[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D674-D676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT PROGRAM REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the structure and 
policies of the Loan Deficiency Payment Program. Testimony was heard 
from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on DC Health Initiatives. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the District of Columbia: Marlene N.

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Kelley, M.D., Interim Director and Paul Offner, Deputy Director, 
Department of Health; and John A. Fairman, General Manager and CEO, 
Health and Hospital Public Benefit Corporation.
LOAN LOSS RESERVES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on loan loss reserves. 
Testimony was heard from Harvey Goldschmid, General Counsel, SEC; 
Laurence Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the 
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Wayne Rushton, 
Senior Deputy Comptroller, Bank Supervision Policy; and Richard M. 
Riccobono, Deputy Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Donna Tanoue, 
Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses.
AMERICA'S HEALTH
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment continued 
hearings on America's Health, with emphasis on Access to Affordable 
Health Coverage for the Uninsured. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue June 23.
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 
850, Security and Freedom Through Encryption.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations approved for full Committee action the following 
bills: H.R. 2041, amended, Patient Right to Obstetric and Gynecological 
Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2042, Health Care Access, Affordability, and 
Quality Advisory Commission Act of 1999; H.R. 2043, amended, Patient 
Right to Unrestricted Medical Advice Act of 1999; H.R. 2044, Patient 
Right to Pediatric Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2045, Patient Right to 
Emergency Medical Care Act of 1999; H.R. 2046, amended, Patient Access 
to Information Act of 1999; H.R. 2047, Small Business Access and Choice 
for Entrepreneurs Act of 1999; and H.R. 2089, amended, Group Health 
Plan Review Standards Act of 1999.
DRUG LEGALIZATION--PROS AND CONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on the Pros and Cons of Drug 
Legalization, Decriminalization and Harm Reduction. Testimony was heard 
from Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; Alan Leshner, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Donnie Marshall, Deputy 
Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; James McDonough, Director, 
Office of Drug Control Policy, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on the 
Department of Defense's Financial Management: Time to Reform the Prompt 
Payment Act? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Thomas Bloom, Director, Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service; and Robert J. Lieberman, Assistant Inspector 
General; David E. Cooper, National Security and International Affairs 
Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
MALAYSIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Malaysia: Assessing the Mahathir Agenda. 
Testimony was heard from Ralph L. Boyce, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
DEMOCRACY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere held a hearing on Democracy in the Western Hemisphere: 
Achievements and Challenges. Testimony was heard from Ambassador David 
Passage, former Andean Desk Officer, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1752, Federal 
Courts Improvement Act of 1999; and H.R. 2112, Multidistrict, 
Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1999. Testimony was heard 
from Joel B. Rosen, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Camden, New Jersey; Harvey 
F. Schlesinger, Judge, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 
John F. Nangle, U.S. District Judge, Southern District for Georgia; and 
public witnesses.
TORNADOES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Basic Research held a joint hearing on Tornadoes: 
Understanding, Modeling and Forecasting Supercell Storms. Testimony was 
heard from Morris Weisman,

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Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division, National Center for 
Atmospheric Research, NSF; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1247, World War II Memorial Completion 
Act; H.R. 1476, National Cemetery Act of 1999; H.R. 1484, to authorize 
appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration projects under the 
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act; H.R. 1603, Selected 
Reserve Housing Loan Fairness Act of 1999; H.R. 1663, National Medal of 
Honor Memorial Act; and H.R. 2040, Veterans' Cemeteries Assessment Act 
of 1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives Brown of Florida, 
Doyle, Barr of Georgia and Calvert; Roger Rapp, Acting Under Secretary, 
Memorial Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs; Espiridion Borrego, 
Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training, Department of 
Labor; Maj. General John P. Herrling (Ret.), Secretary, American Battle 
Monuments Commission; and representatives of veterans' organizations.
REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Reducing the Tax Burden: 
I. Enhancing Retirement and Health. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Stark, Cardin, Johnson of Connecticut, Portman, 
Jefferson and Pomeroy; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue June 23.
ENCRYPTION BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Encryption. The Committee was briefed by Ambassador 
David Aaron, President's Special Envoy for Encryption.

Joint Meetings
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL SUMMIT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to advance 
issues relating to the High-Technology National Summit, focusing on the 
impact of recent breakthroughs in computers, software and information 
networks on the U.S. economy and society, after receiving testimony 
from Scott G. McNealy, Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, California; 
Marc Andreessen, America Online, Inc., Mountain View, California; 
Alfred R. Berkeley III, NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; 
Frank C. Carlucci, Nortel Networks, and Morton Bahr, Communications 
Workers of America, both of Washington, D.C.; John W. Sidgmore, UUNET 
Technologies, Fairfax, Virginia; Lester C. Thurow, Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, Boston; Gordon M. 
Binder, Amgen, Inc., Malibu, California; James C. Morgan, Applied 
Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, California; Esther Dyson, EDventure 
Holdings, Inc., New York, New York; and Mark Benerofe, Priceline.com, 
Stanford, Connecticut.