[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 68 (Friday, May 14, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D506-D509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No committee meetings were held.
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                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 17 through May 22, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 2400, 
Department of Defense Authorization Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 3104, Service Medals 
Act. Also, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the nomination of Marcia G. Cooke, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
  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: May 18, Subcommittee on Foreign 
Operations, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2005 for HIV/AIDS programs and research, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  May 19, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for

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fiscal year 2005 for the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 18, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
International Monetary Fund and World Bank, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Extended Custodial Inventory Program, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 18, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Federal Aviation Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine personal gain 
relating to a transition from public sector to private sector, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine SPAM, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 18, to hold hearings to 
examine implications of a recent change in reporting of small business 
contracts by the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar 
business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 
900, to convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit 
of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation 
Project to the pertinent irrigation districts, S. 1876, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands and facilities of the 
Provo River Project, S. 1957, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and other 
appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic characterization, 
mapping, and modeling program for priority transboundary aquifers, S. 
2304 and H.R. 3209, bills to amend the Reclamation Project Authorization 
Act of 1972 to clarify the acreage for which the North Loup division is 
authorized to provide irrigation water under the Missouri River Basin 
project, S. 2243, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction 
of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, H.R. 1648, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water 
distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, California, to the 
Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito Water District, and 
H.R. 1732, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate 
in the Williamson County, Texas, Water Recycling and Reuse Project, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  May 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 
1672, to expand the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Florida, 
S. 1789 and H.R. 1616, bills to authorize the exchange of certain lands 
within the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site for lands 
owned by the City of Atlanta, Georgia, S. 1808, to provide for the 
preservation and restoration of historic buildings at historically 
women's public colleges or universities, S. 2167, to establish the Lewis 
and Clark National Historical Park in the States of Washington and 
Oregon, and S. 2173, to further the purposes of the Sand Creek Massacre 
National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 20, Subcommittee on 
Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 19, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Treasury Department and terrorism financing; to be followed by a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Juan Carlos Zarate, of California, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Stuart Levey, of 
Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
way ahead in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  May 19, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the way ahead 
in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 20, to hold 
hearings to examine prescription drug reimportation, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 19, business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business; to be followed by a hearing to examine S. 
1696, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2382, to 
establish grant programs for the development of telecommunications 
capacities in Indian country, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
threat of animal and eco-terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar 
items; to be followed immediately by oversight hearings to examine the 
FBI, terrorism, and other topics, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 17, to hold hearings to examine how the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent rule affects retiree 
health benefits, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine social security 
reform issues, and comparing the U.S. social security system with other 
nations', 10 a.m., SD-628.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Health Savings 
Accounts and the New Medicare Law, focusing on the future of health care, 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.


                              House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 19, hearing to review Agricultural Trade 
Negotiations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 20, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, 
hearing to review the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, 
9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 20, Subcommittee on Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on Department of the 
Treasury (International Affairs), 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 19, to mark up H.R. 4278, 
Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals with 
Disabilities Act of 2004, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Supporting Our 
Intercollegiate Student-Athletes: Proposed NCAA Reforms,'' 3:30 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards,'' 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Regional Energy Reliability and Security: DOE Authority to Energize the 
Cross Sound Cable,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``Competition in the Communications Marketplace: How Convergence 
Is Blurring the Lines Between Voice, Video, and Data Services,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare 
Prescription Drug Discount Cards: Immediate Savings for Seniors,'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 18, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``SEC Proposal on Market Structure: How will Investors Fare?'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Improving Financial Oversight: A Private Sector View of Anti-Money 
Laundering Efforts,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 20, full Committee, oversight hearing of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, including the Department's budget request for 
fiscal year 2005, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 18, Subcommittee on Civil Service 
and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``First year on the job: Chief 
Human Capital Officers,'' 2 p.m., and to consider S. 129, Federal 
Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003, 3:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Ensuring Accuracy and Accountability in Lab 
Testing: Does the Experience of Maryland General Hospital Expose Cracks 
in the System?'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``How Can We Maximize Private Sector 
Participation in Transportation?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, 
to mark up H.R. 3826, Program Assessment and Results Act; followed by an 
oversight hearing entitled ``Mission Impossible? Fixing NASA's Financial 
Management,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled 
``Federal Enterprise Architecture: A Blueprint for Improved Federal IT 
Investment and Cross-Agency Collaboration and Information Sharing,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 20, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Redundancy and Duplication 
in Federal Child Welfare Programs: A Case Study on the Need for Executive 
Reorganization Authority,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Historic Preservation of the Peopling of 
America,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 21, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Thirsty for Results: Lessons 
Learned from the District of Columbia's Lead Contamination Experience,'' 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 18, hearing on Should China 
Join the Nuclear Suppliers Group? 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 19, hearing on Implementation of the Millennium Challenge Act, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 18, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, 
and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 3179, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence 
Tools Improvement Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Pushing the Border Out on Alien Smuggling: 
New Tools and Intelligence Initiatives,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight 
hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Administrative Conference of 
the United States,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Courts, Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Derivative Rights, Moral Rights, and Movie 
Filtering Technology,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 18, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on The Chesapeake Bay in Your 
Community: A Restoration Plan, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 4045, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a 
feasibility study with respect to the Mokelumne River; H.R. 3597, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, 
to conduct a feasibility study on the Alder Creek water storage and 
conservation project in El Dorado County, California; and H.R. 2257, Lower 
Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 19, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 646, to 
Expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield to authorize 
the acquisition and interpretation of lands associated with the campaign 
that resulted in the capture of the fort in 1862; H.R. 1156, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase 
the ceiling on the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange 
County, California, Regional Water Reclamation Project; H.R. 2619, Kilauea 
Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 2831, Newlands 
Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act; H.R. 2909, 
Utah Test and Training Range Protection Act; H.R. 3785, to authorize the 
exchange of certain land in Everglades Park; H.R. 4115, to amend the Act of 
November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to

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be included in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Reservation; H.R. 4158, to provide for the conveyance to the 
Government of Mexico of a decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmosphere 
Administration ship; H.R. 4362, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to accept a parcel of Federal land in the State of Washington in trust for 
the Nisqually Tribe, to ensure that the acceptance of such land does not 
adversely affect the Bonneville Power Administration; S. 144, Noxious Weed 
Control Act of 2003; and S. 1146, Three Affiliated Tribes Health Facility 
Compensation Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 20, oversight hearing on the ``Draft Report of the U.S. Commission on 
Ocean Policy,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 17, to consider the following: H.R. 4359, Child 
Credit Preservation and Expansion Act of 2004; H.R. 2432, Paperwork and 
Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003; H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and 
Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004; H.R. 2729, Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2004; H.R. 2730, 
Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act 
of 2004; and H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer 
Access to Justice Act of 2004, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  May 18, to consider H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2005, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 19, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Federal Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy R&D 
Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, hearing 
entitled ``Homeland Security Research and Development at the EPA: Taking 
Stock and Looking Ahead,'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on An Examination of H.R. 3890, to 
reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology 
Competitiveness Act of 1988, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 19, hearing entitled ``Red Tape 
Reduction: Improving the Competitiveness of America's Small 
Manufacturers, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing on 
Reforming Regulation to Keep America's Small Businesses Competitive, 10:30 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, 
hearing on the Department of Labor's Overtime Regulations' Effect on Small 
Business, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 19, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on The Use of Biometrics to Improve Aviation 
Security, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 19 and 20, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight 
hearings on Great Lakes Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 18, oversight hearing on homeless 
assistance programs for veterans, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 19, full Committee, to mark up pending business, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the 
Department of Veterans' role in the development of interoperable electronic-
medical records systems in the Federal Government, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 20, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on the SSI program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 18, Subcommittee on 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing 
to Review CIA's Compensation Reform Initiative, 3:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 19, full Committee, executive, Briefing on Department of Defense 
Intelligence Reform Initiative (DoD HUMINT Reform), 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
executive, Briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, 
hearing on Counternarcotics: U.S. Coast Guard Integration in the 
Intelligence Community, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.