[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D359-D361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity 
Programs, with the sugar industry. Testimony was heard from Ray 
VanDriessche, President, American Sugarbeet Growers Association.
  Hearings continue May 2.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on the Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Ann 
M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of State. Testimony was 
heard from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on Economic Development. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the District of Columbia: Eric Price, Deputy 
Mayor, Planning and Economic Development; Elinor R. Bacon, President 
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John Roderick Heller, Vice Chair, both with the National Capital 
Revitalization Corporation; John M. Derrick, Jr., Chairman, Greater 
Washington Board of Trade; and Richard Monteilh, President, Chamber of 
Commerce, District of Columbia.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Interior: Gale 
Norton, Secretary; and J. William McDonald, Regional Director, Pacific 
Northwest Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the Forest Service. Testimony was heard from Dale Bosworth, Chief, 
Forest Service, USDA.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on the Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement 
and the Office of Bilingual and English Language Minority Affairs, the 
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, and on the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Education: Thomas M. Corwin, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education; 
Sue Betka, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research 
and Improvement; Arthur Love, Acting Director, Office of Bilingual and 
English Language Minority Affairs; Francis Corrigan, Deputy Director, 
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services; and Robert 
Muller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult 
Education.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
Testimony was heard from L. Robert Shelton, Executive Director, 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
MILITARY FACILITIES CONDITIONS--EFFECTS ON READINESS AND QUALITY OF 
LIFE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on the conditions of military facilities and 
their effects on readiness and quality of life. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. 
Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, 
Installations Management, Department of the Army; Rear Adm. David 
Pruett, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), Director of 
Facilities and Engineering, Department of the Navy; Maj Gen. Earnest O. 
Robbins, USAF, The Civil Engineer, Department of the Air Force; and 
Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant, 
Installations and Logistics (Facilities), Headquarters, U.S. Marine 
Corps.
COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 
2001.
HHS PRIORITIES REFLECTED IN BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services Reflected in the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget.'' Testimony was 
heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 
1542, Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001.
HUD BUDGET
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on the budget of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development. Testimony was heard from Mel Martinez, Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development.
AUTISM--INCREASED RATES
Committee on Government Reform: Concluded hearings on ``Autism--Why the 
Increased Rates?--A One Year Update.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Owen M. Rennert, M.D., Scientific Director, National Institute of Child 
Health and Human Development, NIH; Karen Midthun, M.D., Director, 
Office of Vaccine Research and Review, FDA; and Coleen Boyle, Chief, 
Developmental Disabilities Branch, Centers for Disease Control and 
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EFFECTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES--ROLE OF COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED 
ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``The Role of Community 
and Faith-Based Organizations in Providing Effective Social Services.'' 
Testimony was heard from John J. DiIulio, Jr., Director White House 
Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives; Katie Humphreys, 
Secretary, Family and Social Services Administration, State of Indiana; 
and public witnesses.
FTS 2001
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement held a hearing on ``FTS 2001: How and Why Transition Delays 
Have Decreased Competition and Increased Prices.'' Testimony was heard 
from Linda Koontz, Associate Director, Government-wide and Defense 
Information Systems, GAO; Sandra Bates, Commissioner, Federal 
Technology Service, GSA; Brig. Gen. Gregory Premo, USA, Deputy 
Director, Operations, Defense Information Systems Agency, Department of 
Defense; James Flyzik, Chief Information Officer, Department of the 
Treasury; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
H.R. 1577, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 
2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Hoekstra; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 400, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald 
Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 37, 
to amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and 
suitability studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for 
possible additions to such trails; H.R. 640, Santa Monica Mountains 
National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act; and H.R. 1000, 
William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 
2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bereuter, Sherman and 
Portman; Kate Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, 
Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL FACILITIES--MAXIMIZING POWER GENERATION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on Maximizing Power Generation at Federal Facilities. 
Testimony was heard from J. William McDonald, Acting Commissioner, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on 
Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Request. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: James 
F. Decker, Acting Director, Office of Science; Robert S. Kripowicz, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, Office of Fossil; Steven V. 
Cary, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Environment, Safety and 
Health; Abraham E. Haspel, Acting Director, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy; William D. Magwood, IV, Director, Office of 
Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; and James M. Owendoff, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Management; and public 
witnesses.
AIRLINE DELAY REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 1407, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in 
order to reduce flight delays. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
RAINY DAY FUNDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on ``Rainy Day'' and other special TANF (Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families) Funds. Testimony was heard from Paul L. Posner, 
Director, Federal Budget Issues, GAO; Joel E. Potts, TANF Policy 
Administrator, Department of Job and Family Services, State of Ohio; 
and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--CHINA OVERVIEW
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on China Overview. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.