[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 16 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D79-D83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 13 through February 18, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 12 noon, Senate will begin consideration of the message 
from the House of Representatives to accompany H.R. 4297, Tax Relief 
Extension Reconciliation Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: February 15, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 
for the Department of Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to resume 
hearings to examine the progress of construction on the Capitol 
Visitor Center, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 14, to resume hearings to 
examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and 
the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine improving contractor incentives in review 
of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Preston M. Geren, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
the Army, Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, James I. Finley, 
of Minnesota, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Technology, and Thomas P. D'Agostino, of Maryland, 
to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
priorities and plans for the atomic energy defense activities of the 
Department of Energy and to review the President's proposed budget 
request for fiscal year 2007 for atomic energy defense activities of 
the Department of

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Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Randall S. Kroszner, of 
New Jersey, and Kevin M. Warsh, of New York, each to be a Member of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Edward P. 
Lazear, of California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic 
Advisers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
rebuilding needs in Hurricane Katrina-impacted areas, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress, 10 a.m. SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 14, to continue hearings to 
examine the President's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
understanding the causes and solutions to addressing the Federal tax 
gap, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 16, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 14, 
Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, to hold 
hearings to examine the economic impacts of the Canadian softwood 
lumber dispute on U.S. industries, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine video 
franchising, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
developments in nanotechnology, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearing to examine NOAA 
budget, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the Energy Information Administration's 2006 
annual energy outlook on trends and issues affecting the United 
States' energy market, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2197, 
to improve the global competitiveness of the United States in 
science and energy technology, to strengthen basic research programs 
at the Department of Energy, and to provide support for mathematics 
and science education at all levels through the resources available 
through the Department of Energy, including at the National 
Laboratories, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
President's views and estimates to be submitted to the Committee on 
the Budget, 11 a.m., SD-366.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to review the progress made on the development of interim 
and long-term plans for use of fire retardant aircraft in Federal 
wildfire suppression operations, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2253, 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to offer the 181 Area of 
the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  February 16, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1870, to clarify the authorities for the use of certain 
National Park Service properties within Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 
S. 1913, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease a 
portion of the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center for use as a 
visitor center for the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, S. 1970, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and 
suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears 
National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail 
segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that 
trail, H.R. 562, to authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish 
a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the 
victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933, 
and H.R. 318, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study 
the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms 
located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park 
System, 2:30 p.m., SD-366
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 15, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Terrence L. Bracy, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. 
Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy 
Foundation, and Dennis Bottorff, Susan Richardson Williams, and 
William B. Sansom, all of Tennessee, Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, 
Howard A. Thrailkill, of Alabama, and Donald R. DePriest, of 
Mississippi, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 for EPA, 
9:35 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: February 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
Administration's trade agenda for 2006, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 
for foreign affairs, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on the 
challenges and responses with respect to a nuclear Iran, 9 a.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
challenges and responses with respect to a nuclear Iran, 10:15 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 14, 
to hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE 
Act relating to fighting the AIDS epidemic of today, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging, to 
hold hearings to examine the Older Americans Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to 
hold hearings to examine communication and mine safety technology 
issues, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  February 16, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
role of education in global competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
13, to resume hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina response issues, 
focusing on waste, fraud, and abuse during the disaster, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  February 14, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on the Homeland Security 
Department's preparation and response, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 14, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2007 for Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Stephen G. Larson, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, Jack Zouhary, 
to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio, and John F. Clark, of Virginia, to be Director of the United 
States Marshals Service, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 15, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 16, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 15, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on USDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on DHS Management 
and Operations, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, an oversight hearing on Woodrow Wilson Center, 10 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on DOD Budget Overview, 10 a.m., H-
143 Capitol and on Quality of Life--Senior Enlisted, 1:30 p.m., 2362 
Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on the FDA, 9:30 
a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2007 DOD 
Budget overview, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, on 
Transportation Security Administration, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 16, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Department of 
Labor Fiscal Year 2007 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, 
Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, on U.S. Trade 
Representative, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 14, to mark up H. Res. 645, 
Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to 
transmit to the House of Representatives all information in the 
possession of the President or the Secretary of Defense relating to 
the collection of intelligence information pertaining to persons 
inside the United States without obtaining court-ordered warrants 
authorizing the collection of such information and relating to the 
policy of the United States with respect to the gathering of 
counterterrorism intelligence within the United States, 5:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  February 15, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 National Defense 
Authorization budget request from the Department of the Army, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces and the Subcommittee 
on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, joint hearing 
on the Able Danger program, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 16, full Committee, hearing on the Department of Defense 
Quadrennial Defense Review, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Combating al Qaeda and the Militant 
Jihadist Threat, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 14, hearing on Members' Day, 2 
p.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 15, hearing on Domestic Entitlements and the Federal 
Budget, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 16, hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2007 
Discretionary Budget, Performance Evaluations and Spending Trends, 
10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 15, hearing entitled 
``The Administration's FY '07 Health Care Priorities,'' 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``The Law and Economics of Interchange 
Fees,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 15, hearing to receive 
the Federal Reserve Board's semiannual monetary policy report, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Weapons of Mass Destruction: Stopping the funding--OFAC 
Role,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 14, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, 
hearing entitled ``National Security Whistleblowers in the post-9/11 
Era: Lost in a Labyrinth and Facing Subtle Retaliation,'' 1 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Meythol Bromide: Are U.S. Interests Being Served by the 
Critical User Exemption Process?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.

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  February 15, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing 
entitled ``Living in America: Is Our Public Housing System Up to the 
Challenges of the 21st Century?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, hearing entitled ``National Drug Control Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2007, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 15, Subcommittee on 
Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity, 
hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year Budget: Coast Guard 
Programs Impacting Maritime Border Security,'' 5 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``The State of Interoperable 
Communications: Perspectives from the Field,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, 
and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``The President's 
Proposed FY07 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security: The 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's 
Proposed Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for the Department of Homeland 
Security: Maintaining Vigilance and Improving Mission Performance in 
Securing the Homeland,'' 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection and Cybersecurity, hearing entitled ``The President's 
Proposed FY07 Budget: Risk-Based Spending at the Transportation 
Security Administration,'' 2 p.m., room to be announced.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and 
Oversight, to continue examination of the Integrated Surveillance 
Intelligence System with a hearing entitled ``Mismanagement of the 
Border Surveillance System and Lessons Learned for the New Border 
Initiative, Part 3,'' following full Committee hearing, 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, February 14, Subcommittee on 
Europe and Emerging Threats to mark up a resolution Expressing 
support for the efforts of the people of the Republic of Belarus to 
establish a full democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human 
rights and urging the Government of Belarus to conduct free and fair 
presidential elections in 2006, 6 p.m., room to be announced.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Chinese Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy through U.S. Educational 
Institutions, Multilateral Organizations and Corporate America, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations and the Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing entitled ``The Internet in China: A Tool for 
Freedom or Suppression?'' 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 16, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The International 
Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2007,'' 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 15, to mark up the following 
measures: H. Res. 643, Directing the Attorney General to submit to 
the House of Representatives all documents in the possession of the 
Attorney General relating to warrantless electronic surveillance of 
telephone conversations and electronic communications of persons in 
the United States conducted by the National Security Agency; H. Res. 
644, Requesting the President and directing the Attorney General 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 those officials relating to the authorization of 
electronic surveillance of citizens of the United States without 
court approved warrants; H.R. 2829, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005; H.R. 3505, Financial Services 
Regulatory Relief Act of 2005; H. Con. Res. 316, Raising awareness 
and encouraging prevention of stalking by establishing January 2006 
as ``National Stalking Awareness Month;'' H. Res. 357, Honoring 
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; and H.R. 4709, Law Enforcement and 
Phone Privacy Protection Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, to mark up H.R. 1704, Second Chance Act of 2005; followed 
by an oversight hearing of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 
and Explosives (BATFE) Part 1: Gun Show Enforcement, 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, oversight hearing on Victims and the Criminal Justice 
System: How to Protect, Compensate, and Vindicate the Interests of 
Victims, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 15, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, oversight hearing entitled ``The National Park Service 2006 
Draft Management Policies and proposed changes to Director's Order 
21,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 
4686, Multi-State and International Fisheries Conservation and 
Management Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, February 15, hearing on An Overview of the 
Federal R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 16, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Proposal, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 15, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Commercial Jet Fuel 
Supply: Impact and Cost on the U.S. Airline Industry,'' 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  February 15, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on How the FY 2007 Budget Proposal Impacts SAFETEA 
LU, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 16, full Committee, to consider the following: Committee 
Views and Estimates; GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions; and other pending business, 12:30 p.m., followed by a 
hearing on Disasters and the Department of Homeland Security: Where 
Do We Go From Here? 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 14, Subcommittee on 
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on the VA's Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for the education, 
vocational rehabilitation, and loan guaranty programs, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Health, oversight hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for 
the Veterans Health Administration, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 15 and 16, full Committee, hearings on annual legislative 
agenda, views and priorities for veterans organizations, 10:30 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, oversight hearing on the VA's Fiscal Year 2007 budget 
request for the compensation and pension business lines, 2 p.m., 340 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 15, to continue hearings on 
President Bush's Budget proposals for fiscal year 2007, 10:30 a.m., 
and to hold a hearing on President Bush's trade agenda, 1:30 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee 
on Oversight, to hold a joint hearing on Social Security Number 
High-Risk Issues, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 15, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, executive, Briefing on The Intelligence 
Value of Interrogation, 12 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  February 16, full Committee, executive, hearing on Director of 
National Intelligence: Annual Assessment of Threats, 9:30 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, 
executive, hearing on Future Imagery Architecture, 12:30 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina, February 15, meeting to approve the 
Final Select Committee Report, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 16, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic report of the President, 10:30 a.m., 2322 RHOB.