[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 9, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D638-D640]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ECONOMIC SANCTIONS--EFFECT ON U.S. AGRICULTURE
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review economic sanctions 
and the effect on U.S. agriculture. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Nethercutt; Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; 
Stuart E. Eizenstat, Under Secretary, Economics, Business, and 
Agricultural Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures 
in Global and National Commerce Act. Testimony was heard from Andy 
Pincus, General Counsel, Department of Commerce; Donald Upson, 
Secretary of Technology, State of Virginia; Daniel J. Greenwood, Deputy 
General Counsel, Information Technology Division, State of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
ACADEMIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Academic 
Accountability. Testimony was heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Governor, 
State of Wisconsin; Frank Brogan, Lt. Governor, State of Florida; and 
public witnesses.
2000 CENSUS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Census held a hearing 
on Oversight of the 2000 Census: Examining the Bureau's Policy to Count 
Prisoners, Military Personnel, and Americans Residing Overseas. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gilman and Green of Wisconsin; 
Kenneth Prewitt, Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held a hearing on Geographical Information 
Systems Policies and Programs. Testimony was heard from Bruce Babbitt, 
Secretary of the Interior; Jim Geringer, Governor, State of Wyoming; 
and public witnesses.
HEPATITIS C INFECTION--VETERANS AT RISK
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs, and International

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Relations held a hearing on Outreach to Veterans at Risk for Hepatitis 
C Infection. Testimony was heard from Thomas Garthwaite, M.D., Deputy 
Under Secretary, Health, Veterans Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.
ASSISTING RUSSIA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Assisting 
Russia: What Have We Achieved After Seven Years? Testimony was heard 
from Bill Taylor, Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to the Newly Independent 
States, Department of State; George Ingram, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Europe and the Newly Independent States, AID, 
U.S. International Development and Cooperation Agency; and public 
witnesses.
EVALUATING--INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION AND THE TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on Evaluating the 
International Trade Administration and the Trade and Development 
Agency. Testimony was heard from David Aaron, Under Secretary, 
International Trade, Department of Commerce; Nancy Frame, Deputy 
Director, Trade and Development Agency; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SUBPOENAS
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
1524, Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999; H.R. 592, amended, World 
War II Veterans Park at Great Kills; H.R. 791, amended, Star-Spangled 
Banner National Historic Trail Study Act of 1999; H.R. 1167, amended, 
Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1999; H.R. 1243, amended, National 
Marine Sanctuaries Enhancement Act of 1999; H.R. 1431, amended, Coastal 
Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 1999; H.R. 1533, Wyandotte 
Tribe Settlement Act; H.R. 1651, Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments 
of 1999; H.R. 1652, amended, Yukon River Salmon Act of 1999; and H.R. 
1653, to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
the United States and the Russian Federation.
  The Committee also approved a motion to authorize and issue subpoenas 
regarding federal employees.
U.S. ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held a hearing on 
the U.S. Antarctic Research Program. Testimony was heard from Karl A. 
Erb, Director, Office of Polar Programs, NSF; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF ACT REVIEW
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Fair and Simple Tax 
Relief for Small Business, reviewing the Small Employer Tax Relief Act 
of 1999 (SETRA). Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS--PRESERVATION AND PROMOTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on preservation and promotion of General 
Aviation Airports. Testimony was heard from John H. Anderson, Jr., 
Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; David F. Traynham, Assistant Administrator, 
Policy, Planning and International Aviation, FAA, Department of 
Transportation; William Gehman, Deputy Director, Aeronautics, 
Department of Transportation, State of Michigan; William D. Miller, II, 
Director, Aeronautics and Space Commission, State of Oklahoma; and 
public witnesses.
PREPAREDNESS AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
Preparedness Against Terrorist Attacks. Testimony was heard from Mark 
Gebicke, Director, National Security and Preparedness Issues, GAO; 
Catherine H. Light, Director, Office of National Security Affairs, 
FEMA; Charles L. Cragin, Acting Assistant Secretary (Reserve Affairs), 
Department of Defense; Barbara Y. Martinez, Deputy Director, National 
Domestic Preparedness Office, FBI, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
VETERANS' MILLENNIUM HEALTH CARE ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action amended the Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act.
SOCIAL SECURITY--PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on proposals to strengthen 
Social Security. Testimony was heard from Senators Gramm, Moynihan, 
Grassley, Breaux, Kerrey and Gregg; Representatives Stark, Stenholm, 
Kolbe, DeFazio, Nadler, Smith of Michigan and Sanford.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ENCRYPTION LEGISLATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on 
Encryption legislation. Testimony was heard

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from Representative Goodlatte; William A. Reinsch, Under Secretary, 
Bureau of Export Administration, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.