[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 21 through June 26, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 2400, 
Department of Defense Authorization.
  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.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 23, 
Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed legislation permitting the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to register 
Canadian pesticides, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural 
Revitalization, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of 
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (P.L. 108-148), 9:30 a.m., SD-
562.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 22, Subcommittee on District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the structural imbalance of 
the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Defense, business meeting to markup 
proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  June 22, Full Committee, business meeting to markup proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 3:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the transition to sovereignty in Iraq, focusing on U.S. policy, 
ongoing military operations, and status of U.S. Armed Forces, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, for reappointment 
to the grade of general and to be Commander, Multi-National Force-
Iraq, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 22, to hold 
hearings to examine regulatory reform proposals, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 22, to 
hold hearings to examine aviation security, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine successes in the field of stem cell research, 11 
a.m., SR-253.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and 
Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine peer-to-peer networks, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
security screening options for airports, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine H.R. 2608, to reauthorize the National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 22, Subcommittee 
on Energy, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's 
High Performance Computing research and development activities in 
both the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Office of 
Science, and S. 2176, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry 
out a program of research and development to advance high-end 
computing through the Office of Science, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings 
to examine the grazing programs of the Bureau of Land Management and 
the Forest Service, including permit renewals, recent and proposed 
changes to grazing regulations, and the Wild Horse and Burro program, 
as it relates to grazing, and the Administration's proposal for 
sagegrouse habitat conservation, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2543, to establish a program and criteria for National 
Heritage Areas in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: June 22, to hold hearings to examine tax-
exempt organizations, focusing on governance and best practices of 
charities, charities accommodating tax shelters, and current 
problems and issues in the charitable community, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Douglas L. McElhaney, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Aldona Wos, of North 
Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Charles Graves Untermeyer, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to the State of Qatar, and William T. Monroe, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  June 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar matters, Time to be announced, S-116, Capitol.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the safety 
and security of Peace Corps volunteers around the world, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of June Carter Perry, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, R. Barrie Walkley, of 
California, to

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be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, James D. McGee, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, Cynthia G. Efird, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, 
Jackson McDonald, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea, and Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine Iraq 
as June 30, 2004 approaches, 3 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
democracy in Venezuela, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 23, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of David M. Stone, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 11:30 a.m., SD-342.
  June 23, Financial Management, the Budget, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine weapons of mass destruction 
smuggling networks and U.S. programs and initiatives, such as the 
Proliferation Security Initiative, to counter these proliferation 
threats, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 23, business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business; to be followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian tribal detention facilities, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 22, to hold hearings to examine 
preserving traditional marriage, focusing on states' perspective, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the use of subpoena authority 
and pretrial detention of terrorists in fighting terrorism, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the law of 
biologic medicine, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 22, to hold hearings to 
examine pending Veterans' programs bills, 2:45 p.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the Medicaid crisis, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 23, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development, and Research, hearing to review 
Agricultural Biotechnology, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 22, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, on Air Force Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 22, hearing on Progress in Iraq, 
9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 23, hearing on the U.S. global defense footprint, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on contractor support 
in the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Department of Defense small caliber ammunition programs, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 22, Subcommittee on 
21st Century Competitiveness, hearing entitled ``H.R. 4283, the 
College Access and Opportunity Act: Does Accreditation Provide 
Students and Parents Accountability and Quality?'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  June 23, full Committee, hearing entitled ``No Child Left Behind: 
Raising Student Achievement in America's Big City Schools,'' 10:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Innovative Health Insurance Options for Workers 
and Employers,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 23, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Travel, 
Tourism, and Homeland Security: Improving Both without Sacrificing 
Either,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Homeland Security: A Status Report on 
Interoperability Between Public Safety Communications Systems,'' 
1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of Hospital Billing and Collection Practices,'' 
1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``The 
New Basel Accord: Private Sector Perspectives,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
joint hearing entitled ``Promoting Homeownership by Ensuring 
Liquidity in the Subprime Mortgage Market,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, oversight hearing on the Public 
Company Oversight Board, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 22, Subcommittee on Energy 
Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled 
``LNG Import Terminal and Deepwater Port Siting: Federal and State 
Roles,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, to continue hearings on ``Nuclear Security: 
Can DOE Meet Facility Security Requirements?'' (Part II), 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.

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  June 23, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Common Sense Justice 
for the Nation's Capital: An Examination of Proposals to Give D.C. 
Residents Direct Representation,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Geospatial Information: Are we Headed in the Right Direction or 
Are We Lost?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Target Washington: 
Coordinating Federal Homeland Security Efforts with Local 
Jurisdictions in the National Capital Region,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing 
entitled ``Living with Disabilities in the United States: A 
Snapshot,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 22, hearing on A 
Parent's Worst Nightmare: The Heartbreak of International Child 
Abductions, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. 
Policy Toward South Asia, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 23, full Committee, hearing on Stolen Passports: A 
Terrorist's First Class Ticket, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Recent 
Developments in Hong Kong, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing 
on Iranian Proliferation: Implications for Terrorists, their State-
Sponsors, and U.S. Counter-proliferation Policy, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Confronting War Crimes 
in Africa, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation 
and Human Rights, hearing on Trafficking in Persons: A Global 
Review, 9 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 22, oversight hearing entitled 
``Safeguarding Americans from a Legal Culture of Fear: Approaches to 
Limiting Lawsuit Abuse,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Act of 2003, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 23, full Committee, to markup the following bills: H.R. 3247, 
Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands 
Act of 2003; 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 23, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
to continue hearings on ``Families and Business Limbo: the 
Detrimental Impact of the Immigration Backlog,'' 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to 
continue oversight hearings on the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, II: Why is There a Need to Reauthorize the 
Conference? 2:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Limiting Federal Court Jurisdiction to Protect Marriage 
for the States,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing entitled ``Patent Quality Improvement: 
Post-Grant Opposition,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 23, hearing on S. 1721, American 
Indian Probate Reform Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Developing Biomass Potential: Turning Hazardous Fuels 
into Valuable Products, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 4300, Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled 
Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project; H.R. 4389, To 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct facilities to 
provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and 
other uses from the Santa Margarita River, California; H.R. 4459, 
Llagas Reclamation Groundwater Remediation Initiative; and a measure 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with other Federal, State, 
and local government agencies, to participate in the funding and 
implementation of a balanced, long-term groundwater remediation 
program in California, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 24, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 831, 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of 
the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 2793, To provide for and 
approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. 
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
the following: H.R. 4010, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization 
Act of 2004; and a measure to reduce temporarily the royalty 
required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3320, American Aquaculture and Fisheries 
Resources Protection Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 21, to consider H.R. 4613, Making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 23, hearing on the Report of the 
President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space 
Exploration Policy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Nuclear R&D and the 
Idaho National Laboratory, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, 
hearing on Testing and Certification for Voting Equipment: How Can 
the Process Be Improved? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 22, 
Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing 
on Public Transportation Security, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers--
Recommendations for Navigation Improvements and Ecosystem 
Restoration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 23, oversight hearing 
entitled: ``Protecting the Rights of Those Who Protect Us: Public 
Sector Compliance with the Uniformed Services Employment and 
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and Improvements to the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA);'' followed by a hearing to 
examine an expanded enforcement role for the Office of Special 
Counsel and public sector compliance with USERRA, and the following 
measures: H.R. 3779, Safeguarding Schoolchildren of Deployed 
Soldiers Act of 2004; H.R. 4477, Patriotic Employer Act of 2004; the 
USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004; and the 
Servicemembers Legal Protection Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to consider a measure to 
authorize numerous capital leases, changes to the enhanced-use lease 
authority, capital asset and construction matters, 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 22, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Tax Exemption: Pricing Practices of Hospitals, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, June 24, hearing entitled 
``Information Sharing After September 11: Perspectives on the 
Future,'' 10:30 a.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: June 23, meeting of conferees on H.R. 3550, to 
authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, 
and transit programs, 2 p.m., RHOB 2167.