[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D451-D452]
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: Ordered reported, Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education approved for full Committee action the Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations for fiscal year 
2001.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4205, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001.
INTERNET ACCESS CHARGE PROHIBITION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1291, 
Internet Access Charge Prohibition Act of 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of 
Expression Act of 2000; and H.R. 3489, Wireless Telecommunications 
Sourcing and Privacy Act.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN WORKERS ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 4402, Training and Education for American Workers Act of 2000.
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Joint 
Strike Fighter Acquisition Reform: Will it Fly? Testimony was heard 
from Louis J. Rodrigues, Director, National Security and International 
Affairs Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Stan Soloway, Deputy Secretary, Acquisition Reform; and Maj. 
Gen. Raymond Huot, USAF, Acquisition Programs, U.S. Air Force; and 
public witnesses.
CHINA--GRANTING PERMANENT NORMAL RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Granting 
Permanent Normal Relations (PNTR) Status to China: Is It in the U.S. 
National Interest? Testimony was heard from Representatives Cox and 
Levin; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET PROCESS REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
853, Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act, providing 90 minutes of 
general debate, with 40 minutes equally divided between and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Budget, 30 minutes equally divided between and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules, and 20 
minutes equally divided between and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
provides that, in lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees 
on the Budget, Appropriations, and Rules now printed in the bill, it 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of H.R. 4397, which shall be considered as read. The rule provides 
for consideration of only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution, which may be offered only 
in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided between 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the

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House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. The 
rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone 
votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to 
five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen 
minute vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Nussle, 
Bass, Ryan of Wisconsin, Gekas, Barton of Texas, Cox, Tancredo, Holt, 
Forbes and Berkley.
BUDGET REQUEST--NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Request: NASA's Earth Science 
Program. Testimony was heard from Ghassem Asrar, Associate 
Administrator, Earth Science, NASA; and public witnesses.
LOVE BUG VIRUS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on the 
Love Bug Virus: Protecting Love Sick Computers from Malicious Attack. 
Testimony was heard from Keith Rhodes, Technical Director, Office of 
the Chief Scientist, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
and ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4392, Intelligence Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001.