[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D384-D386]
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 fruit, vegetable, and honey industries. Testimony was 
heard from L. John Milam, Chairman, Sioux Honey Association; and Tom 
Stenzel, President and CEO, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ENERGY SUPPLY AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research held a hearing to review energy supply and demand 
issues affecting the agricultural sector of the U.S. economy. Testimony was 
heard from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, USDA; Mark Rodekohr, Director, 
Energy Markets and Contingency Information Division, Office of Energy 
Markets and End Use, Energy Information Administration, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food 
and Nutrition Service. Testimony was heard from George Braley, Acting 
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and 
Judiciary held a hearing on the Attorney General. Testimony was heard from 
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 
held a hearing on the Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from Spencer 
Abraham, Secretary of Energy.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued 
appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.

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LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services. Testimony was heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing 
on the U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. James M. Loy, USCG, 
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and 
General Government held a hearing on the Secret Service. Testimony was heard 
from Brian Stafford, Director, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the 
Treasury.
VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the Council on Environmental Quality, and the 
Court of Appeals for Veterans' Claims. Testimony was heard from Dinah Bear, 
General Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental 
Quality; the following officials of the Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims: Judge Kenneth Kramer, Chief Justice; and David Isbell, Pro Bono 
Program.
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Began mark up of H.R. 1, No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001.
  Will continue tomorrow.
BANKS--REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
Consumer Credit held a hearing on a proposal to permit certain entities to 
offer real estate brokerage and real estate management services. Testimony 
was heard from Laurence J. Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal 
Reserve System; Donald J. Hammond, Acting Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy and Trade held a hearing on reauthorization of the Export-Import 
Bank. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Export-Import 
Bank: James Hess, Chief Financial Officer; William Redway, Group Vice 
President, Small and New Business; and Bert Ubamadu, Office of the General 
Counsel; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
1646, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003.
OVERSIGHT--COPYRIGHT OFFICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Copyright 
Office. Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 
Office of the United States, Library of Congress.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION--WAIVING SAME DAY CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of 
rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it 
is reported from Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from 
the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule reported 
on the legislative day of Thursday, May 3, 2001, providing for consideration 
or disposition of a conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary 
levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.
IMPROVING MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Improving 
Math and Science Education so that No Child is Left Behind. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
NASA POSTURE
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing 
on NASA Posture. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, 
NASA.
PENTAGON PROCUREMENT POLICIES--ARMY BERETS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the short-term and long-term 
implications of the procurement policies of the Pentagon that favored China, 
and other foreign countries, as the suppliers of berets for the Army rather 
than this Nation's small business. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Capps and Jones of North Carolina; the following officials of the Department 
of Defense: Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, USA, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Lt. Gen. 
Henry T. Gisson, USA, Director, Defense Logistics Agency, and David R. 
Oliver, Acting Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; 
David Cooper, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; John D. 
Whitmore,

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Jr., Acting Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BUDGET; EPA'S BUDGET
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the following: Army Corps of 
Engineers' budget and priorities for fiscal year 2001; and on EPA's Budget 
and Priorities for fiscal year 2002. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Army: Claudia Tornblom, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary (Management and Budget), Office of the Assistant Secretary (Civil 
Works); and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Chief of Engineers, Corps of 
Engineers; and Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, EPA.
BRIEFING--NATO INTELLIGENCE SHARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on International 
Policy and National Security met in executive session to receive a briefing 
on NATO Intelligence Sharing. The Committee was briefed by departmental 
witnesses.
Joint Meetings
UKRAINE DEMOCRACY
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine the current status of human rights 
and democracy in Ukraine and the role of the United States in assisting 
Ukraine's development as an independent, market-oriented democracy in the 
face of the current political crisis, after receiving testimony from Jon 
Purnell, Deputy to the Acting Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for 
the New Independent States; Yevhen Marchuk, Ukraine National Security and 
Defense Council, Kiev, former Prime Minister of Ukraine; Adrian Karatnyky, 
Freedom House, New York, New York; and Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation, 
Washington, D.C.
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