[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D282-D284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. Testimony was heard 
from Shirley Watkins, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
Services, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on State and Local Law Enforcement 
Assistance. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, 
Office of Justice Programs; Shay Bilchik, Administrator, Office of 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and Joseph E. Brann, 
Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: James M. Owendorff, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Environmental Management, and Lake H. Barrett, Acting Director, Office 
of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
U.S. Geological Survey. Testimony was heard from Charles G. Groat, 
Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Labor, the 
Employment Standards Administration and the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Labor: Alexis M. Herman, Secretary; Bernard E. Anderson, 
Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration; and J. Davitt 
McAteer, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on Coast Guard Capital and Funding Requirements. Testimony was 
heard from Adm. James Loy, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Department of Transportation and John Anderson, Director, 
Transportation Issues, GAO.
MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine held a hearing on the fiscal year 2000 Maritime Administration 
authorization request and fiscal year 2000 (first quarter) Panama Canal 
Commission authorization request. Testimony was heard from Clyde Hart, 
Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation; 
Louis Caldera, Secretary of the Army; and Alberto Aleman Zubieta, 
Administrator, Panama Canal Commission.
LONG-TERM PLANNING--MILITARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLATIONS 
MANAGEMENT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on long-term planning for military 
infrastructure and installations management requirements. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. 
Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Installations Management, Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Michael W. 
Shelton, USN, Facilities and Engineering Division (N44), Deputy Chief 
of Naval Operations, Logistics, Department of Navy; Maj. Gen. Eugene A. 
Lupia, USAF, The Civil Engineer, Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. 
Geoffrey B. Higginbotham, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations 
and Logistics (Facilities), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; and Read 
Adm. Jack E. Buffiington, USN (Ret.),

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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas.
HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAMS CONSOLIDATION AND FLEXIBILITY ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity held a hearing on the Homeless Housing 
Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
WOMEN'S HEALTH
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Women's Health: Raising Awareness of Cervical Cancer. 
Testimony was heard from Senator Mack; Representative Eshoo; the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., Deputy Director and Nancy Lee, M.D., Associate 
Director, Science, both with the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention; Douglas R. Lowey, M.D., Deputy Director and Edward L. 
Trimble, M.D., Head Surgery Section, both with the National Cancer 
Institute, NIH.
COMMITTEE FUNDING
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 
101, Providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixth Congress.
BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 
1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives McCollum, Smith of 
Michigan, Boucher, Rothman, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Slaughter and 
LaFalce; Joe Lee, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of Kentucky; 
and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL FOREST PLANNING
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on Committee of Scientists--National Forest 
Planning. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: 
James R. Lyons, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; and 
Mike Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service; and public witnesses.
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 820, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1999. The 
rule makes in order the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
amendment in the nature of a substitute as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment, which shall be open for amendment at any point. 
The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce 
voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows 
a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representative LoBiondo.
STEEL IMPORTS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 90 
minutes of debate on H.R. 975, to provide for a reduction in the volume 
of steel imports, and to establish a steel import notification and 
monitoring program. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Archer and Representatives Quinn, Moran of Kansas, Levin, 
Visclosky, Doyle and Mascara.
OVERSIGHT--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held an oversight 
hearing on Information Technology for the 21st Century. Testimony was 
heard from Neal Lane, Director, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy; and public witnesses.
CHILD CARE FINANCING
Committee on Ways and Means; Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Federal Resources Available for Child Care. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Maloney of New York and Tauscher; Olivia A. 
Golden, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Gene Falk, Specialist in 
Social Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional 
Research Service, Library of Congress; Paul Cullinan, Chief, Human 
Resources Cost Estimate Unit, CBO; Clarence H. Carter, Commissioner, 
Department of Social Services, State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS--COVERT ACTION BUDGETS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: Clandestine Operations. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

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  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Fiscal Year Budget: Covert Action. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.