[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 154 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1261-D1263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL SECURITY/21ST CENTURY REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the report of the United States Commission on National 
Security/21st Century. Testimony was heard from the following members 
of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century: Charles 
Moskos; John Hillen; Robert Killebrew; and Richard Kohn.
EPA'S BROWNFIELDS CLEANUP
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on Problems with EPA's Brownfields Cleanup Revolving 
Loan Fund Program. Testimony was heard from Timothy Fields, Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, EPA; Darsi 
Foss, Brownfields Section Chief, Bureau for Remediation and 
Redevelopment, Department of Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin; 
Dannel P. Malloy, Mayor, Stamford, Connecticut; and Thomas Ahern, 
Senior Project Manager, Brownfields and Industrial Development, 
Redevelopment Authority, Boston, Massachusetts.

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WTO 2000
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on WTO 2000: The Next Round. 
Testimony was heard from Joseph Papovich, Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative, Services, Investment and Intellectual Property, Office 
of the U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
PROJECT EXILE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on Project Exile: A Case 
Study in Successful Enforcement. Testimony was heard from Helen Fahey, 
U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia; Mark Earley. Attorney 
General, State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, H.R. 2376, to require agencies to establish expedited review 
procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a grant program 
administered by the agency if another State has already been granted a 
similar waiver by the agency under such program.
AMERICAN PRISONERS--TORTURE BY CUBAN AGENTS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on The Cuban 
Program: Torture of American Prisoners by Cuban Agents. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert 
L. Jones, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Prisoner of War and Missing 
Personnel Affairs; and Robert Destatte, Chief Analyst, POW/Missing 
Personnel Office; and public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION REORGANIZATION AND IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2528, Immigration 
Reorganization and Improvement Act of 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held a hearing on the following bills: S. 548, Fallen Timbers 
Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site Act of 1999; H.R. 
1668, Loess Hills Preservation Study Act of 1999; and H.R. 2278, to 
require the National Park Service to conduct a feasibility study 
regarding options for the protection and expanded visitor enjoyment of 
nationally significant natural and cultural resources at Fort Hunter 
Liggett, California. Testimony was heard from Senator DeWine; 
Representatives Kaptur, Ganske and Farr of California; Katherine 
Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Stewardship and 
Partnerships, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
3196, making Appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, 
providing one hour of debate in the House equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Appropriations. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered 
as read for amendment. The rule provides that the amendment printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order or demand for a division of the 
question, shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, the rule 
provides that upon the adoption of the resolution, House Resolution 359 
is laid on the table.
Y2K MYTHS AND REALITIES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology, and the Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information and Technology of the Committee 
on Government Reform held a joint hearing on Y2K Myths and Realities: 
Responding to the Questions of the American Public with 50 Days 
Remaining Until January 1, 2000. Testimony was heard from John A. 
Koskinen, Special Assistant to the President, Chairman, Y2K Conversion 
Council; Joel Willemssen, Director, Civilian Agencies Information 
Systems, GAO; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE CONTRACT BUNDLING POLICY
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Defense Contract 
Bundling Policy. Testimony was heard from David R. Oliver, Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary, Acquisition and Technology, Department of 
Defense; and public witnesses.
NEWARK AIRPORT--STRAIGHT OUT DEPARTURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Straight Out Departures at Newark Airport. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Fossella and Franks of

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New Jersey; Arlene B. Feldman, Regional Administrator, Eastern Region, 
FAA, Department of Transportation; Chris Bollwage, Mayor, Elizabeth, 
New Jersey; Susan M. Baer, General Manager, New Jersey Airports, The 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and public witnesses.
EPA GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
EPA Grants Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the EPA: Nikki L. Tinsley, Inspector General; and Romulo L. Diaz, 
Jr., Assistant Administrator, Administration and Management; and public 
witnesses.
BRIEFING--NORTH KOREAN STRATEGIC THINKING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on North Korean Strategic Thinking: One Analyst's 
View. The Committee was briefed by departmental officials.

Joint Meetings
INDIAN LAND OWNERSHIP AND LEASING
Joint Hearing: Committee on Indian Affairs concluded joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Resources on S. 1586, to reduce the 
fractionated ownership of Indian Lands, and S. 1315, to permit the 
leasing of oil and gas rights on certain lands held in trust for the 
Navajo Nation or allotted to a member of the Navajo Nation, in any case 
in which there is consent from a specified percentage interest in the 
parcel of land under consideration for lease, after receiving testimony 
from Senator Bingaman; Kevin Gover, Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
for Indian Affairs; Ross Racine, Intertribal Agriculture Council, 
Billings, Montana; Delmar Bigby, Indian Land Working Group, Harlem, 
Montana; Roxane J. Poupart, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior 
Chippewa Indians, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin; Ben Black Bear, Jr., 
Rosebud Sioux Tribal Land Enterprise, Rosebud, South Dakota; and Shenan 
R. Atcitty, Nordhaus, Haltom, Taylor, Taradash and Frye, Washington, 
D.C., on behalf of the Shii Shi Keyah Association.