[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 117 (Wednesday, September 27, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D984-D986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the implementation 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000. Testimony was heard 
from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
ARMED SERVICES STATE
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the state of the Armed 
Services and future military requirements. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. Henry H. 
Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, 
USA, Chief of Staff, Department of the Army; Adm. Vernon E. Clark, USN, 
Chief of Naval Operations, and Gen. James L. Jones, USMC, Commandant, 
Headquarters, both with the Department of the Navy; and Gen. Michael E. 
Ryan, USAF, Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force.
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION RECALL ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 5164, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and 
Documentation Act.
INTERACTIVE TV SERVICES MARKETPLACE FUTURE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the Future of the Interactive 
Television Services Marketplace: What Should Consumers Expect? 
Testimony was heard from Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, American Online, 
Incorporated; and Gerald Levin, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner 
Incorporated.
MINORITY COMMUNITIES URBAN RENEWAL
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Urban 
Renewal in Minority Communities. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
GULF WAR VETERANS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Gulf 
War Veterans: Linking Exposures to Illnesses. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: John 
Feussner, M.D., Chief Research and Development Officer; and Mark Brown,

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Director, Environmental Agents Service; and public witnesses.
RUSSIA: HOW VLADIMIR PUTIN ROSE TO POWER
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Russia: How 
Vladimir Putin Rose to Power and What America Can Expect. Testimony was 
heard from Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State.
AIDS IN AFRICA: STEPS TO PREVENTION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on AIDS in Africa: Steps to Prevention. Testimony was heard 
from Vivian Lowery Derryck, Assistant Administrator, Africa Bureau, 
AID, Department of State; Sanford Ungar, Director, Voice of America, 
USIA; and public witnesses.
ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS 2001 CONFERENCE REPORT
Committee on Rules: Grant by voice vote, a rule waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany H.R. 4733, Energy and Water 
Appropriations 2001, and against its consideration. The rule provides 
that the conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Packard.
COMPUTER SECURITY LAPSES
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Computer Security Lapses: 
Should FAA Be Grounded? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Jane F. Garvey, 
Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Joel 
Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, Accounting 
and Information Management Division, GAO.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 828, as amended, Combined Sewer Overflow Control 
and Partnership Act of 1999; H.R. 5284, to designate the United States 
customhouse located at 101 East Main Street in Norfolk, Virginia, as 
the ``Owen B. Pickett United States Customhouse''; and H.R. 5267, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 100 Federal Plaza in 
Central Islip, New York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt United States 
Courthouse''.
  The Committee also approved the GSA's Fiscal Year 2001 Leasing 
Program.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and 
Pipeline Transportation approved for full Committee action the 
following bills: H.R. 5284, to designate the United States customhouse 
located at 101 East Main Street in Norfolk, Virginia, as the ``Owen B. 
Pickett United States Customhouse''; and H.R. 5267, to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip, 
New York, as the ``Theodore Roosevelt United States Courthouse''.
  The Subcommittee also approved for full Committee action the GSA's 
Fiscal Year 2001 Leasing Program.
MILITARY JOB SKILLS FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on licensing and credentialing of military job skills for civilian 
employment. Testimony was heard from Rear Adm. Fred L. Ames, USCG, 
Assistant Commandant, Human Resources, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
Transportation; the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Lt. Gen. Jack W. Klimp, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps; Rear Adm. David L. Brewer, III, 
USN, Vice Chief, Naval Education and Training, U.S. Navy; Mary Lou 
Keener, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manpower, Reserve Affairs, 
Installations and Environment, U.S. Air Force; and Brig. Gen. Kathryn 
G. Frost, USA, The Adjutant General, U.S. Army; Espiridion Borrego, 
Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training, Department of 
Labor; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Veterans Employment and Training 
Service program effectiveness and strategic planning. Testimony was 
heard from Sigurd R. Nilsen, Associate Director, Education, Workforce, 
and Income Security Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services 
Division, GAO; Kenneth McGill, Associate Commissioner, Employment 
Support Program, SSA; Espiridion A. Borrego, Assistant Secretary, 
Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor; Raymond Boland, 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, State of Wisconsin; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.

Joint Meetings
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve in

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the context of the United States energy policy, focusing on possible 
methods of tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and whether it would 
prove effective in the short run and in the long run, after receiving 
testimony from Robert S. Kripowicz, Acting Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Fossil Energy.