[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2537-2539]
[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, February 26, 2004 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 1
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-192
     11 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Financial Management, the Budget, and International 
           Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the management, investment, 
           and oversight policies of the federal government's 
           Thrift

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           Savings Plan (TSP) to ensure the integrity of federal 
           employees' retirement savings.
                                                            SD-342

                                MARCH 2
     9 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold oversight hearings to examine certain foreign 
           assistance programs.
                                                            SD-419
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2005 and the future years 
           defense program.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine current investigations and 
           regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry, 
           focusing on fund operations and governance.
                                                            SD-538
       Appropriations
       Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Commerce.
                                                            SD-192
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           fiscal year 2005 budget for the Forest Service.
                                                            SD-366
       Appropriations
       Homeland Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for science and technology programs, 
           information analysis, and infrastructure protection.
                                                            SD-124
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine suicide prevention and youth.
                                                            SD-430
     2:15 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the final report of the 
           Department of Veterans' Affairs' Capital Asset 
           Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission.
                                                            SR-418
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine active component, Reserve 
           component and civilian personnel programs, in review of 
           the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
                                                           SR-232A
     3 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine North Korea's nuclear 
           situation.
                                                            SH-216

                                MARCH 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold oversight hearings to examine grants management 
           within the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-406
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine health insurance challenges.
                                                            SD-215
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine building operational 
           readiness in Foreign Affairs agencies.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine national implications of the 
           Massachusetts Goodridge decision and the judicial 
           invalidation of traditional marriage laws.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Army.
                                                            SD-192
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Energy's Office 
           of Science, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and 
           Technology, and Office of Energy Efficiency and 
           Renewable Energy.
                                                            SD-124
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the status of the 
           completion of the National Museum of the American 
           Indian.
                                                            SR-485
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine future Navy and Marine Corps 
           capabilities and requirements in review of the defense 
           authorization request for fiscal year 2005 and the 
           future years defense program.
                                                           SR-232A
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1420, to establish terms 
           and conditions for use of certain Federal land by 
           outfitters and to facilitate public opportunities for 
           the recreational use and enjoyment of such land.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 4
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold open and closed hearings to examine the Defense 
           Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005, focusing on 
           military strategy and operational requirements (closed 
           in SH-219).
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine higher education.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the Non-Commissioned Officers 
           Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, 
           the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Jewish War 
           Veterans, and the Blinded Veterans Association.
                                                          345 CHOB
     11 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the General Accounting Office, the 
           Government Printing Office, and the Congressional 
           Budget Office.
                                                            SD-116
     2 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion Subcommittee
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the development of 
           a national animal identification plan.
                                                            SH-216
       United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
           Control
         To hold hearings to examine the current status of federal 
           efforts to coordinate and combat money laundering and 
           terrorist financing.
                                                            SD-215
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Energy Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine new nuclear power generation 
           in the United States.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 9
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine current and future worldwide 
           threats to the national security of the United States; 
           to be followed by a closed session in SH-219.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine H.R. 1446, to support the 
           efforts of the California Missions Foundation to 
           restore and repair the Spanish colonial and mission-era 
           missions in the State of California and to preserve the 
           artworks and artifacts of these missions, S. 1306, to 
           introduce the efforts of the California Missions 
           Foundation to restore and repair the Spanish colonial 
           and mission-era missions in the State of California and 
           to preserve the artworks and artifacts of these 
           missions, and H.R. 1521, to provide for additional 
           lands to be included within the boundary of the 
           Johnstown Flood National Memorial in the State of 
           Pennsylvania.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 10
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
                                                            SH-216
     11:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366

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     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the posture of the U.S. 
           Transportation Command in review of the defense 
           authorization request for fiscal year 2005 and the 
           future years defense program.
                                                           SR-232A
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1354, to resolve certain 
           conveyances and provide for alternative land selections 
           under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related 
           to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska Corporation, S. 
           1575 and H.R. 1092, both to direct the Secretary of 
           Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in 
           Carson City and Douglas County, Nevada, S. 1778, to 
           authorize a land conveyance between the United State 
           and the City of Craig, Alaska, S. 1819 and H.R. 272, 
           both to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
           certain land to Lander County, Nevada, and the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to 
           Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries, 
           and H.R. 3249, to extend the term of the Forest 
           Counties Payments Committee.
                                                            SD-366

                                MARCH 11
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine child and family issues.
                                                            SD-430
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2086, to amend the Surface 
           Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve 
           the reclamation of abandoned mines, and S. 2049, to 
           amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
           1977 to reauthorize collection of reclamation fees, 
           revise the abandoned mine reclamation program, promote 
           remining, authorize the Office of Surface Mining to 
           collect the black lung excise tax, and make sundry 
           other changes.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Airland Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Army Transformation in review 
           of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 
           2005 and the future years defense program.
                                                           SR-232A

                                MARCH 18
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the Air Force Sergeants Association, 
           the Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of 
           America, and the Fleet Reserve Association.
                                                          345 CHOB

                                MARCH 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine atomic energy defense 
           activities of the Department of Energy relating to the 
           Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine mental health services.
                                                            SD-430

                                MARCH 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the role of the U.S. Northern 
           Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in 
           defending the homeland and in the global war on 
           terrorism, in review of the defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2005; to be followed by a 
           closed session in SH-219.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Employment, Safety, and Training Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine MSDS and OSHA hazardous 
           commission.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the National Association of State 
           Directors of Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, American Ex-
           Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and 
           the Military Officers Association of America.
                                                          345 CHOB

                                MARCH 31
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430

                              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