COMMITTEE BUSINESS SCHEDULED WEEK OF JUNE 18, 2001

U.S. SCHOLARS DETAINED IN CHINA – Full Committee to hold hearing; 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

BUSINESS MEETING – Full Committee to hold markup of: H.R. 1954, the ILSA (Iran/Libya Sanctions Act) Extension Act of 2001 (continued from 6/13); H.R. 2069, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize assistance to prevent, treat, and monitor HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan African and other developing countries; and H.R. 2131, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004; 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

FOREIGN MINISTER OF PAKISTAN – Members to hold private meeting with H.E. Abdus Sattar; 3:00 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION: THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT’S TRADE POLICY AGENDA – Full Committee to hold hearing; 10:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

H. Con. Res. 145, Condemning Taliban Regime for its Order Directing Hindus to Wear a Yellow Identity Symbol – June 13, House agreed to H. Con. Res. 145 by a recorded vote of 420 yeas with none voting "nay", (Roll No. 161.) June 14, Referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

H.R. 2052, Sudan Peace Act – June 13, House passed H.R. 2052, amended, by a vote of 422 yeas to 2 nays, (Roll No. 160.) H. Res. 162, the rule that provided for consideration of the bill was agreed to by voice vote.

House Resolution 162, Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2052) to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan – June 12, House Committee on Rules filed Rept. 107-98. Referred to the House Calendar

*** Meetings/Hearings/Markups ***

U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Priorities for the Bush Administration –June 12, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific held hearing. Witness: Hon. James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State.

The Export Administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal (Part II) – June 12, Full Committee held hearing. Witnesses: Senator Phil Gramm; Senator Fred Thompson; Congressman Chris Cox; Dr. Richard T. Cupitt, Associate Director, Center for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia; Dr. Paul Freedenberg,

Director of Government Relations, AMT, (Representative for the Association of Manufacturing Technology); and Dan Hoydish, Washington Director, UNISYS, (Representative for the Computer Coalition for Responsible Exports).

Markup of H.R. 1954, The ILSA Extension Act – June 13, Full Committee began markup. To be continued on June 20.

U.S. Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Managing the Greece, Turkey, Cyprus Triangle – June 13,

Subcommittee on Europe held hearing. Witnesses: Hon. Nelson Ledsky, Senior Analyst, National Democratic Institute, Former Cyprus Negotiator; Ian O. Lesser, Ph. D., Senior Analyst, The RAND Corporation; and John Sitilides, Executive Director, Western Policy Center.

*** Distinguished Visitors Received ***

Korea – June 12, Members held private meeting with Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Han Seung-soo.

Singapore – June 13, Members held private meeting with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

H.R. 2121 (Lantos) – to make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs in the Russian Federation in order to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society in that country and to support independent media.

H.R. 2131 (Portman) – to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004.

H.R. 2138 (Serrano) – to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, and for other purposes. (In addition, referred to the Committees on Agriculture, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary.)

H. Con. Res. 160 (Stearns) – expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to honor its commitment to the United States aviators who lost their lives flying for France during World War I by appropriating sufficient funds to restore the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial.

H. Con. Res. 162 (Knollenberg) – expressing the sense of the Congress regarding oil and gas pipeline routes in the South Caucasus.

*** Presidential Messages, Executive and Other Communications Received ***

Report on Training of Special Operations Forces with Friendly Foreign Forces – May 14, letter from the Defense Department transmitting the CLASSIFIED report, pursuant to Sec. 1062 of P.L. 105-261; unnumbered.

Assessment of the Nuclear Stockpile – May 23, letter from the White House transmitting the CLASSIFIED report; unnumbered.

Proposed Lease of Defense Articles to Poland – June 12, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency forwarding (Transmittal No. 05-01), a copy of the Air Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Poland, pursuant to Sec. 62(a) of the AECA; Ex. Comm. 2433.

Project Certification for Amendment Two to the US-Sweden Project Agreement – June 12, letter from the Department of Defense forwarding (Transmittal No. 08-01), regarding project certification for Amendment Two to the US-Sweden Project Agreement Concerning Trajectory Correctable Munitions, pursuant to Sec. 27(f) of the AECA; Ex. Comm. 2434.

2000 Report on IAEA Activities in Countries Described in Section 307 (a) of the Foreign Assistance Act – June 12, letter from the State Department transmitting the report, pursuant to Sec. 2809 (c) of P.L. 105-277; Ex. Comm. 2435.

Presidential Message on the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation – June 12, message from the President wherein he transmitted the report, pursuant to Sec. 401(c) of P.L. 94-412; H. Doc. 107-86.

Presidential Message Concerning the Continuation of an Emergency with Respect to the Russian Federation – June 12, message from the President wherein he transmitted his notice stating that the emergency declared with respect to the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation is to continue beyond June 21, 2001, pursuant to Sec. 202(d) of P.L. 94-412; H. Doc. 107-87.

Report on the National Endowment for Democracy – June 12, message from the President wherein he transmitted the report for fiscal year 2000, pursuant to Sec. 504(h) of P.L. 98-164; unnumbered.

Proposed Legislation to Authorize Appropriations for the Department of State – June 12, letter from the State Department transmitting the report; unnumbered.

Provision of Funds ro Support the Government of Malta’s Acquisition of Defense Articles – June 12, letter from the State Department transmitting the notification, pursuant to Sec. 634A of the FAA; unnumbered.

Provision of Funds to Support the South-East Europe Defense Ministerial Multinational Peacekeeping Brigade – June 12, letter from the State Department transmitting the report, pursuant to Sec. 634A of the FAA; unnumbered.

Proposed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Chile for Defense Articles and Services – June 13, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency forwarding (Transmittal No. 01-03), a CLASSIFIED copy of the Air Force’s proposed LOA to Chile for defense articles and services, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the AECA; unnumbered.

Proposed Transfer of Excess Defense Articles and Services to Morocco – June 13, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency transmitting notification of the proposed transfer of excess defense articles and services to Morocco, pursuant to Sec. 516 of the FAA; unnumbered.

Proposed License for the Export of Defense Articles and Services to Canada – June 13, letter from the State Department forwarding (DTC-063-01), a proposed license for the export of defense articles and services to Canada, pursuant to Sec. 36(c) of the AECA; unnumbered.

Imposition of New Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls on Ammonium Nitrate – June 13, letter from the Commerce Department transmitting the report, pursuant to Sec. 6 of P.L. 96-72; unnumbered.

Proposed Transfer of U.S. -Origin Defense Articles by Israel – June 14, letter from the Department of State transmitting (Transmittal No. RSAT-1-01), a proposed transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles, pursuant to Sec. 3 of the AECA; Ex. Comm. 2501.

Report on Proposed Obligations for Weapons Destruction and Non-Proliferation in the Former Soviet Union – June 14, letter from the Department of Defense transmitting the report, pursuant to Sec. 1205 of P.L. 104-106; Ex. Comm. 2521.

Transfer of Defense Articles to Bosnia-Herzegovina – June 14, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency transmitting a report authorizing the transfer of up to $100M in defense articles and services to the Government of Bosnia-Herzegovina, pursuant to Sec. 540(c) of P.L. 104-107; Ex. Comm. 2522.

Report on Transfers to Iran – Jun 14, letter from the State Department transmitting the CLASSIFIED report, pursuant to Sec. 2 of P.L. 106-178; unnumbered.

Section 8 Narcotics Report – June 14, letter from the Joint Staff transmitting the CLASSIFIED report, pursuant to Sec. 8 of P.L. 101-623; unnumbered.

Proposed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Finland for Defense Articles and Services – June 14, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency forwarding (Transmittal No. 01-14), a proposed LOA to Finland for defense articles and services, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the AECA; unnumbered.

Federal Communications Commission Report – June 15, letter from the Federal Communications Commission transmitting the report, pursuant to Sec. 646 of P.L. 106-180; unnumbered.

Determination Regarding the Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act – June 15, letter from the State Department transmitting (P.D. 2001-19), determination regarding the suspension of limitations under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, pursuant to Sec. 7(a) of P.L. 104-45; unnumbered.

Proposed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to Hungary for Defense Articles and Services – June 18, letter from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency forwarding (Transmittal No. 01-20), a CLASSIFIED copy of the proposed LOA to Hungary for defense articles and services, pursuant to Sec. 36(b)(1) of the AECA; unnumbered.

S. 1017 (Dodd) – June 12, to provide the people of Cuba with access to food and medicines from the United States, to ease restrictions on travel to Cuba, to provide scholarships for certain Cuban nationals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. 1021 (Lugar) – June 12, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. 1032 (Frist) – June 13, to expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

S. Con. Res. 49 (Boxer) – June 14, urging the return of portraits painted by Dina Babbitt during her internment at Auschwitz that are now in the possession of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Authorization Requests -- International Financial Institutions – June 12, House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade held hearing.

Macedonia and U.S. Balkans Policy – June 13, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held hearing.

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget for Export Finance Assistance – June 13, House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs held hearing.

How Does the Export-Import Bank Help Small Business Exporters? – June 13, House Committee on Small Business held hearing.

Center for Russian Leadership Development – June 12, the Chair announced the Speaker's appointment of Representative Houghton to the Board of Trustees of the Center for Russian Leadership Development.

*** Nominations ***

Democratic Republic of the Congo – June 12, Aubrey Hooks, to be Ambassador.

Eritrea – June 12, Donald J. McConnell, to be Ambassador.

Lao People's Democratic Republic – June 12, Douglas Alan Hartwick, to be Ambassador.

Israel – June 14, Daniel C. Kurtzer, to be Ambassador.

Belize – June 14, Russell F. Freeman, to be Ambassador.

Department of State – June 14, Clark Kent Ervin, to be Inspector General.

Ireland – June 14, Richard J. Egan, to be Ambassador.

Lebanon – June 14, Vincent Martin Battle, to be Ambassador.