[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 132 (Wednesday, September 24, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES 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 Thursday, September 25, 2003, 
at 10 a.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on the reauthorization of the Head Start Program.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.


                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 ``Privacy & Piracy: The Paradox of Illegal 
File Sharing on Peer-to-Peer Networks and the Impact of Technology on 
the Entertainment Industry.'' At the September 30 hearing, the 
Subcommittee intends to take testimony regarding the music industry's 
initial salvo of copyright infringement lawsuits and its amnesty 
program; what steps the music industry is taking besides ligation to 
preserve its intellectual property in this digital age; whether those 
steps unduly infringe upon consumer's privacy rights; how peer-to-peer 
networks plan to move from a business model predicated upon stealing 
copyrighted works to a business model based upon trading licensed 
music, movies and software; how the illegal trading of copyrighted 
works has hurt the music industry; and how to inform and educate a 
whole generation of children and young adults that trading copyrighted 
music on peer-to-peer networks is illegal.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at 10 
a.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Raymond V. Shepherd III, Staff Director of 
the Subcommittee, at 224-3721.


                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 field hearing in Minnesota entitled ``SARS: Is Minnesota 
Prepared?'' This hearing will be the third hearing the Subcommittee has 
conducted on the issue of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). At 
this field hearing, the Subcommittee will focus on what Minnesota has 
done to prepare for a possible outbreak of SARS this year and what 
still needs to be done; how the Federal Government can help; and how 
schools, businesses and communities should respond when someone they 
know develops a possible case of SARS.
  The hearing will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 10 a.m. 
at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. For further 
information, please contact Joseph V. Kennedy of the Subcommittee staff 
at 224-4198.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Ms. MURKOWSKI. 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 Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, October 30 at 2:30 p.m. in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to examine S. 1097, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to implement the Calfed Bay-Delta 
Program.
  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, United 
States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Kellie Donnelly or Meghan 
Beal at 202-224-7556.

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