[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 3654-3656]
[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 Tuesday, March 9, 2004 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 10
     9:25 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider S. 1904, to designate the 
           United States courthouse located at 400 North Miami 
           Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``Wilkie D. Ferguson, 
           Jr. United States Courthouse'', S. 2022, to designate 
           the Federal building located at 250 West Cherry Street 
           in Carbondale, Illinois the ``Senator Paul Simon 
           Federal Building'', and S. 2043, to designate a Federal 
           building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the ``Ronald 
           Reagan Federal Building''; to be followed by a hearing 
           to examine the President's proposed fiscal year 2005 
           budget for the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the defense nuclear 
           nonproliferation programs of the Department of Energy 
           and the Cooperative Threat Reduction programs of the 
           Department of Defense in review of the defense 
           authorization request for fiscal year 2005; to be 
           followed by closed hearings in SR-232A.
                                                            SR-222
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine nonproliferation and arms 
           control issues, focusing on strategic choices.
                                                            SD-419
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine proposed 
           reorganization of major agencies and functions related 
           to Indian trust reform matters within the Department of 
           the Interior.
                                                            SR-485
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine the scope and operation of 
           organizations registered under Section 527 of the 
           Internal Revenue Code.
                                                            SR-301
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine current investigations and 
           regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry 
           relating to the regulatory landscape.
                                                            SD-538
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the use and effects of 
           steroids.
                                                            SR-253
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for Navy and Marine Corps programs.
                                                            SD-192
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine S.J. Res. 4, proposing an 
           amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
           authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical 
           desecration of the flag of the United States.
                                                            SD-106
       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
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine issues relative to helping 
           Americans save.
                                                            SD-628
     11:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     1 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       International Trade and Finance Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Argentina's financial crisis.
                                                            SD-538
     2 p.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine United States economic and 
           trade policy in the Middle East.
                                                            SD-215
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the posture of the U.S. 
           Transportation Command in review of the defense 
           authorization

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           request for fiscal year 2005 and the future years 
           defense program.
                                                           SR-232A
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Peter W. 
           Hall, of Vermont, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
           the Second Circuit, Jane J. Boyle, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, 
           Marcia G. Cooke, to be United States District Judge for 
           the Southern District of Florida, and Walter D. Kelley, 
           Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
           District of Virginia.
                                                            SD-226
       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
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine NASA/Mars exploration 
           program.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
       Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of U.S.-Haitian 
           relations.
                                                            SD-419

                                MARCH 11
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine missile defense in review of 
           the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
                                                            SR-325
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine postal reform issues, 
           focusing on sustaining the 9 million jobs in the $900 
           billion mailing industry.
                                                            SD-342
       Appropriations
       Interior Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Agriculture's 
           Forest Service.
                                                            SD-124
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       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
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
           Administration.
                                                            SD-106
     11 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Library of Congress.
                                                            SD-138
     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
     2:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Economic Policy Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine national flood 
           insurance repetitive losses.
                                                            SD-538
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Sue Ellen 
           Wooldridge, of Virginia, to be Solicitor of the 
           Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-366
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                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.
                                                           345CHOB

                                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 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1529, to amend the Indian 
           Gaming Regulatory Act to include provisions relating to 
           the payment and administration of gaming fees.
                                                            SR-485

                                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.
                                                           345CHOB
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine national security space 
           programs and management in review of the defense 
           authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
                                                           SR-232A
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1085, to provide for a 
           Bureau of Reclamation program to assist states and 
           local communities in evaluating and developing rural 
           and small community water supply systems, and S. 1732, 
           to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
           rural water supply program in the Reclamation States to 
           provide a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable water 
           supply to rural residents.
                                                            SD-366

                                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.
                                                           345CHOB


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                             CANCELLATIONS

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

                                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

                             POSTPONEMENTS

     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine lessons learned relating to 
           the 1996 Telecommunications Act.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Bureau of Reclamation and the 
           Army Corps of Engineers.
                                                            SD-124