[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 122 (Friday, July 27, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1076-D1079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 30 through August 4, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act, 
and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 31, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of the securities markets, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-538.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Randall S. Kroszner, of New Jersey, Larry Allan 
Klane, of the District of Columbia, and Elizabeth A. Duke, of 
Virginia, all to be Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and 
Finance, to hold hearings to examine reforming key international 
financial institutions for the 21st century, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 31, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ronald Spoehel, of 
Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, William G. Sutton, Jr., of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Thomas J. Barrett, of Alaska, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and Paul R. Brubaker, of 
Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration, Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  August 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: August 1, Subcommittee 
on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 1054 and H.R. 
122, bills to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Inland Empire regional recycling project and in 
the Cucamonga Valley Water District recycling project, S. 1472, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of 
Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and 
other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water 
supply, water quality, and environmental restoration, S. 1475 and 
H.R. 1526, bills to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water 
Recycling Program, H.R. 30, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal Water District 
Recycled Water System Pressurization and

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Expansion Project, H.R. 609, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and 
Reuse Project, and H.R. 1175, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to increase the ceiling on 
the Federal share of the costs of phase I of the Orange County, 
California, Regional Water Reclamation Project, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: July 31, to continue hearings to examine 
carried interest (Part II), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 31, to hold hearings to 
examine nuclear energy and nonproliferation challenges, focusing on 
safeguarding the atom, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the United States Africa Command, focusing on a new 
strategic relationship with Africa, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: August 1, 
business meeting to consider S.579, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and 
operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that 
may be related to the etiology of breast cancer, S.625, to protect 
the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with 
certain authority to regulate tobacco products, and S.1858, to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide 
for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated 
followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to 
reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, 9:30 
a.m., Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: August 1, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the under-representation of Americans at the United Nations and its 
organizations; focusing on ways to build a stronger American 
diplomatic presence, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 109-435), focusing on the services that are provided to 
customers, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 31, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of the Leegin decision, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine death and 
serious injury relating to oxycontin and defective products, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  August 2, Full committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
Department of Justice politicizing the hiring and firing of United 
States Attorneys, focusing on preserving prosecutorial independence, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  August 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S.1692, to 
grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, 
Incorporated, S.1060, to reauthorize the grant program for reentry 
of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and 
implementation, S.453, to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal 
elections, S.1845, to provide for limitations in certain 
communications between the Department of Justice and the White House 
Office relating to civil and criminal investigations, a bill 
entitled, ``School Safety and Law Enforcement Act'', and the 
nomination of Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, 11:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 31, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
education issues, 9:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 31, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Donald M. Kerr, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, July 31, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, on Capitol Visitor Center, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Capitol Power 
Plant Utility Tunnels, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 31, Subcommittee on Readiness, 
hearing on Augmenting the Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue 
hearings on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future, (Part 4). 1 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on active 
Army, Army Guard and Army Reserve recruiting and retention, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  July 2, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing to follow-up 
on the notification of family members of next of kin of deceased and 
wounded process for the Marine Corps, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, July 31, hearing on the Costs of Military 
Operations and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  August 2, hearing on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: What will be the 
long-term effect on the federal budget? 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 31, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act; H.R. 1699, 
Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act; H.R. 1721, Pool 
and Spa Safety Act; and H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased 
maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product 
Safety Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on Post-Katrina Health Care

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in the New Orleans Region: Progress and Continuing Concerns--Part 
II, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 31, to continue mark up of 
H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing. Trust Fund Acct of 2007, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 31, to markup the following 
measures: H.R. 1302, Global Poverty Act of 2007; H.R. 1567, Stop 
Tuberculosis (TB) Now Act of 2007; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical 
Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing 
countries that take action to protect forests and coral reefs and 
associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act 
through fiscal year 2010; H.R. 3096, Vietnam Human Rights Act of 
2007; H.R. 3062, South Pacific Economic and Educational Development 
Act of 2007; H. Res. 32, Denouncing the practices of female genital 
mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor'' killings, acid burning, 
dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that participation, 
protection, recognition, and independence of women is crucial to 
achieving a just, moral, and honorable society; H. Res. 34, 
Recognizing the 75th birthday of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African 
Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient; 
H. Res. 238, Commending the first democratic elections in Aceh, a 
province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and expressing support for the 
further democratic development and implementation of the Helsinki 
Memorandum of Understanding; H. Res. 508, Recognizing the strong 
security alliance between the Government of Japan and the United 
States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role in 
enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in 
the Global war against terrorism; H. Res. 518, Recognizing the 50th 
anniversary of Malaysia's independence; H. Res. 548, Expressing the 
ongoing concern of the House of Representatives for Lebanon's 
democratic institutions and unwavering support for the 
administration of justice upon those responsible for the 
assassination of Lebanese public figures opposing Syrian control of 
Lebanon; H. Res. 557, Strongly condemning the United Nations Human 
Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights abuses in various 
countries, while choosing to unfairly target Israel by including it 
as the only country permanently placed on the Council's agenda; H. 
Res. 564, Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly serious 
threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting 
expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of 
Central America to combat crime and violence; H. Res. 575, 
Commending the people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of 
Jordan for their continued commitment to holding elections and 
broadening participation; and a resolution Recognizing the 
remarkable example of Sir Nicholas Winton who organized the rescue 
of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakian children from Nazi death camps prior 
to the outbreak of World War II, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 31, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight, hearing on the Case of Ramos and Compean: the 
Across-Border Context, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on the Impact of Coup-Related Sanctions on 
Thailand and Fiji: Helpful or Harmful to U.S. Relations? 9 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on Political Crises in South Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka 
and Nepal, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Africa, and Global Health, hearing on 
Africa Command: Opportunity for Enhanced Engagement or the 
Militarization of U.S.-Africa Relations,'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the 
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, joint hearing on Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil Sector: 
Running on Empty? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 31, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Managing Risk and Increasing Efficiency: An Examination 
of the Implementation of the Registered Traveler Program,'' 1:30 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Playing by Its Own Rules: TSA's 
Exemption from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and How it 
Impacts Partnerships with the Private Sector,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, August 1, oversight hearing on 
The Smithsonian in Transition, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Elections, oversight hearing on the 
Election Assistance Commission, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  August 3, Election Task Force, meeting to receive a GAO briefing 
on the status of the Investigation into the FL-13 Congressional 
District Contested Election, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 31, Subcommittee on Courts, the 
Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on Ensuring Artists 
Fair Compensation: Updating the Performance Right and Platform 
Parity for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 31, oversight hearing on 
Crisis of Confidence: The Political Influence of the Bush 
Administration on Agency Science and Decision-Making, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on H.R. 1769, Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3094, National Park Centennial 
Fund Act; and H.R. 2959, National Park Centennial Challenge Fund 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 31, full 
Committee, hearing on FEMA Preparedness in 2007 and Beyond, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  July 31, and August 2, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal 
Services, and the District of Columbia, hearings on Federal 
Compensation, Part I, Pay and Part 2, Benefits, 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.

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  August 1, full Committee, hearing on the Tillman Fratricide: What 
the Leadership of the Defense Department Knew, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  August 2, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, August 1, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, to continue joint hearings on the Department of 
Energy's Support for the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), 
Part II, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 31, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing to 
review the Coast Guard Administration Law System, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, to consider the following measures: the 
Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007; the 
Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007; To improve the provision 
of disaster assistance for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; H.R. 3068, 
Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007; 
H.R. 2671, To designate the United States courthouse located at 301 
North Miami Avenue, Miami, Florida, as the ``C. Clyde Atkins United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2728, To designate the station of the 
United States Border Patrol located at 25762 Madison Avenue in 
Murrieta, California, as the ``Theodore L. Newton, Jr. and George F. 
Azrak Border Patrol Station,'' 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Challenges Facing the Coast Guard's Marine Safety 
Program, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 31, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 674, To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal 
the provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee 
on Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009; H.R.1273, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any 
war and to restore the headstone or marker allowance for eligible 
persons; H.R.1900, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 
eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who receive an 
expeditionary medal during a period of military service other than a 
period of war; H.R. 1901, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during 
certain periods of time in specified locations; H.R. 2346. To direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for 
determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the 
national cemeteries located in that geographic area; H.R. 2696, 
Veterans' Dignified Burial Assistance Act of 2007; and H.R. 2697, To 
amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
veterans' mortgage life insurance to include members of the Armed 
Forces receiving specially adapted housing assistance from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, August 1, Subcommittee on Income 
Security and Family Support, hearing on Measuring Poverty in 
America, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on 
Aviation Taxes, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Legislation Related to 
Trade with China, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 30, Subcommittee 
on Technical and Tactical, executive, briefing on Special 
Reconnaissance Program, 5:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
hearing on DNI 100 Day Plan, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn
  August 1, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis 
and Counterintelligence and the Subcommittee on Technical and 
Tactical Intelligence, executive, joint briefing on SIGINT, 1 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  August 2, full Committee, executive, briefing on Intelligence 
Community Update on Iraq, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on CIA new Counter 
Terrorism Activity, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.