[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 116 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D960-D961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HOW HEALTHY ARE THE GOVERNMENT'S MEDICARE FRAUD FIGHTERS?
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on How Healthy Are The Government's Medicare Fraud 
Fighters? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: 
Leslie G. Aronovitz, Manager, Chicago Field Office; and Robert Hast, 
Acting Assistant Comptroller General; the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: George Grob, Deputy Inspector 
General, Evaluations and Inspection; and Jack Hartwig, Deputy Inspector 
General, Investigations; and public witnesses.
WELFARE REFORM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Postsecondary 
Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning held a hearing on Welfare 
Reform: Assessing the Progress of Work-Related Provisions. Testimony 
was heard from Ray Bramucci, Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
Training Administration, Department of Labor; Al Collins, Director, 
Office of Family Assistance, Administration for Children and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Cynthia M. Fagnoni, Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; Jason Turner, 
Commissioner, Human Resource Administration, New York City; and public 
witnesses.
LAW ENFORCEMENT RETIREMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service held a 
hearing on Law Enforcement Retirement: Who Qualifies and Why? Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Bryant, Davis of Virginia, Filner, Mink 
of Hawaii and Traficant; William E. Flynn, Associate Director, 
Retirement and Insurance Services, OPM; Kay Frances Dolan, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Human Resources, Department of the Treasury; John 
Vail, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Management, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
FAA AND Y2K
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information and Technology and the Subcommittee on Technology of the 
Committee on Science held a joint hearing on The FAA and Y2K: Will Air 
Travel Be Stopped or Be Significantly Delayed on January 1st and 
Beyond? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Jane Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Ken 
Mead, Inspector General; and Joel Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies 
Information Systems, Accounting and Information Management Division, 
GAO.
IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ACT; TORTURE VICTIMS RELIEF REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 1883, Iran Nonproliferation Act of 1999.
  The Committee also favorably considered and amended H.R. 2367, 
Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999, and adopted a 
motion urging the Chairman to request that it be considered on the 
Suspension Calendar.
PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Began markup of H.R. 2260, Pain Relief 
Promotion Act of 1999.
  Will continue September 14.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 356, 
to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
States to Stanislaus County, California; H.R. 1753, Gas Hydrate 
Research and Development Act of 1999; H.R. 2086, amended, Networking 
and Information Technology Research and Development Act; and H.R. 1883, 
amended, Iran Nonproliferation Act of 1999.
U.S. EXPORT ASSISTANCE CENTER NETWORK
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports 
held a hearing on Measuring Improvements in the U.S. Export Assistance 
Center Network. Testimony was heard from Benjamin F. Nelson, Director, 
International Relations and Trade Issues, GAO; the following officials 
of the Department of Commerce: Johnnie E. Frazier, Inspector General; 
and Awilda R. Marquez, Assistant Secretary and Director General, 
Commercial Service; and Joseph S. Sachs, Director, U.S. Export 
Assistance Center, Long Beach, California.

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HUSH-KITTED AIRCRAFT--EUROPEAN UNION'S EFFORTS TO BAN
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on European Union's Efforts to Ban Hush-Kitted 
Aircraft. Testimony was heard from Ambassador David L. Aaron, Under 
Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce; David Marchick, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Transportation Affairs, Department of 
State; David Traynham, Assistant Administrator, Policy, Planning and 
International Aviation, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held an 
oversight hearing on Veterans' Employment Regarding Civilian 
Credentialing Requirements for Military Job Skills. Testimony was heard 
from Espiridion Borrego, Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and 
Training, Department of Labor; the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Victor Vasquez, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Personnel Support, Families and Education; Ruby B. DeMesme, Assistant 
Secretary, Air Force, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations and 
Environment; Brig. Gen. Kathryn G. Frost, USA, Adjutant General, U.S. 
Army; Rear Adm. David L. Brewer, III, USN, Vice Chief, Naval Education 
and Training, U.S. Navy; and Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp, USMC, Deputy Chief 
of Staff, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps; Julius M. 
Williams, Jr., Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling 
Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Rear Adm. Fred L. Ames, USCG, Assistant Commander, Human 
Resources, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; a 
representative of a veterans organization; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR POLITICAL FUTURES
Joint Hearing: Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on 
East Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House 
Committee on International Relations' Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific to examine the political futures of Indonesia and East Timor, 
after receiving testimony from Thomas Pickering, Under Secretary of 
State for Political Affairs; Paul Wolfowitz, John Hopkins University 
School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C.; Donald K. 
Emmerson, Stanford University Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford, 
California; and Sidney Jones, Human Rights Watch, New York, New York.
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY/POSTAL SERVICE
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2490, making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.