[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 103 (Friday, June 20, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D783-D787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 23 through June 28, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, 3:00 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to concur in the amendment of the House of Representatives 
striking section 1 and all that follows through the end of Title V, and 
inserting certain language, to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 
3221, Foreclosure Prevention Act, with Reid (for Dodd/Shelby) Amendment 
No. 4983.
  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: June 25, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, business meeting to mark up proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Energy Information 
Administration, focusing on forecasts for oil and gasoline prices, 
11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Nelson M. Ford, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary of the Army, Joseph A. Benkert, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, Sean Joseph Stackley, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Frederick S. Celec, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant to the Secretary for Nuclear and Chemical 
and Biological Defense Programs, all of the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 24, to 
hold hearings to examine climate change impacts on the 
transportation sector, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2907, to 
establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and 
penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, an original bill 
entitled, ``The National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act of 2008'', an original bill entitled, ``The 
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of

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2008'', and promotion lists in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the outlook for summer air 
travel, focusing on addressing congestion and delay, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the increased global energy demand, focusing on 
the challenges for meeting future energy needs, while developing new 
technologies to address the current and future global climate 
change, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 25, to hold 
hearings to examine the future federal role for surface 
transportation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 24, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine trade functions, focusing on customs and other trade 
agencies, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
foundation of international tax reform, focusing on worldwide, 
territorial, and other related issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 24, business meeting to 
consider H.R. 176, to authorize the establishment of educational 
exchange and development programs for member countries of the 
Caribbean Community (CARICOM), H.R. 2553, to amend the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide for the 
establishment and maintenance of existing libraries and resource 
centers at United States diplomatic and consular missions to provide 
information about American culture, society, and history, S. 2120, 
to authorize the establishment of a Social Investment and Economic 
Development Fund for the Americas to provide assistance to reduce 
poverty, expand the middle class, and foster increased economic 
opportunity in the countries of the Western Hemisphere, S. 2166, to 
provide for greater responsibility in lending and expanded 
cancellation of debts owed to the United States and the 
international financial institutions by low-income countries, S. 
3097, to amend the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000, the 
International Convention Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the 
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on 
October 19, 2005 (Treaty Doc.110-14), certain pending nominations, 
and promotion lists in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a new 
strategy for an enhanced partnership with Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the emergence of the superbug, focusing on 
antimicrobial resistance in the United States, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings 
to examine reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act (CAPTA)(Public Law 93-247), focusing on protecting 
children and strengthening families, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 24, 
to hold hearings to examine ending excessive speculation in 
commodity markets, focusing on legislative options, 10:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  June 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2583, to 
amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 
note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars, 
S. 1924, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 
create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal 
employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain 
diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty, 
H.R. 5683, to make certain reforms with respect to the Government 
Accountability Office, S. 3013, to provide for retirement equity for 
Federal employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous 
States and the District of Columbia, S. 2382, to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly 
and fairly address the abundance of surplus manufactured housing 
units stored by the Federal Government around the country at 
taxpayer expense, S. 2148, to provide for greater diversity within, 
and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior 
Executive Service, S. 2816, to provide for the appointment of the 
Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security 
by the Secretary of Homeland Security, S. 3015, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 18 S. G 
Street, Lakeview, Oregon, as the ``Dr. Bernard Daly Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 5395 and S. 2622, bills to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive 
in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``William `Bill' Clay Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 5479, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, 
Michigan, as the ``Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building'', H.R. 
4185, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the 
``Marisol Heredia Post Office Building'', H.R. 5528, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 
Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the ``Rocky 
Marciano Post Office Building'', H.R. 3721, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena 
Road in Lorena, Texas, as the ``Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 5517, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, 
Texas, as the ``Texas Military Veterans Post Office'', H.R. 5168, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Cody 
Grater Post Office Building'', S. 3082, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in 
Kansas City, Missouri, as the ``Reverend Earl Abel Post Office 
Building'', an orginal bill entitled, ``Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act 
of 2008'', and the nomination of Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  June 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nuclear 
terrorism, focusing on the federal response for providing medical 
care and meeting basic needs in the aftermath of an attack, 10 a.m., 
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  June 26, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine addressing the nation's financial challenges, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 26, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine access to contract health services in Indian country, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 24, Subcommittee on Human Rights 
and the Law, to hold hearings to examine from Nuremberg to Darfur, 
focusing on accountability for crimes against humanity, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  June 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine laptop searches and other violations of privacy faced by 
Americans returning from overseas travel, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  June 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2979, to 
exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist 
organization, H.R. 5690, to remove the African National Congress 
from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or 
events, provide relief for certain members of the African National 
Congress regarding admissibility, S. 2892, to promote the 
prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by 
suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has 
authorized the use of military force, S. 1211, to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for 
marketing controlled substances to minors, S. 3155, to reauthorize 
and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
1974, S. 2746, to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to 
provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of 
that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act 
authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative 
process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals 
to explicitly state such required citations, S. 3061, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to 
combat trafficking in persons, S. Res. 594, designating September 
2008 as ``Tay-Sachs Awareness Month'', and the nominations of Paul 
G. Gardephe, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, Kiyo A. Matsumoto, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Cathy Seibel, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, Glenn T. Suddaby, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of New York, Kelly Harrison Rankin, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Wyoming, and Clyde R. Cook, Jr., 
to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine effective ways to catch fugitives in the 21st century, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 25, to hold 
hearings to examine solutions to cope with the rise in home heating 
oil prices, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 26, business meeting to mark 
up pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 25, hearing to review trading in 
energy markets, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Hortriculture and Organic Agriculture, 
hearing to review the status of pollinator health including colony 
collapse disorder, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 23, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, to mark up the Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fiscal 
Year 2009, 6 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  June 24, full Committee, to mark up the following Appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2009: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies; and Homeland Security; and to consider 
Subcommittee Allocations 302(b)s, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 24, Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, to consider 
Recommendations for Classified Appropriations, 3:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  June 25, full Committee, to mark up the following Appropriations 
for Fiscal year 2009: Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; and 
Financial Services and general Government, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 26, to mark up the following Appropriations for Fiscal Year 
2009: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
Agencies; and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, oversight hearing on 
the Capitol Visitor Center, 10 a.m., 2358A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 25, hearing on China: Recent 
Security Developments, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 24, hearing on H.R. 3654, SAFE 
Commission Act, and the Long-Term Fiscal Challenge, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, June 24, hearing on Is OSHA 
Failing to Adequately Enforce Construction Safety Rules? 10 am., 
2175 Rayburn.
  June 25, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 3289, PRE-K Act,, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, 
hearing on An Examination of Discrimination Against Transgender 
Americans in the Workplace, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 23, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on Energy 
Speculation: Is Greater Regulation Necessary to Stop Price 
Manipulation?--Part II, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 3014, Health 
Equity and Accountability Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on The Future of Universal Service:

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To Whom, By Whom, For What, and How Much? 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee Energy and Air Quality, hearing on Climate 
Change: Costs of Inaction, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 24, to consider the 
following bills: H.R. 6306, To authorize United States participation 
in, and appropriations for the United States contributions to, the 
fifteenth replenishment of the resources of the International 
Development Association and the eleventh replenishment of the 
resources of the African Development Fund, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 6315, To authorize United States participation in, and 
appropriations for the United States contribution to, an 
international clean technology fund, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3329, Homes for Heroes Act of 2007; H.R. 6216, Asset Management 
Improvement Act of 2008; H.R. 6309, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act 
of 2008; H.R. 4461, Community Building Code Administration Grant Act 
of 2007; H.R. 1746, Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007; 
H.R. 5767, Payments System Protection Act; and H.R. 6308, Municipal; 
Bond Fairness Act.; and to consider pending Committee business, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 26, hearing on H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency 
Disclosure Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Problem Credit Care Practices Affecting 
Students,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 25, hearing on Foreign 
Assistance Reform: Rebuilding U.S. Civilian Development and 
Diplomatic Capacity in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on More Than Just the 123 Agreement: The Future of U.S.--Indo 
Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing on 
The Goodyear Explosion: Ensuring Our Nation is Secure by Developing 
a Risk Management Framework for Homeland Security, 3 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on House Administration, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on Ballot Design: Are States Prepared for the 
2008 General Election? 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 24, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax 
Simplification Act of 2008, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on Online Pharmacies and the Problem of Internet Drug Abuse, 
11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo 
Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, 
Part III, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 1889, Private Prison Information Act of 2007, (Part 
II), 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 27, Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws, 
hearing on Competition on the Internet, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on Planning for a 
Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and Oceans; and a 
hearing on H.R. 4455, Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on The 
Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of 
Invasive Quagga Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the 
Environment, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 25, full Committee, to consider the following bills: a 
Committee Resolution dealing with emergency withdrawal of certain 
federal lands near Grand Canyon National Park; H.R. 415, To amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton 
River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers; H.R. 1286, Washington-Rochambeau 
Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Designation Act; H.R. 
1210, Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2007; H.R. 6041, To 
redesignate the Rio Grande American Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the 
``Travis C. Johnson Canal;'' H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Protection Act; and H.R. 3227, To direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North 
Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake 
Chelan National Recreation Area, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on H.R. 6311, NonNative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 24, hearing on 
Examination of AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Oversight of Coalition Support Funds for Pakistan, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 25, full Committee, hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at K-
Town: One Year Later, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on ID Cards: Reissuing Border Crossing Cards, 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 26, full Committee, hearing on Governance and Financial 
Accountability of Rural Electric Cooperatives: the Pedernales 
Experience, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the 
District of Columbia, hearing on An Examination of Locality Pay, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 24, to consider the following: H.R. 6275, 
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2008; H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 2176, to provide 
for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay 
Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 4115, to provide for and approve 
the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe 
of Chippewa Indians, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  June 25, to consider H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public 
Transportation Act of 2008, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, to continue hearings on American 
Decline or Renewal? Part 2--the Past and Future of Skilled Work, 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
Sustainable, Energy-Efficient Road Infrastructure, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  June 25, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 
2007; H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act 
of 2008; and H.R. 6314, Fulfilling the Potential of Women in 
Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, and the 
Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, joint hearing on The 
State of Hurricane Research and H.R. 2407, National Hurricane 
Research Initiative Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Investigation and Oversight, to meet to 
consider authorization of a subpoena for documents related to the 
Department of Energy's FutureGen project, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 25, Subcommittee on Regulations, 
Health Care and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Online 
Advertising on Small Firms,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  June 26, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Grounded: How the Air 
Transportation Crisis is Hurting Entrepreneurs and the Economy,'' 10 
a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 24, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Connecting 
Communities: The Role of the Surface Transportation Network in 
Moving People and Freight, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Environment, hearing 
on Comprehensive Watershed Management and Planning, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, 
Protection, and Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Protecting and Restoring America's Great Waters--Part 1: Coastal 
Estuaries, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 24, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on VA/DOD Cooperation and Reintegration 
of National Guard and Reserves, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 6225, Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 
2008; H.R. 6224, Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act 
of 2008; H.R. 6221, Veterans-Owned Small Business Protection and 
Clarification Act of 2008; H.R. 6272, SMOCTA Reauthorization Act of 
2008; H.R. 4255, United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program 
Act of 2007; H.R. 6070, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act; H.R. 
2910, Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2007; H.R. 3298, 
21st Century Servicemembers Protection Act; and H.R. 2721, To amend 
title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to 
members of the Armed Forces upon their discharge or release from 
active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format 
that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits 
for which veterans are eligible under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on pending legislation, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 24, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on Protecting Social Security Beneficiaries from 
Predatory Lending and Other Harmful Financial Institution Practices, 
10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on the 
role of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA's) in our retirement 
system, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 26, executive, 
briefing on Treasury, 2:30 p.m., and, executive, briefing on CIA 
Program, 3:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on National 
Applications Office, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and 
the Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 25, joint hearing 
on National Security Implications of Global Climate, 210 Cannon.
  June 26, hearing entitled ``$4 Gasoline and Fuel Economy: Auto 
Industry at a Crossroads,'' 1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: June 25, to hold hearings to examine the 
United States economy, focusing on the skyrocketing oil prices, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.