[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 15, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine 
preventing chronic disease through healthy lifestyles, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed legislation 
making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and 
base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and proposed legislation 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing from the 
Department of Defense regarding International Committee of the Red 
Cross reports on U.S. military detainee operations in Iraq, 9:30 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine regulation of the hedge fund industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Stuart Levey, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for 
Enforcement, Juan Carlos Zarate, of California, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial 
Crimes, and Carin M. Barth, of Texas, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Communications, to hold hearings to examine implementation of the 
Nielsen local people meter TV rating system, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1852, to provide 
financial assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin 
National Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development 
of an exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of 
Benjamin Franklin, S. 2142, to authorize appropriations for the New 
Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, S. 2181, to adjust the boundary 
of Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado, S. 2374, 
to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the United States 
and to revise the boundary of Chickasaw National Recreation Area, 
Oklahoma; S. 2397 and H.R. 3706, bills to adjust the boundary of the 
John Muir National Historic Site, S. 2432, to expand the boundaries 
of Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park, S. 2567, to adjust the 
boundary of Redwood National Park in the State of California, H.R. 
1113, to authorize an exchange of land at Fort Frederica National 
Monument, and S. Con. Res. 121, supporting the goals and ideals of 
the World Year of Physics, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine a 
report on the latest round of six-way talks regarding nuclear 
weapons in North Korea, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine

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the Gulf of Guinea and U.S. strategic energy policy, 1 p.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on Iraq, 3 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, to hold hearings to examine current enforcement of 
key provisions in the Patriot Act combating money laundering and 
foreign corruption, using a single case study involving Riggs Bank, 
focusing on Riggs' anti-money laundering program, administration of 
accounts associated with senior foreign political figures and their 
family members, and interactions with its primary regulator, the 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine Pell grants 
for primary education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine medical 
liability in long term care, 2 p.m., SD-628.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury and Independent Agencies, to mark up the Transportation, 
Treasury and Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 
2005, time to be announced, 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Army Transformation: 
Implications for the Future, 9 a.m., and to mark up the following 
resolutions: H. Con. Res. 472, Expressing the sense of Congress that 
the apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists are 
fundamental elements in the successful prosecution of the Global War 
on Terrorism and the protection of the lives of United States 
citizens at home and abroad; and H. Res. 689, Of inquiry requesting 
the President and directing certain other Federal officials to 
transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the 
possession of the President and those officials relating to the 
treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or 
Guantanamo Bay, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 1329, Recreational Marine 
Employment Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``The Status of the U.S. Refining 
Industry,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Diversity in the Financial 
Services Industry and Access to Capital for Minority-Owned 
Businesses: Challenges and Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up H. Res. 699, 
Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the House of 
Representatives documents in the possession of the Secretary of 
State relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, 
Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Transatlantic Relations: A 
Post-Summit Assessment, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing entitled ``Internet 
Streaming of Radio Broadcasts: Balancing the Interests of Sound 
Recording Copyright Owners with those of Broadcasters,'' 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Advances in Technology: 
Innovations in the Domestic Energy and Mineral Sector,'' 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Restoring Forests after Catastrophic Events, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4066, Chickasaw National 
Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004; H.R. 4469, Angel Island 
Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act; and H.R. 4579, 
To modify the boundary of the Harry S Truman National Historic Site 
in the State of Missouri, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards, hearing on The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Organic Acts, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA Prizes, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment, and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on 
Benefits of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, joint hearing 
entitled ``Excellence in Action: Government Support of Disabled 
Veteran-Owned Business,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 784, Water Quality Investment Act of 2003; H.R. 4470, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Act to extend the authorization of 
appropriations for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program; 
H.R. 4688, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; H.R. 4731, To amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National 
Estuary Program; and H.R. 4794, To amend the Tijuana River Valley 
Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act to extend the authorization of 
appropriations, 9:30 a.m., followed by an oversight hearing on 
Louisiana Coastal Area-Addressing Decades of Coastal Erosion, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to 
mark up H.R. 2971, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft 
Prevention Act of 2003, 12:30 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing to Review the IRS Enforcement 
of the Reporting of Tip Income, 10:15 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing 
on Counterintelligence: People's Republic of China, 11 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 3550, to authorize funds 
for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit 
programs, 3 p.m., 2167 RHOB.