[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 41 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E472-E473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, March 30, 2004 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 31
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         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.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Paul V. 
           Applegarth, of Connecticut, to be Chief Executive 
           Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Department 
           of State.
                                                            SD-419
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on active and 
           Reserve military and civilian personnel programs.
                                                           SR-232A
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine the current investigations 
           and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund 
           industry focusing on soft-dollar practices.
                                                            SD-538
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold a closed hearing to examine proposed budget 
           estimates for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and 
           world wide threat assessment.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         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.
                                                            SD-138
     1:30 p.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee
         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.
                                                            SD-406
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Senate Sergeant at Arms and 
           the United States Capitol Police.
                                                            SD-138
     2:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine the current 
           investigations and regulatory actions regarding the 
           mutual fund industry focusing on fund costs and 
           distribution practices.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the effects of the Madrid 
           Terrorist Attacks on U.S. European cooperation in the 
           war on terrorism.
                                                            SD-419
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention 
           programs.
                                                            SD-124
       Intelligence
         Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219
                                APRIL 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
           implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality 
           Standards for particulate matter and ozone.
                                                            SD-406
       Armed Services
         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.
                                                            SD-106
       Foreign Relations
         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

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           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 Republic of Poland Concerning Business 
           and Economic Relations of March 21, 1990, signed at 
           Brussels on January 12, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 108-22).
                                                            SD-419
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Indian Health Service, 
           Department of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-124
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the National Institutes of Health.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine future challenges facing the 
           United States Postal Service.
                                                            SD-138
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Housing and 
           Urban Development.
                                                            SD-628
     1:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for programs under its jurisdiction.
                                                            SD-192
     2 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to mark up the proposed Federal Housing 
           Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2004.
                                                            SD-538
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine securing our borders under a 
           temporary guest worker program.
                                                            SD-226
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the proposed Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on 
           military installation programs.
                                                           SR-232A
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine NASA fiscal year 2005 budget 
           request.
                                                            SR-253
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert N. 
           Davis, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
           Appeals for Veterans Claims, and Pamela M. Iovino, of 
           the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
           of Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
                                APRIL 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the proposed Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on 
           the Department of Defense Counternarcotics Program; to 
           be followed by a closed session in SR-232A.
                                                            SR-222
                                APRIL 7
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-485
                                APRIL 8
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine anti-Semitism.
                                                            SD-419
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for foreign operations.
                                                            SD-138
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine National Park Service 
           concessions program, including implementation of the 
           National Park Service Concessions Management 
           Improvement Act (Public Law 105-391).
                                                            SD-366
                                APRIL 21
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for foreign assistance and to combat 
           international terrorism.
                                                            SD-124
                                APRIL 27
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine sustainable, low 
           emission, electricity generation.
                                                            SD-366
                                 MAY 11
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the impacts and costs of last 
           year's fires, focusing on the problems faced last year 
           and what problems agencies and the land they oversee 
           may face next season, including aerial fire fighting 
           assests and crew, and overhead availability.
                                                            SD-366
                              SEPTEMBER 21
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the American Legion.
                                                          345 CHOB

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                MARCH 31
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider pending nominations.
                                                            SD-430

                             POSTPONEMENTS

       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William 
           Duane Benton, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit 
           Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert Bryan Harwell, to 
           be United States District Judge for the District of 
           South Carolina, and George P. Schiavelli, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Central District of 
           California.
                                                            SD-226