[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 121 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1948]
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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, September 27, 2005 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the role of science in 
           environmental policy making.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the international response to 
           Darfur.
                                                            SR-325
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine issues relating to 
           recovering from Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the 
           needs of those displaced, today and tomorrow.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine protecting copyright and 
           innovation in a post-Grokster world.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1334, to provide for 
           integrity and accountability in professional sports, 
           and S. 1114, to establish minimum drug testing 
           standards for major professional sports leagues.
                                                            SH-216
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine community rebuilding needs 
           and effectiveness of past proposals relating to 
           Hurricane Katrina.
                                                            SD-215
     11:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine whether there is more 
           consolidation or new choices for consumers regarding 
           video competition in 2005.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
         Business meeting to markup H.R.2863, making 
           appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
           fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the grazing 
           programs of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
           Forest Service, including proposed changes to grazing 
           regulations, and the status of grazing permit renewals, 
           monitoring programs and allotment restocking plans.
                                                            SD-366

                              SEPTEMBER 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. military strategy and 
           operations in Iraq.
                                                            SD-106
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the Protocol of 1997 Amending 
           MARPOL Convention (Treaty Doc. 108-7), Agreement with 
           Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting (Treaty Doc. 108-24), 
           Convention Concerning Migratory Fish Stock in the 
           Pacific Ocean (Treaty Doc. 109-1), Convention 
           Strengthening Inter-American Tuna Commission (Treaty 
           Doc. 109-2), and the Convention on Supplementary 
           Compensation on Nuclear Damage (Treaty Doc. 107-21).
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the effectiveness and cost of 
           the Defense Travel System of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Emil W. 
           Henry, Jr., of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Financial Institutions, and Patrick M. O'Brien, of 
           Minnesota, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
           Financing, both of the Department of the Treasury, 
           Keith E. Gottfried, of California, to be General 
           Counsel, and Kim Kendrick, of the District of Columbia, 
           to be Assistant Secretary, Keith A. Nelson, of Texas, 
           to be Assistant Secretary, and Darlene F. Williams, of 
           Texas, to be Assistant Secretary, all of the Department 
           of Housing and Urban Development, and Israel Hernandez, 
           of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary and Director 
           General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
           Service, Darryl W. Jackson, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary, Franklin L. Lavin, 
           of Ohio, to be Under Secretary for International Trade, 
           and David H. McCormick, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
           Secretary for Export Administration, all of the 
           Department of Commerce; to be followed by a hearing to 
           examine the implementation of the Exon-Florio provision 
           by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United 
           States (CFIUS), Department of the Treasury, which seeks 
           to serve U.S. investment policy through reviews that 
           protect national security while maintaining the 
           credibility of open investment policy.
                                                            SD-538
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine communications for first 
           responders in disaster.
                                                            SD-562
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William F. 
           Tuerk, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Memorial 
           Affairs, Robert Joseph Henke, of Virginia, to be 
           Assistant Secretary for Management, John M. Molino, of 
           Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
           Planning, Lisette M. Mondello, of Texas, to be 
           Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental 
           Affairs, and George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be 
           Inspector General, all of Department of Veterans 
           Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the impact of direct-to-
           consumer drug advertising on seniors' health and health 
           care costs.
                                                            SH-216
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine pending judicial nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing regarding certain 
           intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219
     3 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
           International Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine certain activities of the 
           General Services Administration.
                                                            SD-342
     3:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To receive a closed briefing regarding the evolving NATO 
           role in Afghanistan.
                                                    S-407, Capitol

                               OCTOBER 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. military strategy and 
           operations in Iraq.
                                                            SD-106

                               OCTOBER 20
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Indian water rights 
           settlement policy effects on the Duck Valley 
           Reservation proposed settlement agreement.
                                                            SR-485

                             CANCELLATIONS

                               OCTOBER 6
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Environmental Management 
           programs of the Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-366

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     2:30 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian housing.
                                                            SR-485