[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D356-D358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Justice, after receiving 
testimony from John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department 
of Energy, after receiving testimony from John A. Gordon, Under 
Secretary for Nuclear Security/Administrator, and Adm. Frank L. Bowman, 
USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, both of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
ERGONOMIC STANDARDS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine the costs, 
benefits and feasibility of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administrations ergonomics standards, after receiving testimony from 
Elaine Chao, Secretary of Labor; Stanley J. Bigos, University of 
Washington School of Medicine, Seattle; Bradley Evanoff, Washington 
University School of Medicine Division of General Medical Sciences, St. 
Louis, Missouri; Baruch A. Fellner, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, Margaret 
M. Seminario, AFL-CIO, Franklin E. Mirer, United Automobile, Aerospace 
and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Derry Dean Sparlin, Jr., 
Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, and Jacqueline Nowell, United Food and 
Commercial Workers International Union, all of Washington, D.C.; Nortin 
M. Hadler, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill; 
Jeremiah A. Barondess, New York Academy of Medicine, on behalf of the 
National Research Council/Institute of Medicine, and Eric Frumin, Union 
of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, both of New York, 
New York; Kim Burton, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United 
Kingdom; Jane Derebery, Concentra Health Services, Austin, Texas; Laura 
Punnett, University of Massachusetts Department of Work Environment, 
Lowell; David C. Alexander, Auburn Engineers, Inc., Auburn, Alabama; 
and Heidi Eberhardt, Somerville, Massachusetts.
APPROPRIATIONS--TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of the Treasury, after receiving testimony 
from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury, who was accompanied by 
an associate.
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation concluded 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Transportation, after receiving testimony from Norman Y. 
Mineta, Secretary of Transportation.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Edward C. Aldridge, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Acquisition and Technology, William J. Haynes II, of Tennessee, to 
be General Counsel, and Powell A. Moore, of Georgia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Legislative Affairs, all of the Department of Defense, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf. Mr. Aldridge was introduced by Senator Warner, and Mr. Moore 
was introduced by Senator Thompson.
AUTHORIZATION--STRATEGIC AIRLIFT AND SEALIFT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 
for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, 
focusing on strategic airlift and sealift imperatives for the 21st 
Century, after receiving testimony from Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., 
USAF, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command.

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NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nomination of Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, 
to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, after the nominee, 
who was introduced by Senator Cleland, testified and answered questions 
in his own behalf.
AMATEUR SPORTS INTEGRITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on S. 718, to direct the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology to establish a program to support research and training in 
methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by 
athletes, after receiving testimony from Senator Reid; Representatives 
Osborne, Berkley, Gibbons, Roemer, and Graham; Gary Williams, 
University of Maryland, College Park; Tracy Dodds Hurd, Cleveland Plain 
Dealer, Rocky River, Ohio; Danny Sheridan, USA Today, Mobile, Alabama; 
Howard J. Shaffer, Harvard University Medical School Division on 
Addictions, Boston, Massachusetts; William C. Friday, University of 
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on behalf of the Knight Commission on 
Intercollegiate Athletics; Michael F. Adams, University of Georgia, 
Athens; Terry W. Hartle, American Council on Education, Washington, 
D.C.; William S. Saum, National Collegiate Athletic Association, 
Indianapolis, Indiana; Edward Looney, Council on Compulsive Gambling, 
Trenton, New Jersey; Titus Lovell Ivory, State College, Pennsylvania; 
and Pete Newell, Rancho Sante Fe, California.
UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications concluded hearings to examine the problem of unsolicited 
commercial e-mail (spam), the consumer protection issues raised by its 
widespread use, the Federal Trade Commission's program to combat 
deceptive and fraudulent spam, and proposed legislation that would 
deter it, after receiving testimony from Representative Goodlatte; 
Eileen Harrington, Associate Director for Marketing Practices, Bureau 
of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Jerry Cerasale, 
Direct Marketing Association, Inc., Jeremiah S. Buckley, Goodwin 
Procter, on behalf of the Electronic Financial Services Council, and 
David P. McClure, U.S. Internet Industry Association, all of 
Washington, D.C.; David Moore, 24/7 Media, New York, New York; Jason 
Catlett, Junkbusters Corporation, Green Brook, New Jersey; and Harris 
L. Pogust, Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose and Podolsky, Pennsauken, 
New Jersey.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to consider national energy policy with respect to 
fuel specifications and infrastructure constraints and their impacts on 
energy supply and price, after receiving testimony from Gary Heminger, 
Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Findlay, Ohio; Thomas L. Robinson, Robinson 
Oil Corporation, San Jose, California, on behalf of the National 
Association of Convenience Stores and the Society of Independent 
Gasoline Marketers of America; Daniel S. Greenbaum, Health Effects 
Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Don H. Daigle, ExxonMobil Refining 
and Supply Company, Fairfax, Virginia; and Craig Moyer, Manatt, Phelps 
and Phillips, Los Angeles, California, on behalf of the Western 
Independent Refiners Association.
FOREST SERVICE ROADLESS AREA RULEMAKING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management concluded oversight hearings to examine the 
energy implications of the Forest Service Roadless Area Rulemaking 
which prohibits new road construction and reconstruction and the 
cutting, sale, and removal of timber in certain inventoried roadless 
areas on National Forest System lands, focusing on the Department of 
Agriculture and the Department of Energy assessment of how the roadless 
rulemaking affects the energy resource potential of roadless areas, and 
their plans to address the issue, after receiving testimony from H. 
William Hochheiser, Manager, Oil and Gas Environmental Research, Office 
of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; Randle G. Phillips, Deputy 
Chief for Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture; Jeffrey Eppink, Advanced Resources International, Inc., 
Arlington, Virginia; Peter Morton, Wilderness Society, Denver, 
Colorado; Rollin Sparrowe, Wildlife Management Institute, Washington, 
D.C.; Greg Schaefer, Arch Coal Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, on behalf of 
the National Mining Association and the Colorado, Utah and Wyoming 
Mining Associations; Edmund P. Segner, EOG Resources, Inc., Houston, 
Texas, on behalf of the Domestic Petroleum Council, American Petroleum 
Institute, Independent Petroleum Association of America, and Public 
Lands Advocacy; and Tom McGarity, University of Texas School of Law, 
Austin.
ARMY BUDGET
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure concluded hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2002 for the Army

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Corps of Engineers Civil Works program, after receiving testimony from 
Claudia L. Tornblom, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and 
Budget/Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, and Lt. Gen. 
Robert B. Flowers, USA, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, both of the Department of the Army.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Grant D. Aldonas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade, John B. Taylor, of California, to be Under 
Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, and Scott 
Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human 
Services for Legislation, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
FEDERAL TAX CODE COMPLEXITY
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine the complexity 
of the federal tax code and proposed recommendations to create a more 
efficient and simplified tax code, receiving testimony from Lindy L. 
Paull, Chief of Staff, Joint Committee on Taxation; Claudia Hill, 
Cupertino, California, on behalf of the National Association of 
Enrolled Agents; Richard M. Lipton, on behalf of the American Bar 
Association, and Pamela J. Pecarich, American Institute of Certified 
Public Accountants, both of Washington, D.C.; and Betty M. Wilson, MGM 
Mirage, Las Vegas, Nevada, on behalf of Tax Executives Institute, Inc.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Paula J. 
Dobriansky, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Global Affairs, 
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Political-Military Affairs, Richard Nathan Haass, of Maryland, for the 
rank of Ambassador during his tenure of Service as Director, Policy 
Planning Staff, and James Andrew Kelly, of Hawaii, to be Assistant 
Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, all of the Department of 
State, and Andrew S. Natsios, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nomination 
of Mr. Kelly (listed above), after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Inouye and Akaka, testified and answered questions in his own 
behalf.
ASSISTED LIVING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to evaluate 
current developments in assisted living facilities, focusing on 
consumer protection, state regulations, staff training, and assistance 
with medications, after receiving testimony from Senator Clinton; 
Esther Gallow, Booker T. Community Outreach, Inc., Monroe, Louisiana; 
Bill Southerland, Bill Southerland's Residential Care Homes, Eagle, 
Idaho; Karen Love, Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living, and Emelia-
Louise Kilby, both of Arlington, Virginia; and Margaret Thompson, 
Thompson, White and Associates, Huntsville, Alabama, on behalf of the 
Assisted Living Federation of America.