[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 3] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 3751-3752] [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, March 18, 2010 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED MARCH 22 2 p.m. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe To receive a briefing on minorities and members of immigrant communities, focusing on reported instances of racial and ethnic profiling by police throughout the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OCSE) region. CVC 4 p.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010''. SD-538 MARCH 23 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Elizabeth A. McGrath, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer, Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Comptroller, Sharon E. Burke, of Maryland, to be Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Solomon B. Watson IV, of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, and Katherine Hammack, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army, all of the Department of Defense. SH-216 Judiciary To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Justice. SD-226 11 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security. SR-253 2:15 p.m. Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider S. 1382, to improve and expand the Peace Corps for the 21st century, S. 2839, to amend the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations to provide assistance for domestic and foreign programs and centers for treatment of victims of torture, S. 624, to provide 100,000,000 people with first-time access to safe drinking water and sanitation on a sustainable basis by 2015 by improving the capacity of the United [[Page 3752]] States Government to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005, S. Res. 409, calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject the proposed ``Anti-Homosexuality Bill'', Convention Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Malta for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc. 111-01), Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and New Zealand for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc. 111-03), and the nominations of Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, Raul Yzaguirre, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, Theodore Sedgwick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, and Bisa Williams, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, all of the Department of State, Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, and Walter Isaacson, of Louisiana, to be Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and Dennis Mulhaupt, of California, Victor H. Ashe, of Tennessee, Michael Lynton, of California, S. Enders Wimbush, of Virginia, and Susan McCue, of Virginia, all to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a routine list in the Foreign Service. S-116, Capitol 2:30 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine reviewing the national broadband plan. SR-253 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine making the government more transparent and accountable. SD-342 Energy and Natural Resources Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine S. 1546, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 2798, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire through the facilitation of insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System and adjacent land, S. 2830, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects, and S. 2963, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-Federal land. SD-366 MARCH 24 9:30 a.m. Veterans' Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine Veterans' Affairs plan for ending homelessness among veterans. SR-418 10 a.m. Environment and Public Works To hold hearings to examine opportunities to improve energy security and the environment through transportation policy. SD-406 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Major General Robert A. Harding, United States Army (Retired), of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security. SD-342 Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Military Health System programs, policies, and initiatives in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program. SR-232A 1:30 p.m. Small Business and Entrepreneurship To examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Small Business Administration. SR-485 2 p.m. Aging To hold hearings to examine medicine and prescription drugs, focusing on nursing home patients. SD-106 2:30 p.m. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Contracting Oversight Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine contracts for Afghan National Police training. SD-342 Armed Services To hold hearings to examine U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session. SH-216 Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Office of Personnel Management. SD-192 Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit. SD-226 MARCH 25 9:30 a.m. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Wall Street and the financial crisis, focusing on high risk home loans. SH-216 Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine the review and oversight of the Federal Housing Administration and its role in the housing crisis. SD-138 2:15 p.m. Indian Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine youth suicides and the need for mental health care resources in Indian country. SD-628 APRIL 14 9:30 a.m. Armed Services SeaPower Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program. SD-562