[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 150 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INCREASING DISCLOSURE TO BENEFIT INVESTORS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Increasing Disclosure to Benefit Investors, focusing 
on the following bills: H.R. 887, to amend the Securities and Exchange 
Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate charitable 
contributions; and H.R. 1089, Mutual Fund Tax Awareness Act of 1999. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Y2K CONTINGENCY AND DAY 1 PLANS
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 Y2K Contingency and Day 1 
Plans: If Computers Fail, What Will You Do? Testimony was heard from 
Joel C. Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, GAO; 
John Spotila, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB; John Dyer, Principal Deputy, SSA; Marvin J. Langston, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, C31 and Year 2000, Department of Defense; 
John M. Gilligan, Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy; Paul 
J. Cosgrave, Chief Information Officer, IRS, Department of the 
Treasury; and Norman E. Lorentz, Senior Vice President, Chief 
Technology Officer, U.S. Postal Service.

Joint Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION
Conferees, on Thursday, October 28, agreed to file a conference report 
on 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, insurance companies, and other financial 
service providers.