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Tuesday, June 3, 2003


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS



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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S7199-S7268

Measures Introduced: Ten bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1168-1177, and S. Res. 158.

Pages S7234-35 

Measures Reported:

S. 791, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-57)

Page S7234 

S. 886, to ratify otherwise legal appointments and promotions in the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that failed to be submitted to the Senate for its advice and consent as required by law. (S. Rept. No. 108-58)
Page S7234 

Measures Passed:

Animal Drug User Fee Act: Senate passed S. 313, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to animal drugs, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:

Page S7266 

Fitzgerald (for Gregg) Amendment No. 846, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S7266 

Prior to the above-listed action, Senate vitiated the May 23, 2003 passage of S. 313, after withdrawing the committee amendments.
Page S7266 

Energy Policy Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S7200-11, S7212-20 

Rejected:
By 35 yeas to 60 nays (Vote No. 203), Feinstein Amendment No. 843 (to Amendment No. 539), to allow the ethanol mandate in the renewable fuel program to be suspended temporarily if the mandate would harm the economy or environment.
Pages S7200-04, S7217-19 

By 34 yeas to 62 nays (Vote No. 204), Feinstein Amendment No. 844 (to Amendment No. 539), to authorize the Governors of the States to elect to participate in the renewable fuel program.
Pages S7204-11, S7219 

Withdrawn:
Frist/Daschle Amendment No. 539, to eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.
Page S7220 

Pending:
Domenici/Bingaman Amendment No. 840, to reauthorize Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), weatherization assistance, and State energy programs.
Page S7200 

Domenici (for Gregg) Amendment No. 841 (to Amendment No. 840), to express the sense of the Senate regarding the reauthorization of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.
Page S7200 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
Bingaman (for Lincoln) Amendment No. 845 (to Amendment No. 539), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, fell when Frist/Daschle Amendment No. 539 (listed above) was withdrawn.
Page S7220 

Senate may continue consideration of the bill on Wednesday, June 4, 2003.
Page S7266 

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following Nominations:

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Lowell Junkins, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. (Reappointment)
Glen Klippenstein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
Julia Bartling, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.

Page S7268 

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Joshua B. Bolten, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Robert Lerner, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics for a term expiring June 21, 2009.
1 Army nomination in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Foreign Service, Public Health Service.

Pages S7266-68 

Messages From the House:

Page S7233 

Measures Referred:

Page S7233 

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S7233 

Measures Read First Time:

Page S7266 

Executive Communications:

Pages S7233-34 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S7235-37 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S7237-58 

Additional Statements:

Pages S7229-33 

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S7258-65 

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S7265 

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S7265 

Privilege of the Floor:

Pages S7265-66 

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--204)

Pages S7218, S7219 

Adjournment: Senate met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at 7:45 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, June 4, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7266.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

SPACE PROPULSION


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space concluded hearings to examine research being done by NASA and the private sector to develop new in-space propulsion technologies, after receiving testimony from Edward J. Weiler, Associate Administrator, Office of Space Science, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; James H. Crocker, Lockheed Martin Space and Strategic Missiles, Denver, Colorado; Larry Knauer, Pratt and Whitney/United Technologies Corporation, West Palm Beach, Florida; Frank Sietzen, Jr., Space Transportation Association, Arlington, Virginia; and Byron K. Wood, Boeing Company, Canoga Park, California.

MEMORIALS


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks concluded hearings to examine S. 268, to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor members of the Armed Forces of the United States who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations, S. 296, to require the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress regarding the requirements applicable to the inscription of veterans' names on the memorial wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, S. 470, to extend the authority for the construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., and S. 1076, to authorize construction of an education center at or near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, after receiving testimony from Senators Sarbanes and Warner; P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Raymond F. DuBois, Director, Administration and Management, Department of Defense; David J. Enzerra, Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation, Painsville, Ohio; Harry E. Johnson, Sr., Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., and William P. Lecky, Ai Architects, and George Oberlander, George H.F. Oberlander, National Coalition to Save Our Mall, all of Washington, D.C.; and Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt, USMC (Ret.), Reston, Virginia, on behalf of the USS Frank E. Evans Association, Inc.

NOMINATIONS


Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs concluded hearings to examine the nominations of Marsha E. Barnes, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, John F. Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, and William B. Wood, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, who was introduced by Senator Lugar, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

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TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS


Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight hearings to examine the status of tribal fish and wildlife management programs across Indian country, focusing on natural research management and new technological advances that enhance the protection of fish, wildlife, and plant resources, after receiving testimony from Bill Frank, Jr., Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, Olympia, Washington; Olney Patt, Jr., Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Portland, Oregon; Warren Seyler, Upper Columbia United Tribes, Spokane, Washington; D. Fred Matt, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, Pablo, Montana; Ira New Breast, Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Broomfield, Colorado; James E. Zorn, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Odanah, Wisconsin; Millard J. Myers, 1854 Authority, Duluth, Minnesota; Jon C. Cooley, Southwest Tribal Fisheries Commission, Lakeside, Arizona; Gordon Jackson, Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, on behalf of the Southeast Alaska Inter-Tribal Fish and Wildlife Commission; and Patty Brown-Schwalenberg, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, and Tom Harris, Alaska Village Initiatives, Inc., both of Anchorage, Alaska.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded closed hearings on intelligence matters, after receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.

HUMAN LONGEVITY


Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine the future of human longevity, focusing on the importance of markets and innovations in the field of aging research, including links between prosperity, health, and life expectancy, improvements in mortality, after receiving testimony from former Representative Newt Gingrich; Richard J. Hodes, Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration; Peter J. Boettke, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia; and James W. Vaupel, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.

U.S. DRUG POLICY


United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Caucus concluded hearings to examine U.S. policy regarding narcotics in Colombia, focusing on returns on investment, challenges to the policy, building international and regional support, and financial and management challenges that continue to complicate efforts to reduce illicit drug activities, after receiving testimony from Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, both of the Department of State; Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade, General Accounting Office; Marshall Billingslea, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense; General James T. Hill, United States Army, Commander, United States Southern Command; Francisco Santos-Calderon, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, Bogota; and Phillip McLean, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 2301-2316; 1 private bill, H.R. 2317; and; 4 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 202-205 were introduced.

Pages H4875-76   

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H4876-77  

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
Supplemental report on H.R. 2143, to prevent the use of certain bank instruments for unlawful Internet gambling (H. Rept. 108-133, Pt. 2);
H.R. 1320, to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to facilitate the reallocation of spectrum from governmental to commercial users, amended (H. Rept. 108-137);
H. Res. 256, providing for consideration of H.R. 1474, to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation's payments system (H. Rept. 108-138); and

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H. Res. 257, providing for consideration of H.R. 760, to prohibit the procedure commonly know as partial-birth abortion (H. Rept. 108-139).

Page H4875 

Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Right Rev. John Clark Buchanan, retired Episcopal Bishop of West Missouri.

Page H4794   

Recess: The House recessed at 11:20 a.m. and reconvened at 12:30 p.m.

Page H4794  

Suspensions Failed: The House failed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act: S. 222, to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona (failed to agree by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 230);

Pages H4797-H4804, H4809-10  

Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act: S. 273, to provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of land owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park (failed to agree by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 217 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 231); and
Pages H4804-06, H4810  

Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse, Indianapolis, Indiana: S. 763, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse'' (failed to agree by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 235 yeas to 179 nays, Roll No. 232).
Pages H4806-09, H4810-11  

Suspension--Peace Officers Memorial Day: The House agreed to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 231, supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial Day (agreed to by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting ``nay,'' Roll No. 235 ). The motion was debated on June 2.

Page H4843  

Prohibiting the Physical Desecration of the Flag: The House passed H.J. Res. 4, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, by 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 300 yeas to 125 nays, Roll No. 234.

Pages H4811-43  

Rejected the Watt amendment in the nature of a substitute that sought to propose a constitutional amendment providing that, not inconsistent with the first article of amendment to the constitution, the Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag by yea-and-nay vote of 129 yeas to 296 nays, Roll No. 233.
Pages H4841-42  

H. Res. 255, the rule that provided for consideration of the joint resolution was agreed to by voice vote.
Pages H4811-17  

Quorum Calls--Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H4809-10, H4810, H4810-11, H4841-42, H4842-43, and H4843. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 10:30 p.m. and adjourned at 10:55 p.m.

Committee Meetings


HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing on Screener Background Investigations. Testimony was heard from James M. Loy, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Steve Benowitz, Associate Director, Product Services, OPM; and public witnesses.

SCHOOL READINESS ACT


Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing on H.R. 2210, School Readiness Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

``CAN TOBACCO CURE SMOKING?--A REVIEW OF TOBACCO HARM REDUCTION''


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Can Tobacco Cure Smoking?--A Review of Tobacco Harm Reduction.'' Testimony was heard from Timothy Muris, Chairman, FTC; Vice Adm. Richard H. Carmona, USN, U.S. Surgeon General and Acting Assistant Secretary, Health, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.

METHYL BROMIDE STATUS


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held a hearing entitled ``Status of Methyl Bromide under the Clean Air Act and the Montreal Protocol.'' Testimony was heard from Jeffrey M. Burnam, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; Jeffrey R. Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Rodney J. Brown, Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics, USDA; and public witnesses.

INCREASE ORGAN DONATIONS--ASSESSING INITIATIVES


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled D603``Assessing Initiatives to Increase Organ Donations.'' Testimony was heard from Michelle Snyder, Director, Office of Special Programs, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.

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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS--ACCOUNTING TREATMENT


Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``The Accounting Treatment of Employee Stock Options.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Dreier and Eshoo; Robert H. Herz, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board; and public witnesses.

POTENTIAL REDUCED EXPOSURE/REDUCED RISK TOBACCO PRODUCTS


Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Potential Reduced Exposure/Reduced Risk Tobacco Products: An Examination of the Possible Public Health Impact and Regulatory Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from Scott Leischow, M.D., Chief, Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; Lee Peeler, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.

BRIEFING--JEWISH EXODUS FROM ARAB LANDS


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia held a briefing entitled ``The Forgotten Refugees: the Jewish Exodus from Arab Lands.'' The Subcommittee was briefed by Avi Becker, Secretary General, World Jewish Congress; Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament, Canada; Carole Basri, Adjunct Professor of Corporate Law and Irey Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Law; and Sami Totah, American Sephardic Federation.

OVERSIGHT--ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION REAUTHORIZATION


Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Reauthorization of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and Private Property Protection Under the National Historic Preservation Act. Testimony was heard from deTeel Patterson Tiller, Acting Associate Director, Cultural Resources, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; John Nau, Chairman, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; and public witnesses.

PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative Greenwood of Pennsylvania or his designee, which shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that after passage of H.R. 760, it shall be in order to take from the Speaker's table S. 3 and to consider the Senate bill in the House. The rule provides for a motion to strike all after the enacting clause of S. 3 and to insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H.R. 760 as passed by the House. The rule waives all points of order against the motion to strike and insert. Testimony was heard from Representatives Chabot, Greenwood, Scott of Virginia, Baldwin, Hoyer and Edwards.

CHECK CLEARING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1474, Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by section and that each section shall be considered as read. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative Bachus.

PORT SECURITY


Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Port Security. Testimony was heard from Adm. Thomas H. Collins, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; William C. Ellis, Director of Security, Port of Long Beach, California; and Bethann Rooney, Manager, Port Security, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

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TASK FORCE REPORT--IMPROVE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FOR VETERANS


Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing to receive the report of the President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for our Nation's Veterans. Testimony was heard from Gail R. Wilensky, Co-Chair, President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for our Nation's Veterans.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


JUNE 4, 2003


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold oversight hearings to examine activities of the Federal Communications Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 714, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, S. 391, to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, S. 1003, to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River, H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California, and S. 924, to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Iraq stabilization and reconstruction, focusing on international contributions and resources, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine transforming the Department of Defense Personnel System, focusing on finding the right approach, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 281, to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes, to provide for training and technical assistance to Native Americans who are interested in commercial vehicle driving careers, and S. 725, to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide from the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads, 10 a.m., SR-485.

Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the impacts on tribal fish and wildlife management programs in the Pacific Northwest, 2 p.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine S. 1125, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 and proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Small Business Administration, 2 p.m., SR-428A.

House


Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research, hearing to review conservation technical assistance and the implementation of the Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 438, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003; and H.R. 2211, Ready to Teach Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Strengthening Pension Security: Examining the Health and Future of Defined Benefit Pension Plans,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Wireless E-911 Implementation: Progress and Remaining Hurdles,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Fair Credit Reporting Act: How it Functions for Consumers and the Economy,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Nonproliferation Policy After Iraq, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Africa, to mark up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 80, expressing the sense of Congress relating to efforts of the Peace Parks Foundation in the Republic of South Africa to facilitate the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation efforts in southern Africa; H. Con. Res. 134, acknowledging the deepening relationship between the United States and the Republic of Djibouti and recognizing Djibouti's role in combating terrorism; H. Con. Res. 154, concerning the transition to democracy in the Republic of Burundi; H. Res. 177, commending the people of the Republic of Kenya for conducting free and fair elections, for the peaceful and orderly transfer of power in their government, and for the continued success of democracy in their nation since that transition; H. Res. 237, honoring the life and work of Walter Sisulu, a critical leader in the movement to free South Africa of apartheid, on the occasion of his death; and H. Res. 194, regarding the importance of international efforts to abolish slavery and other human rights abuses in the Sudan, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Technology and the House, hearing on H. Con. Res. 190, to establish a joint committee to review House and Senate rules, joint D605rules, and other matters assuring continuing representation and congressional operations for the American people, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.

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Committee on Science, to mark up H.R. 1081, Aquatic Invasive Species Research Act; followed by a hearing on H.R. 1118, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, to mark up H.R. 1772, Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act of 2003; followed by a hearing on the Visa Approval Backlog and its impact on American Small Business, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on The Administration's Proposal to Reauthorize the Economic Development Administration, 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue oversight hearings on Water: Is it the ``Oil'' of the 21st Century? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on Special Programs, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on CIA Technical Program, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Meetings


Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine democracy, human rights, and justice in Serbia today, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon Building.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 4

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate may continue consideration of S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States. Also, Senate may consider H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, June 4

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H. Con. Res. 177, Recognizing and Commending the Participants and Supporters of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq;
(2) H. Res. 201, Commending the Support of Businesses and Business Owners for the Armed Forces and their Families;
(3) H.R. 361, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act; and
(4) H.R. 1954, Armed Forces Naturalization Act.
Consideration of H.R. 760, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (modified closed rule, one hour of debate).

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Baca, Joe, Calif., E1112

Ballance, Frank W., Jr., N.C., E1113

Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1116

Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E1111

Coble, Howard, N.C., E1105, E1106

Davis, Tom, Va., E1105, E1106

Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1113

Dingell, John D., Mich., E1116, E1116, E1117

Doolittle, John T., Calif., E1114

Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1116

English, Phil, Pa., E1107

Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1114

Farr, Sam, Calif., E1118

Filner, Bob, Calif., E1111

Frank, Barney, Mass., E1108

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1115

Graves, Sam, Mo., E1107

Hinchey, Maurice D., N.Y., E1119

Israel, Steve, N.Y., E1112

Kelly, Sue W., N.Y., E1108

Leach, James A., Iowa, E1108

Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E1117

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1112, E1113, E1118

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1111

Manzullo, Donald A., Ill., E1115

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1115, E1116, E1117, E1118

Moran, Jerry, Kansas, E1118

Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1105, E1106, E1107, E1107

Ortiz, Solomon P., Tex., E1113

Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1112, E1113

Pence, Mike, Ind., E1108

Putnam, Adam H., Fla., E1105, E1107

Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E1110

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1117

Shimkus, John, Ill., E1112, E1113

Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E1114

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1111, E1114

Taylor, Gene, Miss., E1115


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