[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6580-6581]
[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, April 6, 2004 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the United Nations oil-for-
           food program.
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Defense Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for National Guard and Reserve 
           programs.
                                                            SD-192
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine strategies to improve access 
           to Medicaid home and community based services.
                                                            SD-215
       Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine U.S. Postal Service reform 
           issues, focusing on the chairmen's perspective on 
           governance and rate-setting.
                                                            SD-342
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-485
       Judiciary
       Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine a proposal to split the Ninth 
           Circuit.
                                                            SD-226
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the proposed Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005, focusing on 
           defense intelligence programs and lessons learned in 
           recent military operations.
                                                            SR-222
       Appropriations
       Transportation, Treasury and General Government 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine tax law enforcement and 
           information technology challenges at the Internal 
           Revenue Service.
                                                            SD-138
     2 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the National Bank Preemption 
           Rules.
                                                            SD-538
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider S. 1814, to transfer federal 
           lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
           Secretary of the Interior, S. 441, to direct the 
           Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno 
           County, California, the existing Federal courthouses in 
           that county, proposed legislation, to designate the 
           Orville Wright Federal Building and the the Wilbur 
           Wright Federal Building in Washington, District of 
           Columbia, and the nominations of Stephen L. Johnson, of 
           Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator, Ann R. Klee, of 
           Virginia, and Benjamin Grumbles, of Virginia, each to 
           be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
           Protection Agency, Charles Johnson, of Utah, to be 
           Chief Financial Officer, all of the Environmental 
           Protection Agency, and Gary Lee Visscher, of Maryland, 
           to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
           Investigation Board.
                                                            SD-406
       Governmental Affairs
       Financial Management, the Budget, and International 
           Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 346, to amend the Office 
           of Federal Procurement Policy Act to establish a 
           governmentwide policy requiring competition in certain 
           executive agency procurements.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       African Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa; 
           to be followed by a nominations hearing.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine crude oi relating to higher 
           gas prices.
                                                            SD-226
       Environment and Public Works
       Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the detection of 
           lead in District of Columbia drinking water, focusing 
           on needed improvements in public communications and the 
           status of short- and long-term solutions.
                                                            SD-406
       Appropriations
       Military Construction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for Army and Navy military 
           construction programs.
                                                            SD-138
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine U.S. Coast Guard 
           activities.
                                                           SR-428A
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine near earth objects.
                                                            SR-253
     3:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for programs under its jurisdiction.
                                                            SD-192

                                APRIL 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings, in closed session, to examine military 
           implications of the United Nations Convention on the 
           Law of the Sea; to be followed by an open session at 10 
           a.m. in SD-106.
                                                            SR-222
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine implementing the Medicare 
           Prescription Drug Program.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine current investigations and 
           regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund industry.
                                                            SD-538
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert 
           Bryan Harwell, to be United States District Judge for 
           the District of South Carolina, George P. Schiavelli, 
           to be United States District Judge for the Central 
           District of California, William Duane Benton, of 
           Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
           Eighth Circuit, and Curtis V. Gomez, to be Judge for 
           the District Court of the Virgin Islands.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for Corporation for National and 
           Community Service programs.
                                                            SD-628

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     11 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for the Office of the Architect of the 
           Capitol and the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
                                                            SD-138
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine anti-Semitism.
                                                            SD-419
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for foreign operations.
                                                            SD-124
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine safety concerns of America's 
           Mass Transportation System.
                                                            SD-226
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine National Park Service 
           concessions program, including implementation of the 
           National Park Service Concessions Management 
           Improvement Act (Public Law 105-391).
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 297, to provide reforms 
           and resources to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to 
           improve the Federal acknowledgement process.
                                                            SR-485
     10 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the economic outlook.
                                                            SH-216
     11:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Foreign Operations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2005 for foreign assistance and to combat 
           international terrorism.
                                                            SD-124
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
           implementation of the Recreation Fee Demonstration 
           Program by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land 
           Management, and on policies related to the program.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 27
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine sustainable, low 
           emission, electricity generation.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2172, to make technical 
           amendments to the provisions of the Indian Self 
           Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to 
           contract support costs.
                                                            SR-485

                                 MAY 11
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the impacts and costs of last 
           year's fires, focusing on the problems faced last year 
           and what problems agencies and the land they oversee 
           may face next season, including aerial fire fighting 
           assests and crew, and overhead availability.
                                                            SD-366

                              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

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                APRIL 8
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William 
           Duane Benton, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit 
           Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert Bryan Harwell, to 
           be United States District Judge for the District of 
           South Carolina, George P. Schiavelli, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Central District of 
           California, and Curtis V. Gomez, to be Judge for the 
           District Court of the Virgin Islands.
                                                            SD-226