[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 20, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D604-D606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
2001 CROP YEAR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2213, 2001 
Crop Year Economic Assistance Act.
REVIEW AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research held a hearing to review agricultural credit. 
Testimony was heard from Carolyn B. Cooksie, Deputy Administrator, Farm 
Loan Programs, Farm Service Agency, USDA; and public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Transportation 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY OPTIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on U.S. national military 
strategy options. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DOD SPACE OPERATIONS--TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement and 
the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint 
hearing on technology issues associated with the Department of Defense 
space operations. Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Edward G. Anderson 
III, USAF, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command, Department of 
Defense.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY--ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY EFFECTS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Economic and Budgetary 
Effects of National Energy Policy. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Filner; Francis S. Blake, Deputy Secretary, Department 
of Energy; R. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; 
and public witnesses.
INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and 
Education Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HUMAN CLONING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 
2001; and H.R. 2172, Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. Testimony was 
heard from Claude Allen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing on Campaign Finance Reform: Proposals 
Impacting Broadcasters, Cable Operations and Satellite Providers. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on The California 
Energy Crisis: Causes, Impacts and Remedies. Testimony was heard from 
Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., Commissioner, SEC; Alphonso Jackson, Jr., Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public 
witnesses.
IMPLEMENTATION--ELECTRONIC TRANSFER FUNDS REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the implementation of the EFT 
requirements of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and the 
use of ETAs. Testimony was heard from Donald V. Hammond, Fiscal 
Assistant, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG--COMPASSIONATE USE
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Compassionate Use 
INDs--Is the Current System Effective?'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the FDA, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Patricia C. Delaney, Public Health Specialist, Office of 
Special Health Issues, Office of International and Constituent 
Relations, Office of the Commissioner; and Robert J. Temple, M.D., 
Director, Office of Medical Policy Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 1954, amended, ILSA Extension Act of 2001; H.R. 2131, 
amended, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 
through fiscal year 2004; H. Res. 160, amended, calling on the 
Government of the People's Republic of China to immediately and 
unconditionally release Li Shaomin and all other American scholars of 
Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the President of 
the United States to continue working on behalf of Li Shaomin and the 
other detained scholars for their release; and H. Res. 99, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran 
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Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Committee of 
the Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin 
Avraham, Omar Souad, and Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by 
Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 1866, 
amended, to amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify the basis 
for granting requests for reexamination of patents; H.R. 1886, to amend 
title 35, United States Code, to provide for appeals by third parties 
in certain patent reexamination proceedings; H.R. 1407, amended, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air carriers to meet and 
discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays; H.J. Res. 36, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States; and H.R. 2215, amended, 21st Century 
Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act.
  The Committee also approved two private relief measures.
CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT; CONSTITUTIONAL LAND ACQUISITION ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
701, Conservation and Reinvestment Act; and H.R. 1592, Constitutional 
Land Acquisition Act. Testimony was heard from Victor Ashe, Mayor, 
Knoxville, Tennessee; Jack C. Caldwell, Secretary, Department of 
Natural Resources, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 2217, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill), except as specified in the rule. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph. 
The rule waives points of order during consideration of the bill 
against amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to an 
appropriations bill containing an emergency designation). The rule 
authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Skeen, Dicks and Maloney of 
New York.
SPACE LAUNCH INITIATIVE--PROGRAM REVIEW
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Space Launch Initiative: A Program Review. Testimony was 
heard from Dennis Smith, Program Manager, Space Launch Initiative, 
Marshall Flight Center, NASA; Allen Li, Director, Acquisition and 
Sourcing Management, GAO; and public witnesses.
PENTAGON PROCUREMENT POLICIES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Procurement Policies of 
the Pentagon with respect to Small Business and the new Administration. 
Testimony was heard from Deidre A. Lee, Director, Procurement, Office 
of the Secretary, Department of Defense; Susan M. Walthall, Acting 
Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and 
Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture and Technology held a joint hearing on the reauthorization 
of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program. Testimony was heard 
from Maurice Swinton, Assistant Administrator, Office of Technology, 
SBA; Tim Foreman, Acting Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization Office, Department of Defense; Walter Polansky, Office of 
Science, Department of Energy; Joanne Goodnight, SBIR/STTR Coordinator, 
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENTS: STATUS REPORT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Airline Customer Service Commitments: Status 
Report. Testimony was heard from Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing concerning the reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional 
Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
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Commission: Paul E. Patton, Governor, State of Kentucky, State Co-
Chairman; and Jesse L. White, Federal Co-Chairman; and public 
witnesses.
VA HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on mental health, substance-use disorders and homelessness programs 
within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas Garthwaite, M.D., Under Secretary, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public 
witnesses.