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Rec. E1548 | Congressional Record, Volume 149 Issue 108 (Monday, July 21, 2003) [Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 108 (Monday, July 21, 2003)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1548-E1549] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page E1548]] 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 Monday, July 21, 2003 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED JULY 22 10 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine S. 1314, to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest System lands established from the public domain and other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, to improve the health of National Forest System lands established from the public domain and other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape; to examine the impacts of insects, disease, weather-related damage, and fires on public and private forest lands. Processes for implementing forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects on public and private lands, and processes for implementing forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects will also be discussed. SD-366 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for Head Start, focusing on programs to prepare children to succeed in school and in life. SD-430 Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, H. Brent McKnight, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, and R. David Proctor, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, both of the Department of Justice. SD-226 11 a.m. Aging To hold hearings to examine the consequences of direct- to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs. SD-628 2 p.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark C. Brickell, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, and Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. SD-538 Judiciary To hold hearings to examine bankcruptcy and competition issues in relation to the WorldCom Case. SD-226 JULY 23 9 a.m. Judiciary Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-226 9:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine public interest and localism. SR-253 Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal May 28, 1999 (Treaty Doc.106- 45), protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air Signed at Warsaw on October 12, 1929, done at The Hague September 28, 1955 (The Hague Protocol) (Treaty Doc.107-14), STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, WITH ANNEXES, DONE AT STOCKHOLM, MAY 22-23, 2001 (Treaty Doc.107-05), Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, with Annexes, done at Rotterdam, September 10, 1998 (Treaty Doc.106-21), agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Conservation and Management of the Alaska- Chukotka Polar Bear Population done at Washington on October 16, 2001 (Treaty Doc.107-10), agreement Amending the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges done at Washington May 26, 1981 (the ``Treaty''), effected by an exchange of diplomatic notes at Washington on July 17, 2002, and August 13, 2002 (the ``Agreement''). Enclosed is the report of the Secretary of State on the Agreement and a related agreement, effected by an exchange of notes at Washington on August 21, 2002, and September 10, 2002, amending the Annexes to the Treaty (Treaty Doc.108-01), amendments to the 1987 Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America, with Annexes and agreed statements, done at Port Moresby, April 2, 1987, done at Koror, Palau, March 30, 1999, and at Kiritimati, Kiribati, March 24, 2002. Also transmitted, related Amendments to the Treaty Annexes, and the Memorandum of Understanding (Treaty Doc.108- 02), and H. Con. Res. 209, commending the signing of the United States-Adriatic Charter, a charter of partnership among the United States, Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia. SD-419 10 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-366 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Business meeting to consider proposed Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2003, and the nominations of Daniel Pipes, of Pennsylvania, Charles Edward Horner, of the District of Columbia, and Stephen D. Krasner, of California,each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, and Eric S. Dreiband, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. SD-430 Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 556, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act. SR-485 Judiciary To resume oversight hearings on the federal sentencing guidelines of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. SH-216 2 p.m. Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rene Acosta, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel J. Bryant, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice. SD-226 2:30 p.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Housing and Transportation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine enhancing the role of the private sector in public transportation. SD-538 2:45 p.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine status and prospects for reconstruction relating to Iraq. SH-216 4 p.m. Judiciary Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine agricultural consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Deal. SD-226 JULY 24 9:30 a.m. Foreign Relations African Affairs Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; to be followed by hearings on the nomination of Donald K. Steinberg, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Department of State. SD-419 [[Page E1549]] Judiciary Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-226 Governmental Affairs Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the past and present of the administration's competitive sourcing initiative. SD-342 10 a.m. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine federal biodefense readiness. SD-430 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to examine space commercialization. SH-216 11 a.m. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Business meeting to markup H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape. SR-328A 2 p.m. Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act. SD-226 2:30 p.m. Intelligence To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. SH-219 3 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee To hold oversight hearings to examine the competitive sourcing effort within the National Park Service. SD-366 JULY 25 10 a.m. Judiciary Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine deterrence of alien smuggling and human trafficking. SD-226 JULY 28 2 p.m. Aging To hold hearings to examine mental health treatments for older americans with depression. SD-628 JULY 29 9:30 a.m. Foreign Relations To resume hearings to examine the status and prospects for reconstruction resources relating to Iraq. SH-216 10 a.m. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Howard Radzely, of Maryland, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor. SD-430 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine S. 808, to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, S. 1107, to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and H.R. 620, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist the State of California or local educational agencies in California in providing educational services for students attending schools located within the Park. SD-366 Veterans' Affairs Business meeting to consider pending legislation and nominations, to be followed by a hearing on U.S. Army policies on the award of the Combat Medical Badge. SR-418 JULY 30 10 a.m. Indian Affairs Business meeting to consider pending calendar business, to be followed by oversight hearing on potential settlement mechanisms of the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit. SH-216 2 p.m. Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 578, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to include Indian tribes among the entities consulted with respect to activities carried out by the Secretary of Homeland Security. SH-216 SEPTEMBER 16 10 a.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to receive the legislative presentation of The American Legion. SH-216 CANCELLATIONS JULY 23 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine privacy and digital rights management. SR-253 POSTPONEMENTS JULY 22 2:30 p.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings on pending legislation relating to VA- provided health care services including the following: S. 613, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, S. 615, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic'', S. 1144, to name the health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'', S. 1156, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the provision of long-term health care for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1213, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, S. 1283, to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and S. 1289, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone. 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