[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 23, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D717-D718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WTO MINISTERIAL
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
preparation for the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial. 
Testimony was heard from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; 
Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on the DC Budget. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the District of Columbia: Anthony Williams, Mayor; Linda 
Cropp, Chairman, Council; and Valerie Holt, Chief Financial Officer; 
Alice Rivlin, Chairman, D.C. Financial Responsibility and Management 
Assistance Authority; and a public witness.
SECURITY AND FREEDOM THROUGH ENCRYPTION (SAFE) ACT
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 850, Security 
and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act.
AMERICA'S HEALTH
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment continued 
hearings on America's Health, focusing on Protecting Patients with a 
Strong Appeals Process. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WORKFORCE PRESERVATION ACT; REWARDING PERFORMANCE IN COMPENSATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 987, Workforce Preservation Act; and H.R. 1381, 
amended, Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act.
IS MEXICO A SAFE HAVEN FOR KILLERS?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on Getting Away With Murder, 
Is Mexico a Safe Haven for Killers?: The Del Toro Case. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Miller of Florida; Mary Lee Warren, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; Jamison M. Borek, 
Deputy Legal Advisor, Department of State; and a public witness.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held a hearing on H.R. 1599, Year 2000 
Compliance Assistance Act. Testimony was heard from Joel C. Willemssen, 
Director, Civil Agencies Information Accounting and Information 
Management Division, GAO; Frank P. Pugliese, Commissioner, Federal 
Supply Service, GSA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COMBATING TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs and International Relations held an oversight hearing 
on Combating Terrorism: Role of the National Guard Response Teams. 
Testimony was heard from Mark E. Gebicke, Director, National Security 
Preparedness Issues, National Security and International Affairs 
Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Charles Cragin, Acting Assistant Secretary,

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Reserve Affairs; Maj. Gen. Roger Shultz, USA, Director, Army National 
Guard; and Brig. Gen. Bruce Lawlor, USA, Deputy Director, Military 
Support, Director, Consequence Management Program Integration Office, 
National Guard; and Maj. Gen. John H. Finimore V, USAF, Adjutant 
General, National Guard, State of New York.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
1152, Silk Road Strategy Act of 1999; and H.R. 1794, amended, 
concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization 
(WHO).
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
1691, amended, Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1999; H.R. 1218, 
Child Custody Protection Act; and H.R. 2014, to prohibit a State from 
imposing a discriminatory commuter tax on nonresidents.
WARNER CREEK TIMBER SALE
Committee on Resources: Task Force on Warner Creek Timber Sale and 
Related Matters met in executive session to discuss the Warner Creek 
Timber Sale and related matters.
COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 853, 
Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999.
VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1568, 
Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999.
  Prior to this action, the Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1568. 
Testimony was heard from Betsy Myers, Associate Administrator, 
Entrepreneurial Development and Director of Small Business Welfare to 
Work, SBA; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.
VETERANS' LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 2280, amended, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 
1999; and H.J. Res. 34, congratulating and commending the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars.
REDUCING THE TAX BURDEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Concluded hearings on Reducing the Tax 
Burden: II, Providing Tax Relief to Strengthen the Family and Sustain a 
Strong Economy. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rangel, 
Weller, Hulshof, Clement, Danner, Graham, McIntosh, Turner, Baird and 
Crowley; and public witnesses.