[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D476-D477] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings FOREST SERVICE BUDGET Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Fiscal Year 1999 Administration's Budget for the Forest Service, USDA. Testimony was heard from Representative Herger; Michael Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on Electronic Commerce: Building Tomorrow's Information Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. PARENTAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on H.R. 3189, Parental Freedom of Information Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Tiahrt, Largent and Green; and public witnesses. IMMUNE GLOBULIN SHORTAGES Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on Immune Globulin Shortages: Causes and Cures. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: David Satcher, M.D., Surgeon General; Michael Friedman, M.D., Lead Deputy Commissioner, FDA; and Stephen M. Ostroff, M.D., Associate Director, Epidemiologic Science, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Bernice Steinhardt, Director, Health Services Quality and Public Health Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. U.S.-EUROPEAN UNION TRADE Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on issues in U.S.- European Union Trade European Privacy legislation and Biotechnology/ Food Safety Policy. Testimony was heard from Franklin J. Vargo, Acting Assistant Secretary, Export Promotion, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. AFRICA IN THE WORLD ECONOMY Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Africa in the World Economy. Testimony was heard from Rosa Whitaker, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. ASIA-U.S. SECURITY INTERESTS Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing on Tradition and Transformation: U.S. Security Interests in Asia. Testimony was heard from Stanley Roth, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Walter Slocombe, Under Secretary; and Adm. J.W. Prucher, USN, Commander-In-Chief Pacific Command. HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDONESIA Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights in Indonesia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--ADMINISTRATIVE CRIMES AND QUASI-CRIMES Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on Administrative Crimes and Quasi-Crimes. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3633, Controlled Substances Trafficking Prohibition Act; H.R. 2070, amended, Correction Officers Health and Safety Act of 1997; H.R. 2829, amended, Bulletproof Vests Partnership Grant Act of 1997; and S. 170, Clone Pager Authorization Act. DUNGENESS CRAB CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 3498, Dungeness Crab Conservation and Management Act. Testimony was heard from David Evans, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health approved for full Committee action [[Page D477]] the following bills: H.R. 1865, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 1997; H.R. 3186, amended, Rogue River National Forest Interchange Act of 1998; H.R. 3520, to adjust the boundaries of the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area and the adjacent Wenatchee National Forest in the State of Washington; and H.R. 3796, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 2538, Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 1997; and H.R. 3625, San Rafael Swell National Heritage and Conservation Act. FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITION ACT Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairmen Leach and Bliley; Representatives McCollum, Roukema, Baker, Lazio, Castle, Bachus, Metcalf, Riley, Oxley, Bonilla, LaFalce, Vento, Kennedy of Massachusetts, Waters, Gutierrez, Markey, Moran of Virginia, Jackson- Lee and Kucinich, but no action was taken on H.R. 10, Financial Services Competition Act. AVIATION MANUFACTURING AND THE FASTENER QUALITY ACT Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on the Aviation Manufacturing and the Fastener Quality Act. Testimony was heard from Raymond Kammer, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Thomas E. McSweeny, Director, Aircraft Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. MITIGATION AND COST REDUCTION ACT Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Mike Armstrong, Associate Director, Mitigation Directorate, FEMA; and public witnesses. YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the Year 2000 Computer Problem. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Charles O. Rossotti, Commissioner, IRS; James J. Flyzik, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Information System and Chief, Information Office; Constance E. Craig, Assistant Commissioner, Information Resources, Financial Management Services and Vincette Goerl, Assistant Commissioner, Finance; John Dyer, Principal Deputy Commissioner, SSA; John Callahan, Assistant Secretary, Office of Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. U.S. ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICY TOWARD CUBA Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on U.S. Economic and Trade Policy Toward Cuba. Testimony was heard from Representatives Moakley, Torres, Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balart and Menendez; Michael Rannenberger, Coordinator, Cuban Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.