[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15651-15652]
[From the U.S. 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, July 15, 2004 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 19
     2 p.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine certain aspects of the new 
           Medicare law aimed at assisting seniors of modest and 
           low incomes, including principally the full drug 
           benefit scheduled for 2006, and the ongoing 
           prescription drug card transitional assistance.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Neil 
           McPhie, of Virginia, to be Chairman, and Barbara J. 
           Sapin, of Maryland, to be a Member, both of the Merit 
           Systems Protection Board.
                                                            SD-342

                                JULY 20
     9 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine governmentwide workforce 
           flexibilities available to federal agencies, focusing 
           on those enacted in the Homeland Security Act, 
           specifically their implementation, use by agencies, and 
           training and education related to using the new 
           flexibilities.
                                                            SD-342
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine detours and disengagements 
           regarding the road map to peace.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2590, provide a 
           conservation royalty from Outer Continental Shelf 
           revenues to establish the Coastal Impact Assistance 
           Program, to provide assistance to States under the Land 
           and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, to ensure 
           adequate funding for conserving and restoring wildlife, 
           to assist local governments in improving local park and 
           recreation systems.
                                                            SD-366
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2605, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior and the heads of other 
           Federal agencies to carry out an agreement resolving 
           major issues relating to the adjudication of water 
           rights in the Snake River Basin, Idaho.
                                                            SR-485
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine performance and outcome 
           measurement in substance abuse and mental health 
           programs.
                                                            SD-430
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine the prospects for advancing 
           democracy in Albania.
                                                          334 CHOB
     2:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Semi-Annual 
           Monetary Policy Report of the Federal Reserve.
                                                            SH-216

                                JULY 21
     9 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider proposed legislation 
           authorizing funds for programs of the Vocational 
           Education Act, S. 2158, to amend the Public Health 
           Service Act to increase the supply of pancreatic islet 
           cells for research, and to provide for better 
           coordination of Federal efforts and information on 
           islet cell transplantation, S. 2283, to extend Federal 
           funding for operation of State high risk health 
           insurance pools, S. 2493, to amend the Federal Food, 
           Drug, and Cosmetic Act to protect the public health 
           from the unsafe importation of prescription drugs and 
           from counterfeit prescription drugs, H.R. 3908, to 
           provide for the conveyance of the real property located 
           at 1081 West Main Street in Ravenna, Ohio, S. Res. 389, 
           expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to 
           prostate cancer information, S. Con. Res. 119, 
           recognizing that prevention of suicide is a compelling 
           national priority, and certain pending nominations.
                                                            SD-430
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine combating multilateral 
           development bank corruption, focusing on the U.S. 
           Treasury's role and internal efforts.
                                                            SD-419

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     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine regulation NMS and 
           developments in market structure.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine bridging the tax gap.
                                                            SD-215
       Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-342
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business; 
           to be followed by a hearing to examine S. 519, to 
           establish a Native American-owned financial entity to 
           provide financial services to Indian tribes, Native 
           American organizations, and Native Americans.
                                                            SR-485
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas B. 
           Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge 
           for the District of Columbia Circuit.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings to examine the Pentagon and 
           States' response to the needs of guard and reservists 
           families.
                                                            SD-430
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the proposed 
           reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
           Act.
                                                            SR-485
     2:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Islamic banking.
                                                            SD-538
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine 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, California as a wild 
           or scenic river, 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, 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, S. 2408, to adjust the boundaries 
           of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
           Forests in the State of Montana, and S. 2622, to 
           provide for the exchange of certain Federal land in the 
           Santa Fe National Forest and certain non-Federal land 
           in the Pecos National Historical Park in the State of 
           New Mexico.
                                                            SD-366

                                JULY 22
     9 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine 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, 
           focusing on 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 
           United States Postal Service, and the Food and Drug 
           Administration, as well as the private sector to 
           address these issues.
                                                            SD-342
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine media ownership.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine regulation NMS and 
           developments in market structure.
                                                            SD-538
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine preparations for possible 
           future terrorist attacks.
                                                            SD-430
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the demographics of health 
           care, focusing on evidence regarding declining rates of 
           chronic disability and assess the best opportunities 
           for further health promotion.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
           implementation of the National Parks Air Tour 
           Management Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-181).
                                                            SD-366
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine space exploration of Saturn.
                                                            SR-253

                              SEPTEMBER 21
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the American Legion.
                                                          345 CHOB