[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 36 (Friday, March 12, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D240-D245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 15 through March 20, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of motion to concur in the amendments of the House of Representatives 
to the amendment of the Senate to the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate to H.R.

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2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  Senate will also resume consideration of H.R. 1586, Tax Bonuses 
Received From Certain TARP Recipients.
  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 17, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the United States 
Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposals for addressing the 
current financial situation facing the United States Postal Service, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 16, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Central Command in review 
of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed 
session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 17, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic forces programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years 
Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 18, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 17, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, 
to hold hearings to examine financial services and products, 
focusing on the role of the Federal Trade Commission in protecting 
consumers, part 2, 3 p.m., SR-253.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert J. Papp, Jr., to be a Commandant of the United 
States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, Larry Robinson, 
of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, Earl F. Weener, of Oregon, to be a Member of the 
National Transportation Safety Board, Michael F. Tillman, of 
California, and Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, both to be a Member of 
the Marine Mammal Commission, and Jeffrey R. Moreland, of Texas, to 
be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine assessing commercial space capabilities, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 16, Subcommittee 
on Water and Power, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Bureau of Reclamation's implementation of the SECURE Water Act, 
(Title 9501 of Public Law 111-11) and the Bureau of Reclamation's 
WaterSMART program which includes the WaterSMART Grant Program, the 
Basin Study Program and the Title XVI Program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 553, to revise the authorized route of the North Country 
National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota to include existing 
hiking trails along Lake Superior's north shore and in Superior 
National Forest and Chippewa National Forest, S. 1017, to 
reauthorize the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission and 
expand the boundaries of the Cane River National Heritage Area in 
the State of Louisiana, S. 1018, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into an agreement with Northwestern State 
University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, to construct a curatorial 
center for the use of Cane River Creole National Historical Park, 
the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, and 
the University, S. 1537, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, 
acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to 
designate the Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Birthplace and Childhood Home in 
Cresco, Iowa, as a National Historic Site and as a unit of the 
National Park System, S. 1629, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resource study of the archaeological 
site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia town site in the 
state of Illinois, S. 2892, to establish the Alabama Black Belt 
National Heritage Area, S. 2933, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the 
suitability and feasibility of designating the Colonel Charles Young 
Home in Xenia, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 2951, 
to authorize funding to protect and conserve lands contiguous with 
the Blue Ridge Parkway to serve the public, and H.R. 3804, to make 
technical corrections to various Acts affecting the National Park 
Service, to extend, amend, or establish certain National Park 
Service authorities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the Government Accountability Office's 
investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) efforts 
to protect children's health, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine mobility and 
congestion in urban and rural America, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.

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  March 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Department of State, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 17, to 
hold hearings to examine the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
(ESEA) reauthorization, focusing on the Obama Administration's ESEA 
reauthorization priorities, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 16, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing foster care and family services in the District of 
Columbia, focusing on challenges and solutions, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  March 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the lessons 
and implications of the Christmas day attack, focusing on 
intelligence reform and interagency integration, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 18, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal police 
recruitment, training, hiring, and retention, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 17, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine 
bankruptcy reform, focusing on small business jobs, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 148, to 
restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and 
retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price 
below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold 
violates the Sherman Act, S. 2960, to exempt aliens who are admitted 
as refugees or granted asylum and are employed overseas by the 
Federal Government from the 1-year physical presence requirement for 
adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence, S. 2974, to establish the Return of Talent 
Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States 
to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if 
that country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster 
reconstruction, S. 1624, to amend title 11 of the United States 
Code, to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore 
bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic 
distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or disabled family members, 
and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems 
were caused by serious medical problems, S. 1765, to amend the Hate 
Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless, and the 
nominations of Josephine Staton Tucker, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, Mark A. Goldsmith, to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, Brian Anthony Jackson, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Louisiana, Elizabeth Erny Foote, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 
Marc T. Treadwell, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Georgia, Wifredo A. Ferrer, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Florida, and William N. Nettles, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 18, to hold hearings to 
examine legislative presentations from AMVETS, National Association 
of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers 
Association, Gold Star Wives, The Retired Enlisted Association, 
Fleet Reserve Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Iraq and 
Afghanistan Veterans of America, 9:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 16, closed business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 17, to hold hearings to examine 
seniors, focusing on rising drug prices and the Part D program, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 15, Select Intelligence 
Oversight Panel, executive, on CIA Compartmented Programs, 5 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  March 16, full Committee, on FY 2011 Budget and Economic Outlook, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Justice FY 2011 Budget Overview, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Central 
Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Energy: Environmental Management, Legacy 
Management, 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on FY 2011 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Budget, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Preserving America's Culture and National Treasures: 
The National Park Service FY 2011 Budget Request, 3 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Strengthening Intermodal 
Connections and Improving Freight Mobility: An Outside Perspective, 
2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on NOAA FY 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol, and on FBI 
FY 2011 Budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on Contingency Contracting, 
1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on FY 2011 Budget for the SEC, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  March 17, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Coast Guard FY 
2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Bridging Cultures: The National Endowment for the 
Humanities FY 2011 Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., on Holocaust Memorial 
Museum, Eisenhower Memorial Commission, 10:30 a.m., and on FY 2011 
Budget for the Fish and Wildlife Service: Sustainable Conservation; 
Species, Partnerships and Science, 3:00 p.m. B-308, Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Public Witnesses: Labor and 
Education Priorities/ESEA Reauthorization, 9:45 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on FY 2011 Budgets 
of the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget 
Office and the Office of Compliance, 10:15 a.m., on FY 2011 Budget 
of the Architect of the Capitol and Infrastructure Needs 2:00 p.m., 
H-144 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Base Realignment and Closure 
(BRAC), 10 a.m., and on U.S. Central Command, 2:30 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Strengthening Intermodal 
Connections and Improving Freight Mobility (Including the FY 2011 
Budget for FHWA, FMCSA, MARAD, and FRA), 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget for 
Food and Nutrition Service, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget for the Bureau of Prisons, 9 a.m., H-310 
Capitol, and on Major Challenges facing Federal Prisons: A View from 
the Inside, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Defense, on U.S. Transportation Command, 
Air Mobility, and Mobility Acquisition, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Energy: 2011 Budget for Science 
and ARPA-E, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on FY 2011 Budget for the Judiciary, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on U.S. Secret 
Service FY 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn; and on FY 2011 
Budget for ICE, 2:00 p.m., B318 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Conserving America's Land and Heritage: Department of 
the Interior FY 2011 Budget, 2:30, 2359 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget: Department of 
Education, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on U.S. Air Force Budget, 10 a.m., H-
143 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, on FY 2011 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, 1:30 p.m., 
room to be announced.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Maintaining a Safe and Viable 
Aviation System (Including the FY 2011 Budget Request for the FAA), 
10 a.m., and on Maintaining a Safe and Viable Aviation System: 
Priorities from Aviation Stakeholders, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing on legislative priorities in support of families, 
5:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on FY 2011 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request for the military services' 
operation and maintenance funding, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on status of 
United States strategic forces, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Central Command, the 
U.S. Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Transportation 
Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military 
personnel legislative priorities, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and 
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, joint hearing on force 
protection equipment programs for operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., 210 HVC.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and 
U.S. Northern Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on FY 2011 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request for military construction, 
family housing, base closure, facilities operation and maintenance, 
2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 15, to mark up the Reconciliation 
Act of 2010, 3 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on Protecting America's Workers Act: 
Modernizing OSHA Penalties, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing with the U.S. Secretary of 
Education on ``The Obama Administration's Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act Reauthorization Blueprint,'' 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Students, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 16, Subcommittee on 
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Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1796, Residential 
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act; and H.R. 4805, 
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled 
``HomeStar: Job Creation through Home Energy Retrofits,'' 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 16, Subcommittee on 
International Monetary Policy, and Trade, hearing entitled 
``Rebuilding Haiti's Competitiveness and Private Sector,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing entitled `` The Administration's 
Proposal to Revitalize Severely Distress Public and Assisted 
Housing: The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative,'' 10 a.m., and a 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Link Between Fed Bank Supervision 
and Monetary Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Insurance 
Holding Company Supervision,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 17, hearing on Transatlantic 
Security in the 21st Century: Do New Threats Require New Approaches? 
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global 
Environment, hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent 
Developments, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, 
hearing on National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats: 
Diplomacy and International Programs, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
Next Steps for Honduras, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing 
entitled ``Ensuring Strong FEMA Regional Offices: An Examination of 
Resources and Responsibilities,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and 
Science and Technology, to mark up a measure to authorize 
appropriations for the Directorate of Science and Technology of the 
Department of Homeland Security for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Working with 
Communities to Disrupt Terror Plots,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``An Assessment of 
Checkpoint Security: Are Our Airports Keeping Passengers Safe?'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global 
Counterterrorism, and the Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``SBInet: Does 
it Pass the Border Security Test?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 16, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on Federal Rulemaking and the 
Regulatory Process, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and 
Civil Liberties, hearing on H.R. 3335, Democracy Restoration Act of 
2009, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing 
on Legal Issues Concerning State Alcohol Regulation, 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 16, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on Catch Shares as a 
Management Option: Criteria for Ensuring Success, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2099, Southeast Alaska 
Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, 
oversight hearing on the Proposed Virgin Islands Constitution from 
the Fifth Constitutional Convention, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2009; and 
H.R. 4579, South San Diego County Water Reclamation Project of 2010, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 16, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District 
of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Federal Employee Workplace 
Security,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
to continue hearings entitled, ``U.S. Aid to Pakistan (Part II): 
Planning and Accountability,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and 
the District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on 
H.R. 4735, To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
persons having seriously delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible 
for Federal employment,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Rewarding Bad Actors: 
Why Do Poor Performing Contractors Continue to Get Government 
Business?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives, hearing entitled ``Administration of the Freedom of 
Information Act: Current Trends,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 16, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Rare Earth Minerals and 
21st Century Industry, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
on Broadening Participation in STEM, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 17, full Committee, hearing on the Future of Manufacturing: 
What is the Role of the Federal Government in Supporting Innovation 
by U.S. Manufacturers? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  March 18, hearing on Geoengineering III: Domestic and 
International Research Governance, 12 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 17, hearing entitled ``Business 
Incubators and Their Role in Job Creation,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 17, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on FAA's Oversight of On-Demand 
Aircraft Operations, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Capacity of Vessels to Meet U.S. Import and Export 
Requirements, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 16, executive, 
hearing on National Reconnaissance Program/National Reconnaissance 
Organization Budget for FY 2011, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.
  March 17, executive, hearing on CIA Programs Budget for FY 2011, 
10 a.m., 304 HVC.
  March 17, executive, briefing, on Department of Defense Quarterly 
Update, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
executive, briefing, Management Challenges in the Intelligence 
Community, 1:30 p.m., 304 HVC.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 3:30 
p.m., 304 HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, March 
16, hearing entitled ``Clearing the Smoke: Understanding the Impacts 
of Black Carbon Pollution,'' 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 16, to 
hold hearings to examine Ukraine, focusing on the new challenges and 
prospects they face domestically and internationally and 
implications for U.S. policy, 10 a.m., SVC-201/200.