[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D248-D249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 18, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentations of the Air Force Sergeants Association, the Retired 
Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, and the Fleet 
Reserve Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Agency and Related Agencies, on Food 
Safety and Inspection Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related 
Agencies, on Patent and Trademark Office, 10 a.m., and on State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, on International HIV/AIDS Assistance Request, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Office of Domestic 
Preparedness, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Oversight: Presidio Trust, 10 a.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Education, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on H.R. 1741, To redesignate 
the position of the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the 
Navy and the Marine Corps, 8 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, joint hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--Training 
Transformation--

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Examination of the Joint National Training Capability, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Department of 
Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities Budget, 10 a.m., 2216 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Defense Health 
Programs--Current and Future Issues, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing entitled ``Reforming and 
Strengthening Defined Benefit Plans: Examining the Health of the 
Multiemployer Pension System,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,'' 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Inter-governmental 
Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership or 
Legitimate State Budget Tool?'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Successful Homeownership 
and Renting through Housing Counseling,'' 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Hunt for Saddam's Money: U.S. and Foreign Efforts to Recover 
Iraq's Stolen Money,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following; H.R. 
3917, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 695 Marconi Boulevard in Copiague, New York, as the 
``Maxine S. Postal United States Post Office;'' and pending 
Committee business; followed by a hearing on A Prescription for 
Safety: The need for H.R. 3880, Internet Pharmacy Consumer 
Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S.-Russia 
Relations in Putin's Second Term, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Claims, oversight hearing on US VISIT: A Down Payment 
on Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3883, To reauthorize the 
Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on The Presidential Awardees for 
Excellence in Math and Science Teaching: A Lesson Plan for Success, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA-Department 
of Defense Cooperation in Space Transportation, 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing entitled ``The Benefits 
of Health Savings Accounts,'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request for the Department of 
Homeland Security's Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, 
the Office of Domestic Preparedness, and First Responder Funding, 1 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Health Quality Initiatives, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on the SSA's Management 
of the Ticket to Work Program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 3266, 
Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003, 10:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.


                             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 Air Force Sergeants 
Association, the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of 
America, and the Fleet Reserve Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.