[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 22, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S9739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICE OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 
10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
hearing on S. 556, a bill to reauthorize the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I announce that the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will conduct a business meeting on 
July 24, 2003, in SR-328A at 11 a.m. The purpose of this meeting will 
be to mark up H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.


                         subcommittee on energy

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Energy of the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 29, at 9:30 a.m., in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to highlight the unique role that the 
DOE's Office of Science plays in supporting basic research in the 
physical sciences. The programs supported by the Office of Science 
support many of the DOE's missions. The research of the Office lays the 
foundation for many of the current and future developments in the 
applied missions of the DOE in energy, defense, and environmental 
issues.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. 
Senate, Washington, DC 20510-6150.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
will hold a hearing entitled ``SARS: Best Practices for Identifying And 
Caring for New Cases.'' At the hearing, officials from the General 
Accounting Office will release the results from a study that I 
requested of national best practices for identifying and locating SARS 
cases. This hearing is a followup to the subcommittee's May 2003 
hearing on coordinating the response to individual SARS outbreaks among 
local, State, and Federal officials as well as between government 
officials and the private sector. While officials from global health 
agencies have indicated that, for the moment, SARS appears to have 
stabilized, there is concern that this is simply a lull before the 
storm. At the subcommittee's May 2003 hearing individuals within the 
health care community relayed their concerns that there will be 
reemergence of SARS this fall. With that in mind, the subcommittee's 
upcoming hearing will examine the best practices that can be identified 
for controlling SARS within the health care and community setting.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 9 a.m., 
in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Joseph V. Kennedy of the subcommittee staff 
at 224-3721.

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