[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 40 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D299-D303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 29 through April 3, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 4, 
Welfare Reform Reauthorization.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 30, Subcommittee on District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the deficiencies at the 
District of Columbia's Youth Services Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for 
Defense-wide and Air Force military construction programs, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for border 
security and enforcement and immigration services, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, 
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, and Office of 
Environment, Safety and Health, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold a closed hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for 
intelligence and world wide threat assessment, 10 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the 
Senate Sergeant at Arms and the United States Capitol Police, 2 
p.m., SD-138.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for HIV/AIDS 
treatment and prevention programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2005 for the National Institutes of Health, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the Indian Health 
Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 1, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 
SD-628.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine future challenges facing the United States Postal Service, 
10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2005 for programs under its jurisdiction, 
1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 29, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold a closed briefing on defense 
science and technology programs and capabilities, 3 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine the 
second interim report of the Iraq Survey Group, 9:30 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine the 
proposed Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, focusing on Army aviation programs, 2 
p.m., SR-232A.
  March 30, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
operations and intelligence, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on 
active and Reserve military and civilian personnel programs, 9:30 
a.m., SR-232A.
  April 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the proposed 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on the 
military strategy and operational requirements of the unified and 
regional commands; to be followed by a possible closed session in 
SR-222, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings to examine the proposed Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2005, focusing on military installation programs, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for the Department of Defense Counternarcotics Program in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 30, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Alphonso R. Jackson, 
of Texas, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and an 
original bill, entitled The Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, 2 
p.m., SD-538.
  March 31, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
current investigations and regulatory actions

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regarding the mutual fund industry focusing on soft-dollar 
practices, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 31, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
current investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual 
fund industry focusing on fund costs and distribution practices, 
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 30, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold closed hearings to examine 
aviation security, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Commerce, Deborah Hersman, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the National Transportation Safety Board, Thomas Hill Moore, of 
Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, A. Paul Anderson, of Florida, and Joseph E. Brennan, of 
Maine, both to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, and Jack Edwin 
McGregor, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Advisory Board of 
the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine NASA fiscal year 2005 budget request, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 30, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Energy Employees 
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  March 30, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine National Heritage Areas, including findings and 
recommendations of the General Accounting Office, the definition of 
a National Heritage Area, the definition of national significance as 
it relates to National Heritage Areas, recommendations for 
establishing National Heritage Areas as units of the National Park 
System, recommendations for prioritizing proposed studies and 
designations, and options for developing a National Heritage Area 
Program within the National Park Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 31, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Stephen L. Johnson, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Ann R. Klee, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, 
Charles Johnson, of Utah, to be Chief Financial Officer, Benjamin 
Grumbles, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, all of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, 
to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers in meeting the nation's water resource needs in the 21st 
century, 1:30 p.m., SD-406.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the implementation 
of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter 
and ozone, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 30, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John J. Danilovich, of California, to be 
Ambassador to Brazil, and Craig A. Kelly, of California, to be 
Ambassador to Chile, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Paul V. Applegarth, of Connecticut, to be Chief 
Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Department of 
State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 31, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the effects of the Madrid Terrorist Attacks on U.S.-European 
cooperation in the war on terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SD-1419.
  April 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Convention on 
International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol to 
Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters 
Specific to Aircraft Equipment, concluded at Cape Town, South 
Africa, on November 16, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 108-10), Additional 
Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of Romania Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement 
and Protection of Investment of May 28, 1992, signed at Brussels on 
September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-13), Additional Protocol Between 
the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria Amending 
the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of 
Bulgaria Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment of September 23, 1992, signed at Brussels on September 
22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-15), Protocol Between the Government of 
the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Estonia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
Protection of Investment of April 19, 1994, signed at Brussels on 
October 24, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-17), Additional Protocol Between 
the United States of America and the Czech Republic to the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak 
Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on 
December 10, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-18), Additional Protocol Between 
the United States of America and the Slovak Republic to the Treaty 
Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak 
Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and 
Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on 
September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-19), Additional Protocol Between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Republic of Latvia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and 
Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 13, 1995, signed at 
Brussels on September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-20), Additional 
Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of the Republic of Lithuania to the Treaty for the 
Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 14, 
1998, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc.108-21), 
and Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Poland to the Treaty Between the United States of 
America and the

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Republic of Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations of 
March 21, 1990, signed at Brussels on January 12, 2004 (Treaty 
Doc.108-22), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 30, Financial Management, 
the Budget, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
the Federal government's role in empowering Americans to make 
informed financial decisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 31, 
business meeting to consider pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 30, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine Inter-Tribal Timber Council's Indian Forest Management 
Assessment Team report, 9 a.m., SR-485.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 868, to 
amend the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act to provide 
for the cultural restoration and economic self- sufficiency of the 
Confederation Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians of 
Oregon, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 1, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security and Citizenship, to hold hearings to examine 
securing our borders under a temporary guest worker program, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 30, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 31, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, on NOAA, 10 a.m., 
and on Members of Congress, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Defense, on U.S. Air Force, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn and executive, on U.S. Air Force Acquisition, 1:30 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Science and 
Technology, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, to continue appropriation hearings, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies on FCC, 10 a.m., and on SEC, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense, 
10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Contributions of the Army Corps of Engineers in the Restoration of 
Iraq and Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on U.S. Coast Guard, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Interior, on Smithsonian, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Pacific 
Command, 1:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., and 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Broadcasting Board of Governors, 10 a.m., and 
on International Organizations, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 1, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on Public Defender 
Services; Court Services, and Offender Supervision, 10 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on U.S. Agency for International Development, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Information 
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Endowment for the 
Arts, 10 a.m., and on National Endowment for the Humanities, 11 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Workforce Preparation and 
Training, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, Independent 
Agencies, on Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on NSF, 
2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 30, Subcommittee on Projection 
Forces, hearing on Navy Force Structure and Ship Construction, 1 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Logistics: Lessons 
from OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and Logistics Transformation, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National 
Defense Authorization budget request of the Department of Defense, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense 
Authorization budget request--Department of Defense's Business 
Transformation Efforts, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on Reserve 
Component Transformation and Relieving the Stress on the Reserve 
Component, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Future Combat System and Force Protection Initiatives, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005

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National Defense Authorization budget request--Destructions of the 
U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile--Program and Status, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 31, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``U.S.-
China Trade: Preparations for the Joint Commission on Commerce and 
Trade,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``A Review to Assess Progress with the Bureau of Customs 
and Border Protection's Targeting Program for Sea Cargo,'' 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  April 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``FY 2005 Budget 
Priorities for the Department of Energy,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Health, to continue hearings entitled 
``Inter-governmental Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State 
Medicaid Partnership or Legitimate State Budget Tool?'' 2322 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled Legislative Hearing on the Reauthorization of the 
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 30, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Opportunity, joint hearing entitled ``Subprime 
Lending: Defining the Market and Its Customers,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Working with 
State Regulators to Increase Insurance Choices for Consumers,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 30, Subcommittee on Civil 
Service and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``A System Rued: 
Inspecting Food,'' 3 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Measuring the Effectiveness of Drug 
Addiction Treatment,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Does the `Total Force' 
Add Up? The Impact of Health Protection Programs on Guard and 
Reserve Units,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Telecommunication and SCADA: Secure Links or Open Portals to the 
Security of the Nation's Critical Infrastructure,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``10 Years of GPRA--Results, 
Demonstrated,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Marijuana and Medicine: The Need For a 
Science-Based Approach,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 30, hearing on the 
Bush Administration and Nonproliferation: A New Strategy Emerges, 11 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 31, to mark up the following: H.R. 3978, Designation of 
Foreign Terrorist Organizations Reform Act; the North Korea Human 
Rights Act of 2004; H.R. 2760, Resolution of the Ethiopia-Eritrea 
Border Dispute Act of 2003; H. Res. 402, Expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives regarding the urgent need for freedom, 
democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human 
rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People's Democratic 
Republic; H. Res. 563, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the one-year anniversary of the human 
rights crackdown in Cuba; H. Res. 576, Urging the Government of the 
People's Republic of China to improve its protection of intellectual 
property rights; H. Con. Res. 326, Expressing the sense of Congress 
regarding the arbitrary detention of Dr. Wang Bingzhang by the 
Government of the People's Republic of China and urging his 
immediate release; H. Con. Res. 336, Expressing the sense of 
Congress that the continued participation of the Russian Federation 
in the Group of 8 nations should be conditioned on the Russian 
Government voluntarily accepting and adhering to the norms and 
standards of democracy; H. Con. Res. 352, Recognizing the 
contributions of people of Indian origin to the United States and 
the benefits of working together with India towards promoting peace, 
prosperity, and freedom among all countries of the world; H. Con. 
Res. 378, Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus 
Nguyen Van Ly; and a resolution expressing the concern of Congress 
over Iran's development of the means to produce nuclear weapons, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Belarus and Its 
future: Democracy or Soviet-Style Dictatorship? 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Fighting Terrorism in 
Africa, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation 
and Human Rights, hearing on Al-Qaeda: The Threat to the United 
States and its Allies, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 30, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on The Defense of Marriage Act, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on S. 1743, Private Security Officer Employment 
Authorization Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, 
hearing on H.R. 3191, to prescribe the oath of renunciation and 
allegiance for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3796, 
Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Reform Act of 2004; and H.R. 3778, 
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program Extension and Reform Act of 2004, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  March 31, full Committee, oversight hearing on the Federal 
recognition and acknowledgment process by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 1, hearing on H.R. 898, Lumbee Recognition Act, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3966, ROTC and Military 
Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 30, Subcommittee on Research, hearing 
and markup of The Business of Math and Science: H.R. 4030, 
Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and 
Science Education Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
3980, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004; H.R. 3970, 
Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004; and H.R. 4030, 
Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and 
Science Education Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Space, hearing on Lunar Science and 
Resources: Future Options, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 30, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing 
on Inconsistent Regulation of Wetlands and Other Waters, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the Status of 
Railroad Economic Regulation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Airport 
Deregulation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 30, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs providing certain 
veterans with a prescription-only health care benefit, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
current Department of Veterans Affairs employment practices with 
regard to procedures for background checks and credentialing, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Benefits, oversight hearing to receive 
the report of the VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
Service Task Force, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 30, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on 2004 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2005, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on The Medicare Discount 
Drug Card, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 30, executive, 
hearing on Counterterrorism Budget, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
executive, hearing on Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Radiological 
Threats to the Homeland, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 31, full Committee, executive, briefing on Iraq Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Update, 9 a.m., and executive, hearing on 
Counterintelligence Budget, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 1, executive, hearing on Counternarcotics Budget, 9 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National 
Security, executive, hearing on Intelligence Community Language 
Capabilities, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 2, full Committee, executive, hearing on Special Programs 
Budget, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, March 30, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Science and Research and Development, hearing 
entitled ``Homeland Cybersecurity and DHS Enterprise Architecture 
Budget Hearing for Fiscal Year 2005,'' 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.