[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 35 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2424-S2425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations will hold two days of hearings on March 
28 and 30, 2006, ``Neutralizing The Nuclear And Radiological Threat: 
Securing the Global Supply Chain.''

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  On March 28, the Subcommittee will focus on the domestic and 
international deployment of radiation detection equipment, as well as 
U.S. Government efforts to prevent radiological or nuclear terrorism. 
Three Government Accountability Office Reports will be released at the 
March 28th hearing. These reports include: 1. U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Radiation Portal Monitor Program, RPMP, to install Radiation 
Portal Monitors, RPMs, at U.S. Ports of Entry; 2. the Department of 
Energy Second Line of Defense program to install RPMs at key 
international border crossings and ports; and 3. the successful 
importation of radiological sources across the northern and southern 
border.
  On March 30, the Subcommittee will focus on the security of the 
global supply chain and update the May 2005 hearing, The Container 
Security Initiative and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism: Securing the Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse? A 
Subcommittee staff report on global supply chain security will be 
released at the March 30 hearing.
  In addition to examining forthcoming reports, the hearings will 
examine the other programs that form our layered defense against 
nuclear terrorism including the Container Security Initiative, the 
Megaports Initiative, and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against 
Terrorism. Moreover, these hearings will examine the role of the 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, a new office created within DHS to 
coordinate global nuclear detection architecture.
  The Subcommittee hearings are scheduled for Tuesday, March 28 at 9:30 
a.m. and Thursday, March 30 at 10 a.m. in room 342 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building. For further information, please contact Raymond 
V. Shepherd III, Staff Director and Chief Counsel to the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, at 224-3721.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Forests has previously announced a hearing to be held on Wednesday, 
March 29, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building in Washington, DC. In addition to the bills previously 
listed, the following bills will be included:
  S. 1056, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
city of Henderson, NV, certain Federal land located in the city, and 
for other purposes; and S. 2373, to provide for the sale of 
approximately 132 acres of public land to the city of Green River, at 
fair market value.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their 
testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, SD-364 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 
20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Dick Bouts at (202) 224-7545 
or Sara Zecher at (202) 224-8276.


                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Tuesday, March 28, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 1439, the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005, Titles II 
through VI. Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian 
Affairs Committee at (202) 224-2251.


                      COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednesday, March 29, at 9:30 
a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on the following bills:
  1. S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments.
  2. S. 1899, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention 
Act Amendments.
  3. S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project Act.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.

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