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Nominations:

• Dr. John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be Ambassador at Large, Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS globally
• Mr. Marc B. Nathanson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Norway
• Ms. MaryKay Loss Carlson, of Arkansas, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinatory and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Philippines
• The Honorable Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Ambassador, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea
• The Honorable Caroline Kennedy, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of Australia

Treaties:

• Amendments to the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America (Treaty Doc. 115-3)
• Agreement between the Governmemnt of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Croatia comprising the instrument as contemplated by Article 3(2) of the Agreement on Extradition between the United States of America and the European Union, signed June 25, 3003, as to the Application of the Treaty on Extradition signed on October 25, 1901 (the “U.S.Croatia Extradition Agreement”) and the Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republlic of Croatia comprising the Instrument as contemplated by Article 3(3) of the Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance between the United States of America and the EUropean Union signed at Washington on June 25, 2003 (the “U.S.Croatia Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement”), both signed at Washington on December 10, 2019 (Treaty Doc. 116-2)
• Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the “Montreal Protocol”), adopted at Kigali on October 15, 2016, by the Twenty-Eighth Meeting of the Parties to the Monteral Protocol (the “Kigali Amendment”) (Treaty Doc 117-1)

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Witness:

• Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Energy

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Witness:

• Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a Business Meeting to consider the following items:

• Benny R. Wagner, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Six (6) GSA Resolutions
• Water Resources Development Act of 2022

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Witness

• Brian McKeon, Deputy Undersecretary for Management and Resources

The FY 2023 budget request has $2.3 billion to support U.S. leadership in addressing the existential climate crisis through diplomacy; scaled-up international climate programs that accelerate the global energy transition to net zero by 2050; support to developing countries to enhance climate resilience; and the prioritization of climate adaptation and sustainability principles in Department and USAID domestic and overseas facilities. This total includes over $1.6 billion for direct programming for climate mitigation and adaptation and over $650 million for the mainstreaming of climate considerations across development programs. Our goal is to deliver climate co-benefits and outcomes in sectors such as agriculture and food security, water and sanitation, and global health.

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a hearing titled “Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Priorities” at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Witness:

• Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the Department of Transportation

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The purpose of the business meeting is to consider a pending nomination and legislation on agenda below.

• Agenda Item 1: Nomination of Maria Duaime Robinson to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Office of Electricity).
• Agenda Item 2: S. 173, a bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. (Mr. Bennet).
• Agenda Item 3: S. 177, a bill to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. (Mr. Heinrich).
• Agenda Item 4: S. 182, a bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes. (Mr. Heinrich).
• Agenda Item 5: S. 455, a bill to designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Murray).
• Agenda Item 6: S. 1128, a bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. (Ms. Murkowski).
• Agenda Item 7: S. 1222, a bill to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes. (Mr. Romney).
• Agenda Item 8: S. 1321, a bill to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kelly).
• Agenda Item 9: S. 1538, a bill to amend the Smith River National Recreation Area Act to include certain additions to the Smith River National Recreation Area, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain wild rivers in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. (Mr. Merkley).
• Agenda Item 10: S. 1631, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona Board of Regents, and for other purposes. (Mr. Kelly).
• Agenda Item 11: S. 1769, a bill to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes. (Mrs. Feinstein).
• Agenda Item 12: S. 1942, a bill to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes. (Ms. Stabenow).
• Agenda Item 13: S. 2438, a bill to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes. (Mr. Cassidy).
• Agenda Item 14: S. 3266, a bill to improve certain recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal public land, and for other purposes. (Mr. Manchin).

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Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Michigan State University East Lansing, MI