[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1099-D1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USDA'S RUSSIAN FOOD AID PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the USDA's Russian 
Food Aid Program. Testimony was heard from Representative Kaptur; the 
following officials of the USDA: Dan Glickman, Secretary; and Roger C. 
Viadero, Inspector General; and public witnesses.
ELECTRICITY COMPETITION AND RELIABILITY ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power concluded 
hearings on H.R. 2944, Electricity Competition and Reliability Act of 
1999. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUBPOENA--ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS; BLOOD SAFETY AND AVAILABILITY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, by 
a roll call vote of 10 yeas to 0 nays, authorized the issuance of a 
subpoena duces tecum to the Honorable Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary 
of State, to compel the production of the Circular 175 relating to the 
Committee's ongoing review of international agreements addressing the 
transboundary movement of air pollutants.
  The Subcommittee also continued hearings on Blood Safety and 
Availability. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: David Satcher, Assistant 
Secretary, Health and Surgeon General; and Kathryn C. Zoon, Director, 
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
SEND MORE DOLLARS TO THE CLASSROOM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Continued markup of H.R. 2, 
to send more dollars to the classroom.
  Will continue tomorrow.

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STATE OF THE STATES: WILL Y2K DISRUPT ESSENTIAL SERVICES?
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 State of the States: Will 
Y2K Disrupt Essential Services? Testimony was heard from Joel 
Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, GAO; John 
Spotila, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
OMB; John Callahan, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Shirley Watkins, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and 
Consumer Services, USDA; Edward Hugler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Information Technology and the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Administration and Management, Department of Labor; and a public 
witness.
IS CO2 A POLLUTANT--DOES EPA HAVE POWER TO REGULATE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Economic 
Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee 
on Energy and Environment of the Committee on Science held a joint 
hearing on Is CO2 a Pollutant and Does EPA Have the Power to 
Regulate It? Testimony was heard from Gary S. Guzy, General Counsel, 
EPA; and public witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy 
Toward Russia, Part I: Warnings and Dissent. Testimony was heard from 
David Swartz, former Ambassador to Belarus; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM--STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the First Annual State 
Department Report on International Religious Freedom. Testimony was 
heard from Robert Seiple, Ambassador-at-Large, International Religious 
Freedom, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: S. 278, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands to the 
County of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; S. 382, Minuteman Missile National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 1999; H.R. 2496, amended, to 
reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
of 1999; H.R. 2669, amended, Coastal Community Conservation Act of 
1999; H.R. 2821, to amend the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
to provide for appointment of 2 additional members of the North 
American Wetlands Conservation Council; H.R. 2970, Rongelap 
Resettlement Act of 1999; and H.R. 3002, Resources Reports Restoration 
Act.
BINATIONAL GREAT LAKES--SEAWAY ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 2332, Binational Great 
Lakes-Seaway Enhancement Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Albert 
Jacquez, Administrator, St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 
Department of Transportation; Joe Comuzzi, Member of Parliament, 
Canada; and public witnesses.