[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D728-D729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DRAFT FARM BILL CONCEPT
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review Draft Farm Bill 
Concept. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
NO SCHOOL LEFT BEHIND ACT--SENATE SCHOOL PESTICIDE PROVISION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review school 
pesticide provision included in Senate amendment to H.R. 1, No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Concluded hearings on the Fiscal Year 2002 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Amy: Thomas E. White, 
Secretary; and Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, Chief of Staff.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget 
request. Testimony was heard from officials of the Department of 
Defense: David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Rear 
Adm. J. Jarrett Clinton, USN, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting 
Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, USA, 
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel and Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, USA, 
Surgeon General, both with the Department of the Army; Vice Adm. 
Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm. Richard 
A. Nelson, USA, Surgeon General, and Lt. Gen. Garry L. Parks, USMC, 
Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps, all 
with the Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Donald L. Peterson, USAF, 
Deputy Chief of Staff; and Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, Jr., Surgeon 
General, both with the Department of the Air Force; Lt. Gen. Russell 
Davis, USAF, Chief, National Guard Bureau; Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, 
USA, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve; Vice Adm. John B. Totushek, USN, Chief, 
U.S. Naval Reserve; Lt. Gen. James E. Sherrard III, USAF, Chief, Air 
Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command; Lt. Gen. Dennis 
M. McCarthy, USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; Lt. Gen. Roger C. 
Schultz, USA, Director, Army National Guard; and Maj. Gen. Paul A. 
Weaver, Jr., USAF, Director, Air National Guard.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began markup of the Energy 
Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001.
  Ordered reported the following: H.R. 2441, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen's Disease 
Programs Center; H.R. 717, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Childhood 
Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2001; H.R. 943, 
amended, Flu Vaccine Availability Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 61, 
expressing support for a National Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) 
Awareness Month; H. Con. Res. 36, urging increased Federal funding for 
juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes research; H. Con. Res. 25, expressing the 
Sense of the Congress regarding Tuberous Sclerosis; and H. Con. Res. 
84; supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week in promoting drug-free 
communities.
MONETARY POLICY--STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on Monetary Policy and 
the State of the Economy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES--CIA'S RESISTANCE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations and the 
Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and International 
Relations held a joint hearing on ``Is the CIA's refusal to cooperate 
with Congressional inquiries a threat to effective oversight of the 
operations of the Federal Government?'' Testimony was heard from Henry 
L. Hinton, Jr., Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, 
GAO; R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA; former Representative Lee 
Hamilton of Indiana and former Chairman, House Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence; and public witnesses.
INDONESIA IN TRANSITION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Indonesia in Transition: Implication for U.S. 
Interests. Testimony was heard from Ralph L. Boyce, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of 
State.

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SILENCING CENTRAL ASIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on the Middle East 
and South Asia held a joint hearing on Silencing Central Asia: the 
Voice of Dissidents. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of State: Michael E. Parmly, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and 
William B. Taylor, Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to the New Independent 
States; and public witnesses.
INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM AND EQUITY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1410, Internet Tax Moratorium 
and Equity Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Istook; and 
public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives points of order 
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4 
of rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of the committee report and 
requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a general 
appropriations bill). The rule provides that the amendment printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall 
be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill 
as amended for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting 
unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill 
or prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill), 
except as specified in the rule.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the 
Congressional Record and pro forma amendments for the purpose of 
debate. The rule provides that each amendment printed in the 
Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it to 
be printed or his designee, and that each amendment shall be considered 
as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kolbe, 
Lowey and Pelosi.
COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACT; VOTING TECHNOLOGY 
STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 2460, Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 
2001; and H.R. 2275, Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001.
DIRECT GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Direct Government Competition with Private Sector Small Businesses.'' 
Testimony was heard from Arthur Hamerschlag, Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Michael Spates, Manager, Delivery Options, U.S. Postal 
Service; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 2481, amended, Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act 
of 2001; H.R. 2501, Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization 
Act of 2001; and H.R. 988, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood 
Marshall United States Courthouse.''
  The Committee also approved 47 public building resolutions and other 
pending Committee business.
OVERSIGHT--NAFTA
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held an oversight hearing on NAFTA: Arbitration 
Panel Decision and Safety Issues with Regard to Opening the U.S./
Mexican Border to Motor Carriers. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Norman E. 
Mineta, Secretary; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; Peter F. 
Allgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Henry Cuellar, Secretary of 
State, Texas; and public witnesses.
ENERGY TAX POLICY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2511, 
Energy Tax Policy Act of 2001.