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Tuesday, May 4, 2004


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S4779-S4852

Measures Introduced: Seven bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2376-2382, S. Res. 349-351, and S. Con. Res. 103.

Page S4837

Measures Reported:

S. 882, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide improvements in tax administration and taxpayer safe-guards, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-257)
S. Con. Res. 99, condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its participation and complicity in the attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble.

Page S4836

Measures Passed:

Record Production Authorization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 350, to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Page S4850

Congratulating Charter Schools: Senate agreed to S. Res. 351, congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the United States for their ongoing contributions to education.
Pages S4850-51

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S4787-S4822

Adopted:
Collins Modified Amendment No. 3108, to provide for a manufacturer's jobs credit.
Pages S4787, S4805-06

By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 78), Gregg Amendment No. 3111, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.
Pages S4790-93, S4806

By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 79), Harkin Amendment No. 3107, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.
Pages S4787-90, S4806

Allen Amendment No. 3113, to provide mortgage payment assistance for employees who are separated from employment.
Pages S4821-22

Pending:
Dorgan Amendment No. 3110, to provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property.
Pages S4787-88

Graham (FL) Amendment No. 3112, to strike the deduction relating to income attributable to United States production activities and the international tax provisions and allow a credit for manufacturing wages.
Page S4793

Cantwell/Voinovich Amendment No. 3114, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.
Page S4812

During consideration of this measure today, the Senate also took the following action:
By 54 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 80), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95, Congressional Budget Resolution for fiscal year 2004, with regard to Wyden Modified Amendment No. 3109, to provide trade adjustment assistance for service workers. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment would violate section 505 of H. Con. Res. 95 was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S4787, S4806-12, S4812-21

A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 5, 2004; that Senator Breaux be recognized to offer an amendment, that there be 60 minutes for debate, and that the Senate vote on or in relation to the amendment at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader.
Page S4852D445

Appointments:

Policy Committee to the White House Conference on Aging: The Chair, on behalf of the Majority Leader, after consultation with the members of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and the Committee on Aging, pursuant to Public Law 100-175, as amended by Public Laws 102-375, 103-171, and 106-501, appointed the following individuals as members of the Policy Committee to the White House Conference on Aging: Senators Grassley and Craig.

Page S4850

Executive Reports of Committees: Senate received the following executive report of a committee:

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Report to accompany the Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of April 19, 1994, signed at Brussels on October 24, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-17), the Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Estonia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of April 19, 1994, signed at Brussels on October 24, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-17), the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Czech Republic to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on December 10, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-18), the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Czech Republic to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on December 10, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-18), the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Slovak Republic to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic Concerning the Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investment of October 22, 1991, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-19), the Additional Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Latvia to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 13, 1995, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-20), the Additional Protocol Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania to the Treaty for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment of January 14, 1998, signed at Brussels on September 22, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-21), and the Additional Protocol Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland to the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Poland Concerning Business and Economic Relations of March 21, 1990, signed at Brussels on January 12, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 108-22) (Ex. Rept. 108-13).

Pages S4836-37

Petitions and Memorials:

Pages S4831-36

Executive Reports of Committees:

Pages S4836-37

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S4837-39

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S4839-45

Additional Statements:

Pages S4828-31

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S4846-49

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Pages S4849-50

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S4850

Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--80)

Pages S4806, S4821

Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:45 a.m., and adjourned at 6:50 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, May 5, 2004. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4852.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

OVERTIME PAY RULE


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing to examine the final rule on overtime pay, setting forth the criteria for determining who is exempted from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime requirements as an executive, administrative, or professional employee, also known as the ``white-collar'' exemptions to the Act, receiving testimony from Tammy D. McCutchen, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor; and Craig Becker, AFL-CIO, David S. Fortney, Fortney and Scott, Ross E. Eisenbrey, Economic Policy Institute, and Ronald Bird, Employment Policy Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.
Hearing recessed subject to the call of the Chair.

D.C. CHARTER SCHOOLS


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine public charter schools in the District of Columbia, focusing on challenges facing D.C. charter schools, and best D446practices in D.C. charter school education, after receiving testimony from Peggy Cooper Cafritz, President, District of Columbia Board of Education; Thomas Louglin, Chairman, District of Columbia Public Charter School Board; Eric Adler, Co-Founder and Managing Director, School for Educational Evolution and Development (SEED) School; Joshua Kern, President and Chief Executive Officer, Thurgood Marshall Academy; David Domenici, Executive Director, See Forever Foundation; Joe Nathan, University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, Minneapolis; and Ariana Quinones, District of Columbia Public Charter School Association, Washington, D.C.

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IRAQI PRISONERS


Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing regarding allegations of mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners from General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, Vice Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Lieutenant General Paul T. Mikolashek, USA, Army Inspector General; and Major General Michael J. Marchand, USA, Assistant Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army.

AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE


Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense.

AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE


Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense.

AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE


Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities met in closed session and approved for full committee consideration, those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense.

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT ACT


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999, focusing on preserving and extending pro-competitive measures in the current Act, as well as improving regulatory parity between cable and satellite TV providers, after receiving testimony from Charles W. Ergen, EchoStar Communications Corporation, Englewood, Colorado; Jim Yager, Barrington Broadcasting Company, Hoffman Estates, Illinois; Eddy Hartenstein, DirecTV, El Segundo, California; Araceli De Leon, Telemundo Communications Group, Phoenix, Arizona; and Gigi B. Sohn, Public Knowledge, Washington, D.C.

OLYMPIC SECURITY


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure concluded a hearing to examine lessons learned from security at past Olympic Games, focusing on having a security team selected with complementary skills and the institutional experience to tackle an event of this proportion, after receiving testimony from Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Boston; Mark Camillo, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Arlington, Virginia; David G. Maples, Johnson, Maples, and Associates, Atlanta, Georgia; Carl Lewis, Beaverton, Oregon; and Steven Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas.

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.

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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 4258-4273; 1 private bill, H.R. 4274; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 96, H. Con. Res. 413-414, and H. Res. 618, 620-624, were introduced.

Pages H2547-48

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H2548-50

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H. Res. 619, providing for consideration of H.R. 4227, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend to 2005 the alternative minimum tax relief available in 2003 and 2004 and to index such relief for inflation (H. Rept. 108-477); and
H.R. 4011, to promote human rights and freedom in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, amended (H. Rept. 108-478, Pt. 1).

Page H2547

Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Burns to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

Page H2493

Recess: The House recessed at 1:10 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

Page H2499

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Recognizing the contributions of military impact schools: H. Res. 598, recognizing the valuable contributions of military impacted schools, teachers, administration, and staff for their ongoing contributions to the education of military children;

Pages H2500-05

Congratulating charter schools for their contributions to education: H. Res. 600, amended, congratulating charter schools and their students, parents, teachers, and administrators across the U.S. for their ongoing contributions to education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 396 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 3 voting ``present'', Roll No. 139;
Pages H2505-09, H2517-18

Recognizing the benefits of school-based music education: H. Con. Res. 380, amended, recognizing the benefits and importance of school-based music education, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 140;
Pages H2509-11, H2518

Congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies: H. Res. 599, congratulating the University of Connecticut Huskies for winning the 2004 NCAA Division I men and women`s basketball championships, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 402 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 2 voting ``present'', Roll No. 141;
Pages H2511-15, H2518-19

Congratulating the University of Denver men's hockey team: H. Con. Res. 408, congratulating the University of Denver men`s hockey team for winning the 2004 NCAA men`s hockey national championship; and
Page H2515

Congratulating the Kennesaw State University Owls: H. Res. 594, congratulating the Kennesaw State University Owls for winning the 2004 NCAA Division II Men`s Basketball National Championship.
Pages H2516-17

Recess: The House recessed at 3:59 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

Page H2517

Budget Resolution for FY 2005--Motion To Instruct Conferees: Representative Moore announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 95, original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

Page H2519

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2517-18, H2518, and H2519. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m and adjourned at 11:41 p.m.

Committee Meetings


STRENGTHENING VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION


Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Vocational and Technical Education.'' Testimony was heard from Jean C. Stevens, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support, Department of Education, State of New York; Sandy Dunkel, Division Administrator, Career Development Division, Board of Education, State of Illinois; and public witnesses.

FASB STOCK OPTIONS PROPOSAL--EFFECT ON U.S. ECONOMY AND JOBS


Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises continued hearings entitled ``The FASB Stock Options Proposal: Its Effect on the U.S. Economy and Jobs.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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MIDDLE-CLASS ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF ACT


Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4, a modified closed rule providing 1 hour of debate in the House on H.R. 4227, Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative Rangel of New York 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. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Johnson of Connecticut and Israel.

TTIC BRIEFING ON TERRORIST THREATS


Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a TTIC Briefing on Terrorist Threats. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


MAY 5, 2004


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for defense related programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SR-232A.

Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SR-222.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 11:30 a.m., SR-232A.

Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities for the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold closed hearings to examine the use of steroids, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine space shuttle and the future of space launch, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 155, to convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation, S. 2285, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah, S. 1521, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a post building and memorial park for use by the American Legion, other veterans' groups, and the local community, S. 1826, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of Nevada, S. 2085, to modify the requirements of the land conveyance to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation, and H.R. 1658, to amend the Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional conveyances of certain lands in the State of California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the United States to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental railway, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine the benefits of a healthy marriage, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to examine material support statute relating to aiding terrorists, 10 a.m., SD-226.

House


Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, to mark up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, to mark up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Total Force, to mark up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2003; H.R. 2729, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2003; H.R. 2730, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2003; and H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Status Report,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Physician Fee Schedule: A Review of the Current Medicare Payment System,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to consider H.R. 3755, Zero Downpayment Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Betting on Transparency: Toward Fairness and Integrity in the Interior Department's Tribal Recognition Process,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Wildfires in the West--Is the Bush Administration's Response Adequate?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, hearing on Water Scarcity in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation as a Mechanism Toward Peace, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, to mark up H.R. 3447, Social Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 2003, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H.J. Res. 83, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives; H.R. 2934, Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003; H.R. 3179, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools Improvement Act of 2003; a resolution Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education; H.R. 3754, Fraudulent Online Identity Sanctions Act; H.R. 1731, Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act; S. 1301, Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003; H.R. 1678, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2003; H.R. 1302, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2003; H.R. 3632, Anti-Counterfeiting Amendments of 2003; and private relief bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 142, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project; H.R. 1014, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act; H.R. 2010, To protect the voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of Representatives; H.R. 2201, National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act; H.R. 2663, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; H.R. 2828, Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act; H.R. 2912, To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government; H.R. 2966, Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2003; H.R. 2991, Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initiative; H.R. 3247, Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act of 2003; H.R. 3378, Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003; H.R. 3504, To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education; H.R. 3505, to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act to specify the recipients and consideration for conveyance of the Bend Pine Nursery; H.R. 3706, John Muir National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 3768, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Boundary Revision Act of 2004; H.R. 3819, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Designation Act of 2004; H.R. 3846, Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004; H.R. 3874, To convey for public purposes certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, that have been identified for disposal; H.R. 3932, To amend Public Law 99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project; and H.R. 4114, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, hearing entitled ``U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Preliminary Report,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Improving the Regulatory Flexibility Act--H.R. 2345,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Railroad Security, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on DCI Wrap Up Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Aligning CIA HUMINT, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Maritime Security Operations Within the Department of Homeland Security,'' 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.

Joint Meetings


Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold a hearing to examine the impact in Northern Ireland of recently published reports on collusion in prominent murder cases, 11:30 a.m., 334 CHOB.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 5

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of S. 1637, Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, with Senator Breaux being recognized to offer an amendment, with 60 minutes for debate, followed by a vote on or in relation to the amendment at a time to be determined.
Next Meeting of the

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, May 5

House Chamber

Program for Tuesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H. Res. 605--Recognizing the importance of increasing awareness of autism, supporting programs for increased research and improved treatment of autism, improving training and support for individuals with autism and those who care for individuals with autism;
(2) H.R. 2771--To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program;
(3) H.R. 27--Small Public Housing Authority Act;
(4) H. Res. 402--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the urgent need for freedom, democratic reform, and international monitoring of elections, human rights, and religious liberty in the Lao People's Democratic Republic;
(5) H. Con. Res. 326--Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the arbitrary detention of Dr. Wang Bingzhang by the Government of the People's Republic of China and urging his immediate release; and
(6) H. Con. Res. 398--Expressing the concern of Congress over Iran`s development of the means to produce nuclear weapons.
Consideration of H.R. 4227--Middle-Class Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2004 (modified closed rule, one hour of debate).

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Acevedo-Vila, Anibal, Puerto Rico, E724, E727

Bonner, Jo, Ala., E735

Brown, Corrine, Fla., E730

Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E731

Burton, Dan, Ind., E723, E725

Camp, Dave, Mich., E725, E727

Cannon, Chris, Utah, E734

Capuano, Michael E., Mass., E732

Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E734

Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E736

Dingell, John D., Mich., E733, E734

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E729

Farr, Sam, Calif., E732

Filner, Bob, Calif., E738, E739

Graves, Sam, Mo., E734

Green, Gene, Tex., E732

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E729

Hyde, Henry J., Ill., E738

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E732

Langevin, James R., R.I., E735, E738

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E724, E726

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E727

Miller, Jeff, Fla., E732

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E733

Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, E737

Pence, Mike, Ind., E731

Radanovich, George, Calif., E723, E724, E725, E726, E727

Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E739

Rogers, Harold, Ky., E731

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E730

Ross, Mike, Ark., E736

Sanders, Bernard, Vt., E723, E726

Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E739

Scott, David, Ga., E728

Shaw, E. Clay, Jr., Fla., E723, E725

Shimkus, John, Ill., E737

Shuster, Bill, Pa., E731

Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E736

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E735

Stenholm, Charles W., Tex., E737

Tancredo, Thomas G., Colo., E731

Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E730

Watson, Diane E., Calif., E730

Weldon, Dave, Fla., E727

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E729

Young, Don, Alaska, E728


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