[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
will hold a hearing entitled ``Money Laundering and Foreign Corruption: 
Enforcement and Effectiveness of the Patriot Act.'' The Subcommittee 
hearing will examine current enforcement of key provisions in the 
Patriot Act combating money laundering and foreign corruption, using a 
single case study involving Riggs Bank. The hearing will examine Riggs' 
anti-money laundering program, administration of accounts associated 
with senior foreign political figures and their family members, and 
interactions with its primary regulator, the Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency (OCC). The hearing will also examine the OCC's anti-
money laundering oversight and enforcement actions. In addition, the 
hearing will examine the activities of some oil companies in Equatorial 
Guinea.
  The hearing will take place on Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 9 a.m., in 
Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Elise J. Bean, Staff Director and Chief 
Counsel to the Minority, of the Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, at 224-3721.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  The hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 21, at 2:30 p.m. in Room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 738, to designate certain public lands in Humboldt, Del 
Norte, Mendocino, Lake, Napa, and Yolo Counties in the State of 
California as wilderness, to designate certain segments of the Black 
Butte River in Mendocino County, CA as a wild or scenic river, and for 
other purposes; S. 1614, to designate a portion of White Salmon River 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 2221, 
to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain 
National Forest System land in the State of Oregon, and for other 
purposes; S. 2253, to permit young adults to perform projects to 
prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief on public 
land through a Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps; S. 2334, to 
designate certain National Forest System land in the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and S. 2408, to adjust the boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and 
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests in the State of Montana.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send 2 copies of their 
testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United 
States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-6150.
  For further information, please contact Frank Gladics at 202-224-2878 
or Amy Millet at 202-224-8276.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
will hold a second hearing on the danger of purchasing pharmaceuticals 
over the Internet. The Subcommittee held a hearing on June 17, 2004, on 
this issue and will hold a second day of hearings, entitled ``Buyer 
Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over the Internet--
Federal & Private Sector Response.'' The Subcommittee hearings are 
examining the extent to which consumers can purchase pharmaceuticals 
over the Internet without a medical prescription, the importation of 
pharmaceuticals into the United States, and whether the pharmaceuticals 
from foreign sources are counterfeit, expired, unsafe, or illegitimate. 
In addition, the Subcommittee hearings are examining the extent to 
which U.S. consumers can purchase dangerous and often addictive 
controlled substances from Internet pharmacy websites and the 
procedures utilized by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Food 
and Drug Administration, as well as the private sector to address these 
issues.
  The Subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 
9 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For further 
information, please contact Raymond V. Shepherd, III, Staff Director 
and Chief Counsel to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, at 
224-3721.

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