[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D410-D412]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on Health Resources and Services 
Administration. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth M.J. Duke, Acting 
Administrator, Health and Services Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on the Consumer Product Safety, the Community 
Development Financial Institutions, the Selective Services System the 
Office of Inspector General and the FDIC. Testimony was heard from Ann 
Brown, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Jeffery C. Berg, 
Acting Director, Community Development Financial Institutions, 
Department of the Treasury; Gil Coronado, Acting Director, Selective

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Service System; and Gaston L. Gianni, Jr., Inspector General, FDIC.
OPINION SURVEYS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Protection held a hearing entitled ``Opinion Surveys: What Consumers 
Have To Say About Information Privacy.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy and Trade concluded hearings on reauthorization of the Export-
Import Bank. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
``Oversight of the Department of Defense: What Must Be Done to Resolve 
DOD's Longstanding Financial Management Problems?'' Testimony was heard 
from Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Defense, State and NASA Financial 
Management, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Robert J. Lieberman, Deputy 
Inspector General; and Lawrence J. Lanzillotta, Principal Deputy and 
Deputy Under Secretary, Management Reform.
OVERSIGHT--AID'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
``Oversight of the U.S. Agency for International Development: What Must 
Be Done to Resolve USAID's Longstanding Financial Management 
Problems?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of AID, 
Department of State: Everett L. Mosley, Inspector General; and Richard 
C. Nygard, Acting Assistant Administrator, Management.
OVERSIGHT--USDA'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
``Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: What Must Be Done to 
Resolve USDA's Longstanding Financial Management Problems?'' Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Roger C. Viadero, 
Inspector General; and Patricia Healy, Acting Chief Financial Officer.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 583, Privacy Commission Act; 
and H.R. 577, amended, to require any organization that is established 
for the purpose of raising funds for the creation of a Presidential 
archival depository to disclose the sources and amounts of any funds 
raised.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1161, to 
authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a 
memorial to honor Thomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia; and 
H.R. 1384, Navajo Long Walk National Historic Trail Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Gilman; John J. Parsons, Associate Regional 
Director, Lands, Planning and Resources, National Capital Region, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
RECOMMIT CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that 
upon adoption of the rule, the 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, shall be recommitted to the conference committee.
WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of general debate on H.R. 581, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for 
wildland fire management in the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to 
facilitate the interagency cooperation required under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 in connection with wildland fire management The 
rule waives section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
(prohibiting consideration of legislation or an amendment that would 
cause the total level of new budget authority or outlays in the most 
recent budget resolution to be exceeded, or

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would cause revenues to be less) against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that the bill shall be open for amendment at any point. 
The rule waives all points of order against the bill. The rule 
authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Hefley.
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Hyde; Representatives 
Rohrabacher, Tancredo, Flake, Cantor, Bachus, Bartlett of Maryland, 
Manzullo, Miller of Florida, Nethercutt, Ose, Lantos, Berman, Menendez, 
McKinney, Engel, Lee, Slaughter, Bentsen, Doggett, Jackson-Lee of Texas 
and Schakowsky on H.R. 1646, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003. No action was taken.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE REPORT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the 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 and against 
its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall 
be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Budget.
SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS OUTCOME--HEMISPHERE FREE TRADE PROSPECTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
the Outcome of the Summit of the Americas and the Prospects for Free 
Trade in the Hemisphere. Testimony was heard from Representatives Moran 
of Virginia, Tauscher and Christensen; Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade 
Representative; Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, 
GAO; Richard W. Fisher, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and 
public witnesses.