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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by Congressional Record on March 21, 2012

Volume 158, No. 47 covering the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) 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.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E413-E414 on March 21, 2012.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

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 22, 2012 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

MARCH 279:30 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine U.S. Strategic Command and

U.S. Cyber Command in review of the Defense

Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the

Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC 217 following the open session.

SD 10610 a.m.

Environment and Public Works

Green Jobs and the New Economy Subcommittee

Oversight Subcommittee

To hold a joint oversight hearing to examine the

Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) work with other

Federal entities to reduce pollution and improve environmental performance.

SD 406

Judiciary

Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the economic imperative for promoting international travel to the United States.

SD 226

Appropriations

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related

Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense and the

Department of the Army.

SD 12410:30 a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Housing, Transportation and Community Development

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the choice neighborhoods initiative, focusing on a new community development model.

SD 5382 p.m.

Joint Economic Committee

To hold hearings to examine monetary policy going forward, focusing on why a sound dollar boosts growth and employment.

SH 2162:15 p.m.

Foreign Relations

Business meeting to consider S. Res. 356, expressing support for the people of Tibet, S. Res. 395, expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Chicago, Illinois from May 20 through 21,

2012, S. Res. 397, promoting peace and stability in

Sudan, S. Res. 80, condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the

International Covenants on Human Rights, S. Res. 391, condemning violence by the Government of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the Senate on freedom of the press in Syria, S. Res. 344, supporting the democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua, the nominations of

Julissa Reynoso, of New York, to be Ambassador to the

Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and Gina K. Abercrombie-

Winstanley, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, both of the Department of State, and lists in the Foreign Service.

S 116, Capitol2:30 p.m.

Armed Services

Airland Subcommittee

To hold a hearing to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year

2013 and the Future Years Defense Program.

SR 222

Armed Services

Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense's role in implementation of the National Strategy for

Counterterrorism and the National Strategy to Combat

Transnational Organized Crime in review of the Defense

Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the

Future Years Defense Program.

SR 232A

Intelligence

To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

SH 2192:45 p.m.

Finance

Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine renewable energy tax incentives, focusing on how have the recent and pending expirations of key incentives affected the renewable energy industry in the United States.

SD 215

MARCH 289:30 a.m.

Armed Services

SeaPower Subcommittee

To receive a closed briefing on the Ohio-class

Replacement Program in review of the Defense

Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the

Future Years Defense Program.

SVC 21710 a.m.

Appropriations

Department of Defense Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine Department of Defense health programs.

SD 192

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine United States policy on Iran.

SD 419

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

SD 342

Judiciary

To hold hearings to examine the Special Counsel's report on the prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens.

SD 226

Appropriations

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and

Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the National Institutes of Health.

SD 124

Veterans' Affairs

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret

Bartley, of Maryland, and Coral Wong Pietsch, of

Hawaii, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

SR 41810:30 a.m.

Inaugural Ceremonies--2012

Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations and committee's rules and procedure for the

112th Congress.

S 216, Capitol2 p.m.

Appropriations

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

SD 1242:30 p.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To hold hearings to examine the science and standards of forensics.

SR 253

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Economic Policy Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine retirement, focusing on examining the retirement savings deficit.

SD 538

Appropriations

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Army Corps of Engineers and

Bureau of Reclamation.

SD 192

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Federal Financial Management, Government Information,

Federal Services, and International Security

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine assessing efforts to combat waste and fraud in Federal programs.

SD 342

Appropriations

Financial Service and General Government Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine enhancing economic growth, focusing on the Department of the Treasury's responses to the foreclosure crisis and mounting student loan debt.

SD 138

Judiciary

To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.

SD 226

MARCH 299:30 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Frank

Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for

Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, James N.

Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for

Policy, Erin C. Conaton, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness,

Jessica Lynn Wright, of Pennsylvania, and Katharina G.

McFarland, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant

Secretary, and Heidi Shyu, of California, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Army, all of the Department of Defense.

SD G5010 a.m.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Contracting Oversight Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine contractors, focusing on how much they are costing the government.

SD 342

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

To hold hearings to examine Food and Drug Administration

(FDA) user fee agreements, focusing on strengthening

FDA and the medical products industry for the benefit of patients.

SH 216

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the Small

Business Administration.

SR 428A2:30 p.m.

Intelligence

To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

SH 219

APRIL 182:30 p.m.

Armed Services

Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine financial management and business transformation at the Department of Defense.

SD G50

APRIL 252 p.m.

Armed Services

Personnel Subcommittee

To resume hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in review of the

Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program.

SD 106

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 158, No. 47