Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Public Interest and Localism in SR-253.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on Wednesday, July 23 at 10 a.m. to consider pending calendar business.

Agenda

Agenda Item 2: S. 391--A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower- elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 3: S. 434--A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes.

Agenda Item 4: S. 435--A bill to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 5: S. 452--A bill to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 6: S. 714--A bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 9: S. 1003--A bill to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River.

Agenda Item 10: H.R. 417--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California.

Agenda Item 11: H.R. 622--To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

Agenda Item 12: H.R. 762--To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the method by which the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair market value of certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed under these Acts.

Agenda Item 13: H.R. 1012--To establish the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are ready for consideration.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Business Meeting.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 2:45 p.m. to hold a hearing on Iraq: Status and Prospects for Reconstruction--Next Steps.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2003.

Agenda

S.__, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2003

Presidential Nominations: Daniel Pipes, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Charles Edward Horner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Stephen David Krasner, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace; Eric Dreiband, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Any additional nominees cleared for action.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing on S. 556, a Bill to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. in Hart Room 216.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Oversight Hearing: Law Enforcement and Terrorism'' on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hart Senate Office Building Room 216.

Agenda

The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; The Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border & Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct an Executive Nominations hearing on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

Agenda

Panel I: Senators.

Panel II: Rene Alexander Acosta to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice and Daniel J. Bryant to be Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, United States Department of Justice.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Agriculture, Consolidation and the Smithfield/Farmland Deal'' on Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Agenda

Panel I: Senator Tim Johnson.

Panel II: Mr. Joseph Sebring, CEO, John Morrell, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Mr. William Hughes, Administrator, Division of Agricultural Development, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Madison, WI; Dr. Luther Tweeten, Agriculture Consultant, Columbus, OH; Mr. Russ Kremer, President, Missouri Farmers' Union, Jefferson City, MO; Mr. Patrick Bell, Farmer, Kenansville, NC; and Mr. Michael Stumo, General Counsel, Organization for Competitive Markets, Winstead, CT.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 23, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Enhancing the Role of the Private Sector in Public Transportation.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on FCC Oversight.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. on hold a hearing on Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Transforming the Department of Defense Personnel System: Finding the Right Approach.''

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing on Proposals to Amend the Indian Reservation Roads Program-- S. 281, the Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Improvement Act of 2003, and S. 725, the Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act of 2003.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct an oversight hearing on Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in the Pacific Northwest.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Solving the Asbestos Litigation Crisis: S. 1125, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003'' on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, at 10 a.m., in the Hart Senate Office Building Room 216.

Witness List: Professor Laurence H. Tribe, Ralph S. Tyler, Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA; Jennifer L. Biggs, Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, St. Louis, MO; Dr. Mark A. Peterson, Legal Analysis Systems, Thousands Oaks, CA; Fred Dunbar, Senior Vice President, National Economic Research Associates, New York, NY; Professor Eric D. Green, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA; Robert Harwick, Chief Economist, Insurance Information Institute, New York, NY; Dr. James D. Crapo, M.D., Department of S/M Pulmonary Sciences/Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Medical Research Center, Denver, CO; Dr. Laura Stewart Welsh, M.D., Medical Director, Center to Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, MD; and Dr. John E. (Jack) Parker, M.D., Department of Medicine, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate for a hearing entitled ``SBA Reauthorization: Programming for Success'' and other matters on Wednesday, June 4, 2003, beginning at 2 p.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 4 at 10 a.m. to receive testimony regarding S. 391, the Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003; S. 1003, to clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River; H.R. 417, to revoke a public land order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California; and S. 924--to authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m. in Room SD- 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 391--The Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003; S. 1003--To clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River; H.R. 417--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California; S. 924--To authorize the exchange of lands between an Alaska Native Village Corporation and the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes; S. 714--a bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Contact: Frank Gladics 202-224-2878 or Dick Bouts 202-224-7545.

Because of the limited time available for the hearings, witnesses may testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written testimony for the hearing record should send two copies of their testimony to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510-6150.

For further information, please contact the staff as indicated above.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that it be in order for the Senate to proceed en bloc to the consideration of the following calendar items: Calendar No. 41, S. 425; Calendar No. 255, S. 391; Calendar No. 256, S. 434; Calendar No. 257, S. 435; Calendar No. 258, S. 452; Calendar No. 259, S. 714; Calendar No. 260, S. 1003; Calendar No. 261, H.R. 622; and Calendar No. 262, H.R. 1012.

I ask unanimous consent that any amendments, where applicable, be agreed to, the bills, as amended, if amended, be read three times, passed, and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table en bloc; the consideration of these items appear separately in the Record and that any statements related thereto be printed in the Record, without intervening action or debate.