[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D480-D483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 15 through May 20, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 2611, 
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.
  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Milan D. Smith, Jr., of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, with a vote on confirmation 
thereon. Also, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2611, 
Comprehensive Immigration Reform 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States Department of Agriculture 
Rural Utilities Service Broadband Program, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 19, 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 National Institutes of Health, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of James Lambright, of Missouri, 
to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., and Todd S. Farha, both of Florida, each to 
be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Jon 
T. Rymer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, John W. Cox, of Texas, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and William 
Hardiman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of hedge funds in U.S. capital markets, 
2 p.m., SD-538.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the report to 
Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 16, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, SD-207, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 16, to 
hold hearings to examine Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2686, to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  May 18, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up the proposed 
innovation bill, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005's electricity reliability provisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the status of 
Yucca Mountain Repository Project within the Office of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management at the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  May 16, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1686, to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to 
provide for the operation of the National Constitution Center, S. 
2417 and H.R. 4192,

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bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the 
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace home in Hope, 
Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park 
System, S. 2419 and H.R. 4882, bills to ensure the proper 
remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a 
deadline for the designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial, S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act 
to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
Trail, S. 2627, to amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the 
authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board, and S. 
Res. 468, supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands 
National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the 
laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park 
Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Dale Klein, of Texas, to be 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Molly A. O'Neill, 
of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: May 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador; to be followed by 
a business meeting to consider proposed legislation implementing the 
U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, and the nomination of W. Ralph 
Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs, Department of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine physician-
owned specialty hospitals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine energy security and oil dependence issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iran's 
political/nuclear ambitions and U.S. policy options, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael D. Kirby, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Moldova, John A. Cloud, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, April H. Foley, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Tracey Ann 
Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Tajikistan, and Michael Wood, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to Sweden, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 18, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine Iran's 
political/nuclear ambitions and U.S. policy options, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 16, 
Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine naturally occurring retirement communities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the proposed 
Ryan White Modernization Act of 2006, proposed Mine Safety and 
Health Act of 2006, proposed Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, 
S. 860, to amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student 
achievement in United States history and civics, and the nominations 
of Jerry Gayle Bridges, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
and Vince J. Juaristi, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors, both of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Harry R. Hoglander, of Massachusetts, and Peter W. Tredick, 
of California, each to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, 
J.C.A. Stagg, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Kent D. 
Talbert, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Education, and Horace A. Thompson, of Mississippi, to be a Member of 
the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 17, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Robert J. Portman, of 
Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to resume hearings 
to examine the Federal government's security clearance process, 
focusing on the progress of the Office of Personnel Management in 
implementing a plan to address the longstanding backlog of security 
clearance investigations, including the next steps by the Office of 
Management and Budget, and the recent halt by the Defense Security 
Service in processing government contractor security clearances, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., of Kentucky, to be Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics, Office of Personnel Management, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
unobligated balances, focusing on their treatment and how they 
affect agency budgeting and programming, including what happens to 
these accounts when they expire, and how Office of Management and 
Budget, the Treasury and the agencies treat them, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 17, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian youth suicide, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 16, to hold hearings to examine 
the continuing need for Section 5 pre-clearance requirements of the 
Voting Rights Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine understanding 
the benefits and cost of Section 5 pre-clearance requirements of the 
Voting Rights Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine AT&T and BellSouth merger and 
what it means for consumers, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Department of 
Justice, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.

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  May 17, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, to be 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 18, to hold hearings to examine 
caring for seniors during a national emergency, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of the Office for Democratic 
Institutions and Human Rights relating to advancing the human 
dimension in the OSCE, focusing on the Office for Democratic 
Institutions and Human Rights and its role in monitoring elections 
in OSCE countries, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 16, to consider the following 
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007: Homeland Security; and Energy 
and Water Development, and Related Agencies, 3:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 18, hearing on No 
Child Left Behind: How Innovative Educators Are Integrating Subject 
Matter To Improve Student Achievement, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 18, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Unlocking America's Energy 
Resources: Next Generation,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on H.R. 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006, 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 17, hearing on the State of 
the International Financial System, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Policy, Trade, 
and Technology, hearing on H.R. 5337, to ensure national security 
while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance 
of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are 
examined for any effect they may have on national security, to 
establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on H.R. 5341, Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 
2006, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Financial Services Needs of Military Personnel and Their 
Families,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 16, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Resources and the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging 
Threats and International Relations, joint hearing entitled ``Energy 
as a Weapon: Implications for U.S. Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, 
hearing entitled ``Fair and Balanced? The Status of Pay and Benefits 
for Non-Article III Judges,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 17, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Low Clearance'' Why Did 
DOD Suddenly Stop Processing Private Sector Security Clearances?'' 
followed by consideration of pending business, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``RU-486--Demonstrating a Low Standard 
for Women's Health?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 16, hearing entitled ``Are We 
Ready?: Implementing the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza,'' 
2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 17, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 5451, National 
Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006; and H. Res. 
809, Directing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security 
to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the 
Secretary's possession relating to any existing or previous 
agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and 
Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of 
Arlington, Virginia, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Retention, Security Clearances, Morale, and Other 
Human Capital Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland 
Security,'' 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, May 16, Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Human Rights and International Relations, hearing on 
Medical Outreach: An Instrument of U.S. Diplomacy, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on the 
United States and South Asia: An Expanding Agenda, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing 
to Review U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 18, full Committee, hearing on the Prospects for Peace in 
Darfur, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on Nigeria's Struggle with 
Corruption, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, to mark up H.R. 5333, Shoulder-fired Missile 
Threat Reduction Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 16, Subcommittee on Courts, the 
Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on Section 
115 Reform Act (SIRA) of 2006, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 17 Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
oversight hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the Government: The 
Privacy Officer for the Department of Homeland Security and the 
Privacy Officer for the Department of Justice; followed by markup of 
H.R. 2840, Federal Agency Protection of Privacy Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 
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  May 18, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 817, Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 
2005, 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
hearing on H.R. 4997, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on the Energy and Mineral Requirements 
for Renewable and Alternative Fuels Used for Transportation and 
Other Purposes, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 16, to consider the following: H.R. 4200, 
Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act; and H.R. 5384, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 17, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Legislation To Promote Research 
and Development, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 17, to mark up H.R. 5352, Small 
Business Reauthorization Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 17, to mark up 
the following: additional lease resolutions from the GSA FY 2007 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program; H.R. 5013, Disaster Recovery 
Personal Protection Act of 2006; H.R. 5187, to amend the John F. 
Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the 
John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007; and 
H.R. 5316, RESPOND Act of 2006, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight 
hearing on EPA Grants Management 2003-2006: Progress and Challenge, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 18, Subcommittee 
on Intelligence Policy, executive, Briefing on Denial and Deception, 
9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.