[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 50 (Thursday, April 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D396-D398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nomination of Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Member 
of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, 
after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
AGRICULTURE OWNERSHIP CONCENTRATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation relating to agriculture concentration 
of ownership and competitive issues, focusing on antitrust enforcement 
and the Department of Agriculture's role in the agribusiness merger 
review process, after receiving testimony from John M. Nannes, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; 
James F. Rill, Howrey and Simon, Washington, D.C., on behalf of the 
Industry Structure Coalition; David C. Nelson, CS First Boston, New 
York, New York; Peter C. Carstensen, University of Wisconsin School of 
Law, Madison; Stephen R. Koontz, Colorado State University Department 
of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Fort Collins; John Greig, Greig 
Company, Estherville, Iowa, on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef 
Association; Jon Caspers, Swaledale, Iowa, on behalf of the National 
Pork Producers Council; Leland Swenson, National Farmers Union, Aurora, 
Colorado; and Ron Warfield, Illinois Farm Bureau, Gibson City, on 
behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Bruce Sundlun, of Rhode Island, and Manuel Trinidad 
Pacheco, of Arizona, each to be a Member of the National Security 
Education Board, Department of Defense.
  Also, Committee ordered favorably reported 2,560 nominations in the 
Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Air Force.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REFORM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance held oversight hearings on the 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Financial 
Institutions (IFI), focusing on institutional support and reform, the 
Administration's IMF and World Bank reform agenda, and the IFI Advisory 
Commission report, receiving testimony from Timothy F. Geithner, Under 
Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs; Allan H. Meltzer, 
Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial 
Administration, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, C. Fred Bergsten, Institute 
for International Economics, Washington, D.C., and Adam Lerrick, 
Barrytown, New York, all on behalf of the IFI Advisory Commission; and 
Steve H. Hanke, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
ELECTRIC POWER LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings 
on S. 2098, to facilitate the transition to more competitive and 
efficient electric power markets, and to ensure electric reliability, 
S. 2071, to benefit electricity consumers by promoting

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the reliability of the bulk-power system, S. 1369, to enhance the 
benefits of the national electric system by encouraging and supporting 
State programs for renewable energy sources, universal electric 
service, affordable electric service, and energy conservation and 
efficiency, S. 1284, to amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that no 
State may establish, maintain, or enforce on behalf of any electric 
utility an exclusive right to sell electric energy or otherwise unduly 
discriminate against any consumer who seeks to purchase electric energy 
in interstate commerce from any supplier, S. 1273, to amend the Federal 
Power Act, to facilitate the transition to more competitive and 
efficient electric power markets, S. 1047, to provide for a more 
competitive electric power industry, S. 516, to benefit consumers by 
promoting competition in the electric power industry, and S. 282, to 
provide that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new 
contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or capacity 
under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 
1978, after receiving testimony from James J. Hoecker, Chairman, Linda 
Breathitt, Commissioner, William L. Massey, Commissioner, and Curt L. 
Hebert, Jr., Commissioner, all of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Department of Energy.
NATIONAL PARKS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND RECREATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 
1438, to establish the National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land 
in the District of Columbia, S. 1921, to authorize the placement within 
the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a plaque to honor Vietnam 
veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a 
direct result of that service, S. 2231 and H.R. 2879, bills to provide 
for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the 
speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' 
speech, S. 2343, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for 
the purposes of establishing a national historic lighthouse 
preservation program, S. 2352, to designate portions of the Wekiva 
River and associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 1749, to designate Wilson Creek in Avery 
and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 3201, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a 
National Historic Site, after receiving testimony from District of 
Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton; John G. Parsons, Associate 
Regional Director, Lands, Resources, and Planning, National Capital 
Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and 
Chairman, National Capital Memorial Commission; Randle G. Phillips, 
Deputy Chief for Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, Department 
of Agriculture; Craig W. Floyd, National Law Enforcement Officers 
Memorial Fund, Inc., Shirley A. Gibson, Concerns of Police Survivors, 
Inc., Lt. Col. James G. Zumwalt, II, USMCR (Ret.) and Robert W. Doubek, 
both of the Vietnam War in Memory Memorial, Inc., and Jim Doyle, 
Vietnam Veterans of America, all of Washington, D.C.; Fran P. Mainella, 
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Recreation 
and Parks, Tallahassee; Phares M. Heindl, Friends of the Wekiva River, 
Inc., Longwood, Florida; and Herbert H. Greene and Ronald R. Beane, 
both of the Caldwell County Commission, Lenoir, North Carolina.
NAFTA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
Peace Corps, Narcotics and Terrorism held hearings to examine issues 
relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement and its impact on 
U.S. relations with the Americas, receiving testimony from Kenneth H. 
MacKay, Jr., White House Special Envoy for the Americas; Bryan Samuel, 
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs; 
Thomas E. McNamara, Council of the Americas, New York, New York; M. 
Delal Baer, Center for Strategic and International Studies Mexico 
Project, Washington, D.C.; and Michael M. Woody, Quill Company, 
Cranston, Rhode Island.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  H.R. 2260, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and 
euthanasia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 1854, to reform the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 
of 1976, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  Also, Committee approved a resolution for issuance of a subpoena for 
the personal appearance of Charles LaBella pursuant to Rule 26.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Kent J. Dawson, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada, Nicholas G. Garaufis, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York,

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Phyllis J. Hamilton, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, Roger L. Hunt, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Nevada, Gerard E. Lynch, to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and 
Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, 
Department of Justice, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Mr. Dawson and Mr. Hunt were introduced 
by Senators Reid and Bryan, Mr. Garaufis and Mr. Lynch were introduced 
by Senators Schumer and Moynihan, and Mr. Marshall was introduced by 
Senator Hutchison.
STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Employment, Safety and Training concluded hearings on the relationship 
between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed 
Ergonomic Program Standard and State Workers' Compensation laws, after 
receiving testimony from Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary of 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Robert M. Aurbach, New 
Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration, Albuquerque; Laurie T. 
Baulig, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light and Hanson, on behalf of the National 
Coalition on Ergonomics, and Eric J. Oxfeld, UWC-Strategic Services on 
Unemployment and Workers' Compensation, both of Washington, D.C.; and 
M. Patricia Smith, New York State Attorney General's Office, New York.
AUTHORIZATION--INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
an original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 2001 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System.