[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D145-D147]
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: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, held a 
hearing on Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the USDA: Shirley R. Watkins, Under 
Secretary; and Rajen Anand, Executive Director, Center for Nutrition 
Policy and Promotion.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary, on the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of 
Commerce. Testimony was heard from Madeline K. Albright, Secretary of 
State; and William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2001 Department of Defense Budget Overview. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
William S. Cohen, Secretary; and Gen. Henry Shelton, USA, Chairman, 
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the Bureau of Land Management. Testimony was heard from Thomas A. Fry, 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Disease, the Fogarty International Center, the 
Human Genome Research Institute, and the National Eye Institute. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NIH, Department 
of Health and Human Services: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Gerald T. 
Keusch, M.D., Director, Fogarty International Center; Francis Collins, 
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Director, National Human Genome Research Institute; and Karl Kupfer, 
M.D., Director, National Eye Institute.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Adm. James Loy, USCG, 
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the Council on Environmental Quality, and 
Cemeterial Expenses of the Army. Testimony was heard from George 
Frampton, Acting Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; and Joe 
Westphal, Assistant Secretary, Civil Works, Department of the Army, 
Department of Defense.
REAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a 
hearing on Real Property Maintenance and Infrastructure funding. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Neal P. 
Curtin, Associate Director; and Brenda S. Farrell, Assistant Director; 
and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Randall A. 
Yim, Deputy Under Secretary (Installations); Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van 
Antwerp, Jr., USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Installations and Housing, 
Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Louis M. Smith, USN, Commander, Naval 
Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Navy Civil Engineers, and 
Maj. Gen. Harold Mashbum, Jr., USMC, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, 
Installations and Logistics, U.S. Marine Corps, both with the 
Department of the Navy; and Maj. Gen. Earnest O. Robbins II, USAF, 
Civil Engineer, Department of the Air Force.
DEFENSEWIDE-RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development held a hearing on defensewide research and development 
programs. Testimony was heard from Jacques S. Gansler, Under Secretary, 
Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense.
DECIMAL CONVERSION 2000: ARE THE MARKETS READY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Decimal Conversion 2000: Are the Markets Ready? 
Testimony was heard from Davi M. D'Agostino, Acting Associate Director, 
Financial Institutions and Markets Issues, GAO.
NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK--PUBLIC ACCESS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on Public Access to the National Practitioner Data Bank: 
What Consumers Should Know About Their Doctors. Testimony was heard 
from Senator Wyden; Claude Fox, Acting Administrator, Health Resources 
and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Nancy Achin Sullivan, Executive Director, Board of Registration in 
Medicine, State of Massachusetts; Wayne Olsten, Director, Division of 
Health Care Standards and Surveillance, Department of Health, State of 
New York; and public witnesses.
AMERICA'S SCHOOLS--CHARACTER EDUCATION ROLE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Building a Nation: The 
Role of Character Education in America's Schools. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Financial Management at the Department 
of Education. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Education: Frank Holleman, Deputy Secretary; and Lorraine 
Lewis, Inspector General; Gloria Jarmon, Director, Health, Education, 
and Human Services, Accounting and Financial Management Issues, GAO; 
and a public witness.
``ROLE OF YAH LIN `CHARLIE' TRIE IN ILLEGAL POLITICAL FUNDRAISING''
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The Role of Yah Lin 
`Charlie' Trie in Illegal Political Fundraising.'' Testimony was heard 
from Yah Lin `Charlie' Trie.
OPEC--U.S. POLICY TOWARD
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on U.S. Policy 
Toward OPEC. Testimony was heard from Bill Richardson, Secretary of 
Energy.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported H.R. 1443, Traffic Stops 
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  The Committee began mark up of H.R. 2372, Private Property Rights 
Implementation Act of 1999.
  The Committee also approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for 
Fiscal Year 2001 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
VISA WAIVER PERMANENT PROGRAM ACT; PRIVATE BILLS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
approved for full Committee action the Visa Waiver Permanent Program 
Act.
  The Subcommittee also approved for full Committee action private 
bills.
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 Marc 
Racicot, Governor, State of Montana; Jamie Clark, Director, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and Penelope D. 
Dalton, Director, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of 
Commerce.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT--BUDGET AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Authorization Request: Department of 
Energy, Offices of Science; Environment, Safety and Health; and 
Environmental Management. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: James F. Decker, Acting 
Director, Office of Science; Dan M. Berkovitz, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Policy, Planning, and Budget, Office of Environmental 
Management; and David M. Michaels, Assistant Secretary, Environment, 
Safety and Health.
FAA BUDGET REVIEW
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on FAA 
Research and Development Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Review. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: 
Steven Zaidman, Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, 
FAA; and Alexis M. Stefani, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; and 
public witnesses.
SBA REAUTHORIZATION AND BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Small Business 
Administration Reauthorization and Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Aida Alvarez, Administrator, SBA; and public 
witnesses.
FAA'S BUDGET REQUEST AND FUNDING NEEDS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation concluded hearings on the FAA's Budget request and funding 
needs. Testimony was heard from Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on restoration of the 
Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Meek of Florida, Deutsch and Foley, Joseph W. Westphal, 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army; Mary E. Doyle, Counselor to the Secretary, 
Department of the Interior; David B. Struhs, Secretary, Department of 
Environmental Protection, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS; FBI
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on the 
FBI. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Joint Meeting: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, after 
receiving testimony from Michael E. Dobmeier, Disabled American 
Veterans, Washington, D.C.