[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 35 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D184-D189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 6 through March 9, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 
Century, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid Amendment No. 
1761 at 12 p.m.
  On Tuesday, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nominations of Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United 
States District

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Judge for the Western District of Missouri, and Thomas Owen Rice, of 
Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Washington, and vote on confirmation of the nominations.
  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 7, to 
hold hearings to examine healthy food initiatives, local production, 
and nutrition, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 7, Subcommittee on Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of the Navy, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an 
overview of the Federal Housing Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in review 
of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed 
session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the situation 
in Syria; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 6, to hold 
hearings to examine spurring job growth through capital formation 
while protecting investors, part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine addressing 
the housing crisis in Indian country, focusing on leveraging 
resources and coordinating efforts, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
perspectives on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2013 for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 6, 
Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine 
keeping America competitive through investments in research and 
development, 2:45 p.m., SR-253.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine priorities, 
plans, and progress of the nation's space program, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget 
request for fiscal year 2013 for the Coast Guard and the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 6, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 7, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 29, to establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
National Heritage Area, S. 1150, to establish the Susquehanna 
Gateway National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S. 
1191, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study 
regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the 
Naugatuck River Valley National Heritage Area in Connecticut, S. 
1198, to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage Area, S. 1215, to 
provide for the exchange of land located in the Lowell National 
Historical Park, S. 1589, to extend the authorization for the 
Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey, S. 1708, to 
establish the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
Historical Park, H.R. 1141, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating 
prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the 
National Park System, H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas 
pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, S. 
2131, to reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, the 
Lackawanna Valley National Heritage Area, and the Delaware and 
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, and S. 2133, to reauthorize the 
America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in the State of Iowa, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: March 6, to hold hearings to examine tax 
reform options, focusing on incentives for capital investment and 
manufacturing, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's 2012 trade agenda, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 6, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 
for international development priorities, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the key to America's global 
competitiveness, focusing on a quality education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 6, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of

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Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mark A. Robbins, of California, to be a Member of the 
Merit Systems Protection Board, and Roy Wallace McLeese III, to be 
an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 8, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for 
Native Programs, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
lending discrimination practices and foreclosure abuses, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  March 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1002, to 
prohibit theft of medical products, and the nominations of Patty 
Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit, Jeffrey J. Helmick, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Mary Geiger Lewis, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, 
Timothy S. Hillman, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts, and Thomas M. Harrigan, of New York, to 
be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 7, to hold joint hearings to 
examine a legislative presentation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
(VFW), 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 6, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 7, to hold hearings to examine 
opportunities for savings, focusing on removing obstacles for small 
business, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 7, full Committee, hearing on 
budget views and estimates letter of the Committee on Agriculture 
for the agencies and programs under jurisdiction of the Committee 
for FY 2013, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 6, Subcommittee on State 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the U.S. Agency for International Development, 9 a.m., 
B-2358 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget for Bureau of Land Management, 
9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the U.S. Air Force, 10 a.m., H-140, Capitol.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the National Science 
Foundation, 10 a.m., H-309, Capitol.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for the U.S. Coast Guard, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  March 6, Committee on Financial Services, hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Nuclear 
Nonproliferation and Naval Reactors and National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Geological 
Survey, 1 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request 
for Health and Human Services, 2 p.m. 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 6, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing 
on FY 2013 Budget request for the Bureau of Prisons, 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Federal Bureau 
of Investigations, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the Army, 10 a.m., H-140, Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for Federal Emergency Management Agency, 10 a.m., 
2358-A Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Nuclear Energy and 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management/Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
Budget, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
hearing on Installation, Environment, and BRAC, 2 p.m., H-140, 
Capitol.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 2 p.m. 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget

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Request for the Treasury Inspector General, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the 
National Park Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 
Budget Request for the Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., 
2358-A Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 
Budget Request for the Defense Health Program, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 
2013 Budget Request for Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., 2362-
A Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Fiscal Year 
2013 Budget Request Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 1 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 6, full Committee, Fiscal Year 
2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from U.S. 
Southern Command and U.S. Northern Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military 
personnel budget overview--service personnel chiefs' perspectives, 
1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile 
Defense, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Requests from U.S. Central Command, 
U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Transportation Command, 10 
a.m. 2118 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
on assessing mobility airlift capabilities and operational risks 
under the revised 2012 defense strategy, 3:30 p.m. 2118 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Army and Marine Corps ground system modernization programs, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on request for 
authorization of another BRAC round and additional reductions in 
overseas bases, 11:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 
2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for national 
security space activities, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 8, full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 7, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Ensuring Regulations 
Protect Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 6, full Committee, 
continue markup of the following: H.R. 452, the ``Medicare Decisions 
Accountability Act of 2011''; H.R. 3309, the ``Federal 
Communications Commission Process Reform Act''; and H.R. 3310, the 
``Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Cybersecurity: The Pivotal Role of Communications 
Networks'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The 
American Energy Initiative: Rising Gasoline Prices'', 10:30 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The 
FY 2013 DOE Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``FDA User Fees 
2012: Hearing on Issues Related to Accelerated Approval, Medical 
Gas, Antibiotic Development and Downstream Pharmaceutical Supply 
Chain'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 6, full Committee, markup 
of ``Approval of Views and Estimates of the Committee on Financial 
Services on matter to be set forth in the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013'', 2 p.m. 2128 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Capitol Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation: Past, Present, and Future'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 7, full Committee, markup of 
the following: H.R. 2106, the ``Syria Freedom Support Act''; H.R. 
890, the ``Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2011''; H.R. 
1410 the ``Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2011''; H.R. 3783, the 
``Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012''; H.R. 
4041, the ``Export Promotion Reform Act''; and S. Con. Res. 17, a 
concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Taiwan 
should be accorded observer status in the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO), 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``The State Department's Reward Programs: 
Performance and Potential'', 2 p.m. 2127 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 6, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``From the 9/11 Hijackers to 
Amine el-Khalifi: Terrorists and the Visa Overstay Problem'', 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, 
and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``The Chemical 
Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program: Addressing Its 
Challenges and Finding a Way Forward'', 2:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Management, hearing entitled ``Eliminating Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and 
Duplication in the Department of Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 6, full Committee, markup of 
H.R. 4119, the ``Board Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012'', 10:15 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``The Prescription Drug Epidemic in America'', 10 
a.m. 2141 Rayburn.

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  March 7, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing on H.R. 3808, the ``Scott Gardner Act'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2299, 
the ``Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 6, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Effect of the President's 
FY2013 Budget and Legislative Proposals for the Office of Surface 
Mining on Private Sector Job Creation, Domestic Energy Production, 
State Programs an Deficit Reduction'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Spending for the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, the Office of Insular Affairs, the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service and the President's Fiscal Year 2013 
Budget Request for these Agencies'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``2013 Budget Request of the Indian Health Service and of 
the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians'', 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  March 7, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Council on 
Environmental Quality's Fiscal Year 2013 Funding Request and the 
Effects on NEPA, National Ocean Policy and Other Federal 
Environmental Policy Initiatives'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands, 
hearing entitled H.R. 752, the ``Molalla River Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act''; H.R. 1415, the ``Chetco River Protection Act of 
2011''; H.R. 3377, the ``Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement 
Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3436, to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness 
Area in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic 
river designations in the Rogue River area, and to provide 
additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, and for other 
purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 6, 
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``The Pros and Cons of Making 
the Census Bureau's American Community Survey Voluntary'', 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Food Stamp Fraud as a 
Business Model: USDA's Struggle to Police Store Owners'', 9:30 a.m. 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 6, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3606, 
the ``Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth 
Companies Act of 2011'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 6, Subcommittee 
on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2012'', 11 a.m. 2318 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled 
``An Overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
and the Environmental Protection Agency Budgets for Fiscal Year 
2013'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 7, full Committee, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 
2013'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
entitled ``NSF Major Research Equipment and Facilities Management: 
Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility Accountability'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 7, full Committee, markup of 
the following: Views and Estimates on the Small Business 
Administration's FY 2013 budget request; H.R. 3850, the ``Government 
Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012''; H.R. 
3851, the ``Small Business Advocate Act of 2012''; H.R. 3893, the 
``Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012''; H.R. 
3980, the ``Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012''; H.R. 4118, the 
``Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012''; and H.R. 
4121, the ``Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012'', 1 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 7, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Maritime Jobs and Enhancing Marine Safety in 
the Post-Budget Control Act Fiscal Environment: A Review of the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2013 Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 8, full Committee, markup on the following: H.R. 2903, the 
``FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2011''; H.R. 4097, the ``John F. 
Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012''; H.R. 3182 to designate 
the United States courthouse located at 222 West 7th Avenue in 
Anchorage, Alaska, as the ``James M. Fitzgerald United States 
Courthouse''; and H.R. 3556 to designate the new United States 
courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United 
States Courthouse'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 6, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``VA's Dubious Contracting 
Practices: Savannah'', 12 noon, 334 Cannon.
  March 8, Subcommittee of Economic Opportunity, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 3329, to amend title 38 United States Code to extend 
the eligibility period for veterans to enroll in certain vocational 
rehabilitation programs; H.R. 3483, the ``Veterans Education Equity 
Act of 2011''; H.R. 3610, ``Streamlining Workforce Development 
Programs Act of 2011''; H.R. 3670, to require the Transportation 
Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; H.R. 3524, the, ``Disabled 
Veterans Employment Protection Act''; H.R. 4048, the ``Improving 
Contracting Opportunities for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 
2012''; H.R. 4051, the ``TAP Modernization Act of 2012''; H.R. 4052, 
the ``Recognizing Excellence in Veterans Education Act of 2012''; 
H.R. 4057, the ``Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities 
for Veterans Act of 2012''; and H.R. 4072, the ``Consolidating 
Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2012'', 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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  March 8, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Honoring America's Fallen Heroes: An 
Update on our National Cemeteries'', 1:30 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 6, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) will impact 
the Medicare program, its beneficiaries, and health care providers, 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 7, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Closely-Held 
Businesses in the Context of Tax Reform'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 8, full 
Committee, hearing on Committee Views and Estimates on the 
President's Budget for Fiscal Year 2013'', 9 a.m., HVC-304.
  March 8, full Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence 
activities, 9:15 a.m., HVC-304.