[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 105 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D857-D859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM--USDA'S ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource 
Conservation, and Credit held a hearing to review the USDA's administration 
of the Conservation Reserve Program. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the USDA: Thomas Grau, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services; and Glenda Humiston, Deputy Under Secretary, Natural 
Resources and Environment; Ronald Harnack, Executive Director, Board of 
Water and Soil Resources, State of Minnesota; and public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary approved for the full Committee action the Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 2000.
CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on Conduct of 
Monetary Policy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 667, The Power Bill; H.R. 971, Electric Power 
Consumer Rate Relief Act of 1999; H.R. 1138, Ratepayer Protection Act; H.R. 
1486, Power Marketing Administration Reform Act of 1999; H.R. 1587, Electric 
Energy Empowerment Act of 1999; H.R. 1828, Comprehensive Electricity 
Competition Act; H.R. 2050, Electric Consumers' Power To Choose Act of 1999; 
and H.R. 2363, Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM PRIVATIZATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a 
hearing on Domain Name System Privatization: Is ICANN Out of Control? 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Commerce: Becky Burr, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of 
International Affairs, National Telecommunications Information Agency; and 
Andrew J. Pincus, General Counsel; and public witnesses.
HELPING DELINQUENT CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Helping Migrant, 
Neglected, and Delinquent Children Succeed in School. Testimony was heard 
from Franciso Garcia, Director, Office of Migrant Education, Department of 
Education; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC--U.S. ROLE IN COMBATING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``What is the United States' 
Role in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic?'' Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Berry and Jackson of Illinois; Sandra Thurman, Director, 
Office of National AIDS Policy; Joseph Papovich, Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative, Services, Investment and Intellectual Property; the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: John 
Killen, M.D., Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Timothy Dondero, M.D., Chief, International 
Activities Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; and public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Continued hearings on Campaign Reform. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SILK ROAD STRATEGY ACT
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the following 
measure and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that it be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 1152, amended, Silk Road 
Strategy Act of 1999.
U.S.-LIBYA RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing 
on U.S.-Libya Relations: A New Era? Testimony was heard from Ambassador 
Ronald E. Neumann, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
U.S. TRADE DEFICIT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic 
Policy and Trade held a

[[Page D858]]

hearing on the U.S. Trade Deficit: Are We Trading Away Our Future? Testimony 
was heard from Pat Mulloy, Assistant Secretary, Market Access and 
Compliance, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property 
held an oversight hearing on the final report of the Commission on 
Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. Testimony was 
heard from Senators Kyl, Feinstein and Murkowski; Representative Campbell; 
Proctor Hug, Jr., Chief Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Charles E. 
Wiggins, Senior Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; Pamela 
Ann Rymer, Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Diarmuid 
O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Wiliam D. 
Browning, District Judge, District of Arizona; David R. Thompson, Circuit 
Judge, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Eleanor Acheson, Assistant Attorney 
General, Office of Policy Development, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing 
on the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Testimony was 
heard from Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice 
Programs, Department of Justice; Michael J. Anderegg, Judge, Marquette 
County Circuit Court, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COUNTERFEITING AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an 
oversight hearing on counterfeiting and misuse of the social security card 
and state and local identity documents. Testimony was heard from Larry F. 
Stewart, Chief Document Examiner, Forensic Services Division, U.S. Secret 
Service, Department of the Treasury; John Hotchner, Director, Office of 
Passport Policy, Planning and Advisory Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 
Department of State; James Hesse, Chief Intelligence Officer, Forensic 
Document Laboratory, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of 
Justice; Richard Stana, Associate Director, Administration of Justice 
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; Glenna Donnelly, Assistant Deputy 
Commissioner, Office of Disability and Income, SSA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation and Wildlife 
and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the 1996 
amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 
Testimony was heard from Penelope Dalton, Assistant Administrator, 
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and a 
public witness.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST MANAGEMENT--WILDLIFE HABITAT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an 
oversight hearing on Forest Management for Wildlife Habitat. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: Mike 
Dombeck, Chief; and Robert Lewis, Deputy Chief, Research; and public 
witnesses.
DOE FACILITIES--EXTERNAL REGULATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing 
on External Regulation of DOE Facilities: Pilot Project Results. Testimony 
was heard from David M. Michaels, Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety 
and Health, Department of Energy; Jerold Mande, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; Greta Joy Dicus, 
Chairman, NRC; and Victor S. Rezendes, Director, Energy, Natural Resources, 
and Science Issues, GAO.
OSHA'S DRAFT SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS RULE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the OSHA's Draft Safety and 
Health Program Rule. Testimony was heard from Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant 
Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health, Department of Labor; and public 
witnesses.
AVIATION OPERATIONS--CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation 
held a hearing on Aviation Operations During Severe or Rapidly Changing 
Weather Conditions. Testimony was heard from Representative Traficant; Jim 
Hall, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; Steve Brown, Associate 
Administrator, Air Traffic Services, FAA, Department of Transportation; John 
E. Jones, Jr., Deputy Assistant Administrator, National Weather Service, 
NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
VETERANS MATTERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing to evaluate the Department of Veterans Affairs progress in 
developing their capital assets realignment plan for enhancing services to 
veterans. Testimony was heard from Stephen P. Backhus, Director, Veterans' 
Affairs and Military Health Care Issues, GAO; and the following officials of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs: D. Mark Catlett, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Budget; and Kenneth Clark, Chief Network Officer, Veterans Health 
Administration.

[[Page D859]]


IRS STRUCTURING AND REFORM ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on 
implementation of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act 
of 1998 (Public Law 105-206). Testimony was heard from Charles O. Rossotti, 
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; James R. White, Director, Tax 
Policy and Administration Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and a 
public witness.
CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on Chinese 
Embassy Bombing. Testimony was heard from George J. Tenet, Director, CIA; 
and John J. Hamre, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense.
F