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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2002

EVENT: SENATE in session.

AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.

DATE: July 18, 2002

CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism Subcommittee holds hearings to examine perspectives on improving corporate responsibility.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5115

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING holds hearings to examine issues with respect to identify theft

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-3932

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine proposed legislation to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 485 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-2251

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Business meeting to resume markup of H.R.3375, to

provide compensation for the United States citizens who were victims of the bombings of United States embassies in East Africa on August 7, 1998, on the same basis as compensation is provided to victims of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes on September 11, 2001

S.486, to reduce the risk that innocent persons may be executed

S.862, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

S.2395, to prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy

S.2513, to assess the extent of the backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit samples, and to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases with DNA evidence

S.Res.293, designating the week of November 10 through November 16, 2002, as "National Veterans Awareness Week" to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5225

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE holds hearings on the nominations of Paul S. Atkins, of Virginia, and Harvey Jerome Goldschmid, of New York, each to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 538 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-7391

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 11, 2001.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: S-407 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-1700

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE holds hearings on the nominations of John S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to be a Member, and Carolyn W. Merritt, of Illinois, to be a Member and Chairperson, both of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 406 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-6176

TIME: 11 a.m.

EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine the role of Enron Corporation energy services in the western state electricity crisis.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5115

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE INDIAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE holds hearings on proposed legislation to ratify an agreement to regulate air quality on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 215 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-2251

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY COMMITTEE Production and Price Competitiveness Subcommittee holds hearings on:

S.532, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to permit a State to register a Canadian pesticide for distribution and use within that State

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 332 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-2035

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Business meeting to markup H.R.5010, making

appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003; proposed legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003; proposed legislation making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003; and proposed legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 2003.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: S-128 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-3471

TIME: 215 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE Business meeting to consider the Convention on

the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 1979, and signed on behalf of the United States of America on July 17, 1980 (Treaty Doc.96-53); Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, done at Apia on June 16, 1993 (Treaty Doc.105-32); Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Niue on the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary, signed in Wellington, May 13, 1997 (Treaty Doc.105-53); and the nominations of Randolph Bell, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues; Paul William Speltz, of Texas, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador; and Mark Sullivan, of Maryland, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 450 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4651

TIME: 2:30 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearings on the nominations of Frederick W. Gregory, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and Kathie L. Olsen, of Oregon, and Richard M. Russell, of Virginia, each to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-5115

TIME: 2:30 p.m.

EVENT: SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE National Parks Subcommittee holds hearings to examine:

S.1865, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River watersheds in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System

S.1943, to expand the boundary of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument

S.2571, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study to evaluate the suitability and

feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; S.2595, to authorize the expenditure of funds on private lands and facilities at Mesa Verde National Park, in the State of Colorado

H.R.1925, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit of the National Park System

DATE: July 18, 2002

LOCATION: 366 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-224-4971