[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D674-D676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMODITY FUTURES--MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4541, 
Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal year 
2001.
NAVY SUBMARINE FORCE STRUCTURE AND MODERNIZATION PLANS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement held 
a hearing on Navy submarine force structure and modernization plans. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
the Navy, Department of Defense: Vice Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiana, Jr., 
USN, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Rear Adm. Albert 
H. Konetzni, Jr., USN, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet; 
Rear Adm. Malcolm I. Fages, USN, Director, Submarine Warfare Division 
(N87); and Rear Adm. John P. Davis, USN, Program Executive Officer for 
Submarines, Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and 
Acquisition), Deputy Commander for Submarines; and Ronald O'Rourke, 
Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS REENGINEERING INITIATIVES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a 
hearing on Defense Logistics Reengineering Initiatives. Testimony was 
heard from David Warren, Director, Defense Management Issues, National 
Security and International Affairs Division, GAO; the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Jacques S. Gansler, Under 
Secretary (Acquisition Technology and Logistics); Paul J. Hoeper, 
Assistant Secretary, Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), 
Department of the Army; Ariane L. Whittemore, Assistant Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations (Logistics), Department of the Navy; and Ronald L. 
Orr, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and Logistics), 
Department of the Air Force.
FIRST ACCOUNTS ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 
4490, First Accounts Act of 2000. Testimony was heard from Gary 
Gensler, Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury; 
and public witnesses.
MEDICARE'S MANAGEMENT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Medicare's Management: Is HCFA's Complexity Threatening 
Patient Access to Quality Care? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Mike Hash, 
Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; and Michael 
F. Mangano, Principal Deputy Inspector General; and public witnesses.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS MERGER REVIEW ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 4019, Telecommunications Merger Review Act of 2000.
EXAMINING--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Examining the National 
Environmental Education Act. Testimony was heard from John Kasper, 
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Communications, 
Education, and Media Relations, EPA; and public witnesses.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION UNDER GPRA
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Employment Standards Administration 
Under GPRA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Labor: Bernard E. Anderson, Assistant Secretary; T. 
Michael Kerr, Administrator, Wage and Hour Division; Shirley Wilcher, 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Federal Contract Compliance; John Koch, 
Director, Office of Labor Management Standards; and Shelby Hallmark, 
Acting Director, Office of Federal Workers Compensation.
NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information and Technology held a hearing on Implementation of the Nazi 
War Crimes Disclosure Act. Testimony was

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heard from Representative Lantos; Michael J. Kurtz, Assistant Archivist 
of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration; 
Kenneth Levitt, Special Counsel, Office of the Executive Director, CIA; 
John Collingwood, Assistant Director, Office of Congressional and 
Public Affairs, FBI, Department of Justice; and the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Harold Kwalwasser, Deputy General 
Counsel; and Col. Lewis Thompson, USA, Commander, 902nd Military 
Intelligence Group, Intelligence and Security Command, U.S. Army; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF OVERSEAS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS
Committee Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs and International Relations held a briefing on 
Vulnerability Assessments of Overseas Military Installations. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by Brig. Gen. John Sattler, USMC, Deputy 
Director, Operations (Combating Terrorism), J-34, Department of 
Defense.
OPEC'S POLICIES
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on OPEC's 
Policies: A Threat to the U.S. Economy. Testimony was heard from Bill 
Richardson, Secretary of Energy; and former Senator Howard M. 
Metzenbaum of Ohio.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific approved for full Committee action the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 322, amended, expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
Vietnamese Americans and others who seek to improve social and 
political conditions in Vietnam; and S. Con. Res. 81, expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of 
China should immediately release Rabiya Kadeer, her secretary, and her 
son, and permit them to move to the United States if they so desire.
MILITARY EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ACT; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 3380, Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 1999; 
and H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 1349, Federal Prisoner Health 
Care Copayment Act of 1999.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public 
Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 
3632, amended, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment 
Act of 2000; H.R. 3745, amended, Effigy Mounds National Monument 
Additions Act; and H.R. 4583, to extend the authorization for the Air 
Force Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
Columbia or its environs.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
3190, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 4187, to assist in 
the establishment of an interpretive center and museum in the vicinity 
of the Diamond Valley Lake in southern California to ensure the 
protection and interpretation of the paleontology discoveries made at 
the lake and to develop a trail system for the lake for use by 
pedestrians and nonmotorized vehicles; and H.R. 4521, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to authorize and provide funding for 
rehabilitation of the Going-to-the Sun Road in Glacier National Park, 
to authorize funds for maintenance of utilities related to the Park. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hill of Montana, Peterson of 
Pennsylvania and Calvert; the following officials of the Department of 
the Interior: Denis Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service; and 
Donald Barry, Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks; and 
public witnesses.
MEDICARE RX 2000 ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by record vote of 7 to 1, a closed rule on 
H.R. 4680, Medicare RX 2000 Act, providing two hours of debate equally 
divided between the chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the 
amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in 
the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee 
report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions. The rule provides that the 
Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill until a time 
designated by the Speaker. The rule provides that, at any time on or 
before the legislative day of Friday, June 30, 2000, it shall be in 
order for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules with 
respect to H.R. 3240 and H. Res. 535.
AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FY 2001
Committee on Rules: Granted, by record vote of 7 to 1, an open rule on 
H.R. 4461, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration 
and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2001, providing one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.

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The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized 
or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill), except as 
specified in the rule. The rule provides that the bill shall be 
considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule allows the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to Members 
who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The 
rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment and reduce voting time to 
five minutes on a postponed question, provided that the minimum time 
for electronic voting on the first in any series of questions shall be 
fifteen minutes. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 513 is 
laid on the table.
CHILD SUPPORT DISTRIBUTION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved 
for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 4678, Child Support 
Distribution Act of 2000.
SOCIAL SECURITY GOVERNMENT PENSION OFFSET
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the Social Security Government Pension Offset. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Jefferson; Jane L. Ross, Deputy Commissioner, 
Policy, SSA; Paul R. Cullinan, Budget Analysis Division, Unit Chief for 
the Human Resources Cost Estimate Unit, CBO; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
AUTHORIZATION--NASA
  Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 1654, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 
2001, and 2002, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed 
subject to call.