[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 5306-5307] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 5306]] EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 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 Tuesday, April 8, 2008 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED APRIL 9 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the situation in Iraq, focusing on progress made by the Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation. SH-216 Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Energy. SD-124 Foreign Relations International Operations and Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine closing legal loopholes, focusing on sexual assaults and other violent crimes committed overseas by American civilians in a combat environment. SD-419 Veterans' Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine making the Department of Veterans Affairs the workplace of choice for health care providers. SR-418 10 a.m. Environment and Public Works To hold hearings to examine S. 1870, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over waters of the United States. SD-406 Appropriations State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of State and foreign operations. SD-138 10:30 a.m. Appropriations Defense Subcommittee To hold closed hearings to examine cyber warfare programs. S-407, Capitol 2 p.m. Armed Services Airland Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 on Air Force and Navy aviation programs, and the future years defense program. SR-222 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine S. 1633, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, S. 1993 and H.R. 2197, bills to modify the boundary of the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in the State of Ohio, S. 2207, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 2254, to establish the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, S. 2262, to authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program, S. 2329 and H.R. 2627, bills to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site, S. 2502 and H.R. 3332, bills to provide for the establishment of a memorial within Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the island of Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to honor and perpetuate the memory of those individuals who were forcibly relocated to the Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969, S. 2512, to establish the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area in the State of Mississippi, and H.R. 3998, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures. SD-366 Finance To hold hearings to examine covering uninsured children, focusing on the provisions and regulations in the current Children's Healthcare Insurance Program (CHIP) directive. SD-215 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine coal gasification technologies, focusing on the need for large scale projects. SR-253 3:15 p.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States Senior Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, Scot A. Marciel, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Affairs, D. Kathleen Stephens, of Montana, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and William E. Todd, to be Ambassador to the State of Brunei Darussalam, all of the Department of State. SD-419 APRIL 10 9 a.m. Environment and Public Works To hold hearings to examine the nomination of David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. SD-406 9:30 a.m. Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and the Department of the Interior. SD-124 Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine negotiating a long-term relationship with Iraq. SD-419 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine aviation safety oversight. SR-253 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine U.S. credit markets, focusing on proposals to mitigate foreclosures and restore liquidity to the mortgage markets. SD-538 Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Justice. SD-192 [[Page 5307]] Finance To hold hearings to examine identity theft. SD-215 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine climate change, focusing on a challenge for public health. SD-430 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Business meeting to consider pending legislation, and the nomination of Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. SD-342 Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Federal Housing Administration's role in addressing the housing crisis. SD-138 2 p.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the situation in Iraq, focusing on the progress made by the Government in Iraq meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, the future U.S. military presence in Iraq, and the situation in Afghanistan. SH-216 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Andrew Saul, of New York, Alejandro Modesto Sanchez, of Florida, and Gordon James Whiting, of New York, all to be Members of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. SD-342 Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the Crandall Canyon mine accident. SD-138 Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Veterans Affairs. SD-124 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine challenges facing Hawaii's Air Service Market. SR-253 Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the status of efforts to improve mine safety and health. SD-138 Intelligence To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. SH-219 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe To hold hearings to examine the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on the displacement of Iraqi citizens on Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, and other surrounding countries in the region. 1100, Longworth Building APRIL 15 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine S. 570 and H.R. 1011, bills to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness or a wilderness study area, to designate the Kimberling Creek Potential Wilderness Area for eventual incorporation in the Kimberling Creek Wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, S. 758 and H.R. 1311, bills to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Alta- Hualapai Site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, for the development of a cancer treatment facility, S. 1680, to provide for the inclusion of certain non-Federal land in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska, S. 2109, to designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, S. 2124, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead- Deerlodge National Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery, and S. 2581, to designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia. SD-366 APRIL 16 10 a.m. Judiciary To hold hearings to examine National Security Letters, focusing on the need for greater accountability and oversight. SD-226 Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine surface transportation and the global economy. SD-406 2:30 p.m. Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 on military beneficiary organizations regarding the quality of life of Active, Reserve, and retried military personnel and their members, and the future years defense program. SR-232A APRIL 17 2 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources Water and Power Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the United States Bureau of Reclamation, focusing on issues associated with aging water resource infrastructure. SD-366 APRIL 23 9:30 a.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine an update on the Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense cooperation and collaboration. SR-418 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine phantom traffic. SR-253 APRIL 24 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider S. 2688, to improve the protections afforded under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human consumption, S.J. Res. 28, disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership, S. 2607, to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, H.R. 3985, to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over- the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements, H.R. 802, to amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI, and the nomination of Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. SR-253 MAY 7 9:30 a.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation. SR-418 MAY 21 9:30 a.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine pending health care legislation. SR-418 POSTPONEMENTS APRIL 15 10 a.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine S. 2438, to repeal certain provisions of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. SD-366