March 6, 2006 - Issue: Vol. 152, No. 27 — Daily Edition109th Congress (2005 - 2006) - 2nd Session
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS; Congressional Record Vol. 152, No. 27
(Extensions of Remarks - March 06, 2006)
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[Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E280-E282] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [[Page E280]] 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 7, 2006 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED MARCH 8 9:30 a.m. Appropriations To continue hearings to examine the proposed supplemental funding request for additional resources to assist the Gulf Coast region in its recovery from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. SD-106 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To resume hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina, focusing on recommendations for reform. SD-342 Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 2078, to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to clarify the authority of the National Indian Gaming Commission to regulate class III gaming, to limit the lands eligible for gaming. SR-485 Judiciary Business meeting to consider Steven G. Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, John F. Clark, of Virginia, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, John Charles Richter, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, Amul R. Thapar, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, all of the Department of Justice, proposed legislation providing for comprehensive immigration reform, S. 1768, to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 829, to allow media coverage of court proceedings, S. 489, to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to which State and local governments are a party, S. 2039, to provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders, S. 2292, to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges, and S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. SD-226 10 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-366 Finance To hold hearings to examine a prognosis of the nation's health care tax policy. SD-215 Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an U.S. Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and John A. Simon, of Maryland, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. SD-419 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Business meeting to consider S. 1955, to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace, S. 1902, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children, and the nominations of Michell C. Clark, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of Education, Jean B. Elshtain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Allen C. Guelzo, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, George Perdue, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Anne-Imelda Radice, of Vermont, to be Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences, Sarah M. Singleton, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Kent D. Talbert, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Education, Horace A. Thompson, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and certain nominations in the Public Health Service. SD-430 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs International Trade and Finance Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the proposed reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States. SD-538 2 p.m. Budget Business meeting to markup concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007. SD-608 Appropriations District of Columbia Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine potential effects of a flat Federal income tax in the District of Columbia. SD-124 2:30 p.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense quadrennial defense review; to be followed by a closed session in SR-222. SH-216 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Crime Victims Fund rescission. SD-342 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine impacts of piracy and counterfeiting of American goods and intellectual property in China. SD-562 Foreign Relations Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the impact of the American Servicemembers' Protection Act on Latin America. SD-419 Intelligence To receive a closed briefing regarding intelligence matters. SH-219 MARCH 9 8:30 a.m. Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Department of Agriculture. SD-192 9 a.m. Budget Business meeting to continue markup of concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007. S-207, Capitol 9:30 a.m. Environment and Public Works Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. SD-628 Appropriations To hold hearings to examine the proposed supplemental funding request for additional resources to assist in ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations in the Global War on Terror; Stabilization and counter-insurgency activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other humanitarian assistance. SD-106 Armed Services To resume hearings to examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SH-216 [[Page E281]] Judiciary Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-226 10 a.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine self-regulatory organizations in the securities markets. SD-538 Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to be Under Secretary for Science, Alexander A. Karsner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Dennis R. Spurgeon, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, all of the Department of Energy, and David Longly Bernhardt, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior. SD-366 Small Business and Entrepreneurship To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the Small Business Administration, and related measures. SR-428A Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine the legislative presentations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Blinded Veterans of America, The Non-Commissioned Officers Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Jewish War Veterans. SD-G50 Aging To hold hearings to examine how to prepare Americans for long-term care financing. SD-138 10:30 a.m. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry To hold hearings to examine the United States Department of Agriculture's management and oversight of the Packers and Stockyards Act. SR-328A 1:30 p.m. Judiciary Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee Business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 12, 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-226 2:30 p.m. Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Army Corps of Engineers. SD-124 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine agencies' progress relating to reporting improper payments, focusing on the success or failure of agencies to report and/or reduce improper payments in fiscal year 2005 performance and accountability reports, and to discuss whether or not the various ways in which agencies measure improper payments is accurately depicting the magnitude of the problem. SD-342 Intelligence Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters. SH-219 3:15 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine pending nominations. SD-562 MARCH 10 9:30 a.m. Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the roles and missions of the Department of Defense regarding homeland defense and support to civil authorities in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SR-222 Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine the employment situation for February 2006. 2212 RHOB MARCH 13 3 p.m. Armed Services To hold a closed briefing on an update from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. SR-222 MARCH 14 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine military strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SH-216 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Federal contractors with unpaid tax debt, focusing on the extent to which contractors are tax delinquent and what can be done about it. SD-342 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine wireless issues spectrum reform. SD-106 2:15 p.m. Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994 (Treaty Doc.109-04), Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Bangladesh for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Dhaka on September 26, 2004 with an exchange of notes enclosed (Treaty Doc.109-05), Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Estates, Inheritances, and Gifts signed at Washington on November 24, 1978 (Treaty Doc.109-07), and Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income signed at Washington on September 30, 2005 (Treaty Doc.109-08). S-116, Capitol 2:30 p.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Joint Strike Fighter F- 136 Alternate Engine Program in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SH-216 Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine Wall Street perspective on telecom. SD-106 Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine health benefits and programs in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007. SR-325 MARCH 15 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 1899, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to identify and remove barriers to reducing child abuse, to provide for examinations of certain children. SR-485 Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine ground forces readiness in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007. SR-222 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the the Secretary of the Senate, Architect of the Capitol, and the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine innovation and competitiveness legislation. SD-562 MARCH 16 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine military strategy and operational requirements in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program; to be followed by a closed session in SH-219. SH-216 Environment and Public Works To hold hearings to examine the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration's strategy to restore and protect the Great Lakes. SD-628 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine impacts on aviation regarding volcanic hazards. SD-562 [[Page E282]] Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine the homeless programs administered by the VA. SR-418 3 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-562 MARCH 28 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine the settlement of Cobell v. Norton. SR-485 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration budget and the long term viability of the Aviation Trust Fund. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine offshore aquaculture. SD-562 MARCH 29 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SR-485 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the importance of basic research to United States' competitiveness. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine missile defense programs in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007. SR-222 MARCH 30 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee To hold an oversight hearing to examine National Polar- Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. SD-562 Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine the legislative presentations of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, the AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, and the Vietnam Veterans of America. SD-106 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine competition and convergence. SD-562 APRIL 4 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration funding options. SD-562 APRIL 5 9:30 a.m. Armed Services Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Department of Defense's role in combating terrorism in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program; to be followed by a closed session. SR-222 Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine the problem of methamphetamine in Indian country. SR-485 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Sergeant at Arms and U.S. Capitol Police Board. SD-138 3 p.m. Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine improving contractor incentives in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007. SR-222 APRIL 26 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine fostering innovation in math and science education. Room to be announced 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To resume hearings to examine the progress of construction on the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138 MAY 3 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Government Printing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Office of Compliance. SD-138 MAY 17 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine accelerating the adoption of health information technology. Room to be announced MAY 24 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To resume hearings to examine the progress of construction on the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138 JUNE 14 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine alternative energy technologies. Room to be announced POSTPONEMENTS MARCH 9 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine aviation security and the Transportation Security Administration. SD-562