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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2004-07-13” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D748-D749 on July 12, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (P.L. 106-102), to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the proposed reauthorization of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of David M. Stone, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and Albert A. Frink, Jr., of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 3 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the role of nuclear power in national energy policy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine human trafficking issues, focusing on mail order bride abuses, 3 p.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing to examine security preparations for 2004 Olympic Games, 5 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine Blakely v. Washington and the future of the federal sentencing guidelines, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine section 211 of the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 1999, as included in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 1999 (Public Law 105-227), 2 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: to hold hearings to examine the abuse of anabolic steroids and their precursors by adolescent amateur athletes, 10 a.m., SD-215.
House
Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on H.R. 4283, College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004, focusing on Graduation Rates and Student Outcomes, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``A Hearing to Review Proposals to Consolidate the Offices of Counter Intelligence at NNSA and DOE,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``POPs, Pic, and LRTAP: the Role of the United States and Draft Legislation to Implement These International Conventions,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 4057, Samaritan Initiative Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, joint hearing entitled ``A Review of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight and Federal Housing Finance Board,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, to continue hearings entitled ``The Federal Hiring Process II: Shortening the Long and Winding Road,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing entitled ``Visa Revocations II: Still Porous, Slow to Fix,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled ``Facilitating an Enhanced Information Sharing Network that Links Law Enforcement and Homeland Security for Federal, State and Local Governments,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on gaming on off-
reservation, restored and newly-acquired lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the Status of Ocean Observing Systems in the United States, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on GSA's Fiscal Year 2005 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing to Examine Child Welfare Reform Proposals, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
