[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 15 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL LOCAL BROADCAST SIGNAL ACT; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3615, 
Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act.
  The Committee also approved the Committee Budget Views and Estimates 
for Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies began 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Dan Glickman, 
Secretary of Agriculture.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Military Readiness. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials from the Department of Defense: Adm. D.L. 
Pilling, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations; Gen. John Keane, USA, 
Vice Chief of Staff; Gen. Terrence Dake, USMC, Assistant Commandant of 
the Marine Corps; and Gen. Lester Lyles, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held an oversight 
hearing on the Forest Service Managerial Accountability. Testimony was 
heard from Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy and Natural 
Resources Division, GAO; the following officials from the U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture: Mike Dombeck, Chief; Vincette 
Goerl, Chief Financial Officer; and Randle Phillips, Deputy Chief for 
Programs and Legislation; and public witnesses.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the National Institute on 
Aging, the National Center for Research Resources, the National 
Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National 
Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services: Richard J. Hodes, Director, National Institute on 
Aging; Judith Vaitukaitis, Director, National Center for Research 
Resources; Duane Alexander, M.D., Director, National Institute of Child 
Health and Human Development; and James F. Battey Jr., M.D., National 
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on the Quality of

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Life. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Robert E. Hall, Sgt. Maj. U.S. Army; James 
Herdt, Master Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Navy; Alfred L. McMichael, Sgt. 
Maj., U.S. Marine Corps; and Frederick J. Finch, Chief Master Sgt, U.S. 
Air Force.
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement and 
the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint 
hearing on ballistic missile defense programs. Testimony was heard from 
Lt. Gen. Robert T. Kadish, U.S. Air Force, Director, Ballistic Missile 
Defense Organization, Department of Defense.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Approved Committee Budget 
Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the 
Committee on the Budget.
MERGING THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUNDS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on Merging the Deposit 
Insurance Funds. Testimony was heard from Donna Tanoue, Chairman, FDIC; 
Gregory Baer, Assistant Secretary, Financial Institutions, Department 
of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET--PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Preliminary Analysis of the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2001 Budget. Testimony was heard from Dan 
L. Crippen, Director, CBO.
AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS--SENIORS' ACCESS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Seniors' Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs: Models for 
Reform. Testimony was heard from Bonnie Washington, Director, Office of 
Legislation, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services; William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing and 
Public Health Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
VIDEO ON THE INTERNET
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Video on the Internet: 
iCraveTV.com and Other Recent Developments in Webcasting. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
LITERACY INVOLVES FAMILIES TOGETHER ACT; IMPACT AID REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 3222, Literacy Involves Families Together 
Act; and H.R. 3616, Impact Aid Reauthorization Act of 2000.
DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on 
Defense Security Service Oversight. Testimony was heard from Carol R. 
Schuster, Associate Director, National Security International Affairs 
Division, GAO; Gen. Charles Cunningham, Director, Defense Security 
Service, Department of Defense; and Gen. Larry D. Welch, Chairman, 
Joint Security Commission.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET REQUEST; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 2001 International Affairs Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State.
  The Committee also approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for 
Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
INDONESIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Indonesia: Confronting the Political and 
Economic Crises. Testimony was heard from Timothy F. Geithner, Under 
Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; Stanley 
Roth, Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department 
of State; and public witnesses.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Continued consideration of Committee Budget 
Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the 
Committee on the Budget.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: S. 613, 
Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 
1999; H.R. 1680, amended, to provide for the conveyance of Forest 
Service property in Kern County, California, in exchange for county 
lands suitable for inclusion in Sequoia National Forest; H.R. 1749, 
amended, to designate Wilson Creek in Avery and Caldwell Counties, 
North Carolina, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Systems; and H.R.

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2484, to provide that land which is owned by the Lower Sioux Indian 
Community in the State of Minnesota but which is not held in trust by 
the United States for the Community may be leased or transferred by the 
Community without further approval by the United States.
BIENNIAL BUDGETING
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on Biennial Budgeting: A Tool for 
Improving Government Fiscal Management and Oversight. Testimony was 
heard from. Speaker Hastert; and Representatives Young of Florida, 
Obey, Regula, Price of North Carolina, Knollenberg, Smith of Michigan, 
Bass, Barton of Texas, McCarthy of Missouri, Stearns, Ney and 
Whitfield.
NSF BUDGET AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held a hearing on 
National Science Foundation Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Authorization 
Request, Part I: Research and Related Activities and Major Research 
Equipment. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NSF: 
Rita Colwell, Director; and Ramon Kelly, Chairman, National Science 
Board.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 NASA Authorization, NASA Posture. Testimony 
was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA.
ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Association Health 
Plans. Testimony was heard from James R. Baumgardner, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Director, Health Policy, CBO; and public witnesses.
  The Committee also approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for 
Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES; MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Approved the following: 
Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2001 for 
submission to the Committee on the Budget; and several water survey 
resolutions.
FLOOD WATER RESCUE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
Flood Water Rescue. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bilbray 
and Morella; Bruce Baughman, Director, Operations and Planning 
Division, FEMA; and public witnesses.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES; U.S-CHINA BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT--
ACCESSION OF CHINA TO THE WTO
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved Committee Budget Views and 
Estimates for Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the Committee on the 
Budget.
  The Committee also held a hearing on the U.S.-China Bilateral Trade 
Agreement and the Accession of China to the WTO. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Smith of New Jersey, Pelosi, Dooley of California, 
Moran of Virginia, Knollenberg, Blumenauer and Walden of Oregon; 
Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.
SENIOR CITIZENS' FREEDOM TO WORK ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security approved 
for full Committee, as amended, H.R. 5, Senior Citizens' Freedom to 
Work Act of 1999.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--STATE OF COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hearing on the State 
of Counterintelligence at the Department of Energy and Its Three Key 
Nuclear Weapons Laboratories. Testimony was heard from Paul Redmond, 
Consultant to the Committee.