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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2003

EVENT: HOUSE in session and will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business.

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

DATE: May 7, 2003

CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-225-7430 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-225-7400.

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE FOREIGN OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE holds hearings on Global Health Issues.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2359 Rayburn House Office Building

CONTACT: 202-225-2171

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE HOMELAND SECURITY Subcommittee holds hearings on Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2358 Rayburn House Office Building

CONTACT: 202-225-2171

TIME: 9:45 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION Subcommittee holds hearings.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2358 Rayburn House Office Building

CONTACT: 202-225-2171

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE TRANSPO/TREASURY Subcommittee holds hearings on

Internal Revenue Service FY 2004 Compliance Proposal.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2358 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2171

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Projection Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation:

H.R. 1588 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2212 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2675

TIME: 1 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Strategic Forces Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation:

H.R. 1588 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2212 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2675

TIME: 3 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Total Force Subcommittee will mark up the following legislation:

H.R. 1588 - To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2118 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2675

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Select Education holds a markup of H.R. 1925, "Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act,"

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

CONTACT: 202-225-4527

TIME: 1:30 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations holds hearings on SARS.

WHO: The speakers are:

Jerome M. Hauer M.H.S, Acting Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Dr. Julie L. Gerberding M.D., M.P.H., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Dr. Murray Lumpkin M.D, Principal Associate Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration

Jan Heinrich Jan Heinrich, Director, Health Care and Public Health Issues, The United States General

Barry R. Bloom, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health

Dr. Georges Benjamin MD, FACP, Executive Director, American Public Health Association

Dr. Jared N. Schwartz M.D., Ph.D., College of American Pathologists

Dr. James G. Hodge Jr., J.D., LL.M., Deputy Director, Center for Law & the Public's Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Karin Kerby R.N, Loudoun Hospital Center

John M. Brenn John M. Brenna, President & Chief Operating Officer, Computerized Thermal Imaging Inc.

Dr. Robert J. Capetola Ph.D., President & Chief Executive Officer, Discovery Laboratories, Inc.

Dr. Paul H. Fischer Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, GenVec, Inc.

Dr. Nils Lonberg Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Scientific Director, Medarex, Inc.

Dr. Denis R. Burger Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, AVI BioPharma

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2927

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

Markup of H.R. 23, the Tornado Shelters Act, H.R. 1276, the American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003, and H.R. 1614, the HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Main Street Rejuvenation and Housing Act of 2003.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-7391

TIME: 10:30 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds a markup of:

H.R. ____, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (Statement Department Authorization); and

H.R. ____, the Millennium Challenge Account Act of 2003.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2172 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-5021

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE holds a markup of:

H.R. 1086, "Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003"

H.R. 1437, To improve the United States Code

H.R. 1529, "Involuntary Bankruptcy Improvement Act of 2003"

S. 330, "Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003"

H.R. 1302, "Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2003"

H.R. 1303, To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judiciary Conference

H.R. 982, To clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the Government of American Samoa

H. Res. 180, Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Correctional Officers and Employees Week" and honoring the service of correctional officers and employees

S. J. Res. 8, A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month; and Rules for Consideration of Private Claims and Private Immigration Bills

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2141 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3951

TIME: 3 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Subcommittee on the Constitution holds

Legislative hearings on:

H.J. Res. 4, the "Flag Protection Amendment."

Markup of H.J. Res. 4, the "Flag Protection Amendment will immediately follow hearing.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2237 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3926

TIME: 11 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Markup on:

H.R. 1497, To reauthorize title I of the Sikes Act (Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2003).

H.R. 1835, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to limit designation as critical habitat of areas owned or controlled by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes (National Security Readiness Act of 2003)

H.R. 1189, To increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 1324 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2761

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE holds hearings on Are Big Businesses Being Awarded Contracts Intended For Small Businesses?",

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2360 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-5821

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Highways, Transit And Pipelines Subcommittee holds hearings on Highway and Transit Needs: The State and Local Perspective

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3014

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Water Resources And Environment Subcommittee holds a markup on H.R. 135, the "Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2003"

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3014

TIME: 11:30 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Benefits Subcommittee holds a markup of pending legislation.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3527

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee holds

Hearings to review the progress of the Department of Veterans Affairs concerning the collections of its Medical Care Collection Fund.

DATE: May 7, 2003

LOCATION: 334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3527