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Charles W. Grim, of Oklahoma, to be Director of 
the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 
to be followed by hearings on S. 1146, to implement the 
recommendations of the Garrison Unit Tribal Advisory Committee by 
providing authorization for the construction of a rural health care 
facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota, 10 
a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, and Diane M. Stuart, 
of Utah, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, 
Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-266.
  June 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine P2P file-
sharing networks, focusing on personal and national security risks, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 1, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the 
rights of crime victims, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, June 11, hearing on worldwide U.S. 
military commitments, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 10, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 438, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 
2003; and H.R. 2211, Ready to Teach Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 10, Subcommittee and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Natural Gas Supply and Demand Issues,'' 
2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing entitled ``The Reauthorization of the Federal Trade 
Commission: Positioning the Commission for the Twenty-First 
Century,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on entitled ``The Spectrum Needs of Our Nation's First 
Responders,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 10, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on Financing 
Employee Ownership Programs: An Overview, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to 
continue hearings on ``The Section 8 Housing Assistance Program: 
Promoting Decent Affordable Housing for Families and Individuals Who 
Rent,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee and International Monetary Policy, Trade, 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Matching Capital and 
Accountability--The Millennium Challenge Account,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 10, Subcommittee on 
Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing on 
``Fixing the Financials--Featuring USDA and Education,'' 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Geospatial Information: A Progress Report on Improving 
Our Nation's Man-Related Data Infrastructure,'' 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, to consider the 
following: The Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information 
Act and The Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 10, hearing on Renewing 
OPIC and Reviewing Its Role in Support of Key U.S. Foreign Policy 
Priorities, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Recent Developments in Southeast Asia, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 11, full Committee, hearing on The Middle East Peace Process 
at a Crossroads, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Renewing the 
Transatlantic Partnership: A View From the United States, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Overview 
of Radio and Television Marti, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 12, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 1006, Captive Wildlife Safety Act; and H.R. 1472, Don't Feed 
the Bears Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 9, to consider H.R. 2143, Unawful 
Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 10, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
The Future of University Nuclear Science and Engineering Programs, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on U.S.-
Russian Cooperation in Space, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on Plant Biotechnology 
Research and Development in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 11, hearing entitled 
``Revitalizing America's Manufacturers: SBA Business and Enterprise 
Development Programs,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, hearing on the 
Chilean Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 10, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on New Technologies in 
Railroad Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on EPA Grants Management: Persistent Problems and Proposed 
Solutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 10, to continue hearings on 
past and present efforts to identify and eliminate fraud, waste, 
abuse and mismanagement in programs administered by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 886, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of 
former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, 
under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of 
dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former 
prisoners of war who die after that date; H.R. 1167, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to permit remarried surviving spouses of 
veterans to be eligible for burial in a national cemetery; H.R. 
1500, Veterans' Appraiser Choice Act; H.R. 1516, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for 
veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania; and H.R. 2163, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance 
from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' 
pension benefits, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following: H.R. 
1720, Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act; a 
measure to authorize specific major medical construction projects in 
Las Vegas, Chicago Westside, West Haven, San Diego, and a lease at 
the Charlotte, NC outpatient clinic; H.R. 116, Veterans' New 
Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003; and other measures to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
construction projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, 
establishing, and updating patient care facilities in the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 10, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on Implementation of the U.S. Bilateral Free Trade 
Agreements with Chile and Singapore, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the 
Administration's Foster Care Flexible Funding Proposal, 2 p.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 12, executive, 
hearing on Special Programs, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 12, executive, to mark up the Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004, 5 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 10, to hold 
hearings to examine internally displaced persons in the Caucasus 
Region and Southeastern Anatolia, 2 p.m., 334, Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: June 11, to hold joint hearings to 
examine issues relating to Iraq's economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.