[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 41 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D305-D309]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 12 through March 17, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2:30 p.m., Senate will be in a period of morning 
business.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 4, Improving 
America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 
9/11 Commission Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 13, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Army, 10:30 
a.m., SD-192.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine federal 
funding for the No Child Left Behind Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
solvency and reform proposals for the Federal Housing 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine international food assistance, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2008 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of 
Reclamation and the Department of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2008 for the 
Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, 
Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Compliance, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 15, to receive a closed 
briefing on Iraq, 8:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 14, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to hold 
hearings to examine technology solutions for climate change, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the U.S. Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 15, Subcommittee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine 
water resources needs and the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2008 for the Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: March 14, to hold hearings to examine 
charting a course for health care moving toward universal coverage, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Administrator, Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an 
Assistant Administrator, Paul J. Bonicelli, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator, and Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Administrator, all of the United States Agency for 
International Development, Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be 
United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, 
Eli Whitney Debevoise II, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and Curtis S. Chin, of New York, to be United States 
Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, 
3 p.m., SD-419.
  March 14, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine strategies to end the violence relating to 
extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Zalmay Khalilzad to be a Representative to the United 
Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the 
Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to 
be a Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative to the 
United Nations, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 13, to 
hold joint hearings with House Committee

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on Education and Labor to examine improving No Child Left Behind to 
close the acheviment gap, relating to the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act reauthorzation, 9:30 a.m., 2175 RHOB.
  March 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 624, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to 
grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and 
cervical cancers, Keeping Seniors Safe From Act of 2007, S. 657, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding 
trauma care, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine enhancing 
patient access and drug safety relating to Prescription Drug User 
Fees, 10:15 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 13, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
United States international efforts to secure radiological 
materials, focusing on Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission efforts to secure radiological materials through the 
International Atomic Energy Agency and the other multilateral 
organizations, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the threat 
of Islamic radicalism to the homeland, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
the United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Benjamin Hale Settle, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, Frederick J. 
Kapala, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois, and Halil Suleyman Ozerden, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  March 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act relating to open 
government, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 236, to 
require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining, S. 
261, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen 
prohibitions against animal fighting, S. 376, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the 
carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, S. 231, 
to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant 
Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012, S. 368, to amend 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance 
the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program, S. 627, to amend the Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health 
and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the 
creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local 
Court Teams, and S. Con. Res. 14, commemorating the 85th anniversary 
of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
Association, a leading association for the 1,300,000 United States 
citizens of Greek ancestry and Philhellenes in the United States and 
possibility of certain subpoenas in connection with investigation 
into replacement of United States Attorneys, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 14, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 223, to require Senate candidates to file 
designations, statements, and reports in electronic form, 10 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 13, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 13, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review the 
federal food stamp program and its impact on children's health, 10 
a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on 
Secretary of Education, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Select Intelligence Oversight, 
executive, on CIA Budget, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of 
Agriculture, 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 13 and 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and 
Related Agencies, on NASA, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn and 2 p.m., 2362B 
Rayburn on March 13 and 10 a.m and 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn on March 
14.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secret Service, 10 
a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Arts Panel, 10:30 a.m., on the Social and Economic 
Status of Native Americans, 1:30 p.m., and on Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education: 
Elementary and Secondary Education, and Special Education and 
Rehabilitation Services, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Capitol Visitor 
Center, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Navy Budget, 9:30 and a hearing on 
Veterans' Claims Process, 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 13, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on Millenium Challenge Account, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.

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  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Status of Public Housing and 
HOPE VI, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies, on Science Research, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on National Archives and Records Administration, 10 
a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Bureau of Land Management, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Department of Education: Student 
Financial Aid, Higher Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs 
and Related Agencies, on Long-Term Challenges for Military 
Construction and Budget Overview, 10:30 a.m., and on VA Research, 2 
p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Transportation, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on Commission on Civil Rights/Legal Services Commission/
State Justice Institute, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on D.C. Courts and Criminal Justice, 2 p.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Gulf Coast 
Rebuilding, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Indian Health Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on U.S. House of 
Representatives: Budget, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs 
and Related Agencies, on Base Realignment and Closure, 10 a.m., and 
on European Command, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies, on Federal Highway Administration/
Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 13, Subcommittee on Air and 
Land Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and 
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capabilities, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on overview 
of military resale programs, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the adequacy of 
the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
to meet readiness needs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on harnessing technology innovation: 
challenges and opportunities, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 15, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. European Command 
and Joint Forces Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to continue hearings 
on views of military advocacy and beneficiary groups, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 
hearing on the Federal ship construction loan guarantee program, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 15, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on ``Examining 
Innovative Approaches to Covering the Uninsured Through Employer-
Provided Health Benefits,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Post Katrina Health 
Care: Continuing Concerns and Immediate Needs in the New Orleans 
Region,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Climate Change and Energy Security: Perspectives from the 
Automobile Industry,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications 
Commission,'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Combating Spyware: The Spy Act,'' 11 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Climate Change: State and Local Perspectives,'' 11 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 12, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Proposals on GSE Reform,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals 
on GSE Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 13 hearing on Tibet: Status of 
the Sino-Tibetan Dialogue, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Haiti's 
Development Needs, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 14, full Committee, hearing on the American Red Cross 
Governance Reform, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight, hearing on Global

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Polling Data on Opinion of American Policies, Values and People, 
2:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward South Pacific Island 
Nations, Including Australia and New Zealand, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on U.S.-Turkish 
Relations and the Challenges Ahead, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, joint 
hearing on Iranian Nuclear Crisis: Latest Developments and Next 
Steps, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 13, to mark up H.R. 1401, 
Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Emergency Communication, Preparedness, 
and Response, hearing entitled ``Public Safety Interoperable 
Communications Grants: Are the Departments of Homeland Security and 
Commerce Effectively Coordinating to Meet our Nation's Emergency 
Communications Needs?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and 
Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Countering the Nuclear 
Threat to the Homeland: Evaluating the Procurement of Radiation 
Detection Technologies,'' 2 p.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``The Department of 
Homeland Security State and Local Fusion Center Program: Advancing 
Information Sharing While Safeguarding Civil Liberties,'' 3:30 p.m., 
311 Cannon.
  March 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Disaster 
Declarations: Where is FEMA in a Time of Need?'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Crossing the Border: Immigrants 
in Detention and Victims of Trafficking,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 15, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on Election Reform, 2 p.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 14, hearing on the District of 
Columbia Voting Rights Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 50, Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization 
Act of 2007; and H.R. 465, Asian Elephant Conservation 
Reauthorization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 14, full Committee, hearing on the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 15, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 713, Niagara Falls 
National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 754, To designate the National 
Museum of Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, 
Wyoming, as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United 
States; and H.R. 929, Land Between the Rivers Southern Illinois 
National Heritage Area Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, March 13, to consider the 
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 16, hearing on White House Procedures for Safeguarding 
Classified Information, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 13, to consider H.R. 985, Whistleblower 
Protection Enhancement Act of 2007, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  March 14, to consider H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting 
Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 13, hearing on Science 
and Technology Leadership in a 21st Century Global Economy, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on the 
Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 2008 Research and 
Development Budget Proposal, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 15, full Committee, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2008 
Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 14, hearing entitled 
``Challenges and Solutions to Health Insurance Coverage for Small 
Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn,
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 13, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on U.S./Mexican 
Trucking: Safety and the Cross Border Demonstration Project,'' 1 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 13, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 797, Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act; and H.R. 
1284, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007; 
followed by a hearing on the Impact of OIF/OEF on the VA Claims 
Process, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 612, Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 
2007; and H.R. 327, Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act, 
1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 15, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
327, Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 612, 
Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; H.R. 
797, Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act; and H.R. 1284, 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Traumatic Brain and 
Poly-trauma Centers, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 13, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Katrina Redevelopment Tax Issues, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 14, full Committee, hearing on the Revenue Increasing 
Measures in the Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Genetic Non-
Discrimination, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.

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  March 15, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, 
hearing on Increasing Economic Security for American Workers, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  March 15, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on H.R. 1229, Nonmarket 
Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 13, executive, 
hearing on Facilities and Infrastructures, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 15, executive, hearing on Geospatial Intelligence, 1 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  March 15, executive, briefing on the CIA, 3:30 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 13, Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings with House Committee on 
Education and Labor to examine improving No Child Left Behind to 
close the achievement gap, relating to the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act reauthorzation, 9:30 a.m., 2175 RHOB.