[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 77 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D596-D597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 14, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the benefits and future developments in 
agriculture and food biotechnology, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
business meeting to mark up H.R. 2360, making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, 10 a.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to resume hearings to examine 
the progress of the Capitol Visitor Center construction, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up H.R. 2419, making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 
2:30 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities and Investment, to hold hearings to examine the role of 
financial markets in social security reform, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider proposed 
legislation implementing the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic 
Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine six-
party talks and matters related to the resolution of the North 
Korean nuclear crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Oversight 
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the Strategy Targeting 
Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative, established to stop trade in 
pirated and counterfeit goods, focusing on activities undertaken by 
STOP! to date, its effectiveness in coordinating federal government 
efforts to combat intellectual property theft at home and abroad, 
and the federal government's ability to recruit, train and retain 
the workforce necessary to implement STOP!, also the 
Administration's long-term strategic plan for STOP! and ways the 
initiative assists small business protect its intellectual property 
rights, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
International Security, to hold hearings to examine accountability 
and results in Federal budgeting, focusing on the specific metrics 
and tools used by the Office of Management and Budget to determine 
the effectiveness of Federal programs, the advantages and 
disadvantages of using these metrics, and how information provided 
by these metrics is being used to increase effectiveness and 
accountability in Federal budgeting, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
to hold hearings to examine injunctions and damages relating to 
patent law reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Threat 
Convergence Along the Border: How Does Drug Trafficking Impact Our 
Borders?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, to consider H.R. 2385, 
to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to 
conduct the quarterly financial report program; followed by a 
hearing entitled ``Revitalizing Communities: Are Faith-Based 
Organizations getting the Federal Help They Need?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Elusive Antidotes: 
Progress Developing Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear 
(CBRN) Countermeasures,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Reducing 
the Paperwork Burden on the Public: Are Agencies Doing All They 
Can?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, executive, 
briefing on Chemical Plant Security, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing on the United States and South Asia, 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2745, United Nations Reform 
Act of 2005, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space, hearing on Live from 
Space: The International Space Station, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Are Skyrocketing 
Medical Liability Premiums Driving Doctors Away from Underserved 
Areas?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
oversight hearing and markup of The Design, Alteration and 
Construction Portions of The General Services Administration's 
Fiscal Year 2006 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue 
oversight hearings on Financing Water Infrastructure Projects, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on the implementation of the State Unemployment Tax Act 
(SUTA) Dumping Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-295), 10 a.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on 
Protecting and Strengthening Social Security, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.