[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D284-D285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FREEDOM TO E-FILE ACT; FEDERAL FARM POLICY REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 852, 
Freedom to E-File Act.
  The Committee also held a hearing to review federal farm policy. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary held a hearing on the FCC. Testimony was heard from 
William E. Kennard, Chairman, FCC.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Kilpatrick, Baca, and Roemer; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the National Park Service. Testimony was heard from Robert Stanton, 
Director, National Park 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 Railroad Retirement 
Board, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the National 
Education Goals Panel, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Testimony 
was heard from Cherryl T. Thomas, Chair, Railroad Retirement Board; 
Beverly Sheppard, Acting Director, Institute of Museum and Library 
Services, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; Ken 
Nelson, Executive Director, National Education Goals Panel; and David 
F. Lacy, CEO/Chairman of the Board, Armed Forces Retirement Home.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, 
and General Government held a hearing on the GSA and the Administrative 
Office of the Courts. Testimony was heard from David Barram, 
Administrator, GSA; and Jane R. Roth, Judge, U.S. Court, Third 
District.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the EPA. Testimony was heard from various 
Assistant Administrators of the EPA.
BUSINESS CHECKING MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking and Finance: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
4067, Business Checking Modernization Act.

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RADIO BROADCASTING PRESERVATION ACT; RURAL LOCAL BROADCAST SIGNAL ACT
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3439, Radio 
Broadcasting Preservation Act of 1999.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast 
Signal Act.
NEW ELECTRONIC MARKET COMPETITION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Competition in the New Electronic Market: Part 1. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EEO DATA AND COMPLAINT PROCESSING PROBLEMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service held a 
hearing on EEO Data and Complaint Processing Problems. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Wynn; Carlton Hadden, Acting Director, 
Federal Operations, EEOC; Michael Brostek, Associate Director, Federal 
Management and Workforce Issues, GAO; Cynthia Hallberlin, Chief 
Counsel, Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, National Program 
Manager of REDRESS, U.S. Postal Service; Roger Blanchard, Assistant 
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, USAF, Department of Defense; and a 
public witness.
ENHANCING COMPUTER SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held a hearing on Enhancing Computer 
Security: What Tools Work Best?'' Testimony was heard from Jack Brock, 
Director, Governmentwide and Defense Information Systems, GAO; Dave 
Nelson, Deputy Chief Information Officer, NASA; and a public witness.
FCC AUTHORIZATION
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on the Federal 
Election Commission authorization. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the FEC: Darryl Wold, Chairman; Danny Lee 
McDonald, Vice Chairman, and Chairman, Finance Committee; and David 
Mason, Commissioner.
OIL INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS TO COMPETITIVE PROBLEMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on Solutions to 
Competitive Problems in the Oil Industry. Testimony was heard from 
Senators Murkowski and Campbell; Representatives Gilman, Sanders, 
Markey and Weygand; Rich Parker, Director, Bureau of Competition, FTC; 
Mike Fisher, Attorney General, State of Pennsylvania; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 7.
EDUCATION SAVINGS AND SCHOOL EXCELLENCE ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairman Archer and 
Representatives Johnson of Connecticut, Hulshof, Rangel and Jefferson 
on H.R. 7, Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1999.
NOAA AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Authorization Request: NOAA. 
Testimony was heard from D. James Baker, Administrator, NOAA, and Under 
Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce; Joel C. 
Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, Accounting 
and Information Management Division, GAO; and Steven J. Brown, Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Air Traffic Services, FAA, Department of 
Transportation.
OVERSIGHT--COAST GUARD ICEBREAKING MISSION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on the 
Coast Guard icebreaking mission. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Rear 
Adm. Ernest R. Riutta, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Operations; and 
Chief Warrant Officer Richard W. Glasgow, USCG, Coast Guard Activities, 
New York; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 Tasking, Processing Exploitation, 
and Dissemination (TPED, etc.). Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.