[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E871-E872]
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 Thursday, May 12, 2011 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine strategic implications of 
           Pakistan and the region.
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine oversight and reauthorization 
           of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
                                                            SD-538
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 516, to extend outer 
           Continental Shelf leases to accommodate permitting 
           delays and to provide operators time to meet new 
           drilling and safety requirements, S. 843, to establish 
           outer Continental Shelf lease and permit processing 
           coordination offices, S. 916, to facilitate appropriate 
           oil and gas development on Federal land and waters, to 
           limit dependence of the United States on foreign 
           sources of oil and gas, and S. 917, to amend the Outer 
           Continental Shelf Lands Act to reform the management of 
           energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental 
           Shelf.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine financing 21st century 
           infrastructure.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
       Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine improving security and 
           facilitating commerce at America's northern border and 
           ports of entry.
                                                            SD-226
     10:15 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and 
           Related Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2012 for the Federal Railroad 
           Administration and the National Railroad Passenger 
           Corporation.
                                                            SD-138
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To receive a closed briefing the United States Northern 
           Command (NORTHCOM) and the United States Southern 
           Command (SOUTHCOM).
                                                           SVC-217
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine addressing the U.S. Postal 
           Service's financial crisis.
                                                            SD-342
     2:15 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 618, to promote the 
           strengthening of the private sector in Egypt and 
           Tunisia, S. Con. Res. 15, supporting the goals and 
           ideals of World Malaria Day, and reaffirming United 
           States leadership and support for efforts to combat 
           malaria as a critical component of the President's 
           Global Health Initiative, and the nominations of Daniel 
           Benjamin Shapiro, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to 
           Israel, Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
           to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, George Albert Krol, 
           of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Uzbekistan, and Henry S. Ensher, of California, to be 
           Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of 
           Algeria, all of the Department of State, and Mara E. 
           Rudman, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
           Administrator of the United States Agency for 
           International Development, and a promotion list in the 
           Foreign Service.
                                                    S-116, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine strengthening medical and 
           public health preparedness and response.
                                                            SD-430
     3:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lisa O. 
           Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
           Attorney General, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-562

                                 MAY 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the state of the 
           securitization markets.
                                                            SD-538
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to continue consideration of S. 772, to 
           protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the 
           security of Federal facilities and authorize and 
           modernize the Federal Protective Service, S. 550, to 
           improve the provision of assistance to fire 
           departments, and S. 792, to authorize the waiver of 
           certain debts relating to assistance provided to 
           individuals and households since 2005.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine improving efficiency and 
           ensuring justice in the immigration court system.
                                                            SD-226
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the current materiel 
           readiness of U.S. Forces in review of the Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the 
           Future Years Defense Program.
                                                           SR-232A
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine seamless transition, focusing 
           on improving Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
           collaboration.
                                                            SR-418
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department 
           of Energy.
                                                            SD-192
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Administration priorities for 
           Europe in the 112th Congress.
                                                            SD-419
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 220, to provide for the 
           reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old 
           growth forests, and management of national forests in 
           the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, S. 270, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
           Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 271, to 
           require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a 
           property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, 
           S. 278, to provide for the exchange of certain land 
           located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in 
           the State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve the claims of 
           the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of 
           Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of 
           Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering 
           Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land 
           in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the 
           Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
           Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in 
           the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork 
           Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic 
           rivers, S. 382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area 
           Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the 
           Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional 
           recreational uses of National Forest System land that 
           is subject to ski area permits, and for other permits, 
           S. 427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark 
           County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under 
           the mining laws and disposition under all laws 
           pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral 
           materials, S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of 
           certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave 
           County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish 
           Commission, for use as a public shooting range, S. 566, 
           to provide for the establishment of the National 
           Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S. 590, to 
           convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of 
           the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that 
           territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as 
           Guam, the Virgin Islands, and

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           American Samoa have in their submerged lands, S. 607, 
           to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as 
           wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain 
           Federal land and non-Federal land, S. 617, to require 
           the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal 
           land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into 
           trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians 
           of Nevada, S. 683, to provide for the conveyance of 
           certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 
           684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels 
           of land to the town of Alta, Utah, S. 667, to establish 
           the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in 
           the State of New Mexico, S. 729, to validate final 
           patent number 27-2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for the 
           designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in 
           the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson 
           and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild 
           rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 
           1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of 
           Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
           service opportunities for young Americans; help restore 
           the nation's natural, cultural, historic, 
           archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; 
           train a new generation of public land managers and 
           enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, 
           and S. 897, 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 acid mine remediation programs.
                                                            SD-366
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Marine Corps acquisition 
           programs 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.
                                                           SR-232A

                                 MAY 19
     10 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine evaluating goals and progress 
           in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
                                                            SD-419
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, 
           focusing on if intelligence reform is working, part II.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       African Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the next steps in Cote 
           d'Ivoire.
                                                            SD-419
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 201, to clarify the 
           jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with 
           respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, S. 333, 
           to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement 
           of construction of a hydroelectric project involving 
           the Little Wood River Ranch, S. 334, to reinstate and 
           extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
           a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls 
           Reservoir, S. 419, to authorize the Dry-Redwater 
           Regional Water Authority System, S. 499, to authorize 
           the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the 
           development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork 
           System of the Central Utah Project, S. 519, to further 
           allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric 
           power generated at Hoover Dam, and S. 808, to direct 
           the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment 
           of repayment contracts between the United States and 
           the Uintah Water Conservancy District.
                                                            SD-366
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                 MAY 24
     9 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine al Qaeda, the Taliban, and 
           other extremist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.
                                                            SD-226

                                 MAY 25
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine how to save taxpayer dollars, 
           focusing on case studies of duplication in the Federal 
           Government.
                                                            SD-342
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine seamless transition, focusing 
           on meeting the needs of service members and veterans.
                                                            SR-418
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2012 for the Missile Defense Agency.
                                                            SD-192
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 233, to withdraw certain 
           Federal land and interests in that land from location, 
           entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition 
           under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, S. 375, 
           to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
           Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative 
           agreements with State foresters authorizing State 
           foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and 
           watershed restoration and protection services, S. 714, 
           to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction 
           Facilitation Act, and S. 730, to provide for the 
           settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native 
           Claims Settlement Act.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 26
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To receive a closed briefing on the United States Central 
           Command (CENTCOM) and United States African Command 
           (AFRICOM).
                                                           SVC-217

                                JUNE 15
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Secretary of Defense and 
           the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
                                                            SD-192

                                JUNE 16
     10:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 343, to amend Title I of 
           PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association 
           between the Government of the United States of America 
           and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of 
           the 15-year review of the Compact, including the 
           Agreement Between the Government of the United States 
           of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau 
           Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432 
           Review, and to appropriate funds for the purposes of 
           the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or 
           before September 30, 2024, to carry out the agreements 
           resulting from that review.
                                                            SD-366