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Tuesday, March 11, 2003


Daily Digest


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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S3421-S3558

Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and four resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 15, S. 586-600, S.J. Res. 8, S. Res. 79-80, and S. Con. Res. 18.

Pages S3504-05 

Measures Reported:

S. 113, to exclude United States persons from the definition of ``foreign power'' under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

Page S3504 

Measure Passed:

Printing of Collection of the Rules: Senate agreed to S. Res. 80, to authorize the printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the Senate.

Page S3556  

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban: Senate continued consideration of S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion, taking action on the following amendment:

Pages S3422-29, S3454, S3456-63, S3482-94 

Pending:
Durbin Amendment No. 259, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S3479-82 

During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 49 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 45), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to waive section 207 of H. Con. Res. 68, the Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2000 as amended by S. Res. 304 from the 107th Congress with respect to the consideration of Murray Amendment No. 258, to improve the availability of contraceptives for women. Subsequently, a point of order that the amendment was in violation of the Congressional Budget Act was sustained, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S3478-79 

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 12, 2003, providing that Senator Boxer be recognized to offer a motion to commit, that there be two hours equally divided in the usual form, that following the debate, the motion be temporarily set aside, and Senate resume consideration of the Durbin Amendment No. 259 (listed-above) for one hour of debate equally divided; that following the use or yielding back of time, Senate proceed to a vote on, or in relation to the Durbin Amendment No. 259, to be followed by a vote on, or in relation to the Boxer motion to commit, and that no amendments be in order to either the motion or amendment prior to the votes.
Page S3557 

Nomination Considered: Senate continued consideration of the nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Pages S3429-54, S3455-56 

A second motion was entered to close further debate on the nomination and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Thursday, March 13, 2003.
Pages S3455-56 

Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous consent agreement was reached providing that when the nomination for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works is received by the Senate, it be referred to the Committee on Armed Services, provided that when the Committee reports the nomination, it be referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works for a period of 20 days of session; provided further that if the Committee on Environment and Public Works does not report the nomination with those 20 days, that Committee be discharged from further consideration of the nomination and the nomination be placed on the executive calendar.

Page S3557 

Messages From the President: Senate received the following messages from the President of the United States:
Transmitting, pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, the report providing a plan for securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of the states of the Former Soviet Union and reports on the implementation of that plan during Fiscal Year 2002; to the Committee on Armed Services. (PM-22)

Page S3502 

Nominations Received: Senate received 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.
Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia.
William M. Bellamy, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya.
John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2007.
Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of six years expiring August 30, 2008. (Reappointment)
Raul David Bejarano, of California, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of four years.
Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. (New Position)
Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the remainder of the term expiring January 31, 2004.
4 Army nominations in the rank of general.
8 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
Routine lists in the Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps.

Page S3558 

Executive Communications:

Pages S3502-04 

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S3505-06 

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S3506-51 

Additional Statements:

Pages S3499-S3502 

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S3551-56 

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S3556 

Record Vote: One record vote was taken today. (Total--45)

Pages S3478-79

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 9:02 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S3557.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

MEDICARE


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine Medicare outlier payments to hospitals, focusing on the successful implementation of a new outlier policy that contains an adequate transition period, and a proposed rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service that would prevent further gaming of the Medicare system by a few hospitals that obtain the majority of these outlier payments, after receiving testimony from Thomas A. Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; and Joseph W. Marshall, Temple University Health Care System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2004 BUDGET: PERSONNEL PROGRAMS


Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and civilian personnel programs, after receiving testimony from David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, William Winkenwerder, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, and Thomas F. Hall, Assistant Secretary for Reserve Affairs, all of the Department of Defense; Lieutenant General John M. LeMoyne, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Army; Vice Admiral Gerald L. Hoewing, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, United States Navy; Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Richard E. Brown, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, United States Air Force; James E. Lokovic, Air Force Sergeants Association, Temple Hills, Maryland; Steven Anderson, Reserve Officers Association, Washington, D.C.; and Joseph L. Barnes, Fleet Reserve Association, Joyce W. Raezer, National Military Family Association, Inc., and Susan Schwartz, Military Officers Association of America, all of Alexandria, Virginia.

SMALL AND RURAL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation concluded hearings to examine the existing federal programs and new proposals to promote air service to small and rural communities, focusing on the Essential Air Service program D215and the Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program, after receiving testimony from Read Van de Water, Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs; JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; and Bryan O. Elliott, Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Authority, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY


Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee held hearings to examine federal programs for energy efficiency and conservation, focusing on the Federal Energy Management Program, the appliance efficiency standards programs under the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act, and the Energy Policy of Act of 1992, receiving testimony from David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Paul Lynch, Assistant Commissioner of Business Operations, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration; Erbin Keith, Sempra Energy Solutions, San Diego, California, on behalf of the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition; and Joseph M. McGuire, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, and David M. Nemtzow, Alliance to Save Energy, both of Washington, D.C.

PENSION PLANS


Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine defined benefit pension plans, focusing on possible reforms for funding, receiving testimony from Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Christopher W. O'Flinn, AT&T; Corporation, Bedminster, New Jersey, on behalf of the ERISA Industry Committee; Mark Schuler, U.S. Airways, Inc., Barrington, New Hampshire; Henry Eickelberg, General Dynamics Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia, on behalf of the American Benefits Council; and Ron Gebhardtsbauer, American Academy of Actuaries, Washington, D.C.
Committee recessed subject to the call.

IRAQ: RECONSTRUCTION


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the commitment of U.S. financial and personnel resources to post-conflict transitional assistance and reconstruction in Iraq, focusing on the cost of maintaining a military presence in the region, the restoration of governance and any steps toward democracy, securing the elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, ending Iraqi contacts with international terrorist organizations, ensuring that a post-transition Iraqi government can maintain the country's territorial integrity and economic independence while contributing to regional stability, and the costs of not going to war with Iraq, which include the costs of maintaining a military presence in the region, the continuation of inspections of weapons of mass destruction, accelerated funding to combat terrorism abroad, and maintaining a high level of homeland security, after receiving testimony from Eric P. Schwartz, Council on Foreign Relations, Gordon Adams, George Washington University, Sandra Mitchell, International Rescue Committee, and Phebe Marr, all of Washington, DC.

BUSINESS MEETING


Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee met and approved the committees views and estimates with respect to the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for Indian programs.

INTELLIGENCE


Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee will meet again on Thursday, March 13.

HEALTHY AGING


Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine the prescription for healthy aging, focusing on the benefits of fitness and nutrition care, and exercise, after receiving testimony from Judith A. Salerno, Deputy Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, and Lynn C. Swann, Chairman, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Office of Public Health and Science, both of the Department of Health and Human Services; Linda Netterville, on behalf of Meals On Wheels Association of America, Alexandria, Virginia; Jane V. White, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Graduate School of Medicine, on behalf of Nutrition Screening Initiative; Alfred Maguire, Twin Falls, Idaho; and Sam Ulano, New York, New York.

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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 50 public bills, H.R. 1169-1218; and 11 resolutions, H.J. Res. 36; H. Con. Res. 86-90, and H. Res. 134-138, were introduced.

Pages H1743-46  

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H1746-47  

Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 877, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve patient safety, amended (H. Rept. 108-31, Pt. 1);
H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, amended (H. Rept. 108-32, Pt. 1);
H.R. 5, to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, amended (H.Rept. 108-32, Pt. 2); and
H.R. 866, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works (H. Rept. 108-33).

Page H1743

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Simmons to act as Speaker Pro Tempore for today.

Page H1691 

Recess: The House recessed at 1:06 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

Page H1697

Suspensions--Proceedings Postponed: The House postponed further proceedings until tomorrow, March 12, on the following motions to suspend the rules that were debated today:
Recognizing the Bicentennial of Ohio's Admission to the Union: H. Res. 122, recognizing the bicentennial of the admission of Ohio into the Union and the contributions of Ohio residents to the economic, social, and cultural development of the United States; and

Pages H1697-H1701

Urging Improved Fire Safety in Nonresidential Buildings in the Aftermath of the Nightclub Fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island: H. Con. Res. 85, expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the need for improved fire safety in nonresidential buildings in the aftermath of the tragic fire on February 20, 2003, at a nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
Pages H1701-04

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Obtaining Observer status for Taiwan at the May 2003 World Health Assembly: H.R. 441, to amend Public Law 107-10 to authorize a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 414 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 50);

Pages H1704-06, H1710-11

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and Commending the Bulgarians for Their Ethnic and Religious Tolerance: H. Con. Res. 77, amended, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the historic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust and commending the Bulgarian people for preserving and continuing their tradition of ethnic and religious tolerance (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 418 yeas with none voting ``nay'', Roll No. 51); and
Pages H1706-09, H1711-12

Designating H-236 in the Capitol as the ``Richard K. Armey Room'' : H. Res. 19, designating the room numbered H-236 in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol as the ``Richard K. Armey Room'' (agreed to by yea-and-nay vote of 406 yeas with none voting ``nay'' and 8 voting ``present'', Roll No. 52).
Pages H1709-10, H1712-13

Presidential Message--Plan for Securing Nuclear Weapons: Message wherein he transmitted a report which presents a plan for securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise of the states of the Former Soviet Union and reports on implementation of that plan during Fiscal year 2002--referred to the committee on International Relations.

Page H1713

Meeting Hour--Wednesday, March 12: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12.

Page H1713

Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 12: 30 p.m. and adjourned at 10: 57 p.m.

Committee Meetings


LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Corporation for Public D217Broadcasting. Testimony was heard from Robert Coonrod, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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The Subcommittee also concluded hearings on Corporation for National and Community Services. Testimony was heard from Leslie Lenkowsky, CEO.

WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AND REHABILITATION ACTS


Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Workforce Investment and Rehabilitation Acts: Improving Services and Empowering Individuals.'' Testimony was heard from Emily DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor; Robert Pasternack, Assistant Secretary, Department of Education; Bettie Shaw-Henderson, District Manager, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.

PROGRESS SINCE 9/11--ANTI-TERRORIST FINANCING EFFORTS EFFECTIVENESS


Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Progress Since 9/11: The Effectiveness of U.S. Anti-Terrorist Financing Efforts.'' Testimony was heard from Alice Fisher, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Richard Hoglund, Interim Director, Office of Customs Investigations, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; James Sloan, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.

FEDERAL REGULATIONS--IMPROVE REGULATORY ACCOUNTING COSTS, BENEFITS, AND IMPACTS


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ``How to Improve Regulatory Accounting: Costs, Benefits, and Impacts on Federal Regulations.'' Testimony was heard from John D. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; and public witnesses.

SAVING THE CONGO BASIS: THE STAKES


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Saving the Congo Basin: The Stakes, The Plan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Walter H. Kansteiner III, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs; John F. Turner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; and Constance Berry Newman, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, AID; and a public witness.

CHILD ABDUCTION PREVENTION ACT; CHILD OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY PREVENTION ACT


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 1104, Child Abduction Prevention Act.
Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1104 and H.R. 1161, Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act. Testimony was heard from Daniel P. Collins, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., Director, Public Defender Service, District of Columbia; and a public witness.

RESPA REFORM AND THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON SMALL BUSINESS


Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``RESPA Reform and the Economic Effects on Small Business.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs: Mel Martinez, Secretary; and John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary for Housing-FHA Commissioner; and public witnesses.

ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH PROPOSALS


Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded hearings on the Administration's Economic Growth Proposals. Testimony was heard from Representatives Dreier, Upton, Ney and Blackburn.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


MARCH 12, 2003


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the District of Columbia Courts, Court Services, and the Offender Supervision Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.

Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for defense programs, focusing on worldwide threats to the United States, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Energy Office of Energy and Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Science, and the Office of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine national security D218space programs and management in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2004, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

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Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army transformation in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2004 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up a proposed concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2004 budget for the Federal Government, 2:15 p.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine welfare reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains, signed at London on July 24, 2001, together with an Exchange of Notes, as amended by the Protocol signed at Washington on July 19, 2002 (the ``Convention'') (Treaty Doc. 107-19), Protocol Amending the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Canberra on September 27, 2001 (the ``Protocol'') (Treaty Doc. 107-20), the Second Additional Protocol that Modifies the Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Mexico City on November 26, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 108-03), and a Foreign Service List received on January 28, 2003, 11:30 a.m., SD-419.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine regional implications of the changing nuclear equation on the Korean Peninsula, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, with the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold joint hearings to examine border technology, focusing on keeping terrorist out of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James V. Selna and Cormac J. Carney, both to be a United States District Judge for the Central District of California, Philip P. Simon and Theresa Lazar Springmann, both to a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, Mary Ellen Coster Williams, of Maryland, and Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Ricardo H. Hinojosa, of Texas, and Michael E. Horowitz, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.

House


Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and Inspection Service, 9:30 a.m., and on Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2004 Army Posture, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Indian Affairs and Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education-Panel: ``No Child Left Behind Act'' program, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Pacific Command Military Construction, 10 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent Agencies, on Inspector General, Department of Treasury, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request, 5 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on patron and industry perspectives on military exchanges, commissaries, and morale, welfare and recreation programs, 5 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, to mark up the Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2004, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Select Education, hearing on ``Recent Improvements of Financial Management Practices at the U.S. Department of Education,'' 2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 1119, Family Time Flexibility Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, to continue hearings on ``Comprehensive National Energy Policy,'' 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Health, hearing on ``Medicaid Today: The States' Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on the ``Procurement and Property Mismanagement and Theft at Los Alamos National Laboratory,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Mutual Fund Industry Practices D219and their Effect on Individual Investors,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Energy Efficiency Improvements in Federal Buildings and Vehicles,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, to consider Committee funding requests, 11:20 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: H. Res. 68, requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution documents in the President's possession relating to Iraq's declaration on its weapons of mass destruction that was provided to the United Nations on December 7, 2002; and the Northern Ireland Peace and Reconciliation Support Act, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H. Res. 132, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Ninth Circuit of Appeals ruling in Newdow v. United States Congress is inconsistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the first amendment and should be overturned; a resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue subpoenas in the matter relating to the Honorable James M. Rosenbaum; and H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 39, Arctic Coastal Plain Domestic Energy Security Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, hearing on Aerospace Commission Report and NASA Workforce, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs: Commercial Aviation, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for the U.S. Department of Labor, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on the Director of the CIA Overview, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Meetings


Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 12

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion; Senate will vote on, or in relation to a Boxer motion to commit; and Senate will vote on, or in relation to a Durbin amendment.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

11 a.m., Wednesday, March 12

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
(1) H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act;
(2) H.R. 389, Automatic Defibrillation in Adam`s Memory Act;
(3) H.R. 342, Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act;
(4) H.R. 398, Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities Prevention Act;
(5) H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act; and
(6) H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Boehner, John A., Ohio, E419

Davis, Tom, Va., E425

Dingell, John D., Mich., E423

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E424

Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E421

Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E425

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E420, E421, E422, E423, E424, E425, E426

Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E421

Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E419, E421

Schrock, Edward L., Va., E419

Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E425

Slaughter, Louise McIntosh, N.Y., E422

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E422, E425

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E419, E420, E421, E423, E424

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E420


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