[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D670-D671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                                TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 17, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine S. 525, 
the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2003, to amend the 
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 to 
reauthorize and improve that Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with 
Singapore and Chile, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International 
Carriage by Air, done at Montreal, May 28, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-
45), Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain 
Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Signed at Warsaw on 
October 12, 1929, done at The Hague September 28, 1955 (The Hague 
Protocol) (Treaty Doc. 107-14), Stockholm Convention on Persistent 
Organic Pollutants, with Annexes, done at Stockholm, May 22-23, 2001 
(Treaty Doc. 107-05), Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed 
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in 
International Trade, with Annexes, done at Rotterdam, September 10, 
1998 (Treaty Doc. 106-21), Agreement Between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the Russian 
Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka 
Polar Bear Population done at Washington, October 16, 2001 (Treaty 
Doc. 107-10), Agreement Amending the Treaty Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on 
Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges done at 
Washington on May 26, 1981 (the ``Treaty''), effected by an exchange 
of diplomatic notes at Washington on July 17, 2002, and August 13, 
2002 (the ``Agreement''). Enclosed is the report of the Secretary of 
State on the Agreement and a related agreement, effected by an 
exchange of notes at Washington on August 21, 2002, and September 
10, 2002, amending the Annexes to the Treaty (Treaty Doc. 108-01), 
and Amendments to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the 
Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of 
the United States of America, with Annexes and agreed statements, 
done at Port Moresby, April 2, 1987, done at Koror, Palau, March 30, 
1999, and at Kiritimati, Kiribati, March 24, 2002. Also transmitted, 
related Amendments to the Treaty Annexes, and the Memorandum of 
Understanding (Treaty Doc. 108-02), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider 
pending calendar items, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the FTC 
study on barriers to entry in the pharmaceutical marketplace, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine whether personal and 
national security risks compromise the potential of Peer-to-Peer 
File-Sharing Networks, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
Senate Resolution 151, requiring public disclosure of notices of 
objections (holds) to proceedings to motions or measures in the 
Senate, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Alan G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, and Lawrence B. Hagel, 
of Virginia, both to be a Judge of

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the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Frank Libutti, of New York, to be Under Secretary for 
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
Section 202 housing, focusing on efforts to do the right thing for 
seniors through better government, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development and Research, hearing to review Biotechnology in 
Agriculture; followed by consideration of H.R. 1907, to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to ensure the availability of funds to 
provide technical assistance for certain conservation programs of 
the Department of Agriculture, 11 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following: Revised 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations Report, Fiscal Year 2003; 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations Report, Fiscal Year 2004; 
Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004; and the 
Military Construction Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on ``The ULLICO 
Scandal and Its Implications for U.S. Workers,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 1583, 
Occupational Safety and Health-Fairness Act of 2003, focusing on 
Small Business and Workplace Safety, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the Medicare 
Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on the role of FCRA in 
employee background checks and the collection of medical 
information, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to continue 
hearings on Section 8 Housing Assistance Program: Promoting Decent 
Affordable Housing for Families and Individuals who Rent, 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on ``Federal Debt 
Management--Are Agencies Using Collection Tools Effectively?'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: a 
resolution expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong in advance of 
the July 9 meeting of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on the 
matter of Article 23; and H. Res. 260, requesting the President to 
transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents or other 
materials in the President's possession relating to Iraq's weapons 
of mass destruction, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the Future of Transatlantic 
Relations: A View from Europe, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 2344, Intellectual 
Property Restoration Act of 2003, 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation 
and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1399, Black 
Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Gunnison Gorge National 
Conservation Area Boundary Revision Act of 2003; H.R. 1616, Martin 
Luther King, Junior, National Historic Land Exchange Act; and H.R. 
1964, Highland Stewardship Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 8, Death Tax Repeal 
Permanency Act of 2003, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to continue hearings on the Report 
of the Administration's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery 
for our Nation's Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the following: the 
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; and H.R. 
2351, Health Savings Account Availability Act, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, briefing on NSA 
Operations, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.