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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2002-03-12” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D206-D207 on March 11, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
MARCH 12, 2002
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine the prohibition of human reproductive cloning and saving medical research, 2 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on special operations military capabilities, operational requirements, and technology acquisition, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the economy of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, to hold hearings to examine environmental enforcement, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the First Responder Initiative, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine welfare reform issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider the nomination of Jeanette J. Clark, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and the nomination of Louis Kincannon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, 10:30 a.m., S-211, Capitol.
Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings on S. 1800, to strengthen and improve the management of national security, encourage Government service in areas of critical national security, and to assist government agencies in addressing deficiencies in personnel possessing specialized skills important to national security and incorporating the goals and strategies for recruitment and retention for such skilled personnel into the strategic and performance management systems of Federal agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings to examine solutions for uninsured patients, 10 a.m., SD-430.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on Substance Abuse Mental Health Services, and Administration on Aging, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies, on EPA, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and Recreation, hearing on the fiscal year 2002 National Defense Authorization budget request, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 4 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Welfare at Work: Ties Between TANF and Workforce Development,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Regulatory Accounting: Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: Protecting the United States--Part 1,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up H.R. 3215, Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Forest Service Program Budget, 4 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 2146, Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act; and H.R. 2341, Class Action Fairness Act of 2001, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Administration's Plan to Build on the Successes of Welfare Reform, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
