[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D48-D49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the Office of Compliance, the CBO and the Financial Managers 
Council. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress; the following 
officials of the Office of Compliance: Barbara Childs Wallace, member, 
Board of Directors; and Ricky Silberman, Executive Director; Dan L. 
Crippen, Director, CBO; the following officials of the Financial 
Managers Council: Richard L. Brown, Deputy Assistant Comptroller 
General, Operations, GAO; and John D. Webster, Director, Financial 
Services, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL ROLE IN K-12 MATHEMATICS REFORM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth and Families and the Subcommittee on Post secondary 
Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning held a joint hearing on 
Federal Role in K-12 Mathematics Reform. Testimony was heard from 
Judith S. Sunley, Interim Director, Office of Education and Human 
Resources, NSF; Kent McGuire, Assistant Secretary, Office of Education 
Research and Improvement, Department of Education; and public 
witnesses.
KYOTO AND THE INTERNET
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Economic 
Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on 
Kyoto and the Internet: The Energy Implications of the Digital Economy. 
Testimony was heard from Jay E. Hakes, Administrator, Energy 
Information Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
GULF WAR VETERANS' ILLNESSES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Gulf 
War Veterans' Illnesses: The Current Research Agenda. Testimony was 
heard from Kwai Chan, Director, Special Studies and Evaluations Group, 
GAO; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. 
Dale Vesser, USA, Deputy to the Special Assistant, Gulf War Illnesses; 
Robert Foster, Director, BioSystems; John Mazzuchi, M.D., Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; and John Feussner, M.D., Chief 
Research and Development Officer; Drue Barrett, Chief, Veterans' Health 
Activity Working Group, Centers for Disease

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Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
public witnesses.
NEW CENTURY--CHANGING AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Changing 
American Diplomacy for the New Century. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Overseas Advisory Panel: Lewis Kaden, 
Chairman; and Ambassador Langhorne A. Motley, member; and a public 
witness.
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved 
for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2372, Private Property 
Rights Implementation Act of 1999.
COMMON SENSE PROTECTIONS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 3160, Common Sense 
Protections for Endangered Species Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 6, 
Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 1999.