[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 107 (Wednesday, September 13, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D904-D907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ANIMAL WELFARE ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on H.R. 1275, to amend the 
Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the interstate movement of live birds 
for the purpose of having the birds participate in animal fighting. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, 
Resource Conservation, and Credit held a hearing on H.R. 4013, Upper 
Mississippi River Basin Conservation Act of 2000. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Gutknecht and Kind; Thomas A. Weber, Deputy Chief, 
Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service,

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USDA; Robert Hirsch, Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological Survey, 
Department of the Interior; and a public witness.
IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 
4311, Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2000, and related financial 
fraud issues. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hooley and 
LaTourette; Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Planning and 
Information, FTC; Bruce Townsend, Special Agent in Charge, Financial 
Crimes Division, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.
CONTROLLING WILDFIRES
Committee on the Budget: Task Force on Natural Resources and the 
Environment held a hearing on Controlling Wildfires In the Future: What 
Strategies and Resources Are Needed? Testimony was heard from Randle G. 
Phillips, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; 
Barry T. Hill, Associate Director, Energy Resource and Science Issues, 
GAO; and a public witness.
``ORGANIZED CRIME ON WALL STREET''
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing entitled: ``Organized Crime on Wall Street.'' Testimony 
was heard from Thomas V. Fuentes, Chief, Organized Crime Section, 
Criminal Investigation Division, FBI, Department of Justice; Richard H. 
Walker, Director, Division of Enforcement, SEC; and public witnesses.
SECURING THE HEALTH OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on Securing the Health of the American People: focusing on the 
following measures: H.R. 2399, National Commission for the New National 
Goal: The Advancement of Global Health Act; H.R. 4242, Orphan Drug 
Innovation Act; H.R. 762, Lupus Research and Care Amendments of 1999; 
H.R. 3677, Thomas Navarro FDA Patient Rights Act; H.R. 1795, National 
Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Establishment Act; and 
a resolution recognizing the importance of researching childhood 
cancers. Testimony was heard from Jack McCormick, Deputy Director, 
Office of Orphan Drugs, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; 
and public witnesses.
TRUTH IN TELEPHONE BILLING ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 3011, Truth in Telephone Billing Act of 1999.
  Subcommittee recessed until September 18.
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF QUALITY TEACHERS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Postsecondary 
Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning held a hearing on 
Recruitment and Retention of Quality Teachers. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LABORATORIES OF DEMOCRACY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Economic 
Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on 
Lessons From the Laboratories of Democracy: Environmental Innovation in 
the States. Testimony was heard from Joe Hackney, Representative, State 
of North Carolina; Jim Seif, Secretary, Department of Environmental 
Protection, State of Pennsylvania; Landon Marsh, Director, Department 
of Environmental Quality, State of Oregon; Karen Studders, 
Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency, State of Minnesota; Lisa Polak 
Edgar, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Protection, State 
of Florida; Christopher Recchia, Deputy Commissioner, Department of 
Environmental Conservation, State of Vermont; and public witnesses.
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on 
Biological Weapons Convention: Status and Implications. Testimony was 
heard from Ambassador Donald A. Mahley, Special Negotiator, Chemical 
and Biological Arms Control, Department of State; Susan Koch, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary (Threat Reduction Policy), Department of Defense; 
Roger Majak, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Export Administration, 
Department of Commerce; Jack L. Brock, Jr., Managing Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and public witnesses.
WESTERN SAHARA--U.N. REFERENDUM
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on U.N. Referendum for Western Sahara: 9 Years and Counting. 
Testimony was heard from Allen Keiswetter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific approved for full Committee action the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 328, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress in 
recognition of the 10th anniversary of the free and

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fair elections in Burma and the urgent need to improve the democratic 
and human rights of the people of Burma; and H. Con. Res. 397, voicing 
concern about serious violations of human rights and fundamental 
freedoms in most states of Central Asia, including substantial 
noncompliance with their Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe (OSCE) commitments on democratization and the holding of free 
and fair elections.
CORPORATE AND INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy and Trade held a hearing on Corporate and Industrial 
Espionage and Their Effects on American Competitiveness. Testimony was 
heard from Sheila Horan, Deputy Assistant Director, Counter 
Intelligence, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
3575, Student Athlete Protection Act; Opportunities Act; H.R. 5106, 
Copyright Technical Corrections Act of 2000; H.R. 5107, Work Made for 
Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000; and H.R. 534, amended, 
Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act.
  H.R. 534, Fairness and Voluntary Arbitration Act; H.R. 4548, 
Agricultural Opportunities Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: S. 
426, Huna Totem Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act; S. 964, 
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act; H.R. 1500, 
America's Wilderness Protection Act; S. 1778, to provide for equal 
exchanges of land around the Cascade Reservoir; H.R. 3067, amended, 
Nampa and Meridian Conveyance Act; H.R. 3986, amended, to provide for a 
study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of 
electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, 
Washington; H.R. 4613, amended, National Historic Lighthouse 
Preservation Act of 2000; H.R. 4656, to authorize the Forest Service to 
convey certain lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin to the Washoe County 
School District for use as an elementary school site; and H.R. 4800, 
amended, Ronald Reagan Recognition Act of 2000.
HOUSE RULES--PROPOSED CHANGES
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing to receive Member testimony on 
proposed changes to House Rules. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Burton of Indiana, Morella, Davis of Virginia, Gary 
Miller of California, Tancredo, Norton and Underwood.
NASA'S SPACE SCIENCE ENTERPRISE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Technology held a 
hearing on the State of NASA's Space Science Enterprise. Testimony was 
heard from Edward Weiler, Associate Administrator, Office of Space 
Science, NASA; and public witnesses.
TECHNICAL STANDARDS ROLE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on the 
Role of Technical Standards in Today's Society and in the Future. 
Testimony was heard from Raymond Kammer, Director, National Institutes 
of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
DOT'S PROPOSED NEPA AND PLANNING RULES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Ground 
Transportation held a hearing on the Department of Transportation's 
Proposed NEPA and Planning Rules. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Kenneth R. 
Wykle, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; and Patrick R. 
Reilly, Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration; Mary E. Peters, 
Director, Department of Transportation, State of Arizona; and public 
witnesses.
FEDERAL AGENCY SHUTTLES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
Federal Agency Shuttles. Testimony was heard from G. Martin Wagner, 
Associate Administrator, Governmentwide Policy, GSA; and William G. 
Dowd, Director, Office of Plans Review, National Capital Planning 
Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
5109, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 2000.
AFRICAN DIAMONDS TRADE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
trade in African diamonds. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Hall of Ohio, Wolf, Payne and McKinney; William B. Wood, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.

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