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Friday, July 18, 2003


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS



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Senate


Chamber Action


The Senate was not in session today. It will next meet at 1 p.m., on Monday, July 21, 2003.

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 8 public bills, H.R. 2790-2797; 1 private bill, H.R. 2798; and 3 resolutions, H.J. Res. 65, and H. Res. 324-325, were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

Pages H7169-70

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
H.R. 1707. A bill to provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape, amended (H. Rept. 108-219).
H. Res. 288, directing the Secretary of Transportation to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all physical and electronic records and documents in his possession related to any use of Federal agency resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and ending May 16, 2003, except information the disclosure of which would harm the national security interests of the United States (adverse, H. Rept. 108-220).

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Energy and Water Appropriations: The House passed H.R. 2754, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, by a yea-and-nay vote of 377 yeas to 226 nays, Roll No. 395.

Pages H7114-47

Rejected the Hoyer motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations by a recorded vote of 99 ayes to 310 noes, Roll No. 394.
Pages H7146-47

Pursuant to the unanimous consent agreement of July 17, the amendment dealing with the preservation and restoration of the Florida Everglades was considered as adopted.
Agreed To:
Tom Davis of Virginia amendment that strikes portions of Section 502 dealing with the purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products;
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Wilson of New Mexico amendment that prohibits any funds to be used to release water from the San Juan Chama Project or Middle Rio Grande Project for the purpose of complying with the Endangered Species Act;
Pages H7140-41

Markey amendment that prohibits the transfer of any nuclear materials or nuclear production facilities to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea.
Pages H7143-44

Rejected:
Andrews amendment that sought to reduce funding for the Delaware River Main Channel deepening project by $7.7 million (rejected by recorded vote of 194 ayes to 213 noes, Roll No. 391);
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Udall of Colorado amendment that sought to increase funding for renewable energy programs by D849$30 million with offsets from the Yucca Mountain Repository account (rejected by recorded vote of 153 ayes to 251 noes, Roll No. 392); and
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Hefley amendment No. 2 printed in the Congressional record of July 17 that sought to reduce overall funding by one percent (rejected by recorded vote of 82 ayes to 327 noes, Roll No. 393).

Pages H7141, H7145-46

Point of order sustained against:
Section 310 relating to planning and analyses for external regulation of the Department's Laboratories under the Office of Science;
Pages H7139-40

Withdrawn:
DeFazio amendment No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17 was offered but subsequently withdrawn that sought to increase Army Corps of Engineers funding by $17.7 million with offsets from Operation and Maintenance General funding;
Pages H7125-26

Kucinich amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to revoke the license to the Davis Besse nuclear power plant; and
Pages H7141-42

Manzullo amendment No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17 was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to require the procurement of at least 65 percent of American made materials.
Pages H7142-43

Inslee amendment was offered, but subsequently withdrawn, that sought to prohibit the disposal of low level radioactive waste in unlined trenches;
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The bill was considered pursuant to the order of the House of July 17.

Question of Privileges of the House: The House agreed to table H. Res. 324, concerning a matter of the privileges of the House, by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 143 noes, Roll No. 397.

Pages H7148-57

Legislative Program: Representative Portman announced the Legislative Program for the week of July 21.

Pages H7157-58

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act Motions to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Bell motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act, that was debated on the legislative day of July 17, by a yea-and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 396. Subsequently, the House debated the Van Hollen motion to instruct conferees on the bill. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

Pages H7147-48, H7158-62

Meeting Hour--Monday, July 21: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 21 for morning-hour debates.

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Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, July 23.

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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate today appears on page H7113.

Referrals: S. 314 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce; S. 546 was referred to the Committees on Resources and Agriculture; S. 499, S. 643, S. 651, S. 677, S. 924, S. 1076 were referred to the Committee on Resources; S. 1399 was referred to the Committee on Government Reform; S. 470, S. 490, and S. Con. Res 53 were held at the desk.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H7144, H7144-45, H7145-46, H7146-47, H7147, H7147-48, and H7156-57. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 5:44 p.m.

Committee Meetings


AMERICA--METHAMPHETAMINE PROBLEM


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing entitled, ``Facing the Methamphetamine Problem in America.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Boozman and Case; Roger E. Guevara, Chief of Operations, DEA, Department of Justice; John C. Horton, Associate Deputy Director, State and Local Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and public witnesses.

OMB'S RECORD--SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK RECORD


Committee on Government: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Reform, and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight of the Committee on Small Business held a joint hearing entitled ``What is OMB's Record in Small Business Paperwork Relief?'' Testimony was heard from Representative Manzullo; John D. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; and public witnesses.

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HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING MILITARY OPERATIONS: OVERCOMING BARRIERS


Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations continued hearings entitled ``Humanitarian Assistance Following Military Operations: Overcoming Barriers--Part II.'' Testimony was heard from Susan Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Joseph Collins, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Stability Operations, Department of Defense; the following officials of the Department of State: Richard Greene, Principal Deputy Assistant, Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration; and James Kunder, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Asia and Near East, AID; and public witnesses.

COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION AMENDMENTS


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.J. Res. 63, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,'' and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2023.

PENSION PRESERVATION AND SAVINGS EXPANSION ACT


Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1776, Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of July 21 through July 26, 2003


Senate Chamber


On Monday, at 1:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2555, Defense Appropriations.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider other cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills and certain nominations, when available.

Senate Committees


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark C. Brickell, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, and Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 2 p.m., SD-538.

July 23, Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings to examine enhancing the role of the private sector in public transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 23, to hold hearings to examine public interest and localism, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine privacy and digital rights management, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

July 24, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to examine space commercialization, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 22, to hold hearings to examine S. 1314, to expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest System lands established from the public domain and other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, to improve the health of National Forest System lands established from the public domain and other public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and H.R. 1904, to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape; to examine the impacts of insects, disease, weather-related damage, and fires on public and private forest lands. Processes for implementing forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects on public and private lands, and processes for implementing forest health and hazardous fuels reduction projects will also be discussed, 10 a.m., room to be announced.

July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.

July 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold oversight hearings to examine the competitive sourcing effort within the National Park Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 23, to hold hearings to examine status and prospects for reconstruction relating to Iraq, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.

July 24, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the Congo Basin Forest Partnership; to be followed by hearings on the nomination of Donald K. Steinberg, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 21, Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security, to D851hold hearings to examine the risks and benefits to consumers related to government sponsored enterprises, 2 p.m., SD-342.

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July 24, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the past and present of the administration's competitive sourcing initiative, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 22, to hold hearings to examine proposed legislation authorizing funds for Head Start, focusing on programs to prepare children to succeed in school and in life, 10 a.m., SD-430.

July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2003, and the nominations of Daniel Pipes, of Pennsylvania, Charles Edward Horner, of the District of Columbia, and Stephen D. Krasner, of California, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, and Eric S. Dreiband, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine federal biodefense readiness, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: July 23, to hold hearings to examine S. 556, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, H. Brent McKnight, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, and R. David Proctor, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.

July 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine bankruptcy and competition issues in relation to the WorldCom Case, 2 p.m., SD-226.

July 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-226.

July 23, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings on the federal sentencing guidelines of the U.S. Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.

July 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rene Acosta, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Daniel J. Bryant, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-226.

July 23, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine agricultural consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Deal, 4 p.m., SD-226.

July 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act, 2 p.m., SD-226.

July 25, Subcommittee on Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights, to hold hearings to examine deterrence of alien smuggling and human trafficking, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 22, to hold hearings on pending legislation relating to VA-provided health care services including the following: S. 613, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, S. 615, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic'', S. 1144, to name the health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center'', S. 1156, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the provision of long-term health care for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1213, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, S. 1283, to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and S. 1289, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
Special Committee on Aging: July 22, to hold hearings to examine the consequences of direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, 10 a.m., SD-628.

House Chamber


To be announced.

House Committees


Committee on Agriculture, July 22, hearing to review Geographical Indications and the World Trade Organization's agricultural negotiations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

July 23, hearing to review the 2002 Wildlife Season and the Wildfire Threats of the 2003 Season, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

July 24, hearing to review Tobacco Quota Buyout, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review operations of the Food Stamp Program, 1:30 p.m., 1302 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, July 21, to consider the following appropriations for fiscal year 2004: VA, HUD and Independent Agencies; and Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, 5 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, July 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on Cyber Terrorism: The New Asymmetric Threat, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, July 24, hearing on Economic Effects of Long-Term Federal Obligations, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 23, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on Consolidation Loans: What's Best for Past Borrowers, Future Students, and U.S. Taxpayers? 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 21, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Regulatory Status of Broadband Services: Information Services, Common Carriage, or Something in Between?'' 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``FASB Derivative Accounting Standards,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ```Bump Up' Policy Under Title I of the Clean Air Act,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 382, Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2003; H.R. 411, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out certain authorities under an agreement with Canada respecting the importation of municipal solid waste; and H.R. 1730, Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2003, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Issues Relating to Ephera--containing Dietary Supplements,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Issues Relating to Ephedra--containing Dietary Supplements,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, July 22, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing and markup of H.R. 1985, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, July 21, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing entitled ``Is DOD Meeting Strike Fighter (JSF) International Cooperative Program Goals?'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 22, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2432, Paperwork and Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, joint hearing entitled ``Federal Law Enforcement Personnel in the Post 9/11 Era: How Can We Fix and Imbalanced Compensation System?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, to mark up H.R. 2751, GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``SEC Strategic Planning--Will Additional Resources Prevent Another ENRON?'' 2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

July 24, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled ``The Thrift Savings Plan: Putting Customers First?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, July 22, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on The United States and the European Union: Understanding the Partnership, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 23, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H.J. Res. 63, to approve the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia,'' and the ``Compact of Free Association, as amended between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands,'' and otherwise to amend Public Law 99-239, and to appropriate for the purposes of amended Public Law 99-239 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2023; H.R. 1813, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2620, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Central Asia: Terrorism, Religious Extremism, and Regional Stability, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

July 24, full Committee, hearing on Government Accountability: Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Waste and Mismanagement, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Homeland Security, July 22, joint hearing entitled ``The Terrorist Threat Integration Center (TTIC) and Its Relationship with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security,'' 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

July 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, joint hearing on H.R. 338, Defense of Privacy Act and Privacy in the Hands of the Government, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, July 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on the John Rishel Geothermal Steam Act Amendments of 2003, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

July 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 546, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2003; H.R. 2457, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Preservation and Education Act; and H.R. 2715, to provide for necessary improvements to facilities at Yosemite National Park, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on the Abandoned Mine Lands Program, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 2693, Marine Mammal Protection Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

July 24, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 1005, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act; H.R. 1723, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003; H.R. 2707, Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act; and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt D853National Forest in the State of Colorado, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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July 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following measures: the Water Supply, Reliability and Environmental Improvement Act; and H.R. 2642, Calfed Bay--Delta Authorization Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, July 22, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2734, Federal Aviation Administration Research and Development Reauthorization Act; H.R. 1085, NASA Flexibility Act of 2003; H.R. 1856, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research Amendments Act of 2003; H.R. 2183, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2003; H.R 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2692, United States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, July 22, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing on Federal Procurement Policy: Is the Federal Government Failing Certain Industrial Sectors? 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

July 23, full Committee, hearing on Assisting Small Businesses Through the Tax Code--Recent Gains and What Remains to be Done, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

July 24, to mark up the Small Business Reauthorization and Manufacturing Revitalization Act of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 22, hearing on elimination of waste, fraud and abuse in mandatory transportation programs as required by the fiscal year 2004 budget resolution reconciliation instructions, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

July 22, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Interim Final Regulations on Part Security, 2 p.m., 2157 Rayburn.

July 23, full Committee, to consider the following: GSA Fiscal Year 2004 Capital Investment and Leasing Programs Resolutions and Courthouse Resolutions; Natural Resources Conservation Service Small Watershed Resolution; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Reports; H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 2003; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 24, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on oversight of the Department of Labor's administration of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) under chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, July 24, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on SSA's Service Delivery Plan, 10 a.m., B-2318 Rayburn.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, July 22, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science and Research and Development, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity--Getting It Right,'' 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

July 23, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Best Business Practices in Securing America's Borders,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

July 24, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism hearing entitled ``Improvements to Department of Homeland Security Information Sharing Capabilities--Vertical and Horizontal Intelligence Communications,'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Joint Meetings


Joint Meetings: July 24, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics to examine space commercialization, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

1 p.m., Monday, July 21

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 1:30 p.m.), Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 2555, Homeland Security Appropriations.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12:30 p.m., Monday, July 21

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.



Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue.

HOUSE

Ballenger, Cass, N.C., E1533

Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1516

Berman, Howard L., Calif., E1506

Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1533

Boehlert, Sherwood, N.Y., E1528

Brown, Corrine, Fla., E1530

Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1530, E1532, E1533, E1535, E1538

Burton, Dan, Ind., E1522

Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1526, E1529, E1535

Costello, Jerry F., Ill., E1525

Crane, Philip M., Ill., E1505

Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1524

Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1537

Davis, Tom, Va., E1533

Deutsch, Peter, Fla., E1517, E1520

Dingell, John D., Mich., E1505, E1521, E1523

Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1513

Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1507

Fletcher, Ernie, Ky., E1538

Franks, Trent, Ariz., E1508

Frost, Martin, Tex., E1521

Harman, Jane, Calif., E1519

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1531, E1532

Hayworth, J.D., Ariz., E1513

Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1520

Herger, Wally, Calif., E1517

Hobson, David L., Ohio, E1531

Hooley, Darlene, Ore., E1506

Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1525

Jackson, Jesse L., Jr., Ill., E1534

Jones, Walter B., N.C., E1534

Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E1512

Kleczka, Gerald D., Wisc., E1519

Kolbe, Jim, Ariz., E1534

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1510, E1515

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1520

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1535

Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1539

Lipinski, William O., Ill., E1523

LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1525

McGovern, James P., Mass., E1531, E1532

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1521, E1522, E1523, E1523, E1524, E1525, E1526, E1528, E1529, E1530, E1530

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1531, E1532

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1515

Menendez, Robert, N.J., E1537

Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1532

Nadler, Jerrold, N.Y., E1522

Neal, Richard E., Mass., E1535

Ney, Robert W., Ohio, E1536

Oberstar, James L., Minn., E1537

Obey, David R., Wisc., E1505

Owens, Major R., N.Y., E1509

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1539

Paul, Ron, Tex., E1509, E1511, E1513, E1515, E1516, E1518, E1520

Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1521

Pickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E1535

Platts, Todd Russell, Pa., E1540

Radanovich, George, Calif., E1536

Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1526

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1523

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E1528, E1538

Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1526

Rush, Bobby L., Ill., E1524

Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1508

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1509, E1514

Smith, Nick, Mich., E1529

Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1505

Strickland, Ted, Ohio, E1519

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1533

Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1538

Udall, Mark, Colo., E1510, E1514

Walden, Greg, Ore., E1506

Weldon, Dave, Fla., E1516

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1524

Wu, David, Ore., E1536


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