[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1408-E1409]
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 of 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, October 1, 2013 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               OCTOBER 2
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider S. 1557, to amend the Public 
           Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate 
           medical education programs in children's hospitals, S. 
           1561, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve 
           provisions relating to the sanctuary system for surplus 
           chimpanzees, H.R. 2094, to amend the Public Health 
           Service Act to increase the preference given, in 
           awarding certain asthma-related grants, to certain 
           States (those allowing trained school personnel to 
           administer epinephrine and meeting other related 
           requirements), S. 1562, to reauthorize the Older 
           Americans Act of 1965, and the nominations of Michael 
           Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
           Rehabilitative Services, and James Cole, Jr., of New 
           York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of 
           Education, and Chai Rachel Feldblum, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Employment 
           Opportunity Commission, and any pending nominations.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Beth F. 
           Cobert, of California, to be Deputy Director for 
           Management, Office of Management and Budget; to be 
           immediately followed by a hearing to examine the 
           nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, and Nanci E. 
           Langley, of Hawaii, both to be a Commissioner of the 
           Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine continued oversight of the 
           ``Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act''.
                                                            SD-226
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Subcommittee on Economic Policy
         To hold hearings to examine rebuilding American 
           manufacturing.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the ``America Creating 
           Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in 
           Technology, Education, and Science Act'' (America 
           COMPETES), focusing on scientific research and the 
           United States economy.
                                                            SR-253

                               OCTOBER 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine advanced biofuels, focusing 
           on creating jobs and lower prices at the pump.
                                                           SR-328A
       Committee on Armed Services
         To receive a closed briefing on the situation in Syria.
                                                           SVC-217
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine reversing Iran's nuclear 
           program.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 42, to provide anti-
           retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers, 
           S. 822, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate 
           the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from 
           crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and 
           expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and 
           local crime laboratories, to increase research and 
           development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop 
           new training programs regarding the collection and use 
           of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of 
           DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the 
           performance of counsel in State capital cases, and the 
           nominations of Robert Leon Wilkins, to be United States 
           Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
           Brian J. Davis, to be United States District Judge for 
           the Middle District of Florida, Timothy L. Brooks, to 
           be United States District Judge for the Western 
           District of Arkansas, James Donato, and Beth Labson 
           Freeman, both to be United States District Judge for 
           the Northern District of California, and Pedro A. 
           Delgado Hernandez, to be United States District Judge 
           for the District of Puerto Rico.
                                                            SD-226

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     11 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Terrell 
           McSweeny, of the District of Columbia, to be a Federal 
           Trade Commissioner, Robert Michael Simon, of Maryland, 
           to be an Associate Director for Environment and Energy, 
           and Jo Emily Handelsman, of Connecticut, to be an 
           Associate Director for Science, both of the Office of 
           Science and Technology Policy, Michael P. O'Rielly, of 
           New York, to be a Commissioner of the Federal 
           Communications Commission, and Kathryn D. Sullivan, of 
           Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
           Atmosphere.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James 
           Walter Brewster, Jr., of Illinois, to be Ambassador to 
           the Dominican Republic, Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode 
           Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and 
           Carlos Roberto Moreno, of California, to be Ambassador 
           to Belize, all of the Department of State.
                                                            SD-419
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                               OCTOBER 7
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Social Security disability 
           benefits.
                                                            SD-342

                               OCTOBER 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the impact of sequestration 
           on the national defense; with the possibility of a 
           closed session in SVC-217 following the open session.
                                                            SD-G50
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy 
           Innovation
         To hold hearings to examine investing in small town 
           America, focusing on the importance of a comprehensive 
           farm bill.
                                                           SR-328A

                               OCTOBER 10
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael D. 
           Lumpkin, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, Jamie 
           Michael Morin, of Michigan, to be Director of Cost 
           Assessment and Program Evaluation, and Jo Ann Rooney, 
           of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, 
           all of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-G50
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the draft 
           regional recommendation regarding the Columbia River 
           Treaty.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 23
     2:15 p.m.
       Special Committee on Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the future of long-term care 
           policy.
                                                            SD-562

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                               OCTOBER 2
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine natural resource adaptation, 
           focusing on protecting ecosystems and economies.
                                                            SD-406