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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2002-02-13” published by the Congressional Record on Feb. 12, 2002

Volume 148, No. 12 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2002-02-13” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D90-D91 on Feb. 12, 2002.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and civilian personnel programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.

Committee on the Budget: to continue hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 and revenue proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.

Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.

Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine sectoral trade disputes, focusing on lumber and steel, 1:30 p.m., SD-215.

Full Committee, business meeting to mark up an original bill establishing energy tax incentives, 4 p.m., SD-215.

Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine future efforts in the U.S. bilateral and multilateral response, focusing on halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the implementation and enforcement of the Kimberly Process Agreement (to ban the source of income from illicit diamonds), 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine the limits of existing laws, focusing on protection against genetic discrimination, 2 p.m., SD-430.

Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-

Determination Act, 2 p.m., SR-485.

Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the application of federal antitrust laws to Major League Baseball, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold a briefing to examine the threat of a cyber terror attack, 2 p.m., SD-

226.

House

Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review the implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on the Secretary of State, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on the Secretary of Labor, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 10 a.m., and on the Office of Inspector General, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.

Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Enron and Beyond: Enhancing Worker Retirement Security,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, joint hearing on ``Responding to the Needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Amateur Athletics,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``The Effect of the Bankruptcy of Enron on the Functioning of Energy Markets,'' 1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2003, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.

Committee on Government Reform, to hold a hearing entitled ``The California Murder Trial of Joe `The Animal' Barboza: Did the Federal Government Support the Release of a Dangerous Mafia Assassin?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on Communist Entrenchment and Religious Persecution in China and Vietnam, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H.R. 3288, Fairness in Antitrust in National Sports (FANS) Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on Individual Fishing Quotas

(IFQs), 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

Committee on Science, hearing on the R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2003: An Evaluation, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Committee on Small Business, hearing on the Administration's Proposed Budget for the SBA for Fiscal Year 2003, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Port Security: Credentials for Port Security, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on the Reauthorization of the Office of Pipeline Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2003 budget, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Health Care Tax Credits to Decrease the Number of Uninsured, 10:45 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, hearing on Milosevic Trial, 10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, to discuss Speaker-mandated Report, 4 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 148, No. 12