[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 42 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D276-D281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 29 through April 2, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act.
  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 30, to 
hold hearings to examine fundamentals and farming, focusing on 
evaluating high gas prices and how new rules and innovative farming 
can help, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, to hold hearings to examine nuclear safety in 
light of the impact of natural disasters on Japanese nuclear 
facilities, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget

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estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Health and 
Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Library of Congress (LOC) and Open World Leadership Center, 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 29, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. European Command and U.S. Strategic Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future 
Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in 
SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine Department of Defense efficiencies 
initiatives, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 1 p.m., SR-222.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Operation 
Odyssey Dawn and the situation in Libya, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 29, to 
hold hearings to examine public proposals for the future of the 
housing finance system, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 30, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring the safety of our nation's motorcoach passengers, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 30, Subcommittee 
on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the 
National Park Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 629, to 
improve hydropower, S. 630, to promote marine and hydrokinetic 
renewable energy research and development, and Title I, subtitle D 
of the American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 29, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine disease clusters and environmental 
health, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 30, Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Oversight, to 
hold joint hearings to examine the General Services Administration 
(GSA), focusing on opportunities to cut costs, improve energy 
performance, and eliminate waste, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Army Corps of Engineers, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 30, to hold hearings to examine how 
complexity, uncertainty and other factors impact responses to tax 
incentives, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Asian-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011, focusing on breaking down 
barriers, creating economic growth, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 29, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be 
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Department 
of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
counternarcotics and citizen security in the Americas, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in Libya, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 31, to 
hold hearings to examine improving safety at dangerous mines one 
year after Upper Big Branch, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 29, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
strengthening the Senior Executive Service, focusing on a review of 
challenges facing the government's Leadership Corps, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine tools to prevent Department of Defense cost 
overruns, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ten years 
after 9/11, focusing on a report from the
9/11 Commission Chairman, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine securing the 
border, focusing on building on the progress made, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  March 31, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold 
hearings to examine drug gangs' ever evolving tactics to penetrate 
the border and the Federal government's ability to stop them, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 29, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to hold hearings to examine protecting the civil 
rights of American Muslims, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  March 30, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, 
to be Solicitor General of the United States, Virginia A. Seitz, of 
the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and 
Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, all of the Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  March 31, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 222, to 
limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures, S. 216, to 
increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and international 
violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated, S. 
410, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S. 
627, to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act 
Processing Delays, S. 394, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-
producing and exporting cartels illegal, and the nominations of John 
J. McConnell, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Rhode Island, Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Kevin Hunter Sharp, to 
be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Tennessee, Roy Bale Dalton, Jr., to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Florida, Claire C. Cecchi, and Esther 
Salas, both to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Jersey, J. Paul Oetken, and Paul A. Engelmayer, both to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
and Ramona Villagomez Manglona, to be Judge for the District Court 
for the Northern Mariana Islands, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 31, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2012 for the U.S. Small Business Administration and the 
Office of Advocacy, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 30, to hold joint hearings 
to examine the legislative presentations from Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, Air Force Sergeants Association, Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
Affairs, Wounded Warrior Project, Vietnam Veterans of America, The 
Retired Enlisted Association, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 10:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 29, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 31, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 31, full Committee, hearing on 
Defining the Market: Entity and Product Classifications Under Title 
VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 29, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2012 Oversight and Budget, 9:30 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies, hearing on HUD--Housing Counseling 
with Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation FY 2012 Oversight and 
Budget, 4 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2012 Budget 
Request, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Office of Justice Programs, FY 2012 Budget 
Request, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard and 
Reserve Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Review, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for U.S. Agency 
for International Development (USAID), 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Bureau of Indian Affairs FY 2012 Budget 
Oversight, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Environmental 
Management, Legacy Management, FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on FCC FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Department 
of Homeland Security--Science and Technology--Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2012 Quality of Life in 
the Military, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies, hearing on Federal Highway 
Administration FY 2012 Oversight and Budget, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Indian Health Service FY 2012 Budget Oversight 
Hearing, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Office of Science and Technology Policy FY 2012 
Budget Request, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Air Force Fiscal 
Year 2012 Budget Review, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.

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  March 31, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Nuclear Energy 
and Nuclear Regulatory Commission FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Consumer Product Safety Commission FY 2012 
Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on European Command, 10 a.m., 
HT-2 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on USDA FY 2012 
Budget Request, 10:15 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 2012 Request for Global Health and 
HIV/AIDS Programs, 10:30 a.m., Location TBD.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Loan Guarantee 
Program and ARPA-E, FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Department 
of Homeland Security, NPPD Budget--Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Protection Programs and Funding, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a 
CLASSIFIED and CLOSED hearing.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on USDA FY 2012 
Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
FY 2012 Budget Request, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on OPM FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Terrorist 
Travel--Programs and Funding, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a 
CLASSIFIED and CLOSED hearing.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, hearing on Health Reform, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 30, full Committee, hearing on 
the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization budget requests 
from the U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. 
European Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing on Operation Odyssey Dawn and 
U.S. Military Operations in Libya, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on FY 2012 
national defense authorization budget request for missile defense, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on improving the 
readiness of U.S. forces through military jointness, 3:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on a review 
of the implementation plans for the repeal of law and policies 
governing service by openly gay and lesbian service members, 9:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve component equipment 
posture, 11:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget,  March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member's Day,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce,  March 31, Subcommittee 
on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``The 
Future of Union Transparency and Accountability,'' 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce,  March 30, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``True Cost of PPACA: Effects on the Budget 
and Jobs,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on 
H.R. 908, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to maintain the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
Program, 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing on 
legislation to Clarify NTIA and RUS Authority to Return Reclaimed 
Stimulus Funds to the U.S. Treasury, 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The PPACA's High Risk Pool Regime: High Cost, Low 
Participation,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services,  March 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Costs of 
Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act: Budgetary and Economic,'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Immediate 
Steps to Protect Taxpayers from the Ongoing Bailout of Fannie Mae 
and Freddie Mac,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing, and Community 
Opportunity, hearing on Legislative Proposals to Reform the National 
Flood Insurance Program, Part II, 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs,  March 30, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on Is America's Foreign Broadcasting 
Consistent with Our Nation's Interests and our Commitment to 
Freedom?, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing on Libya: Defining U.S. National 
Security Interests, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H. Res. 
139, expressing condolences to the people of New Zealand for the 
terrible loss of life and property suffered as a result of the 
deadly earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011, 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn. Following the markup a hearing on Asia Overview: Protecting 
American Interests in China and Asia.
  March 31, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, markup on H.R. 
1016, to measure the progress of relief, recovery, reconstruction, 
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following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, and for other 
purposes, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Following the markup a hearing on 
Rising Oil Prices and Dependence on Hostile Regimes: The Urgent Case 
for Canadian Oil, will take place.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights 
and the Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, joint hearing on the 
Government of Belarus: Crushing Human Rights at Home, Marketing Arms 
to State Sponsors of Terrorism Abroad, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security,  March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Public Safety Communications: Are the Needs of Our First 
Responders Being Met?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Management, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Homeland Security Role in 
the Mexican War Against Drug Cartels,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration,  March 31, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing entitled ``The 2010 Election: A Look Back At What 
Went Right and Wrong'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary,  March 29, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Raising the 
Agencies' Grades--Protecting the Economy, Assuring Regulatory 
Quality and Improving Assessments of Regulatory Need,'' 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``The Permanent Provisions of the PATRIOT Act,'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on ``America Invents'' legislation, 1:30 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``H-1B Visas: Designing a Program to Meet the Needs 
of the U.S. Economy and U.S. Workers,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on Competition and Consolidation in Financial 
Markets, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources,  March 30, full Committee, hearing 
on Examining the Spending Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and 
the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing on Harnessing American Resources 
to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: Impacts on 
Businesses and Families, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on ``Spending for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service 
and the President's Fiscal Year 2012 budget request for these 
agencies,'' 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Tribal development of energy resources and the creation 
of energy jobs on Indian lands,'' 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  March 30, 
Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and 
Private Programs, hearing entitled ``Has Dodd-Frank Ended Too Big to 
Fail?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement, hearing on ``Unfunded 
Mandates and Regulatory Overreach Part II,'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Why isn't the 
Department of Homeland Security meeting the President's standard on 
FOIA?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 29, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 471, 
Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  March 30, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization 
and Reform Act of 2011, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 30, 
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on A Review of NASA's 
Exploration Program in Transition: Issues for Congress and Industry, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 31, full Committee, hearing on Climate Change: Examining the 
Processes Used to Create Science and Policy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
The Role of Small Business in Innovation and Job Creation: The SBIR 
and STTR Programs, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reducing Federal Agency Overreach: Modernizing the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 29 and March 
30, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled 
``Improving and Reforming the Nation's Surface Transportation 
Programs''; on March 29 the hearing will begin at 2:30 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn, and on March 30 the hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Improving the Nation's 
Response to Catastrophic Disasters: How to Minimize Costs and 
Streamline our Emergency Management Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 31, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Oversight hearing on the VA's Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment program budget and VRE National 
Counseling Contract, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 30, full Committee, hearing on 
government policies and actions that are impediments to job 
creation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on pending trade 
agreement with Panama, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

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  March 31, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Internal 
Revenue Service (``IRS'') and the 2011 Tax Return Filing Season, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Health and Oversight, hearing on AARP's 
organizational structure, management, and financial growth over the 
last decade, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,  March 29, full 
Committee, hearing on ongoing Intelligence Activities, 4 p.m., 304 
HVC. This is a CLOSED hearing.
  April 1, full Committee, FY 2012 Budget Overview, 9 a.m., 304 HVC. 
This is a CLOSED hearing.