[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 103 (Monday, July 14, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D808-D809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JULY 15, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 3 p.m., SD-
124.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Compact of Free Association with the Federated States of 
Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine U.S. tax policy 
and its effect on the international competitiveness of U.S.-owned 
foreign operations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
successes and challenges for U.S. policy relative to Haiti, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
certain situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to 
secure mental health services for their children, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Citizenship, to hold hearings to examine visa issuance, 
information sharing and enforcement in a post 9-11 environment, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
current status of VA hospitals, focusing on funding for VA medical 
care, enactment of Medicare reimbursement for non-service connected 
care, and the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services 
program (CARES), 2:30 p.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004: Energy and Water Development; 
and District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative, on Capitol Visitor Center, 1:30 p.m., 
2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, to mark up 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004, 4 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Expanding Access to College in 
America: How the Higher Education Act Can Put College Within 
Reach,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations and the Subcommittee 
on Select Revenue Measures of the Committee on Ways and Means, joint 
hearing on Examining Pension Security and Defined Benefit Plans: the 
Administration's Proposal to Replace the 30-year Treasury Rate, 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on monetary policy and 
the state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology, 
Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, 
oversight hearing on ``Federal Information Systems Integration and 
Consolidation: Maximizing Technology Investment Across Agency 
Boundaries,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
mark up H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 or Laci 
and Conner's Law, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
708, to require the conveyance of certain National Forest System 
lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, to provide for the 
use of the proceeds from such conveyance for National Forest 
purposes; H.R. 884,

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Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act; H.R 1006, Captive Wildlife 
Safety Act; H.R. 1092, Nevada National Forest Land Disposal Act of 
2003; H.R. 1409, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act; 
H.R. 1472, Don't Feed the Bears Act of 2003; H.R. 2696, to establish 
Institutes to demonstrate and promote the use of adaptive ecosystem 
management to reduce the risk of wildfires, and restore the health 
of fire-adapted forest and woodland ecosystems of the interior West; 
and S. 111, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the national significance of the 
Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability 
and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part 
of Biscayne National Park, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1289, National Parks Institute 
Act; H.R. 532, Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act; and H.R. 408, to provide 
for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 2210, School 
Readiness Act of 2003; and H.R. 2122, Project Bioshield Act of 2003, 
2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards, hearing on NOAA Satellites: Will Weather Forecasting Be 
Put at Risk? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on Contract Bundling and Small Business 
Procurement, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing and markup 
of H. Res. 288, directing the Secretary of Transportation to 
transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution all physical and 
electronic records and documents in his possession related to any 
use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or 
relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning 
May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003, except information the 
disclosure of which would harm the national security interests of 
the United States, 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
H.R. 1585, to establish an office to oversee research compliance and 
assurance within the Veterans Health Administration of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to consider 
pending business, 10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development, hearing 
entitled ``Industry Speaks on Cybersecurity,'' 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.