[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D273-D274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
Committee on Commerce: On March 12, the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power continued hearings on H.R. 45, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999. 
Testimony was heard from Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy.
DOT AND FAA--WILL THEY BE READY FOR YEAR 2000?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Technology of the 
Committee on Science held a joint hearing on ``Will the Department of 
Transportation and the FAA be Ready for the Year 2000?'' Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: 
Mortimer L. Downey, Deputy Secretary; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, 
FAA; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Joel C.

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Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, GAO.
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION
Committee on International Relations: On March 12, the Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the Foreign 
Relations Authorization for Fiscal Year 2000-2001: Security of United 
States Missions Abroad. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: David G. Carpenter, Assistant 
Secretary, Diplomatic Security, Department of State; and Adm. William 
J. Crowe, Jr., USN (Ret.); and a public witness.
SMALL BUSINESS YEAR 2000 READINESS ACT
Committee on Small Business: On March 12, the Committee held a hearing 
on S. 314, Small Business Year 2000 Readiness Act. Testimony was heard 
from Jeanne M. Sclater, Deputy Associate Deputy Administrator, Office 
of Capital Access, SBA; and public witnesses.