[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 80 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management, Research, 
and Specialty Crops, approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 4521, Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM STATUS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development held a hearing on the technical status of the National 
Missile Defense program. Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Ronald T. 
Kadish, USAF, Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, 
Department of Defense.
LATIN AMERICA--MONETARY STABILITY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing on Monetary Stability 
in Latin America: Is Dollarization the Answer? Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
TRICARE CLAIMS PROCESSING
Committee on the Budget: Defense and International Relations Task Force 
held a hearing on TRICARE Claims Processing: Why Does It Cost So Much? 
Testimony was heard from H. James T. Sears, M.D., Executive Director, 
TRICARE Management Activity, Department of Defense; Stephen P. Backhus, 
Director, Veterans' Affairs and Military Health Care Issues, GAO; and a 
public witness.
DOE'S FIXED-PRICE CLEANUP CONTRACTS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing entitled: ``DOE's Fixed-Price Cleanup Contracts: Why are 
Costs Still Out of Control?'' Testimony was heard from T. J. Glauthier, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy; Gary L. Jones, Associate 
Director, Energy, Resources, and Sciences Issues, GAO; and a public 
witness.
RECIPROCAL COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2000
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 4445, Reciprocal 
Compensation Adjustment Act of 2000. Testimony was heard from Lawrence 
Strickling, Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, FCC; Joan Smith, 
Commissioner, Public Utility Commission, State of Oregon; Jay A. 
Blossman, Jr., Commissioner, Public Service Commission, State of 
Louisiana; and public witnesses.
OSHA'S COMPLIANCE DIRECTIVE ON BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on OSHA's Compliance Directive on Bloodborne 
Pathogens and the Prevention of Needlestick Injuries. Testimony was 
heard from Charles N. Jeffress, Assistant Secretary, Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--2000 CENSUS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Census held an 
oversight hearing of the ``2000 Census: Status of Non-Response Follow-
Up and Close Out.'' Testimony was heard from Kenneth Prewitt, Director, 
Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
DEBT PAY INCENTIVE ACT; CYBER SECURITY INFORMATION ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, H.R. 4181, Debt Pay Incentive Act of 2000.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing entitled: ``H.R. 4246, Cyber 
Security Information Act of 2000: An Examination of Issues Involving 
Public-Private Partnerships for Critical Infrastructures.'' Testimony 
was heard from Joel C. Willemssen, Director, Accounting and Information 
Management Division, GAO; John Tritak, Director, Critical 
Infrastructure Assurance Office, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--STATE DEPARTMENT
Committee on International Relations: Concluded oversight hearings on 
the State Department, Part IV: Technology Modernization and Computer 
Security. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Fernando Burbano, Chief Information Officer; and 
Wayne Rychak, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Diplomatic Security; John 
Brock, Director, Government and Defense Systems, GSA; and a public 
witness.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE RULEMAKINGS AND REGIONAL PLANS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on an update on Forest Service Rulemakings and 
Regional Plans. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Forest Service, USDA: Randle G. Philips, Deputy Chief, Programs and 
Legislation; and Chris Risbrudt, Director, Eco-System Management 
Coordination; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3033, 
amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain 
adjustments to the boundaries of Biscayne National Park in the State of 
Florida; H.R. 3520, amended, White Clay Creek and Scenic Rivers System 
Act; H.R. 4125, amended, to provide a grant under the urban park and 
recreation recovery program to assist in the development of a 
Millennium Cultural Cooperative Park in Youngstown, Ohio; H.R. 4275, 
amended, Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and the Black 
Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000; H.R. 4404, amended, to permit the 
payment of medical expenses incurred by the United States Park Police 
in the performance of duty to be made directly by the National Park 
Service, to allow for waiver and indemnification in mutual law 
enforcement agreements between the National Park Service and a State or 
political subdivision when required by State law; H.R. 4579, Utah West 
Desert Land Exchange Act of 2000; and H.R. 3693, Castle Rock Ranch 
Acquisition Act of 2000.
E-COMMERCE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on E-
Commerce: A Review of Standards and Technology to Support 
Interoperability. Testimony was heard from Karen Brown, Deputy 
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DOT'S PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR MOTOR CARRIERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Ground 
Transportation held an oversight hearing on the Department of 
Transportation's Proposed Hours of Service regulations for Motor 
Carriers. Testimony was heard from Clyde J. Hart, Jr., Acting Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department 
of Transportation; and public witnesses.
FULL AND FAIR POLITICAL ACTIVITY DISCLOSURE ACT OF 2000
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4717, 
Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act of 2000.