[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D596-D597]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Electronic Commerce: The Promise of Better Healthcare 
Through Telemedicine. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 2281, WIPO Copyright 
Treaties Implementation Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Community Services 
Block Grant. Testimony was heard from Michael Micciche, Director, 
Department of Community Services and Development, State of California; 
Carlton Mitchell, Deputy Commissioner, Community Development, 
Department of Youth and Community Development, New York City; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held an oversight 
hearing on the Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
the Treasury: Jerry Hawke, Under Secretary; Richard Gregg, 
Commissioner, Financial Management Service; and Richard Calahan, Acting 
Inspector General; Gary Engel, Associate Director, Accounting and 
Information Management Division, GAO; the following officials of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs: Mark Catlett, Chief Financial Officer; 
and Todd Grams, Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health 
Administration; and

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Nelson Toye, Deputy Comptroller, Department of Defense.
OVERSIGHT--HUD CONTRACTING
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources held an oversight hearing on HUD Contracting: Vulnerabilities 
and Proposed Solutions. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs: Susan 
Gaffney, Inspector General; and Stephen Carberry, Chief Procurement 
Officer; Stanley J. Czerwinski, Associate Director, Housing and 
Community Development Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DRUG TESTING AND DRUG TREATMENT--CUTTING EDGE ISSUES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
International Relations, and Criminal Justice held a hearing on Cutting 
Edge Issues in Drug Testing and Drug Treatment. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Solomon; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 
392, relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and the 
urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic and 
financial problems and open its markets by eliminating informal 
barriers to trade and investment, thereby making a more effective 
contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current financial 
crisis, insuring against a global recession, and reinforcing regional 
stability and security.
  The Committee also adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request 
that the following measures be considered on the Suspension Calendar: 
H. Con. Res. 270, amended, acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in 
the current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the 
American people for peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait and 
security for Taiwan's democracy; and H. Res. 404, commemorating 100 
years of relations between the people of the United States and the 
people of the Philippines.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3745, amended, Money 
Laundering Act of 1998; and H.R. 3898, Speed Trafficking Life in Prison 
Act of 1998.

Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee held hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for May, receiving testimony from 
Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
Department of Labor.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.