[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 67 (Thursday, May 25, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D533-D535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE AND INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001: Defense and Interior.

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NIGERIA IN TRANSITION
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing on Nigeria in 
Transition. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: William Schuerch, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, International Development, Debt, and Environmental Policy; 
and Steve Radelet, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Africa, Middle East and 
South Asia; and public witnesses.
HUD ASSISTED HOUSING--INCOME VERIFICATION
Committee on the Budget: Housing and Infrastructure Task Force held a 
hearing on ``Lack of Income Verification in HUD Assisted Housing'', the 
Need to Eliminate Overpayments. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Raymond 
A. Carolan, Special Agent in Charge, New England District; Emil J. 
Schuster, Special Agent in Charge, Southeast/Caribbean District, both 
with the Office of Inspector General; and Saul Ramirez, Deputy 
Secretary; and a public witness.
INTERNET PHARMACEUTICAL SALES--ENFORCING THE LAWS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing entitled: ``Enforcing the Laws on Internet 
Pharmaceutical Sales: Where are the Feds?'' Testimony was heard from 
William K. Hubbard, Senior Associate Commissioner, Policy, Planning and 
Legislation, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; Ethan 
Posner, Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice; Betsy 
Durant, Director, Office of Trade Programs, U.S. Customs Service, 
Department of the Treasury; and Carla Stovall, Attorney General, State 
of Kansas.
OVERSIGHT--BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing on the deployment of 
broadband technologies. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Goodlatte and Cannon; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 4504, Higher Education Technical Amendments 
of 2000; and H.R. 4079, to require the Comptroller General of the 
United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department 
of Education.
COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND SOUND RECORDINGS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held an oversight hearing on ``The United States Copyright 
Office and Sound Recordings as Work for Hire.'' Testimony was heard 
from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyright, Copyright Office of the 
United States, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL AGENCIES AND AIRPORTS SECURITY BREACHES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight 
hearing on ``Breaches of Security at Federal Agencies and Airports.'' 
Testimony was heard from Robert Hast, Assistant Controller General, 
Special Investigations, Office of Special Investigations, GAO.
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on ``The Status of Regulations Implementing the 
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.,'' 
Testimony was heard from John Fraser, Deputy Administrator, Wage and 
Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of 
Labor; John Spotila, Administrator, Office of Information Policy and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL REPORT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans and the Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development of the Committee on Armed Services held a joint oversight 
hearing on the Ocean Research Advisory Panel report, An Integrated 
Ocean Observing System: A Strategy for Implementing the First Steps of 
a U.S. Plan. Testimony was heard from D. James Baker, Under Secretary, 
Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Rear Adm. Paul 
Gaffney, USN, Chief of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--SNOWMOBILE RECREATION IN NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held an oversight hearing on Snowmobile Recreation in National Parks, 
particularly Yellowstone National Park. Testimony was heard from 
Senator Grams; Representatives Peterson of Minnesota, Oberstar, 
Chenoweth-Hage and Walden of Oregon; Donald J. Berry, Assistant 
Secretary,

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Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Jerry Johnson, 
Mayor, West Yellowstone, State of Montana; Kim Raap, Manager, State 
Trails Program, Division of State Parks and Historic Site, Department 
of Commerce, State of Wyoming; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
4530, New Markets Venture Capital Program Act of 2000; and H.R. 4464, 
amended, to amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration to make grants and to enter into 
cooperative agreements to encourage the expansion of business-to-
business relationships and the provision of certain information.
SMALL COMMUNITY ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on the Future of the Small Community Essential 
Air Service Program. Testimony was heard from John H. Anderson, Jr., 
Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; A. Bradley Mims, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Aviation and International Affairs, Department of Transportation; and 
public witnesses.
PREPAREDNESS AGAINST TERRORISM ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 4210, Preparedness Against Terrorism 
Act of 2000.
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DOD'S JOINT PHARMACY PROCUREMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
the Department of Defense joint pharmacy procurement. Testimony was 
heard from Steven P. Backhus, Director, Veterans' Affairs and Military 
Health Care Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 
GAO; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert J. 
Lieberman, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; Brig. Gen. Daniel 
Mongeon, USA, Commander, Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia; and Capt. 
Charles Hostettler, MSC, USN, Director, DoD, Pharmacy Programs, TRICARE 
Management Activity; the following officials of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: Gary J. Krump, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Acquisitions and Material Management; and John Ogden, Chief Consultant, 
Pharmacy Benefits Management Group, Veterans Health Administration; and 
a public witness.
DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 8, 
Death Tax Elimination Act.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Global Developments. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.