[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D105-D106]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the Inspector General. Testimony was 
heard from Roger C. Viadero, Inspector General, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary held a hearing on the Legal 
Services Corporation. Testimony was heard from John McKay, President, 
Legal Services Corporation.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Defense held a hearing on Defense Medical Programs. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Rudy DeLeon, 
Under Secretary; William Lynn, II, Under Secretary; and Sue Bailey, 
Assistant Secretary.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: On February 17, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education held a hearing on the National 
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute of Dental and 
Craniofacial Research, the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the 
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Claude Lenfant, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and 
Blood Institute; Harold Slavkin, DDS, Director, National Institute of 
Dental and Craniofacial Research; Alan I. Leshner, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Drug Abuse; and Enoch Gordis, M.D., Director, 
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: On February 17, the Committee continued 
hearings on the Fiscal Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request. Testimony was heard from the following Gen. Wesley K. Clark, 
USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Department of Defense.
CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: On February 17, the 
Committee held a hearing on the Conduct of Monetary Policy (Humphrey-
Hawkins). Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
OVERSIGHT--HIGH-RISK GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on the Budget: On February 17, the Committee held a hearing 
on ``Oversight of `High-Risk' Government Programs.'' Testimony was 
heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller, GAO; Donald Mancuso, Deputy 
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Susan Gaffney, Inspector 
General, Department of Housing and Urban Development; June Gibbs, 
Brown, Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
Lorraine Pratte Lewis, Inspector General, Department of Education.
LOW-POWER FM STATIONS--REGULATION BY FCC
Committee on Commerce: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection a hearing on the 
FCC's Low-power FM: A Review of the FCC's Spectrum Management 
Responsibilities in addition to H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting 
Preservation Act of 1999. Testimony was heard from Bruce Franca, Deputy 
Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC; and public witnesses.
21ST CENTURY WORKER SHORTAGES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: On February 17, the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on 21st 
Century Worker Shortages. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HHS DRUG TREATMENT SUPPORT
Committee on Government Reform: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on HHS 
Drug Treatment Support: Is SAMHSA Optimizing Resources? Testimony was 
heard from Janet Heinrich, Associate Director, Health, Finance and 
Public Health Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: On February 17, the Subcommittee on 
Immigration and Claims held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
3058, Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act; and H.R. 2883, Adopted 
Orphans Citizenship Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Foley; 
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Gerri Ratliff, 
Director, Business Process and Re-engineering Services and Acting 
Director, Office of Congressional Relations, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service; and James Castello, Associate Deputy Attorney 
General; Edward A. Betancourt, Director, Office of Policy Review and 
Interagency Liaison, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; 
and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On February 17, the Committee held a 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2001 budget for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. Testimony was heard from Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of veterans 
organizations.
PATIENT RECORDS CONFIDENTIALITY
Committee on Ways and Means: On February 17, the Subcommittee on Health 
held a hearing on the Confidentiality of Patient Records. Testimony was 
heard from Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Planning and 
Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
CHILD PROTECTION REVIEW SYSTEM
Committee on Ways and Means: On February 17, the Subcommittee on Human 
Resources held a hearing on Child Protection Review System. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Greenwood; Olivia A. Golden, Assistant 
Secretary, Children and Families, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RUSSIA RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki 
Commission): On Thursday, February 17, commission concluded hearings to 
examine the current status of religious liberty in Russia, focusing on 
minority religious group harassment, after receiving testimony from 
Robert Seiple, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, 
Department of State; Anatoly Krasikov, International Religious Liberty 
Association, Moscow, Russia; Pastor Igor Nikitin, Union of Christians, 
St. Petersburg, Russia; Rabbi Levi Shemtov, American Friends of 
Lubavitch, Washington, D.C.; and Father Leonid Kishkovsky, Seacliff, 
New Jersey.