[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 23, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              JULY 24, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to mark up H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan 
and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest 
System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting 
communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from 
catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and 
address threats to forest and rangeland health, including 
catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, 11 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of General Richard B. Meyers, USAF, for reappointment as 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the grade 
of general, and General Peter Pace, USMC, for reappointment as Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the grade 
of general, 9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to 
examine space commercialization, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
competitive sourcing effort within the National Park Service, 3 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Donald K. Steinberg, 
of California, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; 
to be followed by hearings on the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, 9 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the past and present of the 
administration's competitive sourcing initiative, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine federal biodefense readiness, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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, S. 1301, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the special 
maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, S. 1177, 
to ensure the collection of all cigarette taxes, S. Con. Res. 40, 
designating August 7, 2003, as ``National Purple Heart Recognition 
Day'', S. Res. 124, designating September 28, 2003, as ``National 
Good Neighbor Day'', S. Res. 167, recognizing the 100th anniversary 
of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, which has been 
a significant part of the social, economic, and cultural heritage of 
the United States and many other nations and a leading force for 
product and manufacturing innovation throughout the 20th century, 
and the nominations of James O. Browning, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Steven M. Colloton, 
of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, 
P. Kevin Castel, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, Sandra J. Feuerstein, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Richard J. 
Holwell, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, H. Brent McKnight, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, R. David 
Proctor, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Alabama, Stephen C. Robinson, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and Rene 
Acosta, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel 
J. Bryant, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of 
the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Tobacco Quota Buyout, 
9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and 
Forestry, hearing to review operations of the Food Stamp Program, 
1:30 p.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the Transportation, 
Treasury and Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 
2002, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on Cyber Terrorism: 
The New Asymmetric Threat, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Economic Effects of Long-Term 
Federal Obligations, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, to mark up H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and 
Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2003; H.R. 2729, 
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 
2003; and H.R. 2730, to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
to provide for an independent review of citations issued by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Issues Relating to Ephedra-
containing Dietary Supplements,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2622, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003; and 
H.R. 2179, Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act 
of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Thrift Savings Plan: Putting Customers First?'' and to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 2309, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 2300 Redondo Avenue in 
Signal California, as the ``J. Stephen Horn Post Office Building;'' 
H. Con. Res. 235, celebrating the life and achievements of Lawrence 
Eugene ``Larry'' Doby; H. Res. 306, congratulating the New York 
Yankees on the occasion of their 100th anniversary; and H. Res. 315, 
congratulating Rafael Palmeiro of the Texas Rangers for hitting 500 
major league home runs and thanking him for being a role model for 
the Cuban American community, as well as for all Americans, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 
2003; H.R. 292, Korean War Veterans Recognition Act of 2003; H. Res. 
234, condemning bigotry and violence against Arab-Americans, Muslim-
Americans, South Asian-Americans, and Sikh Americans; H.R. 2655, to 
amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training 
Programs Act of 1998; and H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and 
Distribution Reform Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Task Force on Antitrust, oversight hearing on ``The Antitrust 
Enforcement Agencies: The Antitrust Division of the Department of 
Justice and the Bureau of Competition of the Federal Trade 
Commission, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on ``Patent Quality Improvement, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on H.R. 2693, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
following measures: H.R. 1005, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing 
Permanent Funding Act; H.R. 1723, Caribbean National Forest Act of 
2003; H.R. 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration 
Act; and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest in the State 
of Colorado, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
measures: the Water Supply, Reliability and Environmental 
Improvement Act; and H.R. 2642, Calfed Bay--Delta Authorization Act, 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up H.R. 2802, Small Business 
Reauthorization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act of 2003, 9:30 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing 
on oversight of the Department of Labor's administration of the 
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) 
under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on SSA's Service Delivery Plan, 10 a.m., B-2318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, hearing on Sufficiency 
of Intelligence on Iraq, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
executive, briefing on pending business, 4 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security. Subcommittee on 
Intelligence and Counterterrorism hearing entitled ``Improvements to 
Department of Homeland Security Information Sharing Capabilities--
Vertical and Horizontal Intelligence Communications,'' 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee 
on Space and Aeronautics to examine space commercialization, 10 
a.m., SH-216.