[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 109 (Thursday, July 29, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D886-D888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following bills:
  S. 935, to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the 
conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to 
establish a program of mandatory market reporting for certain meat 
packers regarding the prices, quantities, and terms of sale for the 
procurement of domestic cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such 
livestock, to improve the collection of information regarding the 
marketing of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock.
APPROPRIATIONS--CENSUS 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary concluded hearings on the Census Bureau's request for 
additional funds for the decennial census, after receiving testimony 
from Kenneth Prewitt, Director, Bureau

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of the Census, Department of Commerce; and Patrick F. Kennedy, 
Assistant Secretary of State for Administration.
LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities concluded hearings on the importance of the transparent 
financial reporting to investors and the marketplace, the Securities 
and Exchange Commission's interaction with financial institutes, and 
the progress made by the SEC and banking agencies in addressing areas 
of concern, after receiving testimony from Arthur Levitt, Chairman, 
Securities and Exchange Commission.
AUTHORIZATION--MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans and Fisheries concluded hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for programs of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, after receiving testimony from William 
M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce; Penelope D. Dalton, Assistant 
Administrator, and Andrew Rosenberg, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
both of the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Maggie Raymond, 
Associated Fisheries of Maine, South Berwick; Thomas R. Hill, New 
England Fishery Management Council, Gloucester, Massachusetts; Richard 
B. Lauber, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Juneau, Alaska; 
David Fluharty, University of Washington School of Marine Affairs, 
Seattle; Ken Hinman, National Coalition for Marine Conservation, on 
behalf of the Marine Fish Conservation Network, and Glenn R. Delaney, 
International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Wayne E. Swingle, Gulf of Mexico Fishery 
Management Council, Tampa, Florida.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 
710, to authorize the feasibility study on the preservation of certain 
Civil War battlefields along the Vicksburg Campaign Trail, S. 905, to 
establish the Lackawanna Valley American Heritage Area, S. 1093, to 
establish the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Protection Sites, to 
provide for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo 
Basin of New Mexico, S. 1117, to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh 
National Military Park, in the vicinity of the city of Corinth, 
Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee, S. 1324, to expand the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include Wills 
House, and S. 1349, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
special resource studies to determine the national significance of 
specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their 
inclusion as units of the National Park System, after receiving 
testimony from Denis Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service, 
and Nina Rose Hatfield, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, 
both of Department of the Interior; Mark Michel, Archaeological 
Conservancy, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kenneth H. P'Pool, Mississippi 
Department of Archives and History, Jackson; Rosemary T. Williams, 
Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission, Corinth, Mississippi; Robert 
Durkin, Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, Mayfield Borough, 
Pennsylvania; and Holliday Giles, Gettysburg Borough Council, 
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
EPA'S STANDARDS GASOLINE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings on 
the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 2 standards for cars and 
light-duty trucks and the accompanying proposed low sulfur requirements 
for gasoline, after receiving testimony from Robert Perciasepe, 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
YUGOSLAVIA DEMOCRACY PROSPECTS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs held 
hearings on prospects for democracy in Yugoslavia, receiving testimony 
from Robert S. Gelbard, Special Representative of the President and the 
Secretary of State for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords; 
James W. Pardew, Jr., Deputy Special Advisor to the President and the 
Secretary of State for Kosovo and Dayton Implementation; Sonja Biserko, 
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, Vienna, Austria; Irinej 
Dobrijevic, Serbian Orthodox Church, Broadview Heights, Ohio; and John 
Fox, Open Society Institute, and James Hooper, Balkan Action Council, 
both of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
QUALITY STATE MANAGEMENT
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia held 
hearings to examine quality services management initiatives in the 
Federal Government, focusing on State success stories as models, 
receiving testimony from Steve Wall, Ohio Office of Quality Services, 
and Teresa

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Shotwell-Haddix, Ohio Department of Transportation, both of Columbus.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Naomi Reice 
Buchwald, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of New York, David N. Hurd, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of New York, M. James Lorenz, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California, Victor Marrero, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, and Brian Theadore Stewart, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Utah, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Ms. Barry was introduced by Senators 
Torricelli, Lautenberg, and Specter, Mr. Fisher and Mr. Lorenz were 
introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer and Representative Campbell, 
Ms. Buchwald, Mr. Hurd, and Mr. Marrero were introduced by Senator 
Schumer, and Mr. Stewart was introduced by Senators Hatch and Bennett.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1255, to protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by 
amending certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting 
laws, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 95, designating August 16, 1999, as ``National Airborne 
Day''; and
  The nominations of Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Raymond C. Fisher, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 
Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, Naomi Reice Buchwald, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, David N. Hurd, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York, M. 
James Lorenz, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California, Victor Marrero, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, Brian Theadore Stewart, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, and Alejandro 
N. Mayorkas, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of 
California.
FAIR ACCESS TO INDEMNITY AND REIMBURSEMENT ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Employment, Safety and Training concluded hearings on S. 1158, to allow 
the recovery of attorney's fees and costs by certain employers and 
labor organizations who are prevailing parties in proceedings brought 
against them by the National Labor Relations Board or by the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after receiving 
testimony from Eamonn McGeady, Martin G. Imbach, Inc., Baltimore, 
Maryland; Sam Colburn, Colburn Electric Company, Broken Arrow, 
Oklahoma; Richard Griffin, International Union of Operating Engineers, 
Washington, D.C.; and Vincent T. Norwillo, Tradesmen International, 
Inc., Solon, Ohio.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee will meet again on Wednesday, August 4.
INFORMATION COORDINATION CENTER
Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: Committee 
concluded hearings on Year 2000 Information Coordination Center, 
focusing on its role during key Y2K events, and the Administration's 
long-term plans to use the ICC for infrastructure protection, after 
receiving testimony from John Koskinen, Chairman, President's Council 
of Year 2000 Conversion; John S. Tritak, director, Critical 
Infrastructure Assurance Office; Michael A. Vatis, Director, National 
Infrastructure Protection Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice; and Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr., Director, 
Infrastructure and Information Assurance, Office of Assistant Secretary 
of Defense of Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence.