[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 87 (Thursday, June 21, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D614-D615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on H.R. 2185, Emergency Food 
Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Eric M. 
Bost, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW--NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the U.S. national security 
strategy and the Quadrennial Defense Review. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, 
Secretary and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
DOD AND VA--SHARING MEDICAL RESOURCES STATUS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee Military Personnel held a hearing 
on the current status of cooperation between the Department of Defense and 
the Department of Veterans Affairs in sharing medical resources. Testimony 
was heard from Rear Admiral J. Jarrett Clinton, M.D., USN, Acting Assistant 
Secretary (Health Affairs), Department of Defense; and Thomas L. Garthwaite, 
Under Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs.
JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education 
approved for full Committee, as amended, H.R. 1900, Juvenile Crime Control 
and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2001.
INFORMATION PRIVACY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Information Privacy: Industry Best 
Practices and Technological Solutions. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
``INSURANCE PRODUCT APPROVAL: THE NEED FOR MODERNIZATION''
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Insurance 
Product Approval: The Need for Modernization.'' Testimony was heard from 
Frank Fitzgerald, Commissioner, Office of Financial and Insurance Services, 
Insurance Bureau, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.
AFFORDABILITY ISSUES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity continued hearings on Affordability Issues. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Federal Information 
Technology Modernization: Assessing Compliance with the Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act.'' Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., 
Director, OMB; Joel Willemssen, Managing Director, Information Technology 
Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: 
Jim Flyzik, Acting Assistant Secretary, Management and Chief Information 
Officer; and John Mitchell, Deputy Director, U.S. Mint; and the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: John Osterholz, Acting Principal 
Deputy, Chief Information Officer; and Norma J. St. Claire, Director, 
Information Management, Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Secretary, 
Personnel and Readiness; and public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Campaign Finance 
Reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hutchinson, Wynn, Price of 
North Carolina, Terry, Mink of Hawaii, Linder, Moore, Doolittle, Tierney and 
Faleomavaega.
  Hearings continue June 28.
TRADE POLICY AGENDA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on International Trade 
Administration: The Commerce Department's Trade Policy Agenda. Testimony was

[[Page D615]]

heard from Grant D. Aldonas, Under Secretary, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
CHILD SEX CRIMES WIRETAPPING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1877, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 
2001.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Johnson of Connecticut; Francis A. 
Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI, 
Department of Justice; and James Wardell, Detective Bureau, Police 
Department, New Britain, Connecticut.
DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ESTABLISHMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 1230, Detroit River International Wildlife 
Refuge Establishment Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Dingell; 
Daniel M. Ashe, Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health approved 
for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 451, amended, Mount Nebo 
Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 434, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide 
for retention, maintenance, and operation, at private expense, of the 18 
concrete dams and weirs located within the boundaries of the Emigrant 
Wilderness in the Stanislaus National Forest, California; and H.R. 427, to 
provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as 
part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Science: Concluded hearings on National Energy Policy--Report 
of the National Energy Policy Group--Administrative View. Testimony was 
heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.
MAGNETIC-LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads 
held a hearing on Magnetic Levitation Transportation Issues. Testimony was 
heard from Mark Lindsey, Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses
Joint Meetings
CYBER SECURITY AND THE U.S. ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine current 
and future cyber threats to U.S. economic and national security and whether 
current policies governing cyber security and critical infrastructure 
protection are sufficient, focusing on the unintended security issues 
related to interconnectivity, industry initiatives to mitigate cyber 
security risks, the need for the United States to focus on cyber security in 
a strategic way, and how strong public-private partnerships can protect our 
information infrastructures, after receiving testimony from Lawrence K. 
Gershwin, National Intelligence Officer for Science and Technology, National 
Intelligence Council, Central Intelligence Agency; Steven Branigan, Lumeta 
Corporation, Somerset, New Jersey; Peggy Lipps, BITS/Financial Services 
Roundtable, Washington, D.C.; Duane P. Andrews, Science Applications 
International Corporation, San Diego, California; and Albert J. Edmonds, 
Electronic Data Systems, Plano, Texas.
F