[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 39 (Thursday, April 7, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D305-D309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 11 through April 16, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 1268, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. Also, at 5 p.m., Senate will 
begin consideration of the nomination of Paul A. Crotty, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, with a 
vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week Senate will consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 12, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 
for the Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for 
intelligence and global intelligence programs, 10 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the 
Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol, 10:30 a.m., SD-116.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of the Chief 
Economist, the Office of Farm and

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Foreign Agricultural Services, the Office of Natural Resources and 
the Environment, the Office of Rural Development, and the Office of 
Research, Education, and Economics, all of the Department of 
Agriculture, 12:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, 
and Housing and Urban Development, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, the Office of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
Services, and the Office of Food Safety and Inspection Service, all 
of the Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2006 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2 p.m., 
SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 11, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the Chemical 
Demilitarization Program of the Department of Defense in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 2 p.m., SR-
222.
  April 12, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
assessment of Iraqi Security Forces, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  April 12, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold closed hearings to 
examine Navy shipbuilding and industrial base status in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006; to be 
followed by an open hearing in SR-232A, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine high risk areas in the management of the 
Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2006, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
active and Reserve military and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 
1:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the Federal Home Loan Bank System, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 11, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 241, to amend section 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as 
universal service contributions and the universal service support 
programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to 
certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known 
as the Antideficiency Act, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  April 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael D. Griffin, of Virginia, to be Administrator 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Joseph H. 
Boardman, of New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, Nancy Ann Nord, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and William 
Cobey, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 12, to hold 
hearings to examine developing a reliable supply of oil from 
domestic oil shale and oil sands resources, focusing on 
opportunities to advance technology that will facilitate 
environmentally friendly development of oil shale and oil sands 
resources, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 12, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine management and planning issues for the National Mall, 
including the history of the development, security projects and 
other planned construction, and future development plans, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  April 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 388, to 
amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of 
Energy to carry out activities that promote the adoption of 
technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity and to provide 
credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for 
projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems, to 
provide for the establishment of a national greenhouse gas registry, 
10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 13, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be 
an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Army, Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a 
Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, Brigadier 
General William T. Grisoli, United States Army, to be a Member of 
the Mississippi River Commission, D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, 
and Michael Butler, of Tennessee, each to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 
National Environmental Policy Foundation, Stephen L. Johnson, of 
Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, and pending legislation, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 13, to hold hearings to examine The 
U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, 10 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 11, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be 
U.S. Representative to United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador and U.S. Representative in the Security Council of the 
United Nations, and Representative to the Sessions of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America to the United 
Nations, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Daniel Fried, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
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Affairs, and Robert Joseph, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
State for Arms Control and International Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 13, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Lester M. Crawford, 
of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine lifelong 
education opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 13, 
business meeting to consider S. 21, to provide for homeland security 
grant coordination and simplification, S. 335, to reauthorize the 
Congressional Award Act, S. 494, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, 
United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement 
in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, 
forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, 
provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, S. 501, to 
provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the 
District of Columbia, and certain committee reports, 11 a.m., SD-
562.
  April 14, Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine a review of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), 
focusing on the impact of the UMRA has had on Federal, state, and 
local governments and explore if changes are necessary to strengthen 
the law's procedures, definitions, and exclusions, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  April 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the ongoing 
need for comprehensive postal reform, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 13, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine Indian Health, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 13, to hold hearings to examine 
securing electronic personal data, focusing on striking a balance 
between privacy and commercial and governmental use, 9:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine judicial activism regarding 
federal and state marriage protection initiatives, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and 
Citizenship, with the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security, to hold joint hearings to examine deportation and 
related issues relating to strengthening interior enforcement, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 14, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentations of the Military Officers Association of 
America, the National Association of State Director of Veterans 
Affairs, AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, and Vietnam 
Veterans of America, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be 
Director of National Intelligence, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  April 12, Full Committee, to continue hearings in closed session 
to examine the nomination of John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be 
Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 13, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 12, to hold hearings to examine 
role of employer-sponsored retirement plans in increasing national 
savings, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 12, Subcommittee on the 
Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on Pandemic Preparedness and Influenza Vaccine 
Supply, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Departments of Transportation, Treasury, 
and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of 
Columbia and Independent Agencies, on the Federal Judiciary, 9:30 
a.m., and on the Supreme Court, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and on the Administration on Aging, 
10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia and Independent Agencies, on OMB, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on National Park Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Defense, on Recruiting and Retention, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on The Department of Homeland Security, on 
Science and Technology, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Public 
Witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on Election Assistance 
Commission, 10 a.m., and on Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Agencies, on Members of Congress and Public Witnesses, 9 
a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Public Witnesses: Native Americans, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, 
Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, on FCC, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  April 15, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
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the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Related Agencies, on the 
Federal Highway Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on International 
Relations, April 14, joint hearing regarding U.S. national security 
and foreign policy implications of arms exports to the People's 
Republic of China by member states of the European Union, 9 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request 
on the Department of Defense's major rotorcraft programs, 3:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 14, Subcommittee 
on Education Reform, hearing on The Best of Head Start: Learning 
from Model Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 12, to continue markup of 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``The ORBIT Act: An Examination of Progress Made in 
Privatizing the Satellite Communications Marketplace,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 12, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Reforming Credit Rating Agencies: The SEC's Need for 
Statutory Authority,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Administration 
Perspective on GSE Regulatory Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on H.R. 1042, Net Worth Amendment for Credit Unions 
Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Review and Oversight of the National Flood 
Insurance Program,'' 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 12, Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``NSPS: The New 
Department of Defense Civilian Personnel System--Reaching 
Readiness,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 12, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations hearing entitled: Oil-for-Food: The 
Inevitable Failure of U.N. Sanctions,'' 11 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 12, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Regulation on U.S. Manufacturing,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency 
Organization, hearing entitled ``Yucca Mountain Project: Digging for 
the Truth,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Domestic Source 
Restrictions Threaten Free Trade: What is the Federal Government 
Doing to Ensure a Level Playing Field in the Global Economy,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``The National Parks: Will They Survive 
for Future Generations?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 12, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, hearing entitled 
``The Need for Grant Reform and The Faster and Smarter Funding for 
First Responders Act of 2005,'' 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Department of 
Homeland Security: Promoting Risk-Based Prioritization and 
Management,'' 1:30 p.m., room to be announced.
  April 14, hearing entitled ``Grant Reform: The Faster and Smarter 
Funding for First Responders Act of 2005,'' 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, April 13, hearing on U.S. 
Response to Global AIDS Crisis: A Two-Year Review, 10:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, to mark up 
H.R. 282, Iran Freedom Support Act, 12 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. 
Trade Agreements with Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on Zimbabwe: Prospects for 
Democracy after the March 2005 Elections, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing on Averting Nuclear Terrorism, 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the United Nations Secretary-General's Reform Plan: Rhetoric vs. 
Reality, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 12, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 1528, Defending 
America's Most Vulnerable Safe Access to Drug Treatment and Child 
Protection Act of 2005; followed by a markup of H.R. 1528 and H.R. 
1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005, 1 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and 
Claims, oversight hearing on Immigration and the Alien Gang 
Epidemic: Problems and Solutions, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
oversight hearing of the Department of Justice the Use of Section 
218 of the USA PATRIOT Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 12, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
oversight hearing on Snowmobile Use in the National Park System, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Management Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation 
in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, 3:30 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The Role of New Surface and Groundwater Storage in 
Providing Reliable Water and Power Supplies and Reducing Drought's 
Impacts,'' 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  April 14, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, oversight hearing 
on the Relationship between the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act and the National Environmental 
Policy Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 432, Betty Dick Residence Protection Act; H.R. 481, Sand 
Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005; and H.R. 
1492, To provide for the preservation of the historic confinement 
sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, April 13, to mark up H.R. 1215, Green 
Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  April 14, hearing on the 2004 Presidential Awardees for Excellence 
in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 13, hearing on the importance 
of the participating securities program to assist small businesses 
gain access to much needed capital, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports, hearing 
entitled ``The Estate Tax and the Alternative Minimum Tax--Inequity 
for America's Small Businesses,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 13, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up 
H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Wastewater Blending, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on 
Transforming the Federal Aviation Administration: a Review of the 
Air Traffic Organization and the Joint Program Development Office, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on The National 
Preparedness System: What are we preparing for? 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 14, hearing on United States-
China Economic Relations and China's Role in the World Economy, 11 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 2005 Tax Return 
Filing Season and the IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, 2 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 12, executive, 
hearing on Central Intelligence Program (CIAP) Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  April 13, executive, hearing on FBI Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  April 14, executive, briefing on Global Updates, 9 a.m., and 
executive, hearing on General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP) 
Budget, 10 a.m., HJ-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: April 14, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentations of the Military Officers 
Association of America, the National Association of State Director 
of Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, and 
Vietnam Veterans of America, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.