[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 10374-10375] [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, June 8, 2006 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED JUNE 12 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the implementation of Sections 641 through 645 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project within the Department of Energy. SD-366 3 p.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine Treaty Between The United States Of America And The Oriental Republic Of Uruguay Concerning The Encouragement And Reciprocal Protection Of Investment (Treaty Doc. 109-09). SD-419 JUNE 13 9:30 a.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the changing face of terror relating to counterterrorism. SD-419 10 a.m. Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry To hold an oversight hearing to examine Department of Agriculture farm loan programs. SR-328A Commerce, Science, and Transportation To resume hearings to examine S. 2686, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. Room to be announced Finance To hold hearings to examine corporate tax issues. SD-215 2:30 p.m. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine autopilot budgeting, including the PART (Program Assessment Rating Tool) and consider how systematic performance reporting of government agencies helps taxpayers get better services as well as whether Congress can better utilize the report cards to inform their annual budgeting. SD-342 Armed Services Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine business systems modernization and financial management in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007. SR-222 3 p.m. Judiciary Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the proposed Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act. SD-226 JUNE 14 9:30 a.m. Environment and Public Works To hold an oversight hearing to examine whether potential liability deters abandoned hard rock mine clean up. SD-628 Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 374, to provide compensation to the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota for damage to tribal land caused by Pick-Sloan projects along the Missouri River, and S. 1535, to amend the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act to provide compensation to members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for damage resulting from the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project. SR-485 Judiciary To hold hearings to examine ensuring competition and innovation relating to reconsidering communication laws. SD-226 10 a.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine Financial Accountability Standards Board's proposed standard on ``Employers' Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans''. SD-538 [[Page 10375]] Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine alternative energy technologies. Room to be announced 2:30 p.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Housing and Transportation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine extension of HUD's mark-to- market program. SD-538 Commerce, Science, and Transportation National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine state of the oceans in 2006. SD-562 JUNE 15 10:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Coast Guard budget. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the National Park Service's Revised Draft Management Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, wilderness areas, recreation, and interaction with gateway communities. SD-366 JUNE 20 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to markup S. 2686, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. Room to be announced JUNE 21 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine economics, service, and capacity in the freight railroad industry. SD-562 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine accelerating the adoption of health information technology. SD-562 JUNE 22 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the state of the U.S. tourism industry. SD-562 JUNE 29 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. SD-562 JULY 13 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine unmanned aerial systems in Alaska. SD-562 JULY 19 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine high performance computing. SD-562