[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 1929-1930] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur. As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Meetings scheduled for Thursday, February 16, 2006 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED FEBRUARY 28 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States; to be followed by a closed session in SH-219. SH-216 Indian Affairs To hold oversight hearings to examine Indian gaming activities. SR-485 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine USF contribution. SD-562 Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the Forest Service. SD-366 2 p.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans. SH-216 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine USF distribution. SD-562 Energy and Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Reclamation Reuse and Recycling Program (Title XVI of Public Law 102-575). SD-366 MARCH 1 9:30 a.m. Indian Affairs To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Resources to examine the settlement of Cobell v. Norton. SH-216 10 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold an oversight hearing to examine the state of the economies and fiscal affairs in the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. SD-366 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Library of Congress, Open World Leadership Council, and Government Accountability Office. SD-138 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine winter storms. SD-562 Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the role of the Forest Service and other Federal agencies in protecting the health and welfare of foreign guest workers carrying out tree planting and other service contracts on National Health System lands, and to consider related Forest Service guidance and contract modifications issued in recent weeks. SD-366 3 p.m. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act relating to fighting the AIDS epidemic of today. SD-430 MARCH 2 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine voice over Internet protocol. SD-562 MARCH 7 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine military strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SD-106 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine rural telecom. SD-562 2:45 p.m. Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the nuclear weapons and defense environmental cleanup activities of the Department of Energy in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years nuclear security program. SR-232A [[Page 1930]] MARCH 8 2:30 p.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense quadrennial defense review; to be followed by a closed session in SR-222. SH-216 MARCH 9 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine aviation security and the Transportation Security Administration. SD-562 MARCH 13 3 p.m. Armed Services To hold a closed briefing on an update from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. SR-222 MARCH 14 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine military strategy and operational requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program. SH-216 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine wireless issues spectrum reform. SD-106 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine Wall Street perspective on telecom. SD-106 MARCH 15 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Secretary of the Senate, Architect of the Capitol, and the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138 MARCH 16 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine military strategy and operational requirements in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program; to be followed by a closed session in SH-219. SH-216 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine impacts on aviation regarding volcanic hazards. SD-562 MARCH 28 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration budget and the long term viability of the Aviation Trust Fund. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine offshore aquaculture. SD-562 MARCH 30 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee To hold an oversight hearing to examine National Polar- Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System. SD-562 APRIL 4 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration funding options. SD-562 APRIL 5 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Sergeant at Arms and U.S. Capitol Police Board. SD-138 APRIL 26 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To resume hearings to examine the progress of construction on the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138 MAY 3 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Government Printing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and Office of Compliance. SD-138 MAY 24 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee To resume hearings to examine the progress of construction on the Capitol Visitor Center. SD-138