[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 147 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1146-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 21, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing regarding 
ongoing military operations and areas of key concern around the 
world, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax shelters, 
and the role of the Federal Government relative to the buying and 
selling of tax shelters, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with Annexes, done at 
Montego Bay, December 10, 1982 (the ``Convention''), and the 
Agreement Relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, with 
Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 (the ``Agreement''), and 
signed by the United States, subject to ratification, on July 29, 
1994 (Treaty Doc. 103-39), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine U.S. energy security relating 
to West Africa and Latin America, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine criminal 
terrorism investigations and prosecutions relating to national 
security, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review the United 
States National Arboretum, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Operation Iraqi Freedom: 
Outside Perspectives, 8 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Resetting and Reconstituting 
the Forces, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on C41 Interoperability: New Challenges in 
21st Century Warfare, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S.-China Ties: 
Reassessing the Economic Relationship, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Challenges and 
Opportunities for U.S. Policy in the Western Hemisphere, 1:30 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 2723, Ninth Circuit Court 
of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2907, Northern Arizona National 
Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003; and H.R. 3247, Trail 
Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act 
of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 265, Mount Rainier National Park 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 280, National Aviation 
Heritage Area Act; H.R. 532, Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 1014, Gateway 
Communities Cooperation Act; H.R. 1058, to provide for an exchange 
of certain private property in Colorado and certain Federal property 
in Utah; H.R. 1594, St. Croix National Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. 
1618, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1629, Upper 
Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act; H.R. 1798, Upper 
Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1862, Oil Region 
National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1964, Highlands Stewardship Act; 
H.R. 2424, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003; 
H.R. 2715, to provide for necessary improvements to facilities at 
Yosemite National Park; and S. 677, Black Canyon of the Gunnison 
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary 
Revision Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing entitled ``Challenges that Small 
Businesses Face Accessing Homeland Security Contracts,'' 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the Department of Veterans Affairs physician and dentist 
compensation issues, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Middle East Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Funding 
for First Responders: Ensuring That Federal Funds Are Distributed 
Intelligently,'' 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.