APRIL 17

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: COMMERCE, JUSTICE, (Chairman Wolf, R-Va.)

WITNESSES:

Harvey L. Pitt - chairman (4/19) Michael K. Powell, Chairman (4/19)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Interior

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: INTERIOR Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Skeen, R-N.M.)

WITNESSES:

Mike Smith - assistant secretary of Energy for fossil energy;

Dave Garman - assistant secretary of Energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy;

Bob Fri - director, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History;

Mark Everson - controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Regula, R-Ohio)

WITNESSES: Congressional witnesses TBA

Wade F. Horn, assistant secretary for children and families (04/22)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Military Construction

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: MILITARY CONSTRUCTION Updated Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Hobson, R-Ohio) (4/18) WITNESSES:

Dov Zakheim - comptroller, Defense Department; (4/18)

Raymond DuBois - deputy undersecretary of Defense for installations and environment (4/18)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Transportation

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: TRANSPORTATION Updated Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Rogers, R-Ky.)

PANEL:

Michael Jackson - deputy secretary of Transportation;

Kenneth M. Mead - inspector general, Department of Transportation

PANEL:

James A. Koslosky - aeronautics director,

Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Mich.;

James C. DeLong - general manager, Louisville International Airport, Louisville, Ky.;

Jeffrey P. Fegan - CEO, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas;

Jim Welna - director, Public Safety, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (04/22)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: TREASURY, POSTAL, GENERAL GOV'T. Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Istook, R-Okla.) (04/22)

WITNESSES:

Paul H. O'Neill - secretary of the Treasury (04/22)

House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies

April 17, 2002

(Chairman Walsh, R-N.Y.)

WITNESSES:

Sean O'Keefe - administrator (4/18)

House Energy and Commerce Committee-Subcommittee on Health

April 17, 2002

PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Bilirakis, R-Fla.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Mark McCellan - member, Council of Economic Advisers (04/22) PANEL:

Brian Tyler - senior vice president for business development and strategy, McKesson Corp., San Francisco, Calif.;(04/22)

Michael Hillerby - deputy chief of staff, Gov.(04/22)

Kenny Guinn, Nev., Carson City, Nev.;

Craig Fuller - president and CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores;

Tricia Newman - vice president, Kaiser Family Foundation and director Medicare Policy Project;

Beatrice Braun - member, Board of Directors, AARP; (04/23)

Jeanne Lambrew - associate professor, George Washington University

House Financial Services Committee

April 17, 2002

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE OVERHAUL Full Committee Markup

House Financial Services Committee (Chairman Oxley, R-Ohio) will mark up legislation that would revise the federal deposit insurance system.

House International Relations Committee

April 17, 2002

AFRICAN AIDS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN Full Committee Hearing (Chairman Hyde, R-Ill.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Anne Peterson - assistant administrator for global health, U.S. Agency for International Development;

Angelo D'Agostino - Nyumbani Orphanage, Kenya;

Nathaniel Dunigan - director, AIDchild;

Ken Casey - World Vision International and special representative to the president for HIV/AIDS

House International Relations Committee-Subcommittee on Europe

April 17, 2002

FUTURE OF NATO Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Gallegly, R-Calif.) (04/22)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick - director of foreign and defense policy studies and senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute and former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations;

Philip Gordon - director, Center on the United States and France and senior fellow, Brookings Institution; (04/22)

Retired Lt. Gen. William E. Odom, U.S. Army - director of national security studies and senior fellow, (04/22) Hudson Institute and former director, National Security Agency;

Thomas A. Szayna - political scientist, Rand Corp. (04/22)

House:Committee-Joint Economic: Alan Greenspan-Chairman:(4/19)

House Judiciary Committee-Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims

April 17, 2002

CITIZENSHIP, VETERANS ORGANIZATION AND PRIVATE BILLS New Subcommittee Markup (Chairman Gekas, R-Pa.)

House-Committee-Judiciary-Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Witness: George J. Terwilliger III-(4/24) Dr.Philip Anderson-Senior Fellow and Director (4/24) Paul C.Light (4/24) Scott O. Hastings-Associate Commissioner (4/24) Vance Hitch-chief Information Officer (4/24) Mr. Robert J.Jordan (4/24) LEON E.PANETTA (4/24)

House Resources Committee

April 17, 2002

INDIAN CASINO LABOR ISSUES LANDS CLAIMS BILLS Full Committee Hearing (Chairman Hansen, R-Utah)

PANEL:

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.

PANEL:

Wayne Smith - deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for Indian affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs

PANEL:

Mark Macarro - chairman, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians,

Jim Brulte - member, California State Senate;

Jim Avery - senior vice president, San Diego Gas and Electric

PANEL:

Joe A. Garcia - tribal councilman, San Juan Pueblo Indians;

Deron Marquez - chairman, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians;

Keller George - president, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.

PANEL:

Bill Anoatubby - governor, Chickasaw Nation;

Chad Smith - principal chief, Cherokee Nation;

Gregory Pyle - chief, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

House Resources Committee-Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

April 17, 2002

CONSERVATION BILLS Subcommittee Markup

Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans Subcommittee (Chairman Gilchrest, R-Md.) of House Resources Committee will mark up pending legislation.

House Science Committee

April 17, 2002

CLIMATE RESEARCH

Full Committee Hearing House Science Committee (Chairman Boehlert, R-N.Y.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Radford Byerly Jr. - visiting scholar, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.;

Eric J. Barron - director, Earth System Science Center, Earth and Mineral Sciences Environment Institute, Pennsylvania State University;

Edward L. Miles - principal investigator, Pacific Northwest Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments, University of Washington;

James A. Edmonds - senior staff scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;

Scott Bernstein - president, Center for Neighborhood Technology

House Select Intelligence Committee

April 17, 2002

NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY

Full Committee Hearing(Chairman Goss, R-Fla.)

Event Note: Closed

House Small Business Committee

April 17, 2002

SMALL BUSINESS LEGISLATION Full Committee Markup

House Small Business Committee (Chairman Manzullo, R-Ill.) will mark up pending legislation.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

April 17, 2002

TRANSIT SYSTEM BENEFITS Subcommittee Hearing

Highways and Transit Subcommittee (Chairman Petri, R-Wis.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Jennifer Dorn - administrator, Federal Transit Administration;

JayEtta Hecker - director, Physical Infrastructure, General Accounting Office;

William Millar - president, American Public Transportation Association;

Dale Marsico - president, Community Transportation Association of America;

Gerald Roper - president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce;

Jeffrey Parker - Jeffrey A. Parker and Associates

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

April 17, 2002

WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Duncan, R-Tenn.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Rep. Robert T. Matsui, D-Calif.

Rep. Peter J. Visclosky, D-Ind.

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J.

Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich.

Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif.

Del. Robert A. Underwood, D-Guam

Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill.

Rep. Ciro D. Rodriguez, D-Texas

Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y.

Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-Texas

Res. Cmmsr. Anibal Acevedo-Vila, D-P.R.

House Ways and Means Committee

April 17, 2002

PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT Full Committee Hearing (Chairman Thomas, R-Calif.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Tommy G. Thompson - secretary of Health and Human Services

PANEL:

David Walker - comptroller general, General Accounting Office

PANEL:

Bruce Bradley - director, Public Policy and Strategy, Health Care Initiative, General Motors Corp., Detroit, Mich.;

Ray Gilmartin - CEO, Merck and Co., Whitehouse Station, N.J.;

William Novelli - executive director and CEO, AARP;

Rochelle Pingree - fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, former senate majority leader, Maine state senate;

John Rector - senior vice president, National Community Pharmacists Association, Alexandria, Va.;

Mitchel Sayer - president and CEO, ImmunoGen, Cambridge, Mass.

House Ways and Means Committee

April 17, 2002

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Updated Full Committee Markup (Chairman Thomas, R-Calif.)

Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Defense

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Inouye, D-Hawaii)

WITNESSES:

Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, U.S. Air Force - director, Missile Defense Agency

Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Legislative Branch

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Durbin, D-Ill.)

WITNESSES:

Alan Hantman - architect of the Capitol;

William Thompson - executive director, Office of Compliance;

Jeri Thomson - secretary of the Senate

Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: TREASURY & GENERAL GOV'T (Chairman Dorgan, D-N.D.)

WITNESSES:

Jimmy Garule - under secretary of the Treasury for enforcement;

Brian L. Stafford - director, Secret Service; Bradley A. Buckles - director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;

James F. Sloan - director, Office of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network;

Paul Hackenbury - acting director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies

April 17, 2002

FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: VA, HUD Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Mikulski, D-Md.)

WITNESSES:

Leslie Lenkowsky - CEO

Senate Indian Affairs Committee

April 17, 2002

ALASKAN SUBSISTENCE HUNTING AND FISHING Oversight Hearing (Chairman Inouye, D-Hawaii)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Rosita Worl - chairwoman, Subsistence Committee, Alaska Federation of Natives and president, Sealaska Heritage Foundation, Juneau, Alaska; (04/22)

Robert Anderson - assistant professor of law and director, Native American Law Center, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Wash.; (04/22)

Katie John - elder, Ahtna region, and plaintiff,

Katie John v. U.S.; Katherine Martin - granddaughter of Katie John;

Isaac Akootchook - elder, North Slope region, Alaska

PANEL:

Andy Golia - vice president, Bristol Bay Native Association, Dillingham, Alaska; (04/22)

Arthur Lake - president, Association of Village Council Presidents, Bethel, Alaska; (04/22)

George Yaska - fisheries specialist, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska;

Charles Johnson - executive director, Alaska Nanuuq Commission, Nome, Alaska;

Gordon Jackson - executive director, Southeast Alaska Intertribal Fish and Wildlife Commission, Juneau, Alaska

PANEL:

Mike Williams - chairman, Alaska Inter-Tribal Council, Anchorage, Alaska; (04/22)

Donne Fleagle - chairman, Rural Alaska Community Action Program

PANEL: Mary Pete - director, Division of Subsistence, Alaska Department of Fish and Game; (04/22)

Mitch Demientieff - chairman, Federal Subsistence Board, Nenanna, Alaska

Senate Judiciary Committee-Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

April 17, 2002

INCREASED AUTHORITY FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE OFFICE Updated Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Schumer, D-N.Y.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Vance Hitch - chief information officer, Department of Justice; (04/23)

Eugene O Leary - acting assistant director, Information Resource Division, FBI;

Scott Hastings - deputy associate commissioner, Information Resources, Immigration and Naturalization Service (04/23)

PANEL: Leon Panetta - director, Panetta Institute, Monterey Bay, Calif.; (04/23)

George J. Terwilliger III - partner, White and Case;

Philip Anderson - senior fellow, International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies; (04/23)

Paul C. Light - vice president and director, Governmental Studies, Brookings Institution (04/23)

Senate Judiciary Committee-Subcommittee on the Constitution

April 17, 2002

APPLICATION OF WAR POWERS ACT TO WAR ON TERRORISM Updated Subcommittee Hearing(Chairman Feingold, D-Wis.) (04/23)

Witnesses Scheduled:

John Yoo - deputy assistant attorney general;(04/23)

Michael Glennon - Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (04/23)

Louis Fisher - senior specialist, Separation of Powers, Congressional Research Service; (04/23)

Alton Frye - presidential senior fellow and director, Program on Congress and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; (04/23)

Douglas Kmiec - dean, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America;

Jane Stromseth - law professor, Georgetown University Law Center; (04/23)

Ruth Wedgwood - Yale Law School and Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (04/23)

Senate Select Intelligence Committee

April 17, 2002

CIA INSPECTOR GENERAL NOMINATION Confirmation Hearing

Senate Select Intelligence Committee (Chairman Graham, D-Fla.)

Nominations:

John Leonard Helgerson to be inspector general, Central Intelligence Agency

Joint Economic Committee

April 17, 2002

ECONOMIC POLICY REVIEW Full Committee Hearing Joint Economic Committee (Chairman Saxton, R-N.J.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Alan Greenspan - chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (4/19)

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