[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 122 (Wednesday, October 4, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1033-D1034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL LANDS--REVIEW WILDLIFE RISKS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review wildlife risks on 
federal lands. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Forest Service, USDA: Lyle Laverty, Regional Forester, Rocky Mountain 
Region; and Dale N. Bosworth, Regional Forester, Northern Region; Dick 
Kempthorne, Governor, State of Idaho; James E. Hubbard, State Forester, 
Forest Service, State of Colorado; and Don K. Artley, State Forester, 
Forestry Division, Department of Resources and Conservation, State of 
Montana.
LOST SECURITY HOLDERS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Lost Security Holders: Reuniting Security Holders 
with their Investments. Testimony was heard from Larry E. Bergmann, 
Senior Associate Director, Division of Market Regulation, SEC; and a 
public witness.
SAFETY IN STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Safety in Study Abroad Programs. 
Testimony was heard from Lee Fritschler, Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Diane Andruch, 
Managing Director, Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF WAGE-GRADE PAY IN GEORGIA AND OKLAHOMA
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service held a 
hearing on Oversight of Wage-Grade Pay in Georgia and Oklahoma. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Chambliss; Donald Winstead, 
Assistant Director, Compensation Administration, OPM; and Roger M. 
Blanchard, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Air Force, 
Department of Defense; and a public witness.
ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on Anti-Drug Media Campaign: 
Program and Contract Accountability and Administration. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy: Donald Vereen, M.D., Deputy Director; and Jane Twyne, 
Consultant; and Robert H. Hast, Director, Office of Special 
Investigations, GAO.
POLICY BLUEPRINT FOR APPROVING U.N. PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS
Committee on International Relations: Met to receive a briefing on the 
Policy Blueprint for Approving U.N. Peacekeeping Missions. The 
Committee was briefed by Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Assistant Comptroller 
General, National Security and International Affairs, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
JEREMY AND JULIA'S LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
H.R. 469, Jeremy and Julia's Law. Testimony was heard from Michael 
Horowitz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.

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PUERTO RICO-U.S. BILATERAL PACT OF NON-TERRITORIAL PERMANENT UNION AND 
GUARANTEED CITIZENSHIP ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 4751, Puerto Rico-United 
States Bilateral Pact of Non-Territorial Permanent Union and Guaranteed 
Citizenship Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Burton of 
Indiana; Jeffrey L. Farrow, Co-Chair, President's Interagency Group on 
Puerto Rico; William M. Treanor, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice; Robert Dalton, 
Assistant Legal Advisor, Treaty Affairs, Department of State; and the 
following officials of Puerto Rico: Angel E. Rotger-Sabat, Attorney 
General; and Charlie Rodriquez, President, Senate; and public 
witnesses.
RYAN WHITE CARE ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on S. 2311, 
to revise and extend the Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000, 
providing one hour of debate in the House equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Commerce. The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 shall be 
considered as adopted. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.
LAS CIENEGAS NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 2941, 
to establish the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in the State 
of Arizona, providing one hour of general debate to be equally divided 
between the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Resources. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule makes in order as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment the Hansen amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, which shall be open for 
amendment at any point. The rule waives all points of order against the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule authorizes the Chair 
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 votes during consideration of 
the bill, and to reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed 
question if the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Hansen and Kolbe.
INTOLERANCE AT EPA
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Intolerance at EPA--Harming 
People, Harming Science? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the EPA: Carol M. Browner, Administrator; and Marsha 
Coleman-Adebayo, Senior Advisor to the Director of the Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, EPA; and public witnesses.
BENCHMARKING U.S. SCIENCE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held a hearing on 
Benchmarking U.S. Science: What Can It Tell Us? Testimony was heard 
from Eamon Kelly. Chairman, National Science Board, NSF; and public 
witnesses.