[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 26, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D828-D831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL SUGAR PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to review U.S. sugar policy and the federal sugar 
program, after receiving testimony from Senators Dorgan, Breaux, and 
Abraham; Representatives Mink and Dan Miller; August Schumacher, Jr., 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural 
Services; Carol Brick-Turin, CBT Consulting, Annandale, Virginia; Ira 
S. Shapiro, Long, Aldridge and Norman, on behalf of the Coalition for 
Sugar Reform, Arthur S. Jaeger, Consumer Federation of America, John E. 
Frydenlund, Citizens Against Government Waste, Nicholas Kominus, United 
States Cane Sugar Refiners' Association, Shannon A. Estenoz, on behalf 
of the Everglades Coalition and World Wildlife Fund, and Lindsay 
McLaughlin, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, all of 
Washington, D.C.; Thomas A. Hammer, Sweetener Users Association, Falls 
Church, Virginia; Mark D. Perry, Florida Oceanographic Society, Stuart, 
Florida; Ray VanDriessche, Bay City, Michigan, on behalf of the 
American Sugarbeet Growers Association; James J. Horvath, American 
Crystal Sugar Company, Moorhead, Minnesota; E. Alan Kennett, Gay and 
Robinson, Kaumakani, Hawaii; Jack F. Lay, Refined Sugars, Inc., 
Yonkers, New York; and David Orden, Virginia Polytechnic Institute 
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Blacksburg.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Donald Mancuso, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Department of Defense, Roger W. Kallock, of Ohio, to be Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness, and James 
Edgar Baker, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Mr. Kallock was introduced by Senator 
Voinovich.
BROADBAND INTERNET REGULATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on S. 2902, to revise the definition of advanced service, 
which focuses on high-speed broadband Internet access and advanced 
services market issues, after receiving testimony from J. Shelby Bryan, 
ICG Communications, Inc., Englewood, Colorado; James D. Ellis, SBC 
Communications, Inc., San Antonio, Texas; Arne L. Haynes, Rainier 
Group, Eatonville, Washington; Robert Taylor, Focal Communications, 
Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of the Association for Local 
Telecommunications Services; Sue Ashdown, XMission, Salt Lake City, 
Utah, on behalf of the American Internet Service Providers Association; 
Thomas J. Duesterberg, Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, Inc., Arlington, 
Virginia; James K. Glassman, American Enterprise Institute, on behalf 
of the TechCentralStation.com, and Peter Pitsch, Intel Corporation, on 
behalf of the Information Technology Industry Council, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Eric Strumingher, Paine Webber, New York, New 
York.
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to examine America's status of natural gas supplies 
in light of rapidly increasing demand, after receiving testimony from 
David J. Hayes, Deputy Secretary of the Interior; T.J. Glauthier, 
Deputy Secretary, and Mary J. Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated 
Analysis and

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Forecasting, Energy Information Administration, both of the Department 
of Energy; G. Warfield Hobbs, IV, American Association of Petroleum 
Geologists, New Canaan, Connecticut; and Paul L. Kelly, Rowan 
Companies, Inc., and Matthew R. Simmons, Simmons and Company 
International, both on behalf of the National Petroleum Council, and 
Michael L. Johnson, Conoco Inc., on behalf of the Natural Gas Supply 
Association, all of Houston, Texas.
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management concluded oversight hearings on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement implementing the October 1999 
announcement by the President to review approximately 40 million acres 
of national forest lands for increased protection, focusing on 
conserving and enhancing the important social and ecological values of 
roadless areas within the National Forest System, after receiving 
testimony from James R. Furnish, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 2417, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase 
funding for State nonpoint source pollution control programs, with 
amendments;
  S. 1109, to conserve global bear populations by prohibiting the 
importation, exportation, and interstate trade of bear viscera and 
items, products, or substances containing, or labeled or advertised as 
containing, bear viscera;
  S. 2878, to commemorate the centennial of the establishment of the 
first national wildlife refuge in the United States on March 14, 1903;
  H.R. 1729, to designate the Federal facility located at 1301 Emmet 
Street in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the ``Pamela B. Gwin Hall'';
  H.R. 1901, to designate the United States border station located in 
Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza United States Border Station'';
  H.R. 1959, to designate the Federal building located at 743 East 
Durango Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Adrian A. Spears 
Judicial Training Center'';
  H.R. 4608, to designate the United States courthouse located at 220 
West Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, as the ``James H. Quillen 
United States Courthouse''; and
  The nominations of Arthur C. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and Ella Wong-Rusinko, 
of Virginia, to be Alternate Federal Co-chairman of the Appalachian 
Regional Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce 
for International Trade, Jonathan Talisman, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, Ruth Martha Thomas, 
of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the 
Treasury, and Lisa Gayle Ross, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management and Chief Financial 
Officer, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf. Mr. LaRussa was introduced by Representative Levin, and Ms. 
Thomas was introduced by Representative Gejdenson.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  An original bill to authorize assistance for international malaria 
control, and to provide for coordination and consultations in providing 
assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 with respect to 
malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis;
  S. 2253, to authorize the establishment of a joint United States-
Canada commission to study the feasibility of connecting the rail 
system in Alaska to the North American continental rail system, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Con. Res. 131, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the workers' 
strikes in Poland that led to the creation of the independent trade 
union Solidarnosc, with amendments;
  S. Res. 334, expressing appreciation to the people of Okinawa for 
hosting United States defense facilities, commending the Government of 
Japan for choosing Okinawa as the site for hosting the summit meeting 
of the G-8 countries, with amendments;
  Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea 
Turtles, with Annexes, done at Caracas December 1, 1996, (the 
``Convention''), which was signed by the United States, subject to 
ratification, on December 13, 1996. (Treaty Doc. 105-48), with three 
understandings, five declarations, and two provisos;
  Food Aid Convention 1999, which was opened for signature at the 
United Nations Headquarters, New York, from May 1 through June 30, 
1999. Convention was signed by the United States June 16, 1999. (Treaty 
Doc. 106-14), with three declarations, and one proviso;

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  Convention (No. 176) Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, adopted 
by the International Labor Conference at its 82nd Session in Geneva on 
June 22, 1995. (Treaty Doc. 106-8), with two understanding, two 
declarations, and two provisos; and
  The nominations of Richard A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Everett L. Mosley, of Virginia, 
to be Inspector General, Agency for International Development, and 
Michael G. Kozak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Belarus.
PUBLIC INTEREST DECLASSIFICATION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings on S. 
1801, to provide for the identification, collection, and review for 
declassification of records and materials that are of extraordinary 
public interest to the people of the United States, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Moynihan; Representative Goss; Steven Garfinkel, 
Director, Information Security Oversight Office, National Archives and 
Records Administration; R. James Woolsey, Shea and Gardner, former 
Director of Central Intelligence, and Steven Aftergood, Federation of 
American Scientists, both of Washington, D.C.; and Warren F. Kimbal, 
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey.
MT. CARMEL COMPLEX REPORT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts concluded hearings on the interim report to the Attorney 
General concerning the 1993 confrontation at the Mt. Carmel Complex, 
after receiving testimony from former Senator John C. Danforth, Special 
Counsel, Department of Justice.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded hearings to examine the progress made since the enactment the 
Americans with Disabilities Act ten years ago, focusing on progress 
made toward eliminating segregation, discrimination, and exclusion of 
people with disabilities from the benefits and opportunities afforded 
to other citizens, after receiving testimony from Judith E. Heumann, 
Assistant Secretary of Education for Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services; Rebecca L. Ogle, Executive Director, 
Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities; 
Peggy R. Mastroianni, Associate Legal Counsel, Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission; Elizabeth Savage, Counsel to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of 
Justice; Melanie Fry, Minnesota Department of Human Services, St. Paul, 
Barbara Judy, Job Accommodation Network, Morgantown, West Virginia, and 
Santiago Rodriguez, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington, all on 
behalf of the President's Committee on Employment of People with 
Disabilities; Mia Peterson, Capabilities Unlimited, Inc., Cincinnati, 
Ohio, on behalf of the National Down Syndrome Society; Deborah Lisi-
Baker, Vermont Center for Independent Living, Montpelier; Jonathan F. 
Kessel, Washington, D.C.; John Pak, Greenbelt, Maryland; and Jesse 
Leaman, Laurel, Maryland.
HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Public Health concluded hearings to examine health care disparities 
among women, minorities, and rural under-served populations, and the 
actions of the National Institutes of Health to address these 
disparities, as well as review any relevant legislation designed to 
address the issues of health disparities, after receiving testimony 
from Representatives Watts, John Lewis, and Jackson; Ruth L. 
Kirschstein, Acting Director, National Institutes of Health, Department 
of Health and Human Services; Louis W. Sullivan, Morehouse College 
School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the Association of 
Minority Health Professions Schools; John Maupin, Meharry Medical 
College, Nashville, Tennessee; Elena Rios, on behalf of the Hispanic-
Serving Health Professions Schools, Inc., and National Hispanic Medical 
Association, and Phyllis Greenberger, Society for Women's Health 
Research, both of Washington, D.C.; and Gilbert H. Friedell, University 
of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, Lexington, on behalf of the 
Intercultural Cancer Council.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
1594, to amend the Small Business Act and Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following bills:
  S. 2283, to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2872, to improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of 
Indian arts and crafts; and
  H.R. 2647, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act relating to the water 
rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community'' to clarify certain provisions 
concerning the leasing of such water rights.

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INDIAN GAMING ACTIVITIES
Select Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight 
hearings to examine the activities of the National Indian Gaming 
Commission which monitors and regulates certain forms of gaming 
conducted by Indian tribes on Indian lands, after receiving testimony 
from Montie R. Deer, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission; 
Richard G. Hill, National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, D.C.; 
Delores Pigsley, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Siletz, Oregon; 
and Tracy Burris, Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, Durant.
AUTHORIZATION--INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT
Select Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee resumed hearings on S. 
2526, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and 
extend such Act, receiving testimony from John J. Callahan, Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services for Management and Budget; 
Melissa McNiel, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma; Barbara Namias, 
North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc., Jamaica Plain, 
Massachusetts, on behalf of the National Council of Urban Indian 
Health; and Virginia Hill, Southern Indian Health Council, Inc., 
Alpine, California, on behalf of the Southern California Tribal 
Chairmen's Association, Inc.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.