[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 41 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D288-D293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 22 through March 27, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of 1586, Tax Bonuses Received From Certain TARP Recipients, with a 
series of up to three roll call votes 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 24, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled,

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``Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010'', 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 23, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of Labor, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Defense 
and the Department of the Navy, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Guard and 
Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2011 for the Office of Personnel Management, 2:30 
p.m., SD-192.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
review and oversight of the Federal Housing Administration and its 
role in the housing crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2011 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2010 War Supplemental Request, 2 p.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 23, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Elizabeth A. McGrath, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Chief Management Officer, Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Comptroller, Sharon E. Burke, of 
Maryland, to be Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs, 
Solomon B. Watson IV, of New York, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Army, and Katherine Hammack, of Arizona, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, all of the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
Military Health System programs, policies, and initiatives in review 
of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. Pacific 
Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea 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., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 22, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Restoring 
American Financial Stability Act of 2010'', 5 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 23, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Major General Robert A. 
Harding, United States Army (Retired), of Virginia, to be 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and to 
be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 11 a.m., SR-253.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reviewing 
the national broadband plan, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 773, to 
ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States 
and with its global trading partners through secure cyber 
communications, to provide for the continued development and 
exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such 
purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information 
technology specialists to improve and maintain effective 
cybersecurity defenses against disruption, S. 2881, to provide 
greater technical resources to FCC Commissioners, S. 1252, to 
promote ocean and human health and for other purposes, S. 2870, to 
establish uniform administrative and enforcement procedures and 
penalties for the enforcement of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act and similar statutes, S. 2871, to make 
technical corrections to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries 
Convention Implementation Act, and the nominations of Robert J. Papp 
Jr., to be Commandant of the U.S. 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, and a promotion list in the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps and the U.S. Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 23, business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1546, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 2798, to 
reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of 
insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System 
and adjacent land, S. 2830, to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and 
Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain 
noncoal reclamation projects, and S. 2963, to designate certain land 
in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal land and non-Federal land, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 24, to hold 
hearings to examine opportunities to improve energy security and the 
environment through transportation policy, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 25, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to 
examine doubling United States

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exports, focusing on United States seaports, 1 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 23, business meeting to 
consider S. 1382, to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st 
century, S. 2839, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to 
authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and 
foreign programs and centers for treatment of victims of torture, S. 
624, to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe 
drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by 
improving the capacity of the United States Government to fully 
implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, S. 
Res. 409, calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject 
the proposed ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill,'' S. Res. 446, commemorating 
the 40th anniversary of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of 
Nuclear Weapons, convention Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to 
Taxes on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc. 
111-01), protocol Amending the Convention between the United States 
of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, 
signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc. 111-03), and 
the nominations of Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of 
Columbia, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, Mari Carmen Aponte, 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El 
Salvador, Robert Stephen Ford, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Syrian Arab Republic, Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Dominican Republic, Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, and Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, all of the Department of 
State, Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part 
of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United 
States and Canada, and Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman 
of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and Dennis Mulhaupt, of 
California, Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, Michael Lynton, of 
California, S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, and Susan McCue, of 
Virginia, all to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 
and a routine list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 23, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine making the government more transparent and 
accountable, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army 
(Retired), of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 24, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine contracts for Afghan National Police training, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 25, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial crisis, focusing 
on high risk home loans, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 25, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine youth suicides and the need for mental health 
care resources in Indian country, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 23, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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. 
3111, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
Processing Delays, S. 3031, to authorize Drug Free Communities 
enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues or local 
drug crises, and the nomination of Anne M. Tompkins, to be United 
States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 25, to hold hearings 
to examine the filibuster, focusing on the history of the filibuster 
1789-2008, 9:45 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 24, to 
hold a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2011 for the Small Business Administration, 1:30 
p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 24, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Veterans' Affairs plan for ending homelessness 
among veterans, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 24, to hold hearings to examine 
medicine and prescription drugs, focusing on nursing home patients, 
2 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 22, Subcommittee on Select 
Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, on CIA Budget for FY 5 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget for 
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.

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  March 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on NASA FY 2011 Budget Overview, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army Posture, 4:30 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Energy--Nuclear Energy FY 2011 
Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on DHS Air and Marine 
Operations and Investments: Customs and Border Protection and Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Voices from Our Native American Communities, 9:30 a.m., 
and 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on FY 2011 Budget of 
the U.S. Capitol Police, 10:15 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on VA Mental Health, 10 a.m., and on Outside 
Witnesses, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, on Global Health and HIV/AIDS programs at the Department 
of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, 11 a.m., 
2362B Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Intercity and Commuter 
Passenger Rail: Moving People Safely and Efficiently (Including FY 
2011 Budget Requests for FTA, FRA and Amtrak) 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on NSF FY 2011 Overview, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Defense, on Department of Defense Budget 
Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2011 Budget, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on CBP--Balancing 
Security with Legitimate Trade and Travel, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on FY 2011 Budgets 
of the Library of Congress, GPO and the Open World Leadership 
Center, 10:15 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Pacific Command, 10 a.m., and on Army 
Budget, 2:30 p.m., H-143 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Housing and Transportation 
Challenges within Native American Communities and the FY 2011 Budget 
Request, 2 p.m., 2358A Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office FY 2011 Budget 
Overview, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army and Marine Corps Ground 
Equipment, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Bureau of Reclamation FY 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government, 
on FY 2011 Budget for the SBA, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Homeland Security 
Headquarters Facilities: St. Elizabeths and Beyond, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Issues from the Field: Public Witnesses and Members of 
Congress, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget Overview: Jobs, Training and 
Education, 10 a.m., 2358C Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on U.S. Department of the Treasury International Programs, 
1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on FY Budget Request for the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2358A 
Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Issues from the Field: Public Witnesses and Members of 
Congress, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 23, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing on military associations' legislative priorities, 
9:30 a.m., 210 HVC.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Interagency Coordination of Grants and Contracts in Iraq and 
Afghanistan: Progress, Obstacles, and Plans, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense Authorization 
Budget Request for Department of Defense's Science and Technology 
Programs, 2:30 p.m., 210 HVC.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, and the 
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, joint hearing on 
Department of the Navy and Air Force combat aviation programs, 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. 
Forces Korea, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on FY 2011 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of 
Energy atomic energy defense activities, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 23, Subcommittee 
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H.R. 4855, WorkLife Balance Award Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 23, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Environment, hearing on Oversight of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``NCI Cancer 
Research: Today's Progress; Tomorrow's Challenges,'' 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Pre-existing Conditions in the Individual Health 
Insurance Market,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications 
Commission: The National Broadband Plan,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 23, hearing entitled 
``Housing Finance--What Should the New System Be Able to Do?: Part 
I--Government and Stakeholder Perspectives,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Keeping Score on Credit Scores: An 
Overview of Credit Scores, Credit Reports and their Impact on 
Consumers,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``H.R. 4868, Housing and Tenant Protection Act of 
2010,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Unwinding Emergency 
Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs and Implications for Economic 
Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 24, Subcommittee on Africa and 
Global Health, hearing on An Overview of U.S. Policy in Africa, 3:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 23, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing 
entitled ``FEMA's FY 2011: Aligning Resources, Mission and Vision,'' 
10 a.m., 211 Cannon.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Visa Overstays: Can 
They Be Eliminated?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 22, hearing on Design Patents 
and Auto Replacement Parts, 3:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
Bankruptcies Act of 2010, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security, and International Law, hearing on the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 24, full Committee, hearing on Sharing and Analyzing 
Information to Prevent Terrorism, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 23, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, joint oversight hearing entitled ``How 
to Manage Large Constrictor Snakes and Other Invasive Species,'' 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 24, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4225, To authorize 
drought assistance adjustments to provide immediate funding for 
projects and activities that will help alleviate record unemployment 
and diminished agricultural production related to the drought in 
California, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals Resources, oversight 
hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2011 budget requests for the 
Minerals Management Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the United 
States Geological Survey (excluding the water resources program) and 
the USDA Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 23, 
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Power's 
Federal Loan Guarantees: The Next Mulit-Billion Dollar Bailout?'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Rise of Drones: Unmanned Systems and the Future 
of War,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and 
the District of Columbia, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1722, 
Telework Improvements Act of 2009; H.R. 3913, To direct the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia 
National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the 
enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia 
National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members 
of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend 
undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses; H.R. 4489, To amend 
chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to ensure program 
integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and 
contracting of prescription drug benefits under the Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Program; and H.R. 4865, Federal Employees 
and Uniformed Services Retirement Equity Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing entitled ``Federal Information Security: 
Current Challenges and Future Policy Considerations,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Foreclosure 
Prevention: Is the Home Affordable Modification Program Preserving 
Homeownership?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and 
the District of Columbia, hearing entitled: ``Who Owes Who What?: An 
Examination of the United States Postal Service's Civil Service 
Retirement System Pension Contributions,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives, hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census: An Assessment of the 
Census Bureau's Preparedness,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, March 23, Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation, hearing on NIST Structure and

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Authorities, Its Role in Technical Standard, and Federal 
Coordination on Technical Standards, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
Supporting Innovation in the 21st Century Economy, 10:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Proposed Changes to NASA's Exploration Program: What's Known, What's 
Not, and What are the Issues for Congress?, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to consider 
pending business, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 24, hearing entitled ``Small 
Business Participation in the Federal Procurement Marketplace,'' 1 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 23, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Snow Disasters for Local, State, 
and Federal Governments in the National Capital Region: Response and 
Recovery Partnerships with FEMA, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on Capital Assets Crisis: 
Maintaining Federal Real Estate with the Dwindling Federal Building 
Fund, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on the States of United States' Merchant Fleet in Foreign 
Commerce, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 26, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: Progress Report 
for Highway, Transit, and Wastewater Infrastructure Formula 
Investments, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 24, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Examination 
of VA Regional Office Disability Claims Quality Review Methods--Is 
VBA's Systematic Technical Accuracy Review (STAR) Making the Grade? 
2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following 
measures: H.R. 949, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review 
of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; H.R. 1075, RECOVER Act; (Restoring Essential Care 
for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery); H.R. 2698, Veterans and 
Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act; H.R. 2699, Armed Forces 
Behavioral Health Awareness Act; H.R. 2879, Rural Veterans Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 3926, Armed Forces Breast Cancer 
Research Act; H.R. 4006, Rural American Indian Veterans Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 84, Veterans Timely Access to Health 
Care Act, and 3 Discussion Drafts, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 23, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing on the role of taxes as part of the 
federal budget, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 24, full Committee, hearing on the exchange rate policy of 
the Government of the People's Republic of China and its impact on 
the U.S. and global economies, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Internal Revenue 
Service operations and the 2010 tax return filing season, and FY 
2011 budget proposals, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 23, executive, 
hearing on Cybersecurity Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 2 p.m., 304-
HVC.
  March 24, executive, hearing on FBI and DEA Intelligence Budgets 
for Fiscal Year 2011, 2 p.m., 304-HVC.
  March 25, executive, hearing on National Security Agency Budget 
for Fiscal Year 2011, 9:30 a.m., 304-HVC.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefings on Indications and 
Warning Methodology, 9 a.m., 304-HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 22, to 
receive a briefing on minorities and members of immigrant 
communities, focusing on reported instances of racial and ethnic 
profiling by police throughout the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe (OCSE) region, 2 p.m., CVC.