[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 86 (Thursday, June 17, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D684-D685]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FREEDOM TO E-FILE ACT
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing on H.R. 852, Freedom 
to E-File Act. Testimony was heard from Ira Hobbs, Deputy Chief 
Information Officer, USDA; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported amended, H.R. 853, 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999.
COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRICITY COMPETITION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on H.R. 1828, Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act. Testimony was 
heard from Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy.
STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on Department of Education's 
Student Loan Programs: Are Tax Dollars at Risk? Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Education: Steven A. 
McNamara, Jr., Assistant Inspector General, Audit; Marshall S. Smith, 
Acting Deputy Secretary; and Greg Woods, Chief Operating Officer, 
Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs; and public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Campaign Reform. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Gilchrest, Calvert and Sabo.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 744, to 
rescind the consent of Congress to the Northeast Dairy Compact; and 
H.R. 1694, Dairy Consumers and Producers Protection Act. Testimony was 
heard from Senators Feingold, Landrieu and Schumer; Tommy G. Thompson, 
Governor, State of Wisconsin; Leon C. Graves, Commissioner, Department 
of Agriculture, Food and Markets, State of Vermont; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held a hearing on H.R. 1528, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization 
Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from P. Patrick Leahy,

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Chief Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1231, to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain National Forest lands to Elko County, 
Nevada, for continued use as a cemetery; H.R. 2079, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the State of 
South Dakota; H.R. 468, Saint Helena Island National Scenic Act; and 
H.R. 695, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey an administrative site in San Juan County, New 
Mexico, to San Juan College. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Gibbons, Thune, Kildee and Udall of New Mexico; and Ron Stewart, Deputy 
Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the Role of the 
National Forests in the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial (Part II). 
Testimony was heard from Ron Stewart, Deputy Chief, Programs and 
Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; and a public witness.
NATIONAL MONUMENT NEPA COMPLIANCE ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held a hearing on H.R. 1487, National Monument NEPA Compliance Act. 
Testimony was heard from John Leshy, Solicitor, Department of the 
Interior.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Wolf, 
Paul, Barr of Georgia, Sabo and Hinchey, but no action was taken on 
H.R. 2084, making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.
EPA'S HIGH PRODUCTION CHEMICAL TESTING PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a 
hearing on EPA's High Production Volume (HPV) Chemical Testing Program. 
Testimony was heard from William Sanders, Director, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, EPA; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESEARCH AND SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on 
Federal Research and Small Business Innovation Research Program. 
Testimony was heard from Susan D. Kladiva, Associate Director, Energy, 
Resources and Science Issues, GAO; Timothy Foreman, Deputy Director, 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department of 
Defense; Charles W. Wessner, Program Director, Board on Science, 
Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council, National 
Academy of Sciences; and a public witness.
VETERAN'S LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits approved for 
full Committee action the Veteran's Benefits Improvement Act of 1999.
U.S.-VIETNAM TRADE RELATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
U.S.-Vietnam Trade Relations. Testimony was heard from Senator Kerry; 
Representatives Rohrabacher and Blumenauer; Douglas Peterson, U.S. 
Ambassador to Vietnam; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
MONETARY POLICY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings on monetary 
policy and the economic outlook, after receiving testimony from Alan 
Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
Joint Meeting: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions held joint hearings with the House Committee on Education and 
Work Force on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, focusing on research and 
evaluation, receiving testimony from Christopher T. Cross, Council For 
Basic Education, and Alexandra K. Wigdor, National Academy of Sciences 
National Research Council, both of Washington, D.C.; Maris A. 
Vinovskis, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Ann 
Arbor; Edward K. Pedersen, Prince William County Public Schools, 
Manassas, Virginia; and Ruth Miles, Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, 
Virginia.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.