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Senate


Chamber Action


Routine Proceedings, pages S12145-S12211

Measures Introduced: Twelve bills were introduced, as follows: S. 1678-1689.

Pages S12192-93

Measures Reported:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 1680, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950. (S. Rept. No. 108-156)
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 622, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under the Medicaid program for such children, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 108-157)
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 1689, making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.

Page S12192

Measures Passed:

Commending John E. Dolibois: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 199, commending John E. Dolibois for dedication to his country, contributions to global education, and more than a half century of service to humanity, and the resolution was then agreed to.

Pages S12205-06

Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1925, to reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and the bill was then passed, clearing the measure for the President.
Page S12206

Defense Production Act Reauthorization: Senate passed S. 1680, to reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S12206-08

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: McConnell (for Shelby/Sarbanes) Amendment No. 1792, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S12208

Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Block Grant Extension: Senate passed H.R. 3146, to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade programs, after agreeing to the following amendment proposed thereto:
Pages S12209-10

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: McConnell (for Grassley) Amendment No. 1793, to provide for a 6-month extension of provision equalizing urban and rural standardized payment amounts under Medicare Inpatient Hospital Prospective Payment System.
Page S12210

Consumer Product Safety Commission Reauthorization: Senate passed S. 1261, to reauthorize the Consumer Product Safety Commission, after agreeing to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S12210-11

District of Columbia Appropriations Act: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 2765, making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto:

Pages S12160-79

Pending:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: DeWine/Landrieu Amendment No. 1783, in the nature of a substitute.
Pages S12160-79

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: Chair sustained a point of order that Schumer Amendment No. 1790 (to Amendment No. 1783), to express the sense of Congress concerning the appointment of a special counsel to conduct a fair, thorough, and independent investigation into a national security breach, was not germane to the bill, and the amendment thus fell.
Pages S12160-66

Supplemental Appropriations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that at 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 1, 2003, Senate begin consideration of S. 1689, an original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 for debate only, and that the time until 12:30 p.m. be divided equally.

Pages S12180, S12211

Signing Authority--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that until the Senate reconvenes on Wednesday, October 1, D10642003, the Majority Leader, the Assistant Majority Leader, or Senator Talent, be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions.

Page S12211

Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:

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Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: By unanimous vote of 91 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 369), Marcia A. Crone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.

Pages S12145-46, S12211

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: By unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. Ex. 370), Ronald A. White, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Pages S12146-48, S12211

Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2009. (Reappointment)

Page S12211

Measures Referred:

Page S12189

Executive Communications:

Pages S12189-92

Additional Cosponsors:

Pages S12193-94

Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

Pages S12194-S12203

Additional Statements:

Pages S12187-89

Amendments Submitted:

Pages S12203-04

Authority for Committees to Meet:

Pages S12204-05

Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--370)

Pages S12146, S12148

Adjournment: Senate met at 9:15 a.m., and adjourned at 7:43 p.m., until 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, October 1, 2003. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S11211.)

Committee Meetings


(Committees not listed did not meet)

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL


Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill (S. 1689) making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004.

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY


Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing regarding investigations into allegations of sexual assault at the United States Air Force Academy, after receiving testimony from James G. Roche, Secretary of the Air Force; Mary L. Walker, General Counsel, Department of the Air Force; and General John P. Jumper, USAF, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force.

SECURITIES INDUSTRY


Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine recent initiatives to enhance investor protections in our securities markets, focusing on fund advertising, proxy voting, Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements, future mutual fund activity, the hedge fund report, and the Canary investigation, after receiving testimony from William H. Donaldson, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the status of the National Do-Not-Call Registry, focusing on the rules and regulations implementing the Registry pursuant to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, after receiving testimony from Timothy J. Muris, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; Michael K. Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; Dean Rodney Smolla, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia; Jerry Cerasale, Direct Marketing Association, Inc., and Lee Hammond, American Association of Retired Persons, both of Washington, D.C.; Tim Searcy, American Teleservices Association, Indianapolis, Indiana; and James Guest, Consumers Union, Yonkers, New York.

AMERICAN DIET


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety concluded hearings to examine American dietary guidelines in relation to obesity, focusing on the Food Guide Pyramid, and risk factors and actual measures of disease, after receiving testimony from Eric Hentges, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of Agriculture; Arthur Lawrence, Assistant Surgeon General and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health; John D. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Dean Ornish, University of California at San Francisco; Walter Willett, Harvard School of Public Health Department of Nutrition, Boston, Massachusetts; Stuart Trager, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc., New York, New York; Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C.

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NOMINATIONS


Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Randall L. Tobias, of Indiana, to be Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, W. Robert Pearson, of Tennessee, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, and William Cabaniss, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, who was introduced by Senator Sessions, all of the Department of State, after each nominee testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

NOMINATIONS


Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing on the nominations of Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, who was introduced by Senator Stevens; and Craig S. Iscoe and Brian F. Holeman, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, who were introduced by District of Columbia Delegate Norton, after each nominee testified and answered question in their own behalf.

ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY


Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine illegal file sharing on peer-to-peer networks and the impact of technology on the entertainment industry, focusing on the music industry's initial salvo of copyright infringement lawsuits and its amnesty program, after receiving testimony from Senator Boxer; Mitch Bainwol, Recording Industry Association of America, Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America, and James V. DeLong, Center for the Study of Digital Property, all of Washington, D.C.; Mike Negra, Mike's Video, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania; Alan Morris, Sharman Networks Limited, Sydney, Australia; Derek S. Broes, Brilliant Digit Entertainment, Woodland Hills, California; Chris Gladwin, FullAudio, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; Jonathan D. Moreno, University of Virginia Center for Biomedical Ethics, Charlottesville; James Todd Smith (LL Cool J), and Lorraine Sullivan, both of New York, New York; and Carlton Ridenhour (Chuck D), Los Angeles, California.

UNDERAGE DRINKING


Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse concluded a hearing on underage drinking, focusing on reducing and preventing underage drinking through a wide variety of government and private programs for the purpose of developing a national strategy, after receiving testimony from Richard J. Bonnie, University of Virginia, Institute of Law, Psychiatry, and Public Policy, Charlottesville, on behalf of the Committee on Developing a Strategy to Reduce and Prevent Underage Drinking, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine; Patricia J. Kempthorne, First Lady of Idaho, Boise, on behalf of the Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free; Jeffrey G. Becker, Beer Institute, Washington, D.C.; Wendy J. Hamilton, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Middletown, Virginia; and David DeAngelis, North Haven High School, North Haven, Connecticut.

VISAS AND HOMELAND SECURITY


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security concluded a hearing on visa issuance in relation to homeland security, focusing on the relationship between the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State to work cooperatively to create and maintain an effective, efficient visa process that secures America's borders from external threats while ensuring that doors remain open to legitimate travel, after receiving testimony from Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security Directorate; and Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.

BUSINESS MEETING


Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 1131, to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 1132, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: 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, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 1136, to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: H.R. 1516, to provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of five additional cemeteries in the National Cemetery System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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House of Representatives


Chamber Action


Measures Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 3197-3212 and; 2 resolutions, H. Res. 381-382 were introduced.

Pages H9032-33

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: H.R. 1260, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a program of fees relating to animal drugs (H. Rept. 108-287); and
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: Conference report on S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion (H. Rept. 108-288).

Pages H8991-96, H9032

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

Page H8955

Recess: The House recessed at 1:18 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m.

Page H8960

Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act: H.R. 2086, amended, to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy;

Pages H8962-72

Congratulating the New York Yankees on their 100th Anniversary: H. Res. 306, congratulating the New York Yankees on the occasion of their 100th anniversary;
Pages H8972-77

Bob Hope Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 3011, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 East Olive Avenue in Burbank, California, as the ``Bob Hope Post Office Building'';
Pages H8977-79

Honoring Bob Hope: H. Res 357, honoring the life and legacy of Bob Hope by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 408 yeas with none voting nay, Roll No. 526;
Pages H8979-81, H8990-91

Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 2075, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 West Blue Heron Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the ``Judge Edward Rodgers Post Office Building'';
Pages H8981-82

Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office Building Designation Act: H.R. 1882, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy Post Office'';
Pages H8982-83

Amending the Higher Education Act of 1965: S. 570, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the qualifications of foreign schools--clearing the measure for the President;
Pages H8983-84

Honoring Johnny Cash: H. Con. Res. 282, amended, honoring the life of Johnny Cash; and
Pages H8985-88

Declaring Emporia, Kansas as the Founding City of the Veterans Day Holiday: H. Con. Res. 159, declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of Veterans Day.
Pages H8988-89

Recess: The House recessed at 4:38 p.m. and reconvened at 6:34 p.m.

Page H8989

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Sandlin motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 1, Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003, which was debated on Thursday, September 25, by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 205 nays, Roll No. 524.

Pages H8989-90

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: Later Representative Case announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
Page H8996

Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act--Motion to Instruct Conferees: The House rejected the Pallone motion to instruct on H.R. 1308, Tax Relief, Simplification, and Equity Act which was debated on Thursday, September 25, by a yea-and-nay vote of 202 yeas to 207 nays, Roll No. 525.

Page H8990

Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: Later Representative Davis of Alabama announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on the bill.
Pages H8996-97

Energy Policy Act of 2003--Motion to Instruct Conferees: Representative Inslee announced his intention to offer a motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 6, Energy Policy Act of 2003.

Page H8997

Extending Certain Expiring Provisions: Agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3146, to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade programs, and for other purposes--clearing the measure for the President.
Pages H9008-9011

Presidential Message--Memorandum of Understanding: Message wherein he transmitted a Memorandum of Understanding between the Department D1067of State and the Department of Homeland Security Concerning Implementation of Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002--referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Homeland Security and ordered to be printed. (H. Doc. 108-131).

Pages H9020-25

Senate Messages: Messages from the Senate appear today on pages H8955 and H9001.

Senate Referrals: S. 1591 was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, S. 1244 was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, S. 1301 was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and S. 1375 and S. 1451 were ordered held at the desk.

Page H9031

Adjournment: The House met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 11:45 p.m.

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Committee Meetings


SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST--IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary; Dov S. Zakheim, Under Secretary (Comptroller); and Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST--IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN


Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Supplemental Request for Iraq and Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary; and Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID.

RESOLUTION--TRANSMIT TO HOUSE--OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM STRATEGIC LESSONS LEARNED REPORT


Committee on Armed Services: Adversely reported H. Res. 364, of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this resolution the report prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff entitled ``Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned'' and documents in his possession on the reconstruction and security of post-war Iraq.

NUCLEAR TERRORISM PREVENTION


Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: A Review of the Federal Government's Progress Toward Installing Radiation Detection Monitors at U.S. Ports and Borders.'' Testimony was heard from Jay Ahearn, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Paul Longsworth, Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; Gene Aloise, Acting Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and Thomas G. Day, Vice President, Engineering, U.S. Postal Service.

RUSSIA'S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY AND U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS


Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on Russia's Transition to Democracy and U.S.-Russia Relations: Unfinished Business. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS


Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on H.J. Res. 48, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES


Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1629, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act; H.R. 2424, National Great Black Americans Commemoration Act of 2003; and H.R. 2966, Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rehberg and Cummings; Chad Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.

RURAL VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE ACT; VETERANS TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACT


Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2379, Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003; and H.R. 3094, Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Osborne and Porter; Robert H. Boswell, M.D., Under Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings


PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN ACT


Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of S. 3, to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.

NEW PUBLIC LAWS


(For last listing of Public Laws, see
Daily Digest, p. D1051)
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: H.R. 3161, to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry. Signed on September 29, 2003. (Public Law 108-82).
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: H.R. 2657, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Public Law 108-83).
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: H.J. Res. 69, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Law 108-84).
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 520, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Public Law 108-85).
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: S. 678, to amend chapter 10 of title 39, United States Code, to include postmasters and postmasters organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs. Signed on September 30, 2003. (Public Law 108-86).

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,


OCTOBER 1, 2003


(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate


Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider S. 1643, to exempt certain coastal barrier property from financial assistance and flood insurance limitations under the Coastal Barriers Resources Act and the National Flood Act of 1968, S. 1066, to correct a technical error from Unit T-07 of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System, S. 1663, to replace certain Coastal Barrier Resources System maps, S. 994, to protect human health and the environment from the release of hazardous substances by acts of terrorism, proposed legislation providing for the reauthorization of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, and the nomination of Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert B. Charles, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), and H. Douglas Barclay, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the need for federal real property reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Dora L. Irizarry to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.

House


Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, hearing to review mandatory country of origin labeling, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up H.R. 3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following: a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas in connection with the Committee's investigation of the financial collapse of HealthSouth and related matters; H.R. 2898, E-911 Implementation Act of 2003; H.R. 3140, Fairness to Contact Lens Consumers Act; and H.R. 3143, International Consumer Protection Act of 2003, 11:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Remittances: Reducing Costs, Increasing Competition, and Broadening Access to the Market,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``China's Exchange Rate Regime and its Effects on the U.S. Economy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, oversight hearing entitled ``Human Capital Succession Planning: How the Federal Government Can Get a Workforce to Achieve Results,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Long Arm of the Law: How Are Fugitives Avoiding Extradition, and How Can We Bring Them to Justice?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Dying for Help: Are Patients Needlessly Suffering Due to the High Cost of Medical Liability Insurance?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, executive, D1069oversight hearing entitled ``Security of Industrial Control Systems in Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Turkey's Future Direction and U.S.-Turkey Relations, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, joint hearing on Human Rights in Burma: Fifteen Years Post Military Coup, Part I, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on ``The Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement: States' Efforts to Facilitate Sales Tax Collection from Remote Vendors,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, hearing on H.R. 2671, Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 313, Coal Accountability and Retired Employee Act for the 21st Century; H.R. 542, to repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 102-562; H.R. 1899, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act of 2003; and H.R. 2766, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act of 2003; and to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 151, to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health; and H.R. 2440, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, joint hearing on Federal Prison Industry's Effects on the U.S. Economy and the Small Business Environment, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the following: H.R. 587, to amend title 40, United States Code, to add Ashtabula, Mahoning, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio, to the Appalachian region; H.R. 1274, to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing Federal courthouse in that county; H.R. 1702, to designate the Federal building which is to be constructed at 799 First Avenue in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building;'' H.R. 3118, to designate the Orville Wright Federal Building and the Wilbur Wright Federal Building in Washington, District of Columbia; H.R. 3181, Predisaster Mitigation Program Reauthorization Act of 2003; and a measure reauthorizing the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Cleaning Up the Waste at EPA: Phase II, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, hearing on Afghanistan/Pakistan Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Identification Documents Fraud and the Implications for Homeland Security,'' 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the
SENATE

9:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 1

Senate Chamber

Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 10:30 a.m.), Senate will begin consideration of S. 1689, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­:
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Next Meeting of the
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

10 a.m., Wednesday, October 1

House Chamber

Program for Wednesday: Consideration of Suspensions:
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (1) H.R. 1276, American Dream Downpayment Act;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (2) H.R. 2608, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2003;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (3) H.R. 1260, Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (4) H.R. 3038, Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act of 2003;
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (5) H.R. 3034, National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization Act; and
Tuesday, September 30, 2003¨D1063­: (6) H. Con. Res. 271, Congratulating Fort Detrick on 60 years of service to the United States.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE

Baker, Richard H., La., E1932

Bishop, Timothy H., Jr., N.Y., E1931

Burgess, Michale C., Tex., E1921

Cardin, Benjamin L., Md., E1920, E1923

Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E1921

Castle, Michael N., Del., E1919

Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., Ala., E1919

DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1924

Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1919

Emanuel, Rahm, Ill., E1928

Frank, Barney, Mass., E1921

Gillmor, Paul E., Ohio, E1927, E1930

Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1924

Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1915

Hobson, David L., Ohio, E1933

Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1934

Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1915, E1916, E1917, E1918

Kirk, Mark Steven, Ill., E1933

Lantos, Tom, Calif., E1922

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1926

LoBiondo, Frank A., N.J., E1931

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1920

McInnis, Scott, Colo., E1926, E1928, E1930, E1931, E1931, E1932, E1933, E1933, E1934, E1934

Meek, Kendrick B., Fla., E1924

Moore, Dennis, Kansas, E1923

Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1916

Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1915, E1916, E1916, E1917

Paul, Ron, Tex., E1927

Pence, Mike, Ind., E1920

Petri, Thomas E., Wisc., E1923

Pickering, Charles W. ``Chip'', Miss., E1933

Pomeroy, Earl, N.D., E1926

Porter, Jon C., Nev., E1918

Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1920

Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1925

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1934

Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1926

Serrano, Jose E., N.Y., E1928

Shimkus, John, Ill., E1932

Skelton, Ike, Mo., E1918, E1925

Smith, Lamar S., Tex., E1931

Smith, Nick, Mich., E1917

Solis, Hilda L., Calif., E1927, E1930

Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1923, E1923, E1929

Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1925


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