[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 92 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D658-D659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FORESTRY PROGRAMS REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review forestry 
programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: 
Michael T. Rains, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest 
Service; Mark Berkland, Director, Conservation Operations, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service; and Colien Hefferan, Administrator, 
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and 
public witnesses.
FOREIGN TRADE PROGRAMS REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign 
Agriculture Programs held a hearing to review foreign trade programs. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Boyd; J.B. Penn, Under 
Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 2002 
National Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. 
Rumsfeld, Secretary; Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff; and Dov Zakheim (Comptroller).
U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS--FORCE PROTECTION
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held 
a hearing on force protection at U.S. military installations. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Maj. Gen. David F. Bice, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base 
Camp Pendleton; Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Kane, USAF, Commander, 60th Air 
Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base; Col. Addison D. Davis, IV, USA, 
Garrison Commander, 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg; Capt. Joseph F. 
Bouchard, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Station at Norfolk; and 
Capt. L.R. Hering, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Station at San 
Diego.
INTERNET AND EDUCATION EQUITY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness began discussion of H.R. 1992, Internet and Education 
Equity Act of 2001.
BROWNFIELDS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on the following brownfields 
measures: S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental 
Restoration Act of 2001; the ``Gillmor Discussion Draft;'' and the 
``Democratic Discussion Draft.'' Testimony was heard from Linda Fisher, 
Deputy Administrator, EPA; Erin M. Crotty, Commissioner, Department of 
Environmental Conservation, and Gordon J. Johnson, Deputy Bureau Chief, 
Environmental Protection Bureau, both with the State of New York; 
Delegate Leon Billings, State of Maryland; Javier Gonzales, 
Commissioner, Santa Fe County, State of New Mexico; J. Christian 
Bollwage, Mayor, Elizabeth, New Jersey; and public witnesses.
PATIENTS FIRST
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on 
Patients First: A 21st Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable 
Health Coverage. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Health and Human Services: Thomas Scully, 
Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; and Michael 
Mangano, Acting Inspector General; Leslie G. Aronovitz, Director, 
Health Care Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY--ENCOURAGING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth held a hearing entitled 
``ESIGN-Encouraging the Use of Electronic Signatures in the Financial 
Services Industry.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on the Reauthorization of the 
Drug Free Communities Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Portman and Levin; Donald M. Vereen, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy; John J. Wilson, Acting Director, Office 
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice; 
and public witnesses.
BEST SERVICES--LOWEST PRICE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing on the Best Services at the Lowest 
Price: Moving Beyond a Black-and-White Discussion of Outsourcing.

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Testimony was heard from Representatives Wynn, Gutierriez and Sessions; 
Barry Holman, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO; Ray 
DuBois, Under Secretary, Installations and Environment, Department of 
Defense; Angela Stiles, Director, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, 
OMB; and public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ACT
Committee on House Administration: Ordered favorably reported H.R. 
2360, Campaign Reform and Citizen Participation Act of 2001.
  The Committee also unfavorably reported H.R. 2356, Bipartisan 
Campaign Reform Act of 2001.
  Prior to this action, the Committee concluded hearings on campaign 
finance reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Petri, 
Bereuter, Shaw, Gonzalez, Barr of Georgia, Calvert and English.
RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING PERU's RETURN TO DEMOCRACY; ANDEAN INITIATIVE 
REVIEW
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere approved for full Committee action H. Res. 181, 
congratulating President-elect Alejandro Toedo on his election to the 
Presidency of Peru, congratulating the people of Peru for the return of 
democracy to Peru, and expressing sympathy for the victims of the 
devastating earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, 2001.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on a Review of the Andean 
Initiative. Testimony was heard from Representative Gilman; the 
following officials of the Department of State: James F. Mack, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs; William R. Brownfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Michael Deal, Acting 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, 
AID.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures, as 
amended: H. Con. Res. 62, expressing the sense of Congress that the 
George Washington letter to Tuoro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, 
which is on display at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish 
Museum in Washington, D.C., is one of the most significant early 
statements buttressing the nascent American Constitutional guarantee of 
religious freedom; and H.R. 7, Charitable Choice Act of 2001.
STANDARDS-SETTING AND U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards held a hearing on Standards-Setting and United States 
Competitiveness. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management 
approved for full Committee action the Fiscal Year 2002 Capital 
Investment Program.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE's NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the National Academy of 
Science's National Research Council Report on Assessing the Scientific 
Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution 
Reduction. Testimony was heard from a public witness.
CHILD SUPPORT AND FATHERHOOD PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Johnson of Connecticut, Cox, and Castle; and 
public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAMS'--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Social Security Disability Programs' Challenges and 
Opportunities. Testimony was heard from Larry G. Massanari, Acting 
Commissioner of Social Security, SSA; Stanford G. Ross, Chairman, 
Social Security Advisory Board; and public witnesses.
NIMA
Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and 
Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
NIMA. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.