[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 30 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D188-D189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review the federal farm 
commodity programs with the barley growers. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
Wiltse, President, National Barley Growers Association.
  Hearings continue March 14.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the FDA. 
Testimony was heard from Bernard A. Schwetz, Acting Principal Deputy 
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces, Korea. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN, U.S. Pacific Command, and Gen. Tommy A. 
Swartz, USA, U.S. Forces, Korea.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on U.S. 
Central Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, U.S. 
Central Command, Department of Defense.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
National Parks Services (Natural Resources Initiative). Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Denis P. 
Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service; Michael A. Soukup, Associate 
Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science; and Don L. Neubacher, 
Supt., Point Reyes National Seashore.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a 
hearing on Quality of Life in the Military. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Tilley, 
USA; Master Chief Petty Officer James L. Herdt, USN; Sgt. Maj. Alford L. 
McMichael, USMC; and Chief Master Sgt. Frederick J. Finch, USAF.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing 
on Inspector General, Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from 
Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, Department of Transportation.
MEMBERS DAY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Members Day. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Gekas, Goodlatte, Allen, Underwood, Hoyer, Castle, 
Baird, Clement, Gonzalez, DeLauro, Pascrell, McGovern, Pelosi, Weldon of 
Pennsylvania and Meeks of New York.
PERSPECTIVES ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Perspectives on the Economic 
Outlook. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform 
held a hearing on ``Measuring Success: Using Assessments and Accountability 
to Raise Student Achievement.'' Testimony was heard from Reid Lyon, Chief, 
Child Development and Behavior Branch, NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Mark Musick, Chairman, National Assessment Governing Board; and 
public witnesses.
EU DATA PROTECTION DIRECTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled: ``The EU Data Protection 
Directive: Implications for the U.S. Privacy Debate.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the 
Internet held a hearing entitled ``Technology and Education: A Review of 
Federal, State and Private Sector Programs.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Financial Services: Approved Committee Budget Views and 
Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on the 
Budget.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 809, 
Antitrust Technical Corrections Act of 2001; S. 320, as amended, 
Intellectual Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2001; 
H.R. 802, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001; H.R 741, to 
amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and 
protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions 
of certain international conventions; H.R. 860, Multidistrict, Multiforum 
Trial Jurisdiction Act of 2001; and H.R. 861, to make technical amendments 
to section 10 of title 9, United States Code.
  The Committee approved, as amended, Budget Views and Estimates on the 
Fiscal Year 2002 Budget for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on H.R. 
863, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001. Testimony was heard 
from Michael J. Anderegg, Presiding Judge, Family Division, Marquette County 
Circuit Court, Marquette, Michigan; James W. Payne, Judge, Juvenile 
Division, Marion Superior Court, Indianapolis Indiana; Steve Robinson, 
Executive Director, Youth Commission, State of Texas; and a public witness.
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a 
hearing on the National Fire Plan Implementation. Testimony was heard from 
Lyle Laverty, National Fire Plan Coordinator, Forest Service, USDA; Tim 
Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland and Fire Coordination, Department of 
the Interior; and Judy Martz, Governor, State of Montana.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 107, to require 
that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and 
resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the 
Cold War; H.R. 400, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish 
the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site; and H.R. 452, Ronald 
Reagan Memorial Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Delegate Norton; 
Richard G. Ring, Associate Director, Park Operations and Education, National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior; Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Air Force (Installations), Department of Defense; Carolyn Brody, 
Member, Commission on Fine Arts; and public witnesses.
COAST GUARD SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING; COAST GUARD BRIEFING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Coast Guard Fiscal Year 
2001 Supplemental Funding Needs. Testimony was heard from Adm. James M. Loy, 
USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
  Prior to this hearing, the Subcommittee received a briefing on the Coast 
Guard. The Subcommittee was briefed by Capt. Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG, 
Chief, Office of Congressional Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
Transportation.
Joint Meetings
IMF/WORLD BANK REFORM
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the status 
of proposed reforms relating to International Monetary Fund financial 
structure and transparency, IMF interest subsidies, moral hazard, and 
effectiveness of IMF operations, and World Bank financing and effectiveness, 
and IMF programs in Argentina, Turkey, and certain other countries, after 
receiving testimony from Allan Meltzer, Carnegie Mellon University/American 
Enterprise Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Charles Calomiris, Columbia 
University, New York, New York, and C. Fred Bergsten, Institute for 
International Economics, and Adam Lerrick, both of Washington, D.C., all on 
behalf of the International Financial Institution Advisory Commission 
(IFIAC).
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of certain veterans organizations, after 
receiving testimony from Robert L. Smith, III, Blinded Veterans Association, 
Frederick A. Taylor, Jr., Military Order of the Purple Heart, David W. 
Sommers, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Ronald Ziegler, Jewish War 
Veterans, and Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed Veterans of America, all of 
Washington, D.C.
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