[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D195-D196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation, authorizing funds for federal child 
nutrition programs, after receiving testimony from Martha Hill, 
Madison, West Virginia, and Gayle Lynn MacDonald, Bellingham, 
Washington, both of the American School Food Association; Barry Reese, 
Indiana School Food Service Association, Auburn; James D. Weill, Food 
Research Action Center, and Rhea F. Starr, YWCA of the U.S.A., both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Nick Craft, on behalf of the National Child Care 
Association, Conyers, Georgia.
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture, 
focusing on assistance to producers and farm economy, after receiving 
testimony from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, August Schumacher, Jr., 
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Dennis 
Kaplan, Deputy Director for Budget, Legislative and Regulatory Systems, 
all of the Department of Agriculture.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 2,131 
military nominations in the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department 
of Defense, and the future years defense program, after receiving 
testimony from Louis Caldera, Secretary of the Army; Richard Danzig, 
Secretary of the Navy; and F. Whitten Peters, Acting Secretary of the 
Air Force.
NATIONAL DEFENSE BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for national 
defense, after receiving testimony from William S. Cohen, Secretary, 
and John J. Hamre, Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of Defense; 
and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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AUTHORIZATION--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine concluded hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Surface Transportation 
Board, Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony from 
Linda J. Morgan, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board, Department of 
Transportation; Edward M. Emmett, National Industrial Transportation 
League, and William E. Harvey, Lyondell Petrochemical Company, on 
behalf of the Rail Customer Coalition, both of Arlington, Virginia; 
John Bratten, Central Soya Company, Inc., on behalf of the National 
Grain and Feed Association, Edward Wytkind, Transportation Trades 
Department (AFL-CIO), James M. Brunkenhoefer, United Transportation 
Union, and Edward R. Hamberger, Association of American Railroads, all 
of Washington, D.C.; and Timothy R. Murphy, Mercer Management 
Consulting, Inc., Lexington, Massachusetts.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings on the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2000 for the Department of the Interior, focusing on 
Minerals Management Service, Lands Legacy Initiative, Payments in Lieu 
of Taxes, Mining Law, National Park Service, Office of Insular Affairs, 
Bureau of Reclamation, and Alaska issues, after receiving testimony 
from Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Interior.
HURRICANE MITCH RELIEF
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism concluded hearings on the United 
States relief efforts in response to Hurricanes Mitch and Georges, 
after receiving testimony from Mark S. Jaeger, Jockey International, 
Kenosha, Wisconsin; Rene Fonseca, Consultants International, 
Tegucigalpa, Honduras; James Kenneth Isaacs, Samaritan's Purse, Boone, 
North Carolina; and James Chapman, World Vision, Washington, D.C.
DETERMINING MEDICAL NECESSITY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded hearings to examine issues with regard to the delivery of 
necessary health care in the United States, after receiving testimony 
from John E. Wennberg, Dartmouth College Medical School, Hanover, New 
Hampshire; Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University Medical Center, 
Washington, D.C.; Linda A. Bergthold, Stanford University, Stanford, 
California; Robert H. Brook, RAND Health, Santa Monica, California; Lee 
N. Newcomer, UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Woodrow A. 
Myers, Jr., Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan; and Richard F. 
Corlin, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Y2K IMPACT ON FOOD INDUSTRY
Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: Committee 
concluded hearings to examine Y2K-related problems within the food 
industry, focusing on the manufacturing, distribution, and retail of 
food products and recommendations relative to the status of food 
import, export, preparation, and distribution, after receiving 
testimony from Timothy M. Hammonds, Food Marketing Institute, and C. 
Manly Molpus, Grocery Manufacturers of America, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Mike Wright, SUPERVALU INC., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Michael S. 
Heschel, Kroger Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; James R. Kinney, Kraft Foods, 
Inc., New York, New York; and Jeri Bender, Nestle USA, Glendale, 
California.