[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 108 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D803-D804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a Fiscal Year 
2002 ArmBudget Overview. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Army: Thomas White, Secretary; and 
Gen. Eric Schinseki, USA, Chief of Staff.
  The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Ballistic Missile Defense. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, 
Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization; and Paul Wolfowitz, 
Deputy Secretary.
GOVERNMENT ISSUED CREDIT CARD ABUSE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
``The Use and Abuse of Government Purchase Cards: Is Anyone Watching.'' 
Testimony was heard from Senator Grassley; Gregory D. Kutz, Director, 
Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; Patricia Mead, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Acquisition, Federal Supply Service, 
GSA; the following officials of the Department of Defense: Capt. John 
E. Surash, USN, Commanding Officer, Navy Public Works Center, San 
Diego; Capt. Ernest L. Valdes, USN, Commander, Space and Naval Warfare 
Systems Center, San Diego; Vice Adm. Keith W. Lippert, USN, Director, 
Defense Logistics Agency; Jerry Hinton, Director, Finance, Defense 
Finance and Accounting Services; and Deidra Lee, Director, Defense 
Procurement.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of debate on H.R. 2647, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch 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(c) of rule XIII (requiring the three-
day availability of printed hearings on a general appropriations 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 a general appropriations bill). The rule 
makes in order only the amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the rule, which may be offered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent,

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shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives LaHood and Moran of Virginia.
HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of debate on H.R. 2505, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that the amendments recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. 
The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the rule, if offered by Representative Scott or a 
designee, which shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule makes 
in order, after disposition of the Scott amendment, the further 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report, if 
offered by Representative Greenwood or a designee, which shall be 
considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Greenwood, Scott, and 
Deutsch.
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