[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D177-D179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 4, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the development of a national animal 
identification plan, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2005 for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the General 
Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and the 
Congressional Budget Office, 11 a.m., SD-116.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold open and closed hearings to 
examine the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005, 
focusing on military strategy and operational requirements (closed 
in SH-219), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
compensation, benefits, and health care for active and Reserve 
military personnel and their families in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2005, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2005, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Rhonda Keenum, of 
Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director 
General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Services, Linda 
Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary for 
Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Transportation, W. Douglas Buttrey, of Tennessee, and Francis 
Mulvey, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy 
Outlook 2004 forecast regarding the supply, demand, and price 
projections for oil, natural gas, nuclear, coal and renewable 
sources, including commercial and market perspectives on the state 
of oil and natural gas markets, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine new nuclear 
power generation in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
2144, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
international broadcasting activities for fiscal year 2005, for the 
Peace Corps for fiscal year 2005 through 2007, for foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal year 2005, S. 2096, to promote a free 
press and open media through the National Endowment for Democracy, 
S. 2127, to build operational readiness in civilian agencies, 
Convention Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income, 
signed at Washington on November 6, 2003, together with a Protocol 
and an exchange of notes (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 108-14), 
Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the Democratic 
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 
signed at Colombo on March 14, 1985, together with an exchange of 
notes, signed at Washington on September 20, 2002 (the ``Protocol'') 
(Treaty Doc. 108-09), the Protocol Additional to the Agreement 
Between the United States of America and the International Atomic 
Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States 
of America, with annexes, signed at Vienna June 12, 1998 (Treaty 
Doc. 107-07), and the nominations of Feliciano Foyo, of Florida, and 
Robert Hurley McKinney, of Indiana, each to be a Member of the 
Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting, Edward E. Kaufman, of 
Delaware, and Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, each to be a Member 
of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Glyn T. Davies, of the 
District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as the Political Director for the United States 
Presidency of the G-8, and Sanford Gottesman, of Texas, Diane M. 
Ruebling, of California, C. William Swank, of Ohio, each to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, and Richard S. Williamson, of Illinois, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America on the Human Rights Commission of the 
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine the state of democracy in Hong Kong, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine issues for reauthorization of the Higher 
Education Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, William James Haynes II, of 
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eighth Circuit, Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, of Pennsylvania, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Diane S. 
Sykes, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Seventh Circuit, Judith C. Herrera, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico, F. Dennis Saylor IV, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, 
Sandra L. Townes, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, Louis Guirola, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, Virginia E. 
Hopkins, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Alabama, Kenneth M. Karas, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Ricardo S. Martinez, of 
Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington, Gene E. K. Pratter, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Neil 
Vincent Wake, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, William S. Duffey, Jr., to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Georgia, James L. Robart, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, Juan 
R. Sanchez, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania, Lawrence F. Stengel, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Michele 
M. Leonhart, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement, Domingo S. Herraiz, of Ohio, to be Director of the 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, LaFayette Collins, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Texas, and Ronald J. Tenpas, of 
Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of 
Illinois, all of the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentations of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, the 
Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, the Jewish War Veterans, and the Blinded Veterans 
Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: to 
hold hearings to examine the current status of federal efforts to 
coordinate and combat money laundering and terrorist financing, 2 
p.m., SD-215.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau of 
Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, HUD and Independent Agencies, 
on EPA, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Military Construction Budget Request for the Programs of the 
Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on the 
Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Aviation Industrial Base and Department of Defense Rotorcraft 
Investment Programs, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request--Department of Defense Responsibilities 
in Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Missions, 3 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, to mark up H.R. 3873, Child Nutrition Improvement 
and Integrity Act, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Prescription Drug Monitoring: Strategies to Promote 
Treatment and Deter Prescription Drug Abuse,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Security DOE Nuclear Facilities and the Implementation of 
the Revised Design Basis Threat,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 3059, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 304 West Michigan Street in Stuttgart, Arkansas, 
as the ``Lloyd L. Burke Post Office;'' H.R. 3723, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8135 Forest 
Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the ``Vaughn Gross Post Office Building;'' 
and H.R. 3855, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 607 Pershing Drive in Laclede, Missouri, as the 
``General John J . Pershing Post Office;'' followed by a hearing 
entitled ``America's New Welcome Mat: A Look at the Goals and 
Challenges of the US-VISIT Program,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The United States 
Government Strategy for Fighting HIV/

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AIDS: Implementation of Public Law 108-25, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on Alien Removal Under 
``Operation Predator,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on the 
U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission Fiscal Year 2005 
Budget Requests, and on the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up Committee's Budget Views 
and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the Committee 
on the Budget; followed by a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2005 Budget for the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Terror Threats, 10 a.m., and, executive, hearing on Detainee 
Information Update, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence and Counterterrorism and the Subcommittee on 
Infrastructure and Border Security, joint hearing entitled ``The 
Department of Homeland Security's Information Analysis and 
Infrastructure Protection Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2005,'' 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentations of the Non-Commissioned 
Officers Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Jewish War Veterans, and the 
Blinded Veterans Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.