[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 59 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D392-D395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D03MY1-B52]D392 FEDERAL FA
FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS
[D03MY1-B53]D392 Committee
Committee on Agriculture: Concluded hearings on Federal Farm Commodity 
Programs, the National Farmers Organization. Testimony was heard from Linda 
Reineke, National Director, Grain Department, National Farmers Organization.

[D03MY1-B54]D392 COMMERCE,
COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B55]D392 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and 
Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of Commerce. Testimony was heard 
from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce.

[D03MY1-B56]D392 ENERGY AND
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B57]D392 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development 
met in executive session to hold a hearing on Atomic Energy Defense 
Activities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy: Gen. John A. Gordon, 
USAF (Ret.), Under Secretary, Nuclear Security and Administrator: and Adm. 
Frank L. Bowman, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

[D03MY1-B58]D392 INTERIOR A
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B59]D392 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the 
Secretary of Energy. Testimony

[[Page D393]]

was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.

[D03MY1-B60]D393 LABOR-HHS-
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B61]D393 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Copland, Director, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

[D03MY1-B62]D393 TRANSPORTA
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B63]D393 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing 
on Research and Special Programs Administration, and on Airline Delays. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: Edward A. Brigham, Acting Deputy Administrator, Research and 
Special Programs Administration; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and 
Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and public witnesses.

[D03MY1-B64]D393 TREASURY,
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B65]D393 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and 
General Government held a hearing on the Secretary of Treasury, and on the 
Executive Office of the President. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, 
Secretary of the Treasury; and Phil Larsen, Director, Office of 
Administration; Executive Office of the President.

[D03MY1-B66]D393 VA-HUD APP
VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS
[D03MY1-B67]D393 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, 
Administrator, NASA; and Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB.

[D03MY1-B68]D393 MILITARY H
MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION
[D03MY1-B69]D393 Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on the implementation of the Military Housing 
Privatization Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary; Paul 
Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Housing); 
Duncan Holady, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and 
Environment); and Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 
(Installations).

[D03MY1-B70]D393 NO CHILD L
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
[D03MY1-B71]D393 Committee
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Continued markup of H.R. 1, No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

[D03MY1-B72]D393 ELECTRICIT
ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY RELIEF ACT
[D03MY1-B73]D393 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality 
continued hearings on H.R. 1647, Electricity Emergency Relief Act. Testimony 
was heard from Jeff Stier, Vice President, Bonneville Power Administration, 
Department of Energy; William Keese, Chairman, Energy Commission, State of 
California; and public witnesses.

[D03MY1-B74]D393 FDA MODERN
FDA MODERNIZATION ACT EFFECTIVENESS
[D03MY1-B75]D393 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration 
Modernization Act.'' Testimony was heard from Linda Suydam, Senior Associate 
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.

[D03MY1-B76]D393 HOUSING AF
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ISSUES
[D03MY1-B77]D393 Committee
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on housing affordability issues. Testimony was 
heard from Kathy Nelson, Economist, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Thomas Menino, Mayor, Boston, Massachusetts; and public 
witnesses.

[D03MY1-B78]D393 ORGANIZED
ORGANIZED CRIME INVESTIGATIONS
[D03MY1-B79]D393 Committee
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The FBI's Controversial 
Handling of Organized Crime Investigations in Boston: The Case of Joseph 
Salvati.'' Testimony was heard from Joseph Salvati, Marie Salvati, Victor J. 
Garo, Attorney for Joseph Salvati, F. Lee Bailey, Attorney for Joseph 
Barboza, Joseph Balliro, Sr., Attorney for Vincent Flemmi and Henry Tameleo 
and H. Paul Rico, former FBI Special Agent.

[D03MY1-B80]D394 OVERSIGHT--

[[Page D394]]

OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION
[D03MY1-B81]D394 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing 
on the ``Reauthorization of the United States Department of Justice Part 1--
Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Justice: Thomas Pickard, Deputy Director, 
FBI; Donnie Marshall, Administrator, DEA; Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director, 
Federal Bureau of Prisons; and Louie T. McKinney, Acting Director, U.S. 
Marshals Service.

[D03MY1-B82]D394 OVERSIGHT--
OVERSIGHT--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS
[D03MY1-B83]D394 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an 
oversight hearing on Geothermal Resources on Public Lands: The Resource Base 
and Constraints on Development. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Interior: Colin F. Williams, Supervisory 
Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey; and Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land 
Management; Bob Dickson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Power 
Technologies, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.

[D03MY1-B84]D394 OVERSIGHT
OVERSIGHT
[D03MY1-B85]D394 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and on the 
National Marine Fisheries Service budgets for fiscal year 2002. Testimony 
was heard from Scott B. Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and 
Atmosphere, NOAA; and Marshall Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

[D03MY1-B86]D394 CONCURRENT
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION--WAIVING SAME DAY CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT
[D03MY1-B87]D394 Committee
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 May 8, 2001, providing for consideration or 
disposition of any conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2002.

[D03MY1-B88]D394 ACID RAIN
ACID RAIN
[D03MY1-B89]D394 Committee
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Acid Rain: The State of the Science 
and Research Needs for the Future. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

[D03MY1-B90]D394 ENERGY REA
ENERGY REALITIES
[D03MY1-B91]D394 Committee
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Energy 
Realities: Rates of Consumption, Energy Reserves, and Future Options. 
Testimony was heard from Suzanne D. Weedman, Program Coordinator, Energy 
Resources Programs, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.

[D03MY1-B92]D394 COAST GUAR
COAST GUARD BUDGET
[D03MY1-B93]D394 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Coast Guard fiscal year 2002 
budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. 
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. James M. Loy, USCG, 
Commandant; and Master Chief Petty Officer Vincent Patton, III; and JayEtta 
Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues. GAO.
[D03MY1-B94]D395 ENERGY TAX

[[Page D395]]

ENERGY TAX
[D03MY1-B95]D395 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a 
hearing on Energy Tax. Testimony was heard from Joseph M. Mikrut, Tax 
Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury; Mary Hutzler, Director, 
Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information 
Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.

[D03MY1-B96]D395 BRIEFING--C
BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM
[D03MY1-B97]D395 Permanent
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Domestic Terrorism Working Group 
met in executive session to receive a briefing on Counterterrorism: View 
From the Top. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
F