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NEW PUBLIC LAWS
(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest of March 13, 2002, p.
D227)
S.J. Res. 32, congratulating the United States Military Academy at West Point on its bicentennial anniversary, and commending its outstanding contributions to the Nation. Signed on March 14, 2002. (Public Law 107-152) F
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of March 18 through March 23, 2002
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will consider H.R. 2356, Campaign Finance Reform. At 5:30 p.m., Senate will consider the nomination of Randy Crane, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, with a vote to occur thereon at approximately 6 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue consideration of H.R. 2356, Campaign Finance Reform and S. 517, Energy Policy Act, and any other cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: March 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the National Security Administration, nuclear reactors, and nuclear proliferation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
March 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Federal Trade Commission, 10 a.m., SD-138.
March 19, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of the Treasury, focusing on the International Affairs Programs, 2 p.m., SD-192.
March 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of the Navy and Air Force military construction, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
March 20, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
March 20, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine an overview of intelligence programs, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
March 20, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the General Accounting Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Government Printing Office, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
March 20, Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Office of Management and Budget, 1:30 p.m., SD-192.
March 20, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for public health, nutrition and regulatory agencies, 2 p.m., SD-138.
March 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-124.
March 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to examine security challenges presented by transportation of cargo, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
March 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the National Institutes of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services, 11 a.m., SD-192.
March 21, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of the Interior, 2 p.m., SD-138.
March 21, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the District of Columbia Courts, Court Services, and Offender Supervision Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: March 19, to hold hearings to examine the worldwide threat to United States interests (to be followed by closed hearings in SH-219), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
March 19, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on maximizing fleet presence capability, ship procurement, and research and development, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
March 20, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on recruiting and retention in the military services, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
March 20, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on national security space programs and strategic programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
March 21, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, 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 the readiness of U.S. Armed Forces for all assigned missions, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 19, to resume oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor protection issues raised by the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other public companies; followed by a vote on the nominations of JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, and Deborah Matz, of New York, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
March 20, Full Committee, to continue oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor protection issues raised by the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other public companies, 10 a.m., SD-538.
March 21, Full Committee, to continue oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor protection issues raised by the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other public companies, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 19, to hold hearings on the nomination of Vice Admiral Thomas Collins to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
March 19, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries, to hold oversight hearings to examine the budget of the United States Coast Guard, 3 p.m., SR-253.
March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine competition in the local telecommunications marketplace, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine airport capacity expansion plans in the Chicago area, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
March 21, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine federal research and development issues, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 19, to hold hearings to examine mobility, congestion, and intermodalism, focusing on fresh ideas for transportation demand, access, mobility, and program flexibility, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislative initiatives that would impose limits on the shipments of out-of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local governments to exercise flow control, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: March 19, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold joint hearings to examine working families and child care issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine corporate tax shelters, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: March 19, to hold hearings to examine threat reduction of chemical and biological weapons, 10 a.m., SD-419.
March 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:15 p.m., S-116 Capitol.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 18, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings on Federal workplace reform proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
March 19, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to continue hearings on Federal workplace reform proposals, 10 a.m., SD-342.
March 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues with respect to the collapse of the Enron Corporation, focusing on credit rating agencies, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 19, Subcommittee on Children and Families, with the Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold joint hearings to examine working families and child care issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
March 20, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 1992, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve diversification of plan assets for participants in individual account plans, to improve disclosure, account access, and accountability under individual account plans; and S. 1335, to support business incubation in academic settings, 10 a.m., SD-430.
March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Individuals With Disabilities Act, as it applies to children and schools, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: March 21, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:45 a.m., SR-485.
March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 958, to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Select Committee on Intelligence: March 20, to hold closed hearings to examine pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on the Judiciary: March 19, to hold hearings to examine pending judicial nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
March 20, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine identity theft and information protection, 10 a.m., SD-226.
March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reform of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on lessons learned from the Oklahoma City bombing, 10 a.m., SD-226.
March 21, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine homeland defense, focusing on assessing the needs of local law enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 20, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Retired Officers Association, the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, and AMVETS, 2 p.m., 345 Cannon Building.
House Chamber
To be announced.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, March 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on National Institutes of Health Panel: Fundamental Research: Biomedical Science in the Future, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
March 19, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Rural Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on DEA, 10 a.m., and on U.S.Trade Representative, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
March 20, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2003 Air Force Budget Overview, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
March 20, Subcommittee on Interior, on Smithsonian, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Administration for Children and Families, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Unexploded Ordnance, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Transit Administration, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, on Bureau of Public Debt, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Corporation for National and Community Services, 9:30 a.m., and on Council on Environmental Quality, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
March 21, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on State Department Management, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
March 21, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Intelligence Budget Overview, 11 a.m., S-407 Capitol.
March 21, Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, on Consumer Product Safety Commission, 9:30 a.m., American Battle Monuments Commission, 10:30 a.m., and on Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, March 19, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the U.S. defense industrial base, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
March 20, full Committee, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
March 21, Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization, hearing on the findings and recommendations of the report of the Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Stockpile, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 8:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 20, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act of 2002; H.R. 3784, Museum and Libraries Services Act of 2002; H.R. 3839, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2002; and H.R. 3801, to provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and dissemination, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
March 21, hearing on ``Working Toward Independence: The Administration's Plan to Build upon the Successes of Welfare Reform,'' 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on
``Assessing the Assistive Technology Act of 1998,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on the reauthorization of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
March 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on the Financial Collapse of Enron Corp., focusing on accounting issues and the role played by Andersen LLP in Enron's collapse, 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare Modernization: Examining the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program as a Model for Seniors,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``A Review of the President's Recommendation to Develop a Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, March 20, to continue hearings on H.R. 3763, Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Corporate Governance: The Role of Boards, Executives, and Audit Committees in Publicly Traded Companies,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Encouraging Capital Formation in Key Sectors of the Economy,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Effects of the Global Crossing Bankruptcy on Investors, Markets, and Employees,'' 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, March 20, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing on ``The Department of Defense: What is Being Done to Resolve Longstanding Financial Management Problems?'' 10 a.m., and 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``EPA Cabinet Elevation-Federal and State Agency Views,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on ``Combatting Terrorism: Protecting the United States--Part II,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
March 21, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on
``Turning the Tortoise Into the Hare: How The Federal Government Can Transition From Old Economy Speed to Become a Model for Electronic Government,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
March 22, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on
``Privacy vs. Security: Electronic Surveillance in the Nation's Capital,'' 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, March 20, to mark up the following: the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act; and the Freedom Promotion Act of 2002, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, March 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following: H.R. 2982, to authorize the establishment of a memorial within the area in the District of Columbia referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as ``Area I'' or
``Area II'' to the victims of terrorist attacks on the United States, to provide fro the design and construction of such a memorial; H.R. 3380, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; and a measure to designate and provide for the management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
March 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 3881, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in studies relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado, 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
March 20, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H. Res. 261, recognizing the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island in Stafford Country, Virginia for their contributions to the construction of the Capital of the United States; H.R. 1448, to clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa; H.R. 2109, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System; H.R. 2114, National Monument Fairness Act of 2001; H.R. 2628, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2001; H.R. 2643, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2001; H.R. 2880, Five Nations Citizens Land Reform Act; H.R. 2937, to provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range; H.R. 2963, Deep Creek Wilderness Act; H.R. 3421, Yosemite National Park Educational Facilities Improvement Act; H.R. 3425, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing Highway 49 in California, known as the Golden Chain Highway, as a National Heritage Corridor; H.R. 3480, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection Act of 2001; H.R. 3606, Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2001; H.R. 3848, to provide for funds for the construction of recreational and visitor facilities in Washington County, Utah; H.R. 3853, to make technical corrections to laws passed by the 106th Congress related to parks and public lands; H.R. 3909, Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act; H.R. 3955, to designate certain National Forest System lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; H.R. 3958, to provide a mechanism for the settlement of claims of the State of Utah regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge located on the shore of the Great Salt Lake, Utah; and S. 506, Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
March 20, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2829, Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001; and H.R. 3705, Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
March 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, oversight hearing on the Status of the Future Visitor Center and Associated Fund-raising Efforts at the Gettysburg National Military Park, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, March 19, to consider the following: H.R. 3925, Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002; and the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2003, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, March 20, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2051, to provide for the establishment of regional plant genome and gene expression research and development centers; H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002; and H.R. 3939, Energy Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act; followed by a hearing on The 2001 Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: Views from the Blackboard, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, March 19, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, hearing on Access to Health Care in Rural America, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
March 20, full Committee, hearing on Making the Office of Advocacy Independent, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 20, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up the Maritime Transportation and Antiterrorism Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
March 20, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Ensuring the Integrity of the Highway Trust Fund, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn..
March 21, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 19, executive, hearing on Joint Military Intelligence Programs/Tactical Intelligence and Related Activities, 4 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
March 20, executive, hearing on National Foreign Intelligence Program Overview of Fiscal Year 2003, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
March 21, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence and the Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, hearing on Southeast Asia Issues, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
Joint Meetings
Joint Meetings: March 20, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Retired Officers Association, the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, and AMVETS, 2 p.m., 345 Cannon Building.
