[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 165 (Monday, October 29, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2269-E2270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, 2007 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               OCTOBER 31
     9 a.m.
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2063, to establish a 
           Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action, to 
           assure the economic security of the United States, and 
           to expand future prosperity and growth for all 
           Americans.
                                                            SD-608
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Uniformed 
           Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act 
           (USERRA).
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the licensing process for the 
           Yucca Mountain Repository.
                                                            SD-406
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine Foreign Intelligence 
           Surveillance Act (FISA) amendments, focusing on ways to 
           protect Americans' security and privacy while 
           preserving the rule of law and government 
           accountability.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. Res. 334, expressing the 
           sense of the Senate regarding the degradation of the 
           Jordan River and the Dead Sea and welcoming cooperation 
           between the peoples of Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, 
           United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with 
           Annexes, done at Montego Bay, December 10, 1982 (the 
           ``Convention''), and the Agreement Relating to the 
           Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations 
           Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, 
           with Annex, adopted at New York, July 28, 1994 (the 
           Agreement''), and signed by the United States, subject 
           to ratification, on July 29, 1994 (Treaty Doc.103-39), 
           Convention Between the Government of the United States 
           of America and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium 
           for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention 
           of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
           accompanying Protocol, signed on November 27, 2006, at 
           Brussels (the ``proposed Treaty'') (Treaty Doc.110-03), 
           Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government 
           of the United States of America and the Government of 
           the Kingdom of Denmark for the Avoidance of Double 
           Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
           Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Copenhagen May 2, 
           2006 (the ``Protocol'') (Treaty Doc.109-19), Protocol 
           Amending the Convention Between the Government of the 
           United States of America and the Government of the 
           Republic of Finland for the Avoidance of Double 
           Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
           Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital, signed at 
           Helsinki May 31, 2006 (the ``Protocol'') (Treaty 
           Doc.109-18), and Protocol Amending the Convention 
           Between the United States of America and the Federal 
           Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double 
           Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with 
           Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital and to Certain 
           Other Taxes, Signed on August 29, 1989, signed at 
           Berlin June 1, 2006 (the ``Protocol''), along with a 
           related Joint Declaration (Treaty Doc.109-20).
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Disaster Recovery Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine post-catastrophe crisis, 
           focusing on addressing the dramatic need and scant 
           availability of mental health care in the Gulf Coast.
                                                            SD-342
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine climate disclosure, focusing 
           on measuring financial risks and opportunities.
                                                            SD-538

                               NOVEMBER 1
     9 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and 
           Wildlife Protection Subcommittee
         Business meeting to consider S. 2191, to direct the 
           Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
           establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse 
           gases.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the impact of the 
           Flood Control Act of 1944 on Indian Tribes along the 
           Missouri river.
                                                            SD-628
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
                                                            SD-215
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory F. 
           Jacob, of New Jersey, to be Solicitor, and Howard 
           Radzely, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary, both of 
           the Department of Labor.
                                                            SD-430
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 1946, to help Federal 
           prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption 
           by strengthening and clarifying the law, S. 2168, to 
           amend title 18, United States Code, to enable increased 
           federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to 
           allow for restitution to victims of identity theft, S. 
           352, to provide for media coverage of Federal court 
           proceedings, and the nominations of John Daniel Tinder, 
           of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
           Seventh Circuit, and Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be 
           Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-226
       Intelligence
         Meeting of conferees on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence 
           community.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Small Business 
           Administration, focusing on the efficacy of the 7(a) 
           loan program.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                               NOVEMBER 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the performance 
           and structure of the United States Court of Appeals for 
           Veterans.
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine the Government Accountability 
           Office report focusing on funding challenges and 
           facilities maintenance at the Smithsonian Institution.
                                                            SR-301
     1:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine sovereign wealth fund 
           acquisitions and other foreign government investments 
           in the United States, focusing on economic and national 
           security implications.
                                                            SD-538

                               NOVEMBER 8
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 86, to designate segments 
           of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in the 
           State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers, S. 1365, 
           to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management 
           Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
           to enter into cooperative agreements with any of the 
           management partners of the Boston Harbor Islands 
           National Recreation Area, S. 1449, to establish the 
           Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center to assist in 
           preserving the archeological, anthropological, 
           paleontological, zoological, and geologic artifacts and 
           archival documentation from the Rocky Mountain region 
           through the construction of an on-site, secure 
           collections facility for the Denver Museum of Nature 
           and Science in Denver, Colorado, S. 1921, to

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           amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 
           to extend the authorization for that Act, S. 1941, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
           suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf 
           House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the 
           National Park System, S. 1961, to expand the boundaries 
           of the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the 
           State of Alabama, S. 1991, to authorize the Secretary 
           of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the 
           suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and 
           Clark National Historic Trail to include additional 
           sites associated with the preparation and return phases 
           of the expedition, S. 2098, to establish the Northern 
           Plains Heritage Area in the State of North Dakota, S. 
           2220, to amend the Outdoor Recreation Act of 1963 to 
           authorize certain appropriations, and H.R. 1191, to 
           authorize the National Park Service to pay for services 
           rendered by subcontractors under a General Services 
           Administration Indefinite Deliver Indefinite Quantity 
           Contract issued for work to be completed at the Grand 
           Canyon National Park.
                                                            SD-366

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                               OCTOBER 31
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine universal telephone service.
                                                            SR-253