[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 3, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D309-D310]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USDA DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review the USDA 
domestic food distribution programs. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Hall of Ohio; George A. Braley, Acting Administrator, 
Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held 
a hearing on Corrections and Related Activities. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Kathleen 
Hawk Sawyer, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Don Horton, U.S. 
Marshal, U.S. District Court; and Todd Dillard, U.S. Marshal, D.C. 
Superior Court; the following officials of the District of Columbia: 
John L. Clark, D.C. Corrections Trustee; Jasper Ormond, Interim 
Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; and Cynthia 
Jones, Director, Public Defenders Service
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Members of Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education held a hearing on Department of Education Financial 
Management. Testimony was heard from Lorraine Lewis, Inspector General, 
Department of Education; Jeffrey Steinhoff, Managing Director, 
Financial Management and Assurance Division, GAO; and a public witness.
INFORMATION PRIVACY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on An Examination of Existing 
Federal Statutes Addressing Information Privacy. Testimony was heard 
from Richard Varn, Chief Information Officer, State of Iowa; and public 
witnesses.
PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS ABROAD
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on 
``Protecting American Interests Abroad: U.S. Citizens, Businesses, and 
Non-governmental Organizations.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of State: Peter Bergin, Director, 
Diplomatic Security Service, Co-Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory 
Council; Dianne Andruch, Managing Director, Overseas Citizen Services, 
Bureau of Consular Affairs; Leonard Rogers, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Humanitarian Response, AID; and John McCarthy,

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Co-Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory Council; and public witnesses.
MANAGING INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement held a hearing on ``Enterprise-Wide Strategies for Managing 
Information Resources and Technology: Learning From State and Local 
Governments.'' Testimony was heard from Dave McClure, Director, 
Information Technology Management Issues, GAO; the following officials 
of the State of Virginia: Donald W. Upson, Secretary of Technology; and 
David J. Molchany, Chief Information Officer, County of Fairfax; 
Charles F. Gerhards, Deputy Secretary, Information Technology, Office 
of Information Technology, State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST FUELS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on Developing Economic Uses for Forest Fuels. 
Testimony was heard from Thomas Hamilton, Director, Forest Products 
Laboratory, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CALIFORNIA WATER
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on California Water-A Regional Perspective. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001, providing one hour of debate 
in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides 
for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if 
offered by Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be 
considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and 
Representative Rangel.
VISION 2001: FUTURE SPACE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Vision 2001: Future Space. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
INTERNET ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing on Internet Entrepreneurship. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the state of the VA Health Care System. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., Under Secretary, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.
WELFARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued 
hearings on welfare reform issues. Testimony was heard from Vee Burke, 
Specialist, Income Maintenance, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress; Jason A. Turner, Commissioner, Human Resources 
Administration, New York City; Douglas E. Howard, Director, Family 
Independence Agency, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.
2001 TAX RETURN FILING SEASON
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the 2001 tax return filing season. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Charles O. 
Rossotti, Commissioner, and Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, 
Taxpayer Advocate Service, both with the IRS; and David C. Williams, 
Inspector General, Tax Administration; James R. White, Director, Tax 
Policy and Administration Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and 
public witnesses.
BRIEFING--PLAN COLOMBIA
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Plan Colombia. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.