[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 19096-19097]
[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, September 16, 2008 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the Federal Bureau 
           of Investigation.
                                                            SH-216
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Patrick W. 
           Dunne, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits 
           of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1387, to amend the 
           Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 
           1986 to provide for greenhouse gases, S. 2080, to amend 
           the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that 
           sewage treatment plants monitor for and report 
           discharges of raw sewage, H.R. 1464, to assist in the 
           conservation of rare felids and rare canids by 
           supporting and providing financial resources for the 
           conservation programs of nations within the range of 
           rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of 
           persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation 
           of rare felid and rare canid populations, H.R. 1771, to 
           assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and 
           providing, through projects of persons and 
           organizations with expertise in crane conservation, 
           financial resources for the conservation programs of 
           countries the activities of which directly or 
           indirectly affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes, 
           H.R. 3224, to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act 
           to establish a program to provide grant assistance to 
           States for the rehabilitation and repair of deficient 
           dams, H.R. 3999 and S. 3338, bills to amend title 23, 
           United States Code, to improve the safety of Federal-
           aid highway bridges, to strengthen bridge inspection 
           standards and processes, to increase investment in the 
           reconstruction of structurally deficient bridges on the 
           National Highway System, H.R. 5001, to authorize the 
           Administrator of General Services to provide for the 
           redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located 
           in the District of Columbia, S. 2970, to enhance the 
           ability of drinking water utilities in the United 
           States to develop and implement climate change 
           adaptation programs and policies, S. 1828, to require 
           the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
           Agency to conduct a study of the feasibility of 
           increasing the consumption in the United States of 
           certain ethanol-blended gasoline, and other pending 
           legislation.
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine Russia's aggression against 
           Georgia, focusing on the consequences and responses.
                                                            SD-419
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine 401(k) plan fee disclosure, 
           focusing on helping workers save for retirement.
                                                            SD-430
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 3474, to amend title 44, 
           United States Code, to enhance information security of 
           the Federal Government, S. 3384, to amend section 11317 
           of title 40, United States Code, to require greater 
           accountability for cost overruns on Federal IT 
           investment projects, H.R. 2631, to strengthen efforts 
           in the Department of Homeland Security to develop 
           nuclear forensics capabilities to permit attribution of 
           the source of nuclear material, H.R. 6098, to amend the 
           Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial 
           assistance provided to State, local, and tribal 
           governments for information sharing activities, H.R. 
           3815, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
           require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make full 
           and efficient use of

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           open source information to develop and disseminate open 
           source homeland security information products, S. 3176, 
           to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
           Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to 
           provide mental health and substance abuse services, an 
           original bill to establish a controlled unclassified 
           information framework, H.R. 6073, to provide that 
           Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic 
           funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving 
           their pay stubs electronically, to amend title 5, 
           United States Code, to provide for 8 weeks of paid 
           leave for Federal employees giving birth, S. 3350, to 
           provide that claims of the United States to certain 
           documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall 
           be treated as waived and relinquished in certain 
           circumstances, S. 3477, to amend title 44, United 
           States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential 
           Centers of Historical Excellence, H.R. 5975 and S. 
           3317, bills to designate the facility of the United 
           States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street 
           in Waterville, New York, as the ``Cpl. John P. Sigsbee 
           Post Office'', H.R. 6092, to designate the facility of 
           the United States Postal Service located at 101 
           Tallapoosa Street in Bremen, Georgia, as the ``Sergeant 
           Paul Saylor Post Office Building'', S. 3309, to 
           designate the facility of the United States Postal 
           Service located at 2523 7th Avenue East in North Saint 
           Paul, Minnesota, as the Mayor William ``Bill'' Sandberg 
           Post Office Building, H.R. 6437, to designate the 
           facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
           200 North Texas Avenue in Odessa, Texas, as the 
           ``Corporal Alfred Mac Wilson Post Office'', and the 
           nominations of Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a 
           Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, and 
           Carol Waller Pope, of the District of Columbia, and 
           Thomas M. Beck, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the 
           Federal Labor Relations Authority.
                                                            SD-342
     10:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine pending Corporation for 
           Public Broadcasting nominations.
                                                            SR-253
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine direct-to-consumer medical 
           device advertising, focusing on marketing and medicine.
                                                            SD-562
     3 p.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the role of Organization for 
           Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) institutions 
           in advancing human rights and democracy.
                                            2325, Rayburn Building

                              SEPTEMBER 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine federal 
           declinations to prosecute crimes in Indian country.
                                                            SD-628
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold oversight hearings to examine clean-up efforts at 
           federal facilities.
                                                            SD-406
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 3259, to amend title 11, 
           United States Code, with respect to the priority of 
           certain high cost credit debts, H.R. 3971, to encourage 
           States to report to the Attorney General certain 
           information regarding the deaths of individuals in the 
           custody of law enforcement agencies, S. Res. 540, 
           recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-
           of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the 
           participation of the United States in the transatlantic 
           slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to 
           end the slave trade, the nominations of Clark Waddoups, 
           to be United States District Judge for the District of 
           Utah, Michael M. Anello, to be United States District 
           Judge for the Southern District of California, Mary 
           Stenson Scriven, to be United States District Judge for 
           the Middle District of Florida, Christine M. Arguello, 
           to be United States District Judge for the District of 
           Colorado, Philip A. Brimmer, to be United States 
           District Judge for the District of Colorado, and 
           Gregory G. Garre, of Maryland, to be Solicitor General 
           of the United States, George W. Venables, to be United 
           States Marshal for the Southern District of California, 
           and A. Brian Albritton, to be United States Attorney 
           for the Middle District of Florida, all of the 
           Department of Justice, and the authorization for 
           subpoenas relating to the Department of Justice Office 
           of Legal Counsel.
                                                            SH-216
     10:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine recent bank failures and the 
           response of regulators.
                                                            SD-538
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the homeland security risks 
           associated with the upcoming presidential transition, 
           the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) planning 
           for the transition, and what remains to be done to 
           prepare for the transition.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine transparency in accounting, 
           proposed changes to accounting for off-balance sheet 
           entities.
                                                            SD-538
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the Agreement for Peaceful 
           Nuclear Cooperation with India.
                                                            SD-419
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, 
           Safety and Security Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine bus safety.
                                                            SR-253
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                              SEPTEMBER 23
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
       Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings to examine food marketing to 
           children.
                                                            SD-192
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the transition to 
           digital television, focusing on the February 2009 
           deadline.
                                                            SR-253

                              SEPTEMBER 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine cooperation and 
           collaboration by the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
           and Defense on information technology efforts.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the imbalance in United 
           States-Korea automobile trade.
                                                            SR-253
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Visa Waiver Program, 
           focusing on mitigating risks to ensure the safety of 
           all Americans.
                                                            SH-216

                             CANCELLATIONS

                              SEPTEMBER 17
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine protected marine areas, 
           focusing on federal and state efforts to conserve, 
           manage, and restore marine resources.
                                                            SR-253