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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2002-06-06” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D568-D569 on June 5, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
JUNE 6, 2002
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, to resume hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-116.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Labor, 11:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold oversight hearings to examine capital investments in Indian country, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 1310, to provide for the sale of certain real property in the Newlands Project, Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada; S. 2475, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to clarify the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the Central Utah Project, to redirect unexpended budget authority for the Central Utah Project for wastewater treatment and reuse and other purposes, to provide for prepayment of repayment contracts for municipal and industrial water delivery facilities, and to eliminate a deadline for such prepayment; S. 1385, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water; S. 1824/H.R. 2828, to authorize payments to certain Lama Project water distribution entities for amounts assessed by the entities for operation and maintenance of the Project's irrigation works for 2001, to authorize funds to such entities of amounts collected by the Bureau of Reclamation for reserved works for 2001; S. 1883, to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the rehabilitation of the Wallowa Lake Dam in Oregon; S. 1999, to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project; and H.R. 706, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Climate Change, to hold hearings on wetlands, focusing on the impacts of the revisions to the Clean Water Act regulatory definitions of ``fill material'' and ``discharge of fill material'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine difficulties and solutions concerning nonproliferation disputes and export controls between Russia and China, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, focusing on accountability, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 11, 2001, 10 a.m and 2:30 p.m., S-407 Capitol.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings on counter-
terrorism issues, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to mark up pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SR-418.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing on Public Safety Concerns and Forest Management Hurdles in the Black Hills National Forest, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, hearing on the question ``Are Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian Authority Credible Partners for Peace?'' 8:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Education, hearing on ``Learning Disabilities and Early Intervention Strategies: How to Reform the Special Education Referral and Identification Process,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The National Institutes of Health: Investing in Research to Prevent and Cure Disease,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled
``DOE's FreedomCAR: Hurdles, Benchmarks for Progress, and Role in Energy Policy,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following bills: H.R. 1701, amended, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act; and H.R. 3951, amended, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on ``The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996: Are Agencies Meeting the Challenge?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on An Assessment of Cuba Broadcasting--The Voice of Freedom, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on The Current Crisis in South Asia, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3815, Presidential Historic Site Study Act; H.R. 4141, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002; and H.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, joint hearing on The Cost of Regulations to Small Business, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Recent Derailments and Railroad Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the status of the VA's implementation of the VA Claims Processing Task Force's recommendations, and the potential for a greater VA/
Veterans Service Organization ``partnership,'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Corporate Inversions, 10:45 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Joint Meetings
Joint Meetings: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 11, 2001, 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., S-407 Capitol.
