[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 22 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D155-D157]
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 Natural Resources Conservation Service. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the USDA: James R. Lyons, Under 
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; Pearlie S. Reed, Chief, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Stephen B. Dewhurst, Chief 
Budget Officer.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and Judiciary held a hearing on the Bureau of Prisons. Testimony was 
heard from

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Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of 
Justice.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Administration's 
Fiscal Year 2001 Budget request for Export Financing and Related 
Programs. Testimony was heard from James A. Harman, President and 
Chairman, Export-Import Bank; George Munoz, President and CEO, Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation; and J. Joseph Grandmaison, Director, 
U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the Fish and Wildlife Service. Testimony was heard from Jamie Rappaport 
Clark, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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 
Mental Health, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative 
Medicine, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and 
the National Institute of Nursing Research. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Steven E. Hyman, M.D., Director, National Institute of Mental 
Health; Stephen E. Straus, M.D., Director, National Center for 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Environmental Health; and Patricia Grady, M.D., 
Director, National Institute of Nursing Research.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on Navy Construction and Army Construction. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert 
B. Pirie, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Installations and Environment; and 
Rear Adm. Louis M. Smith, USN, Commander Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command, both with the Department of the Navy; Mahlon Apgar, Assistant 
Secretary, Installations, Logistics and Environment; and Maj. Gen. R. 
L. Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management, 
both with the Department of the Army.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on Truck Safety. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, 
Inspector General; and Julie Anna Cirillo, Acting Deputy Administrator, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; and Phyllis Scheinberg, 
Associate Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and 
Economic Developing Division, GAO.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the American Battle Monuments Commission and 
the Chemical Safety and Health Investigation Board. Testimony was heard 
from Gen., Fred Worner, USA (Ret.), Chairman, American Battle Monuments 
Commission; and Gerald V. Poje, member, Chemical Safety and Health 
Investigation Board.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT--REORGANIZATION AND REFORMS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on implementation of 
Department of Energy reorganization and reforms contained in Title 
XXXII of the Fiscal year 2000 National Defense Authorization Act. 
Testimony was heard from Bill Richardson, Secretary of Energy.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT--EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Department of 
Energy Reorganization held a hearing on the National Nuclear Security 
Administration, Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Gary L. 
Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources and Science Issues, GAO; 
Morton Rosenberg. Specialist in American Law, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; and a public witness.
BUDGET REQUEST--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2001 budget request for 
military construction and military family housing of the Department of 
Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: William Lynn, Under Secretary (Comptroller); 
Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary (Installations); Mahlon Apgar, IV, 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment); Maj. 
Gen. Milton Hunter,

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USA, Director of Military Programs, Corps of Engineers; Maj. Gen. 
Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Installations Management; Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, USA, Chief, Army 
Reserve; and Brig. Gen. Michael Squier, USA, Deputy Director, Army 
National Guard, all with the Department of the Army.
MEMBERS DAY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Members Day. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Skelton, Rohrabacher, Filner, and Kucinich.
REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on the national implementation of the reformulated gasoline 
program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Franks of New Jersey 
and LaHood; Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Air and 
Radiation, EPA; Mark Mazur, Director, Office of Policy, Department of 
Energy; Thomas Skinner, Director, Environmental Protection Agency, 
State of Illinois; and public witnesses.
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT--TREATMENT OF STOCK OPTIONS AND EMPLOYEE 
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held hearing on the Treatment of Stock Options and Employee 
Investment Opportunities under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Testimony 
was heard from T. Michael Kerr, Administrator, Wage and House Division, 
Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
CHINA AND TIBET HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights in China and 
Tibet. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on Forest Service Planning Rule Revision. 
Testimony was heard from Jim Furnish, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, 
USDA; and public witnesses.
SAN RAFAEL WESTERN LEGACY DISTRICT AND NATIONAL CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held a hearing on H.R. 3605, San Rafael Western Legacy District and 
National Conservation Act. Testimony was heard from Molly McUsic, 
Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; the following 
officials of the State of Utah: Wilson Martin, Deputy State Historic 
Preservation Officer, Division of State History, Preservation Office; 
and Courtland Nelson, Director, Division of Parks and Recreation, 
Department of Natural Resources; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of certain veterans organizations, after 
receiving testimony from David Sommers, Non Commissioned Officers 
Association of the USA, Monroe E. Mayer, Jewish War Veterans of the 
USA, Homer S. Townsend, Jr., Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Robert 
L. Smith, Blinded Veterans Association, all of Washington, D.C.