[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1138-D1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USDA CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review the USDA 
Civil Rights Programs and Responsibilities. Testimony was heard from 
Rosalind D. Gray, Director, Office of Civil Rights, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
OLYMPICS SITE SELECTION PROCESS--NEED FOR REFORM
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on the Olympics Site Selection Process: The Need for 
Reform. Testimony was heard from Bill Hybl, President, U.S. Olympic 
Committee; Francois Carrard, Director General, International Olympic 
Committee; Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State; and public 
witnesses.
QUALITY OF GRANT PERFORMANCE--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on How the Quality of Grant Performance 
is Assessed at the U.S. Department of Labor. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Labor: Raymond J. Uhalde, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration; and 
Patricia A. Dalton, Deputy Inspector General; and a public witness.
NATIONAL YOUTH ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on the National Youth Anti-
Drug Media Campaign. Testimony was heard from Barry R. McCaffrey, 
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on International 
Child Abduction: Implementation of the Hague Convention on Civil 
Aspects of International Child Abduction. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Forbes; Mark Ryan, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
Consular Affairs, Department of State; Richard Rossman, Chief of Staff, 
Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Jess Ford, Associate 
Director, National Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa approved 
for full Committee action the following resolutions: H. Con. Res. 20, 
concerning economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern 
part of Somalia; and H. Con. Res. 46, urging an end of the war between 
Eritrea and Ethiopia and calling on the United Nations Human Rights 
Commission and other human rights organizations to investigate human 
rights abuses in connection with the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on United States-South Africa 
Relations: Present and Future. Testimony was heard from Susan E. Rice, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; 
Judson Ray, Special Agent, Unit Chief, International Training and 
Assistance, FBI, Department of Justice; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION--CHARTER SCHOOLS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an 
oversight hearing on the Civil

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Rights Division of the Department of Justice regarding Charter Schools. 
Testimony was heard from Anita Hodgkiss, Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
GOING PUBLIC--END OF RAINBOW FOR SMALL BUSINESS?
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs and 
Oversight held a hearing on Going Public--The End of the Rainbow for a 
Small Business? Testimony was heard from Brian J. Lane, Director, 
Division of Corporation Finance, SEC; and public witnesses.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DELAYS INCREASE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on the Recent Increase in Air Traffic Control 
Delays. Testimony was heard from Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
TICKET TO WORK AND WORK INCENTIVES IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3070, 
Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999.

Joint Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION
Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate and House passed versions of S. 900/H.R. 10, bills 
to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing 
a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, 
and other financial service providers.