[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--FCC/SEC
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2001, after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for 
their respective activities, from William E. Kennard, Chairman, Federal 
Communications Commission; and Arthur Levitt, Chairman, Securities and 
Exchange Commission.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine certain issues 
relating to Alzheimer's Disease, focusing on research funding, care 
giver support, and the Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Initiative, after 
receiving testimony from Richard J. Hodes, Director, National Institute 
on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Steven T. DeKosky, University of Pittsburgh School of 
Medicine Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
and Orien Reid, Laverock, Pennsylvania, both on behalf of the 
Alzheimer's Association; Maureen Reagan, Sacramento, California; and 
Frank Carlino, Cornwall, New York.
APPROPRIATIONS--SENATE SoS/SAA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001, 
after receiving testimony, in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities, from Gary Sisco, Secretary of the Senate, and James W. 
Zigler, Sergeant at Arms, both of the United States Senate.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Rudy deLeon, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Defense, and Douglas A. Dworkin, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of 
the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
funds for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense and the Future 
Years Defense Program, focusing on the defense science and technology 
program, after receiving testimony from Jacques S. Gansler, Under 
Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Delores M. Etter, 
Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and Frank L. 
Fernandez, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, all of 
the Department of Defense; Paul J. Hoeper, Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; H. Lee Buchanan, 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and 
Acquisition; Lawrence J. Delaney, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
for Acquisition; and Ashton B. Carter, Harvard University, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts, on behalf of the Harvard-Stanford Preventive Defense 
Project.
HUD PUBLIC HOUSING ASSESSMENT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation concluded oversight hearings on the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Assessment 
System (PHAS), after receiving testimony from Harold Lucas, Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Public and Indian 
Housing; Charles Schloz, Denver Housing Authority, Denver, Colorado; 
Hal Rose, Temple Housing Authority, Temple, Texas; F. Allen Hester, 
Saint Paul Public Housing Agency, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Kevin S. 
Nelson, Stratford Housing Authority, Stratford, Connecticut.
INTERACTIVE VIOLENCE IMPACT ON CHILDREN
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the impact of interactive violence on children, 
focusing on the effects of violent content in movies, video games, and 
Internet sites, after receiving testimony from Sabrina Steger, Lourdes 
Hospital, Paducah, Kentucky; David Walsh, National Institute on Media 
and the Family, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Craig Anderson, Iowa State 
University Department of Psychology, Ames; Jeanne B. Funk, University 
of Toledo Department of Psychology, Toledo, Ohio; Eugene F. Provenzo, 
Jr., University of Miami School of Education, Coral Gables, Florida; 
and Danielle Shimotakahara, North Bend, Oregon.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure concluded hearings on General 
Services Administration's proposed fiscal year 2001 Capital Investment 
and Leasing Program, including the courthouse construction program, 
after receiving testimony from Robert A. Peck, Commissioner, Public 
Buildings Service, General Services Administration; and Judge Jane R. 
Roth, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on behalf of the 
Judicial Conference of the United States.
SUPERFUND REFORM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, 
Waste Control, and Risk Assessment concluded oversight hearings to 
examine the current status of cleanup activities under the 
Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, focusing on 
progress made to date, future improvements, and the impact of 
administrative reform, after receiving testimony from Timothy Fields, 
Jr., Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Lois J. 
Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice; New York State Assistant Attorney 
General Eugene Martin-Leff, Albany, on behalf of the National 
Association of Attorneys General; Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, 
Elizabeth, New Jersey, on behalf of the United States Conference of 
Mayors; R. B. Jones, East Palo Alto City Council, East Palo Alto, 
California, on behalf of the National Association of Local Government 
Environmental Professionals; Robert W. Varney, New Hampshire Department 
of Environmental Services, Concord, on behalf of the Environmental 
Council of the States; and Terrence Gray, Rhode Island Department of 
Environmental Management, Providence.
U.S. NONPROLIFERATION POLICY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee held hearings to examine 
nonproliferation threats and U.S. policy formulation issues, receiving 
testimony from George J. Tenet, Director, Central Intelligence Agency; 
Robert Joseph, Center for Counter Proliferation Research, and Stephen 
A. Cambone, Institute for National Strategic Studies, both of the 
National Defense University, and Joseph Cirincione, Carnegie

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Endowment for International Peace, all of Washington, D.C.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the current situation in the 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, focusing on the Administration's 
implementation of recommendations contained in the Perry report on 
North Korea, after receiving testimony from Wendy R. Sherman, 
Counselor, Department of State; and Franklin D. Kramer, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
INTERNET PHARMACY REGULATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee held 
hearings to examine the benefits and risks of pharmaceutical sales over 
the Internet, focusing on public health implications, law enforcement, 
and regulatory challenges, receiving testimony from Jane E. Henney, 
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Kansas Attorney General Carla J. Stovall, Topeka, on 
behalf of the National Association of Attorneys General; Carmen A. 
Catizone, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Park Ridge, 
Illinois; Bruce A. Levy, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 
Austin, on behalf of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the 
United States, Inc.; Peter M. Neupert, drugstore.com, Bellevue, 
Washington; and Calvin J. Anthony, National Community Pharmacists 
Association, Alexandria, Virginia.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  H.R. 2392, to amend the Small Business Act to extend the 
authorization for the Small Business Innovation Research Program, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  An original bill, to reauthorize programs to assist small business 
concerns; and
  H.R. 2614, to amend the Small Business Investment Act to make 
improvements to the certified development company program, with an 
amendment.
TIMBISHA SHOSHONE TRIBE LAND BASE
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on Sec. 2102, 
to provide to the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe a permanent land base within 
its aboriginal homeland, after receiving testimony from Donald J. 
Barry, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish, Wildlife, and 
Parks; Pauline Esteves and Barbara Durham, both of the Timbisha 
Shoshone Tribe, Death Valley, California; Catherine S. Fowler, 
University of Nevada Department of Anthropology, Reno; and Charles F. 
Wilkinson, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder.
NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION PROCESS
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Caucus 
concluded hearings to examine the annual certification process which 
requires the President to submit to Congress his assessment on 
international cooperation to control illegal drug production and 
transit, and International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, after 
receiving testimony from Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State for 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and Donnie R. 
Marshall, Acting Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Department of Justice.