[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 81 (Monday, June 14, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D605-D609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 15 through June 19, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 9:15 a.m, Senators will proceed to the House of 
Representatives for a Joint Meeting of Congress to receive an address 
from His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Transitional Islamic 
State of Afghanistan. Also, at 10:30 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 2400, DOD Authorization, and after a period of 
debate, Senate will vote on or in relation to Kennedy Amendment No. 
3263.
  During the balance of the week, upon conclusion of S. 2400, DOD 
Authorization, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2062, Class Action 
Fairness Act. Also, Senate may consider any other cleared legislative 
and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 16, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Alan Greenspan, of New York, 
to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, 11 a.m., SD-538.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
regulation of the bond markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 15, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine pipeline safety, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2281, to 
provide a clear and unambiguous structure for the jurisdictional and 
regulatory treatment for the offering or provision of voice-over-
Internet-protocol applications, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine measures to 
enhance border security, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine the final report on the President's Commission 
on Implementation of U.S. Space Exploration Policy, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine crude oil supply, gasoline demands and the 
effects on prices, 10:45 a.m., SD-366.
  June 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Environmental Management Program of the Department of Energy and 
issues associated with accelerated cleanup, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2513, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico 
Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of 
the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System; S. 2511, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility study of a 
Chimayo water supply system, to provide for the planning, design, 
and construction of a water supply, reclamation, and filtration 
facility for Espanola, New Mexico; S. 2508, to redesignate the 
Ridges Basin Reservoir, Colorado, as Lake Nighthorse; S. 2460, to 
provide assistance to the State of New Mexico for the development of 
comprehensive State water plans; and S. 1211, to further the 
purposes of title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992, the ``Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act'', by directing the Secretary of the 
Interior to undertake a demonstration program for water reclamation 
in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: June 15, to hold hearings to examine U.S.-
Australia and U.S.-Morocco free trade agreements; to be immediately 
followed by a business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 39, approving 
the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom 
and Democracy Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine measures to 
strengthen regulations and oversight to better ensure agriculture 
financing integrity, 11 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the status report on the global partnership against weapons 
of mass destruction relating to the Sea Island G8 Summit, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current 
situation in Sudan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Joseph D. Stafford III, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to Gambia, Lewis W. Lucke, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Swaziland, 
and R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador to Cameroon, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea, 4:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Charles P. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to Greece, Tom C. Korologos, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador to Belgium, and John Marshall Evans, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Council of 
Europe Convention on Cybercrime (the ``Cybercrime Convention'' or 
the ``Convention''), which was signed by the United States on 
November 23, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 108-11), United Nations Convention 
Against Transnational Organized Crime (the ``Convention''), as well 
as two supplementary protocols: (1) the Protocol to Prevent, 
Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and 
Children, and (2) the Protocol Against Smuggling of Migrants by 
Land, Sea and Air, which were adopted by the United Nations General 
Assembly on November 15, 2000. The Convention and Protocols were 
signed by the United States on December 13, 2000, at Palermo, Italy 
(Treaty Doc. 108-16), Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism 
(``Convention'') Adopted at the Thirty-second Regular Session of the 
General Assembly of the Organization of American States (``OAS'') 
Meeting in Bridgetown, Barbados, and signed by thirty countries, 
including the United States, on June 3, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 107-18), 
and Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the 
Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures done at 
Brussels on June 26, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 108-6), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Deputy 
Representative of the United States of America in the Security 
Council of the United Nations, and to be a Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, and James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office 
of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be 
Representative of the

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United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, 
with the rank of Ambassador, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 15, to hold hearings to 
examine current efforts to combat terrorism financing, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  June 17, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the danger of purchasing pharmaceuticals over 
the Internet, focusing on the extent to which consumers can purchase 
pharmaceuticals over the Internet without a medical prescription, 
the importation of pharmaceuticals into the United States, and 
whether pharmaceuticals from foreign services are counterfeit, 
expired, unsafe, or illegitimate, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 15, 
Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, to hold 
hearings to examine substance abuse prevention and treatment 
services for adolescents, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1530, to provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek 
Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by 
Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  June 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 
37, to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-
conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian 
Tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
United States; S. 297, to provide reforms and resources to the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs to improve the Federal acknowledgement 
process; S. 1529, to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to 
include provisions relating to the payment and administration of 
gaming fees; S. 1696, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by 
Indian tribes; S. 1715, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by 
Indian tribes; S. 2172, to make technical amendments to the 
provisions of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance 
Act relating to contract support costs; and S. 2277, to amend the 
Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding 
arbitration clauses to be included in all contracts affecting the 
land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, and 
motion to authorize the chairman to issue subpoenas in regards to 
tribal lobbying matters; to be followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine the No Child Left Behind Act (Public Law 107-110), 10 a.m., 
SR-485.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1996, to 
enhance and provide to the Oglada Sioux Tribe and Angostura 
Irrigation Project certain benefits of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River 
basin program, 2 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2324, to extend the deadline on the use of technology standards 
for the passports of visa waiver participants, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, David W. McKeague, 
of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit, and Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
certain measures to strengthen social security, focusing on what 
personal retirement accounts do for low-income workers, 10 a.m., SD-
628.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 15, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development, and Research, hearing to review 
Implementation of the Conservation Title of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 16, full Committee, hearing to review Iraqi Agriculture: From 
Oil for Food to the Future of Iraqi Production Agriculture and 
Trade, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, to mark up the 
Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies 
appropriations for fiscal year 2005, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy Budget 
Request, 2 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  June 16, full Committee, to mark up the following appropriations 
for fiscal year 2005: Defense and Energy and Water Development, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army Budget 
Request, 2 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 15, hearing on the strategic 
implications of U.S. troop withdrawals from Korea, 10:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  June 16, hearing on the status of U.S. forces in Iraq after June 
30, 2004, 10 a.m., and a hearing on the report of the United 
States--China Economic and Security Review Commission, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  June 17, hearing on training of Iraqi security forces, 9 a.m., and 
a hearing on the impact of defense trade offsets on the U.S. defense 
industrial base, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 15, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on H.R. 4496, Vocational and Technical 
Education for the Future Act, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``H.R. 4283, College 
Access and Opportunity Act: Are Students at Proprietary Institutions 
Treated Equitably under Current Law?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 15, Subcommittee on Health, 
to mark up the following: H.R. 2023, Asthmatic Schoolchildren's 
Treatment and Health Management Act of 2003; Mammography Quality 
Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004; and S. 741, Minor Use and 
Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  June 15, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2004, 9:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Parents Be Aware: Health Concerns about Dietary 
Supplements for Overweight Children,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Problems with the E-rate Program: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse 
Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet,'' 
9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 15, to continue markup of 
H.R. 3574, Stock Option Accounting Reform Act, 11 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on H.R. 4110, FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 
2004, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of the Treasury,'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled, ``The US-EU 
Regulatory Dialogue: The Private Sector Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 15, hearing entitled 
``Unprecedented Challenges: Contracting and the Rebuilding of 
Iraq,'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing on Iraq: Winning Hearts and Minds, 
2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Private Sector Consultants 
and Federal Management: More than Balancing the Books,'' 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing 
entitled ``Living in Fear: The Continued Human Rights Abuses in 
Castro's Cuba,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Locking Your Cyber Front Door--The Challenges Facing Home Users 
and Small Businesses?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 17, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The War Against Drugs 
and Thugs: A Status Report on Plan Colombia Successes and Remaining 
Challenges,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 15, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Uzbekistan: The Key to 
Success in Central Asia?'' 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on U.S. Initiatives at 
NATO's Istanbul Summit, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing 
on The Future of U.S.-Egyptian Relations, 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation 
and Human Rights, hearing on The Visa Waiver Program and the 
Screening of Potential Terrorists, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 17, full Committee, to mark up H. Res. 642, House Commission 
For Assisting Democratic Parliaments Resolution; followed by a 
hearing on United States Economic Assistance to Egypt: Does It 
Advance Reform?'' 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 415, Urging the Government of Ukraine to 
ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 
presidential election on October 31, 2004; and H. Res. 652, Urging 
the Government of the Republic of Belarus to ensure a democratic, 
transparent, and fair election process for its parliamentary 
elections in the fall of 2004, 10 a.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 15, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing and markup of H.R. 218, 
Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 16, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003; 
H.R. 4518, Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act 
of 2004; H.R. 338, Defense of Privacy Act; H.R. 3632, Anti-
Counterfeiting Amendments of 2003; and H.R. 2934, Terrorist 
Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, hearing on the Family Movie Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Families and Businesses in Limbo: The 
Detrimental Impact of the Immigration Backlog,'' 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 15, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
1630, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 
2129, Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act; H.R. 3954, 
Rancho El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act; H.R. 4481, To amend 
Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek National Battlefield 
in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries of the park; and 
S. 1576, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision 
Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 16, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3589, To create the 
Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin 
Islands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on The Importance of Fishery Data 
Collection Programs, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 3334, Riverside-Corona Feeder Authorization Act; 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. 4045, To authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to prepare a feasibility study with

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respect to the Mokelumne River, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3102, To utilize the expertise of New Mexico 
State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona 
University in conducting studies under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 in connection with grazing allotments and range 
and continuing range analysis for National Forest System lands in 
New Mexico and Arizona; H.R. 3427, Craig Recreation Land Purchase 
Act; H.R. 4494, Grey Towers National Historic Site Act of 2004; and 
S. 2003, To clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the 
continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on 
the Salmon River, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 16 and 17, Subcommittee on Technology and 
the House, hearings to examine Rule X, the Organization of 
Committees, including its current legislative impact, arrangement, 
and effectiveness, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 15, Subcommittee on Energy, to mark up 
the following bills: H.R. 3890, To reauthorize the Steel and 
Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 
1988; and H.R. 4516, Department of Energy High-End Computing 
Revitalization Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 16, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3890, To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988; and H.R. 4516, Department of 
Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004; H.R. 4218, 
High-Performance Computing Revitalization Act of 2004; and H.R. 
3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 17, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight, hearing on Department of Labor's Enforcement 
Against Small Businesses, 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 15, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on The Status of the Air 
Traffic Controller Workforce, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on Pipeline Safety and the Office of Pipeline 
Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 16, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 4032, Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004; 
and the Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2004, 11 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  June 17, full Committee, hearing on efforts to identify and 
eliminate fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in programs 
administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 15, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Tax Simplification, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Enhancing 
Social Security Number Privacy, 11 a.m., B-318 Capitol.
  June 16, full Committee, hearing on the Implementation of the 
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Health Care 
Information Technology, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Customs Budget 
Authorizations and Other Customs Issues, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 16, executive, to 
mark up the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 3 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Counternarcotics: 
Afghanistan, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National 
Security, executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, June 15, Subcommittee on 
Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
the Homeland: Building a Layered and Coordinated Approach to Border 
Security,'' 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine advancing democracy and human rights in the 
Middle East focusing on the possibility of using the 1975 Helsinki 
Final Act and related institutions as models for reform in the 
region, 2 p.m., 2212 RHOB.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the April 
2003 Berlin Conference on Anti-Semitism and consider appropriate 
steps to following up on the conference, 10 a.m., 334 CHOB.