[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 74 (Monday, May 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E855-E857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       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, May 18, 2010 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the proposed Constitution of 
           the U.S. Virgin Islands, S. 2941, to provide 
           supplemental ex gratia compensation to the Republic of 
           the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear testing 
           program of the United States, H.R. 3940, to amend 
           Public Law 96-597 to clarify the authority of the 
           Secretary of the Interior to extend grants and other 
           assistance to facilitate political status public 
           education programs for the peoples of the non-self-
           governing territories of the United States, and H.R. 
           2499, to provide for a federally sanctioned self-
           determination process for the people of Puerto Rico.
                                                            SD-366
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1780, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to deem certain service in the 
           reserve components as active service for purposes of 
           laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
           S. 1866, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
           provide for the eligibility of parents of certain 
           deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries, 
           S. 1939, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
           clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of 
           certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
           Republic of Vietnam, S. 1940, to require the Secretary 
           of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study on the effects 
           on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides 
           used in support of the United States and allied 
           military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during 
           the Vietnam era, S. 2751, to designate the Department 
           of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, 
           Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of 
           Veterans Medical Center, S. 3035, to require a report 
           on the establishment of a Polytrauma Rehabilitation 
           Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, S. 
           3107, to amend title 38 , United States Code, to 
           provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2010, in 
           the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
           connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
           indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
           disabled veterans, S. 3192, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to provide for the tolling of the timing 
           of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board 
           of Veterans' Appeals, S. 3234, to improve employment, 
           training, and placement services furnished to veterans, 
           especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
           Operation Enduring Freedom, S. 3286, to require the 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
           program on the award of grants to State and local 
           government agencies and nonprofit organizations to 
           provide assistance to veterans with their submittal of 
           claims to the Veterans Benefits Administration, S. 
           3314, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
           the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a 
           program of outreach for veterans who reside in 
           Appalachia, S. 3325, to amend title 38, United States 
           Code, to authorize the waiver of the collection of 
           copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of 
           veterans, S. 3330, to amend title 38, United States 
           Code, to make certain improvements in the 
           administration of medical facilities of the Department 
           of Veterans Affairs, S. 3348, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to provide for the treatment of documents 
           that express disagreement with decisions of the Board 
           of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the 
           Board within 120 days of such decisions as motions for 
           reconsideration of such decisions, S. 3352, to amend 
           title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements 
           of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or 
           casualty loss from determinations of annual income with 
           respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses 
           and children of veterans, S. 3355, to provide for an 
           Internet website for information on benefits, resource, 
           services, and opportunities for veterans and their 
           families and caregivers, S. 3367, to amend title 38, 
           United States Code, to increase the rate of pension for 
           disabled veterans who are married to one another and 
           both of whom require regular aid and attendance, S. 
           3368, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
           authorize certain individuals to sign claims filed with 
           the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on behalf of 
           claimants, and S. 3370, to amend title 38, United 
           States Code, to improve the process by which an 
           individual files jointly for social security and 
           dependency and indemnity compensation.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine empowering Haiti to rebuild 
           better.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine renewing America's commitment 
           to the refugee convention, focusing on the Refugee 
           Protection Act of 2010.
                                                            SD-226
       Rules and Administration
         To resume hearings to examine the filibuster, focusing on 
           the filibuster today and its consequences.
                                                            SR-301
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Marie 
           Collins Johns, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           Deputy Administrator of the Small Business 
           Administration.
                                                           SR-428A
     11 a.m.
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine the Small Business 
           Administration (SBA) Disaster Assistance Program and 
           the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on small 
           businesses.
                                                           SR-428A
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine S. 3302, to amend title 49, 
           United States Code, to establish new automobile safety 
           standards, make better motor vehicle safety information 
           available to the National Highway Traffic Safety 
           Administration and the public.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the history and lessons of 
           the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START).
                                                            SD-419
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 349, to establish the 
           Susquehanna Gateway National Heritage Area in the State 
           of Pennsylvania, S. 1596, to authorize the Secretary of 
           the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill Ranch in Coloma, 
           California, S. 1651, to modify a land grant patent 
           issued by the Secretary of the Interior, S. 1750, to 
           authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
           special resource study of the General of the Army 
           George Catlett Marshall National Historic Site at 
           Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Virginia, S. 1801, to 
           establish the First State National Historical Park in 
           the State of Delaware, S. 1802 and H.R. 685, bills to 
           require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
           special resource study regarding the proposed United 
           States Civil Rights Trail, S. 2953 and H.R. 3388, bills 
           to modify the boundary of Petersburg National 
           Battlefield in the Commonwealth of Virginia, S. 2976, 
           to designate as wilderness certain land and inland 
           water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 
           in the State of Michigan, S. 3159 and H.R. 4395, bills 
           to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
           Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, 
           S. 3168, to

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           authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
           certain non-Federal land in the State of Pennsylvania 
           for inclusion in the Fort Necessity National 
           Battlefield, and S. 3303, to establish the Chimney Rock 
           National Monument in the State of Colorado.
                                                            SD-366
     3:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Washington 
           Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro).
                                                            SD-138

                                 MAY 20
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2921, to provide for the 
           conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and 
           development of renewable energy in the California 
           Desert Conservation Area, to require the Secretary of 
           the Interior to designate certain offices to serve as 
           Renewable Energy Coordination Offices for coordination 
           of Federal permits for renewable energy projects and 
           transmission lines to integrate renewable energy 
           development.
                                                            SD-366
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider S. 3362, to amend the Clean 
           Air Act to direct the Administrator of the 
           Environmental Protection Agency to provide competitive 
           grants to publicly funded schools to implement 
           effective technologies to reduce air pollutants (as 
           defined in section 302 of the Clean Air Act), including 
           greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with that Act, 
           S. 3250, to provide for the training of Federal 
           building personnel, S. 3372, to modify the date on 
           which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
           Agency and applicable States may require permits for 
           discharges from certain vessels, S. 3363, to amend the 
           Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize 
           grants for and require applied water supply research 
           regarding the water resources research and technology 
           institutes established under that Act, S. 3374, to 
           amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
           Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to establish a 
           grant program to revitalize brownfield sites for the 
           purpose of locating renewable electricity generation 
           facilities on those sites, S. 3373, to address the 
           health and economic development impacts of 
           nonattainment of federally mandated air quality 
           standards in the San Joaquin Valley, California, by 
           designating air quality empowerment zones, H.R. 4275, 
           to designate the annex building under construction for 
           the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals 
           Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John C. Godbold 
           Federal Building'', S. 3248, to designate the 
           Department of the Interior Building in Washington, 
           District of Columbia, as the ``Stewart Lee Udall 
           Department of the Interior Building'', an original bill 
           entitled, ``Pollution and Costs Reduction Act'', and a 
           proposed resolution relating to the General Services 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the North Atlantic Treaty 
           Organization (NATO), focusing on a report of the group 
           of experts.
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 193, to create and extend 
           certain temporary district court judgeships, H.R. 4506, 
           to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy 
           judges, H.R. 1933, to direct the Attorney General to 
           make an annual grant to the A Child Is Missing Alert 
           and Recovery Center to assist law enforcement agencies 
           in the rapid recovery of missing children, and the 
           nominations of Robert Neil Chatigny, of Connecticut, to 
           be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 
           John A. Gibney, Jr., to be United States District Judge 
           for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Stephanie A. 
           Finley, to be United States Attorney for the Western 
           District of Louisiana, Scott Jerome Parker, to be 
           United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North 
           Carolina, and Darryl Keith McPherson, to be United 
           States Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois, 
           all of the Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
       Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings to examine the progress in ending 
           veterans' homelessness.
                                                            SD-124
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the causes and lessons of the 
           May 6th market plunge.
                                                            SD-538
     10:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Contracting Oversight Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine counternarcotics contracts in 
           Latin America.
                                                            SD-342
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine investing in mine safety, 
           focusing on preventing another disaster.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Carl 
           Wieman, of Colorado, to be an Associate Director of the 
           Office of Science and Technology Policy.
                                                            SR-253
       Finance
       Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine clean technology 
           manufacturing competitiveness, focusing on the role of 
           tax incentives.
                                                            SD-215
       Appropriations
       Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Federal 
           Trade Commission.
                                                            SD-192
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine efforts to right-size the 
           Federal employee-to-contractor mix.
                                                            SD-342
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                 MAY 25
     9 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Airland Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     10:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     2:30 p.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine Holocaust era assets after 
           the Prague conference.
                                                           SR-428A
     3 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
           Integration Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine assessing the effects of the 
           Deepwater Horizon oil spill on states, localities and 
           the private sector.
                                                            SD-342
     3:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     5 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222


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                                 MAY 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Elisabeth 
           Ann Hagen, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Food 
           Safety, and Catherine E. Woteki, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Research, 
           Education, and Economics, both of the Department of 
           Agriculture, and Sara Louise Faivre-Davis, of Texas, 
           Lowell Lee Junkins, of Iowa, and Myles J. Watts, of 
           Montana, all to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
           of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Farm 
           Credit Administration.
                                                           SR-328A
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Tracie 
           Stevens, of Washington, to be Chairman of the National 
           Indian Gaming Commission.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011.
                                                            SR-222
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine building a secure future for 
           multiemployer pension plans.
                                                            SD-430

                                 MAY 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2011.
                                                            SR-222

                                JUNE 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine veterans' claims processing, 
           focusing on if current efforts are working.
                                                            SR-418

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                 MAY 19
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the state of American 
           children.
                                                            SD-430