[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6705-6706]
[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, May 15, 2012 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 16
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Children's Health and Environmental Responsibility 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine growing long-term value, 
           focusing on corporate environmental responsibility and 
           innovation.
                                                            SD-406
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine identifying opportunities for 
           health care delivery system reform, focusing on lessons 
           from the front line.
                                                            SD-430
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 1910, to provide benefits 
           to domestic partners of Federal employees, S. 1515, to 
           permit certain members of the United States Secret 
           Service and certain members of the United States Secret 
           Service Uniformed Division who were appointed in 1984, 
           1985, or 1986 to elect to be covered under the District 
           of Columbia Police and Firefighter Retirement and 
           Disability System in the same manner as members 
           appointed prior to 1984, S. 2218, to reauthorize the 
           United States Fire Administration, S. 2170, to amend 
           the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which 
           are commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' to 
           eliminate the provision preventing certain State and 
           local employees from seeking elective office, clarify 
           the application of certain provisions to the District 
           of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be 
           imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of 
           chapter 73 of that title, S. 1100, to amend title 41, 
           United States Code, to prohibit inserting politics into 
           the Federal acquisition process by prohibiting the 
           submission of political contribution information as a 
           condition of receiving a Federal contract, H.R. 2415, 
           to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
           Service located at 11 Dock Street in Pittston, 
           Pennsylvania, as the ``Trooper Joshua D. Miller Post 
           Office Building'', H.R. 3220, to designate the facility 
           of the United States Postal Service located at 170 
           Evergreen Square SW in Pine City, Minnesota, as the 
           ``Master Sergeant Daniel L. Fedder Post Office'', H.R. 
           3413, to designate the facility of the United States 
           Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, 
           New York, as the ``Private Isaac T. Cortes Post 
           Office'', and the nomination of Joseph G. Jordan, of 
           Massachusetts, to be Administrator for Federal 
           Procurement Policy, Executive Office of the President.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
           Bureau of Investigation.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To receive a closed briefing on proposed budget estimates 
           for fiscal year 2013 for Northern Command and Southern 
           Command Programs.
                                                           SVC-217
       Appropriations
       Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2013 for the Environmental Protection 
           Agency.
                                                            SD-124
     2 p.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine how the taxation of labor and 
           transfer payments affect growth and employment.
                                                            SD-G50
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
           Communications Commission.
                                                            SR-253
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Peter 
           William Bodde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
           Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Piper Anne Wind 
           Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador 
           to Mongolia, and Dorothea-Maria Rosen, of California, 
           to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, 
           all of the Department of State.
                                                            SD-419
       United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
           Control
         To hold hearings to examine drug threats in West Africa, 
           focusing on drug trafficking and United States efforts 
           to counter emerging narcotics-related threats.
                                                            SD-562

                                 MAY 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2146, to amend the Public 
           Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a 
           market-oriented standard for clean electric energy 
           generation.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 2554, to amend title I of 
           the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
           to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest 
           Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2017, S. 
           2276, to permit Federal officers to remove cases 
           involving crimes of violence to Federal court, S. 2076, 
           to improve security at State and local courthouses, S. 
           2370, to amend title 11, United States Code, to make 
           bankruptcy organization more efficient for small 
           business debtors, and the nominations of David Medine, 
           of Maryland, to be Chairman, James Xavier Dempsey, of 
           California, Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, Rachel 
           L. Brand, of Iowa, and Patricia M. Wald, of the 
           District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the Privacy 
           and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the United States response to 
           tsunami generated marine debris.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To receive a closed briefing on proposed budget estimates 
           for fiscal year 2013 for European Command and Special 
           Operations Command Programs.
                                                           SVC-217
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To receive a briefing on Ukraine's upcoming elections, 
           focusing on political parties, civil society and 
           domestic observers ahead of the elections, the 
           electoral framework, as well as the broader political 
           context.
                                              210, Cannon Building
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine fulfilling the 
           Federal trust responsibility, focusing on the 
           foundation of the government-to-government 
           relationship.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Edward M. 
           Alford, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
           of The Gambia, Mark L. Asquino, of the District of 
           Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Equatorial Guinea, Douglas M. Griffiths, of Texas, to 
           be

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           Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, and David J. 
           Lane, of Florida, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
           tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United 
           Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, all of the 
           Department of State.
                                                            SD-419

                                 MAY 21
     2:30 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 national security, focusing 
           on foreign language capabilities in the Federal 
           government.
                                                            SD-342

                                 MAY 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                           SR-232A
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the report produced by the 
           American Energy Innovation Council titled ``Catalyzing 
           American Ingenuity: The Role of Government in Energy 
           Innovation'' and related issues.
                                                            SD-366
     11 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall 
           under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed 
           National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
           2013.
                                                            SD-G50
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                           SR-232A
     3:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Airland Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                           SR-232A
     5 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                           SR-232A

                                 MAY 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                           SR-232A
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine seamless transition, focusing 
           on a review of the Integrated Disability Evaluation 
           System.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2013.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to continue markup of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                            SR-222
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine programs and 
           services for native veterans.
                                                            SD-628

                                 MAY 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to continue markup of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2013.
                                                            SR-222

                                 JUNE 7
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Universal Service 
           Fund Reform, focusing on ensuring a sustainable and 
           connected future for native communities.
                                                            SD-628

                                JUNE 28
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine creating positive learning 
           environments for all students.
                                              Room to be announced