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APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING NOTICE

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

9:30 a.m. – The Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee will meet in Room 124 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes an overview of the FY 2006 Budget for the Department of Agriculture.

Witness: The Honorable Mike Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture

accompanied by: Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist

Mr. Lawrence Wachs, Acting Budget Officer

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

**POSTPONED** 10:00 a.m. –**CLOSED SESSION** The Defense Appropriations Subcommittee will meet in a Closed Session in Room S-407 of the Capitol. The program includes an overview of the FY06 Intelligence Budget & Global Intelligence Challenges.

Witnesses: The Honorable Porter Goss, Director for the Central Intelligence Agency

Larry C. Kindsvater, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management

**ROOM CHANGE** 10:30 a.m. - The Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes an overview of the FY06 Budget for the Secretary of the Senate and the Architect of the Capitol.

Witnesses: Emily Reynolds, Secretary of the Senate;

Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol

12:30 p.m. – The Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee will meet in Room 192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes a review of the FY06 Budgets for the office of the Chief Economist; the office of Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; the office of Natural Resources and the Environment; the office of Rural Development; and the office of Research, Education, and Economics.

Witnesses: Dr. Keith Collins, Chief Economist

The Honorable J.B. Penn, Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

The Honorable Mark Rey, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Enviornment

The Honorable Gilbert Gonzalez, Acting Undersecretary for Rural Development

The Honorable Joseph Jen, Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics

accompanied by: Mr. Dennis Kaplan, Budget Office

Thursday, April 14, 2005

9:30a.m. –The Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies will meet in Room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes a overview of the FY06 Budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Witness: The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

2:00p.m. –The Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee will meet in Room 192 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes a review of the FY06 Budgets for the office of Marketing and Regulatory Programs; the office of Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services; and the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Witnesses: The Honorable William T. Hawks, Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs

The Honorable Eric M. Bost, Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services

The Honorable Merle D. Pearson, Acting Undersecretary for Food Safety and Inspection

accompanied by: Mr. Dennis Kaplan, Budget Office

2:00p.m. –The Energy and Water Subcommittee will meet in Room 124 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The program includes a review of the FY06 Budget for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Witness: Ambassador Linton F. Brooks, Undersecretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration