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Friday, June 20, 2003


Daily Digest


HIGHLIGHTS



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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S8261-S8321

Measures Introduced: Seven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 1303-1309, and S. Res. 178.

Page S8300

Measures Reported:

Special Report entitled ``Special Report: Allocation to Subcommittees of Budget Totals from the Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 2004''. (S. Rept. No. 108-77)
H.R. 825, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7401 West 100th Place in Bridgeview, Illinois, as the ``Michael J. Healy Post Office Building''.
H.R. 917, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in Lexington, South Carolina, as the ``Floyd Spence Post Office Building''.
H.R. 925, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1859 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Cesar Chavez Post Office''.
H.R. 981, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 141 Erie Street in Linesville, Pennsylvania, as the ``James R. Merry Post Office''.
H.R. 985, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 West Washington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the ``Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1055, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1901 West Evans Street in Florence, South Carolina, as the ``Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1368, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, as the ``Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1465, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, as the ``General Charles Gabriel Post Office''.
H.R. 1596, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2318 Woodson Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1609, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Boston Street in Brookfield, Missouri, as the ``Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building''.
H.R. 1740, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, as the ``Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building''.
H.R. 2030, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, as the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building''.
S. 508, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in Lexington, South Carolina, as the ``Floyd Spence Post Office Building''.
S. 708, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7401 West 100th Place in Bridgeview, Illinois, as the ``Michael J. Healy Post Office Building''.
S. 867, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 710 Wick Lane in Billings, Montana, as the ``Ronald Reagan Post Office Building''.
S. 1145, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, as the ``Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building''.
S. 1207, to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Ritchie Avenue in Marceline, Missouri, as the ``Walt Disney Post Office Building''.

Page S8300

Measures Passed:

American History and Civics Education Act: By a unanimous vote of 90 yeas (Vote No. 231) Senate D702passed S. 504, to establish academics for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:

Pages S8261-65

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Alexander Amendment No. 951, in the nature of a substitute.

Page S8261

ORBIT Technical Corrections Act: Senate passed H.R. 2312, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to provide for the orderly dilution of the ownership interest in Inmarsat by former signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement, clearing the measure for the President.
Page S8315

Printing Authority: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 139, authorizing printing of the brochures entitled ``How Our Laws Are Made'' and ``Our American Government'', the publication entitled ``Our Flag'', the document-sized, annotated version of the United States Constitution, and the pocket version of the United States Constitution.
Page S8316

Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments: Senate passed S. 686, to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers, after agreeing to a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S8316-17

Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act: Senate continued consideration of S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the Medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the Medicare program, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S8265-95

Adopted:
By 62 yeas to 28 nays (Vote No. 232), Dorgan Amendment No. 946, to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.
Pages S8265-69

Withdrawn:
Lincoln Amendment No. 963, to allow Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in fallback plans to remain in such plans for two years by requiring the same contracting cycle for fallback plans as Medicare Prescription Drug plans.
Pages S8285-86

Pending:
Bingaman Amendment No. 933, to eliminate the application of an asset test for purposes of eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies for low-income beneficiaries.
Page S8265

Graham (FL) Amendment No. 956, to provide that an eligible beneficiary is not responsible for paying the applicable percent of the monthly national average premium while the beneficiary is in the coverage gap and to sunset the bill.
Pages S8273-78

Kerry Amendment No. 958, to increase the availability of discounted prescription drugs.
Pages S8278-83

Lincoln Modified Amendment No. 934, to ensure coverage for syringes for the administration of insulin, and necessary medical supplies associated with the administration of insulin.
Page S8283

Lincoln Amendment No. 935, to clarify the intent of Congress regarding an exception to the initial residency period for geriatric residency or fellowship programs.
Pages S8283-84

Lincoln Amendment No. 959, to establish a demonstration project for direct access to physical therapy services under the Medicare program.
Pages S8284-85

Baucus (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 964, to include coverage for tobacco cessation products.
Page S8286

Baucus (for Jeffords) Amendment No. 965, to establish a Council for Technology and Innovation.
Pages S8286-88

Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 938, to provide for a study and report on the propagation of concierge care.
Page S8288

Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 936, to provide for an extension of the demonstration for ESRD managed care.
Pages S8288-90

Baucus (for Harkin) Amendment No. 967, to provide improved payment for certain mammography services.
Page S8290

Baucus (for Harkin) Amendment No. 968, to restore reimbursement for total body orthotic management for nonambulatory, severely disabled nursing home residents.
Page S8290

Baucus (for Dodd) Amendment No. 969, to permit continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare Prescription Drug plans and MedicareAdvantage plans until 2008.
Page S8290

Baucus (for Dodd) Amendment No. 970, to provide 50 percent cost-sharing for a beneficiary whose income is at least 160 percent but not more than 250 percent of the poverty line after the beneficiary has reached the initial coverage gap and before the beneficiary has reached the annual out-of-pocket limit.
Page S8291

Baucus (for Cantwell) Amendment No. 942, to prohibit an eligible entity offering a Medicare Prescription Drug plan, a MedicareAdvantage Organization offering a Medicare Advantage plan, and other health plans from contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) unless the PBM satisfies certain requirements.
Page S8291

A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at 2 p.m., on Monday, June 23, 2003.
Page S8317D703

Messages From the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:

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Transmitting, pursuant to law, a notice stating that the emergency declared with respect to the Western Balkans is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2003; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-41)

Page S8299

Transmitting, pursuant to law, the periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans and final report on expenses incurred with respect to terminated emergencies regarding the Former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro); to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-42)
Page S8299

Messages From the House:

Pages S8299-S8300

Measures Referred:

Page S8300

Measures Placed on Calendar:

Page S8300

Enrolled Bills Presented:

Page S8300

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S8300-01

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S8301-06

Additional Statements:

Pages S8298-99

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S8306-15

Notices of Hearings/Meetings:

Page S8315

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Page S8315

Privilege of the Floor:

Page S8315

Text of S. Res. 177, as Previously Submitted on 6/19/03--Corrected Text:

Page S8306

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--232)

Pages S8263, S8269

Adjournment: Senate met at 9 a.m., and adjourned at 3:56 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, June 23, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8317.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION


Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing to examine Iraqi reconstruction and humanitarian assistance activities from Lieutenant General Jay Garner, USA (Ret.).

House of Representatives


Chamber Action


The House was not in session today. It will meet at 12:30 p.m on Monday, June 23 for morning hour debate.

Committee Meetings


No committee meetings were held.

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD


Week of June 23 through June 28, 2003


Senate Chamber


On Monday , at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the Medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the Medicare program.
During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1, Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act, and may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business, including S. 925, State Department Authorization, S. 15, Project BioShield, S. 1053, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and certain appropriation bills and nominations, if available.

Senate Committees


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 26, to hold hearings to examine 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, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Appropriations: June 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, business meeting to consider proposed legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.

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June 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and proposed legislation making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services: June 24, Subcommittee on Personnel, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold joint hearings to examine support for military families, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 24, to hold hearings to examine bus rapid transit and other bus service innovations, 10 a.m., SD-538.

June 25, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold oversight hearings to examine certain measures to strengthen the economic situation in rural America, 2 p.m., SD-538.

June 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine affiliate sharing practices in relation to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 24, to hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the United States Olympic Committee, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Pamela Harbour, of New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, and Nicole R. Nason, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; to be followed by a hearing on Radio Ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

June 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1218, to provide for Presidential support and coordination of interagency ocean science programs and development and coordination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research and monitoring program, proposed legislation authorizing funds for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and proposed legislation authorizing funds for recreational boating safety programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 24, to hold hearings to examine changes over time in the relationship between the Department of Energy and its predecessors and contractors operating DOE laboratories and sites to determine if these changes have affected the ability of scientists and engineers to respond to national missions, 10 a.m., SD-366.

June 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.

June 25, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold oversight hearings to examine grazing programs of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, focusing on grazing permit renewal, BLM's potential changes to grazing regulations, range monitoring, drought, and other grazing issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine implementation of the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2000 Biological Opinion for listed anadromous fish regarding operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.

June 25, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold oversight hearings to examine the consulting process required by Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: June 26, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 24, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine U.S. relations with respect to a changing Europe, focusing on differing views on technology issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.

June 25, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, with the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold joint hearings to examine constitutionalism, human rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq, 2 p.m., SD-226.

June 25, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the progress and challenges to the successor states to Pre-1991 Yugoslavia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

June 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Res. 90, expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate strongly supports the nonproliferation programs of the United States, and the nominations of Marsha E. Barnes, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, Robert W. Fitts, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, John E. Herbst, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, George A. Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, John F. Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Permanent Representative of the United States to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, Greta N. Morris, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), and William B. Wood, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, 9:15 a.m., SD-419.

June 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Department of State's Office of Children's Issues, focusing on responding to international parental abduction, 2 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 24, to hold hearings to examine controlling the cost of Federal Health Programs by curing diabetes, focusing on a case study, 10 a.m., SH-216.

June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joshua B. Bolten, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

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Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 24, Subcommittee on Children and Families, with the Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold joint hearings to examine support for military families, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.

June 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1248, to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Indian Affairs: June 26, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 11 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 24, business meeting to resume markup of S. 1125, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and other pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.

June 25, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the Department of Justice Inspector General's Report on the 9/11 detainees, 10 a.m., SD-226.

June 25, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, with the Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine constitutionalism, human rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq, 2 p.m., SD-226.

June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Louise W. Flanagan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Allyson K. Duncan, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, Lonny R. Suko, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Earl Leroy Yeakel III, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, and Karen P. Tandy, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, and Robert C. Brack, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, 2 p.m., SD-215.

June 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine the growing Wahhabi influence of terrorism in the United States, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: June 24, business meeting to consider to consider pending legislative and administrative business, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 24, to hold hearings on proposed legislation relating to VA-provided health care services, including 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. 1153, to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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, and 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, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 26, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

House Chamber


To be announced.

House Committees


Committee on Agriculture, June 25, hearing to review the USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

June 26, hearing to review the mandatory country-of-origin labeling law, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, June 25, to consider the following appropriation bills for fiscal year 2004: Labor, Health and Human Service, Education and Related Agencies; Interior; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, June 24, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the KC-767 tanker lease initiative, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 24, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Union Democracy Reforms to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act: H.R. 992, Union Members' Right-to-Know Act; H.R. 993, Labor-Management Accountability Act; and H.R. 994, Union Member Information Enforcement Act,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on ``Future Options for Generation of Electricity from Coal,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing on ``A System Overwhelmed: The Avalanche of Imported, Counterfeit, and Unapproved Drugs into U.S.,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, June 24, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Fighting Identity Theft--The Role of FCRA,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``GSE Oversight: The Need for Reform and Modernization,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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June 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Saving Taxpayer Money Through Sound Financial Management,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 26, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Serving the Underserved: Initiatives to Broaden Access to the Financial Mainstream,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, June 24, hearing on ``School Choice in the District of Columbia: Opening Doors for Parents and Students,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on ``Emerging Threats: Assessing Nuclear Weapons Complex Facility Security,'' 9 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing on ``Cyber Security: The Status of Information Security and the Effects of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) at Federal Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing on ``Winning the War on Financial Management--Status of the Department of Defense Reform,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing on ``The Practical and Economical Aspects of Canadian Drug Importation,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

June 26, full Committee, hearing titled ``New Century, New Process: A Preview of Competitive Sourcing for the 21st Century,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, June 24, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Boosting Africa's Agricultural Trade, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. Trade Policy and Commercial Policy in Southeast Asia and Oceania, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, hearing on ``Global Trends in Trafficking and the Trafficking in Persons Report,'' 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Enforcement of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act and Increasing Security Threats from Iran (Part 1), 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

June 26, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, hearing on U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: Restructuring America's Forward Deployment, 12 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 24, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on ``The Federal Judiciary: Is There a Need for Additional Federal Judges?,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 24, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on ``The Deadly Consequences of Illegal Alien Smuggling,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 919, Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 26, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on ``The Federal Government's Response to the Issuance and Acceptance in the U.S. of Consular Identification Cards,'' 11 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, June 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on ``The Ability of Federal Lands to Meet our Energy Needs,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

June 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1521, Johnstown Flood National Memorial Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003; and H.R. 2055, to amend Public Law 89-366 to allow for an adjustment in the number of free roaming horses permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

June 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1794, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct and rehabilitate Federal water supply lines associated with Folsom Dam in California; and H.R. 2040, to amend the Irrigation Project Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the State of Wyoming and Nebraska, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

June 26, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1204, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties; and H.R. 2408, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, June 23, to consider the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2004, 7 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

June 23, Subcommittee on Technology and the House, hearing on Extending Suspension Days on Wednesday Through the End of the 108th Congress, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

June 24, to consider H.R. 2417, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 2 p.m., H-3113 Capitol.
Committee on Science, June 26, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, to mark up H.R. 1085, NASA Flexibility Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, June 25, hearing on the Effect of Foreign Currency Manipulation on Small Manufacturers and Exporters, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

June 26, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing entitled: ``CRS Regulations and Small Business in the Travel Industry'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 25, to mark up the following: H.R. 1572, to designate the historic Federal District Court Building located at 100 D707North Palafox Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building;'' H.R. 1668, to designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the ``Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse,'' H.R. 2144, Aviation Security Technical Corrections and Improvements Act of 2003; H.R 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003; H.R. 2535, Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003; the Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 2003; the Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st Century; the Water Resources Development Act; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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June 26, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on National Rail Infrastructure Financing Proposals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 24, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up pending business, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.

June 25, Subcommittee on Benefits, to mark up pending business, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.

June 26, full Committee, to mark up pending business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, executive, meeting with Members of the British Intelligence and Security Committees, 5:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

June 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, hearing on Terrorist Financing, 2 p.m., H-404 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security. July 25, hearing entitled ``Assessment of DHS Initiatives to Secure America's Borders,'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

June 25, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development, hearing entitled ``Overview of the Cyber Problem: A Nation Dependent and Dealing with Risk,'' 11:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

June 26, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2122, Project BioShield Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

Next Meeting of the
SENATE

2 p.m., Monday, June 23

Senate Chamber

Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration of S. 1, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in the Medicare program, to provide prescription drug coverage under the Medicare program.

Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

12:30 p.m., Monday, June 23

House Chamber

Program for Monday: To be announced.

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Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Becerra, Xavier, Calif., E1316

Bereuter, Doug, Nebr., E1309

Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1320

Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1314

DeLay, Tom, Tex., E1320

Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E1319

Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1312

Filner, Bob, Calif., E1315

Hensarling, Jeb, Tex., E1310

Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E1320

Johnson, Nancy L., Conn., E1311

Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, E1316

Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1310

Lampson, Nick, Tex., E1312

Levin, Sander M., Mich., E1309

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1310, E1311, E1312, E1314, E1316, E1317, E1318, E1319

Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1313

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1310

Paul, Ron, Tex., E1319

Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1311, E1313

Portman, Rob, Ohio, E1314

Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1318

Simmons, Rob, Conn., E1309

Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1318

Smith, Nick, Mich., E1311, E1313

Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E1312

Souder, Mark E., Ind., E1317

Spratt, John M., Jr., S.C., E1314

Stupak, Bart, Mich., E1315

Udall, Tom, N.M., E1313

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1310, E1312, E1315


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