05/18/11 3:30 PMLocation : S-211
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, Cathy N. Davidson, of North Carolina,
Constance M. Carroll, of California, and Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, and Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, both to be a
Member of the National Council on Disability, Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, and John A. Lancaster, of New York, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, and a routine list in the Public Health
Service.
Location : TBA
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Cora B. Marrett, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, Paula Barker Duffy, of Illinois, Cathy N. Davidson, of North Carolina,
Constance M. Carroll, of California, and Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, and Janice Lehrer-Stein, of California, both to be a
Member of the National Council on Disability, Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, and John A. Lancaster, of New York, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Aaron Paul Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a
Member of the National Council on the Arts, and a routine list in the Public Health
Service.
05/18/11 2:30 PMLocation : SD-192
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of
Energy.
Location : SD-419
Hearings to examine Administration priorities for Europe in the 112th
Congress.
Location : SD-419
Hearings to examine Administration priorities for Europe in the 112th
Congress.
Location : SR-232A
Hearings to examine Marine Corps acquisition programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open
session.
Location : SD-366
Hearings to examine S.220, to provide for the reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, S.270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S.271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, S.278, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the
Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, S.292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to
the Bering Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S.322, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of
Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S.382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional
recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other permits, S.427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition
under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, S.526, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public
shooting range, S.566, to provide for the establishment of the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S.590, to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the
same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands, S.607, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and
non-Federal land, S.617, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S.683, to provide for the conveyance of
certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S.684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Alta, Utah, S.667, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico,
S.729, to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, S.766, to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers,
S.896, to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic,
archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, and S.897, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that
uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation
programs.
05/18/11 2:00 PMLocation : RHOB-2218
To receive a briefing on what dissidents need from the internet, focusing on changes in technologies and social media platforms that enable dissidents to access information and to
communicate.
05/18/11 10:30 AMLocation : SD-192
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the
Army.
Location : SR-253
Hearings to examine contributions of space to national
imperatives.