“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by Congressional Record on April 13, 2005

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by Congressional Record on April 13, 2005

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Volume 151, No. 43 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E647-E648 on April 13, 2005.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

APRIL 149:30 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine implementation by the

Department of Defense of the National Security

Personnel System.

SR-325

Judiciary

Business meeting to consider S. 378, to make it a criminal act to willfully use a weapon with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person while on board a passenger vessel, S. 119, to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, S.

629, to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States

Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and other mass transportation systems, S.

555, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, and the nominations of

Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, and Janice R. Brown, of

California, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Terrence W.

Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit

Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the

Fifth Circuit,Robert J. Conrad, Jr., to be United

States District Judge for the Western District of North

Carolina, and James C. Dever III, to be United States

District Judge for the Eastern District of North

Carolina.

SD-226

Appropriations

Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and

Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Housing and

Urban Development.

SD-138

Joint Economic Committee

To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook for April.

2212 RHOB10 a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

To hold hearings to examine the implementation of the

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.

SD-538

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Business meeting to consider S. 364, to establish a program within the National Oceanic Atmospheric

Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities, S. 714, to amend section 227 of the

Communications Act of 1934 relating to the prohibition on junk fax transmissions, S. 432, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, the proposed Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005, and the nominations of a National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration Promotion List, Coast Guard

Promotion List,and Coast Guard Promotion List.

SR-253

Finance

To hold hearings to examine how to solve the tax gap.

SD-G50

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

To hold hearings to examine lifelong education opportunities.

SD-430

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee

To hold oversight hearings to examine a review of the

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), focusing on the impact of the UMRA has had on Federal, state, and local governments and explore if changes are necessary to strengthen the law's procedures, definitions, and exclusions.

SD-342

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of the Military Officers Association of

America, the National Association of State Director of

Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of

War, and Vietnam Veterans of America.

345 CHOB10:30 a.m.

Intelligence

To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant

General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.

SH-21611 a.m.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

To hold hearings to examine problems experienced by unregistered religious communities operating within the

Russian Federation.

2200 RHOB2 p.m.

Appropriations

Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of Marketing and

Regulatory Programs, the Office of Food, Nutrition, and

Consumer Services, and the Office of Food Safety and

Inpection Service, all of the Department of

Agriculture.

SD-192

Appropriations

Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the National Nuclear Security

Administration.

SD-124

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

To hold hearings to examine the ongoing need for comprehensive postal reform.

SD-3422:30 p.m.

Armed Services

Airland Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine Air Force acquisition oversight in review of the Defense Authorization

Request for Fiscal Year 2006.

SR-232A

Judiciary

Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee

Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee

To hold joint hearings to examine deportation and related issues relating to strengthening interior enforcement.

SD-2263 p.m.

Intelligence

Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

SH-219

APRIL 1910 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings to examine offshore hydrocarbon production and the future of alternate energy resources on the outer Continental Shelf, focusing on recent technological advancements made in the offshore exploration and production of traditional forms of energy, and the future of deep shelf and deepwater production; enhancements in worker safety, and steps taken by the offshore oil and gas industry to meet environmental challenges.

SD-366

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the Near East and South Asian experience relating to combating terrorism through education.

SD-419

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

To hold hearings to examine S. 334, to amend the Federal

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs.

SD-43010:15 a.m.

Veterans' Affairs

Business meeting to consider the nomination of Jonathan

Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of

Veterans Affairs for Health; to be followed by a hearing on ``Back from the Battlefield, Part II:

Seamless Transition to Civilian Life''.

SR-4182:30 p.m.

Judiciary

Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine SBC/ATT and Verizon/MCI mergers, focusing on remaking the telecommunication industry.

SD-226

Energy and Natural Resources

Water and Power Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine S. 166, to amend the Oregon

Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the

Deschutes River Conservancy, S. 251, to authorize the

Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of

Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in

Oregon, S. 310, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and

Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson

Irrigation District in the State of Nevada, S. 519, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources

Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and

S. 592, to extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of

Wyoming.

SD-3663 p.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

To hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the regulation of the Housing Government Sponsored

Enterprises.

SD-538

Armed Services

SeaPower Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the United States Marine

Corps ground and rotary wing programs and seabasing in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal

Year 2006.

SR-232A

APRIL 209:30 a.m.

Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory B.

Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, and Peter B.

Lyons, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

SD-40610 a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

To continue hearings to examine proposals to reform the regulation of Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises.

SD-538

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Education and Early Childhood Development Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the Federal role in helping parents of young children.

SD-430

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

To hold hearings to examine the small business health care crisis, focusing on alternatives for lowering costs and covering the uninsured.

SR-428A2 p.m.

Armed Services

Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the readiness of military units deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in review of the Defense

Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006.

SR-2222:30 p.m.

Judiciary

Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine a review of the material support to Terrorism Prohibition Improvements Act.

SD-226

APRIL 219:30 a.m.

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the anti-corruption strategies of the African Development Bank, Asian

Development Bank and European Bank on Reconstruction and Development.

SD-41910 a.m.

Budget

To hold hearings to examine structural deficits and budget process reform.

SH-216

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

To hold hearings to examine Association Health Plans.

SD-430

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air

Force Sergeants Association, the Retired Enlisted

Association, and the Gold Star Wives of America.

345 CHOB2:30 p.m.

Judiciary

Intellectual Property Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the patent system today and tomorrow.

SD-226

APRIL 269:30 a.m.

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the Millennium Challenge

Corporation's global impact.

SD-41910 a.m.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Retirement Security and Aging Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine pensions.

SD-4302:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the preparedness of the

Department of Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire season, including the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by region, the status of and contracting for aerial fire suppression assets, and other information needed to better understand the agencies ability to deal with the upcoming fire season.

SD-366

APRIL 279:30 a.m.

Indian Affairs

To hold oversight hearings to examine regulation of

Indian gaming.

SR-48510 a.m.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

SD-430

APRIL 2810 a.m.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

To hold hearings to examine Higher Education Act.

SD-430

MAY 119:30 a.m.

Judiciary

To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal

Bureau of Investigation's translation program.

SD-226

SEPTEMBER 2010 a.m.

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the American Legion.

345 CHOB

CANCELLATIONS

APRIL 1910 a.m.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Retirement Security and Aging Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine pensions.

SD-430

APRIL 2810 a.m.

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine U.S. Assistance to Sudan and the Darfur Crisis.

SH-216

POSTPONEMENTS

APRIL 1410 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings to examine S. 388, to amend the Energy

Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems, to provide for the establishment of a national greenhouse gas registry.

SD-366

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 151, No. 43

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