[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D821-D825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. EXPORT MARKET SHARE
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Production and Price Competitiveness concluded hearings to examine the 
status of the U.S. agricultural export market share, the Department of 
Agriculture's strategy for expanding overseas sales, and how impending 
policy changes may benefit the food and agricultural sector, after 
receiving testimony from Mattie R. Sharpless, Acting Administrator, 
Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture; Leonard W. 
Condon, American Meat Institute, Arlington, Virginia; Henry Jo Von 
Tungeln, Calumet, Oklahoma, on behalf of the U.S. Wheat Associates, the 
Wheat Export Trade Education Committee, and the National Association of

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Wheat Growers; and Carl Brothers, Riceland Foods, Inc., Stuttgart, 
Arkansas, on behalf of the USA Rice Federation.
STEM CELL RESEARCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine how intellectual 
property considerations and ethical issues affect stem cell research 
and the future development of products for public benefit, and how the 
transfer of federally funded technology from the not-for-profit sector 
to the for-profit is accomplished, after receiving testimony from Maria 
Freire, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, National Institutes of 
Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Carl E. Gulbrandsen, 
WiCell Research Institute, Madison, Wisconsin, on behalf of the 
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation; Nigel Cameron, Centre for 
Bioethics and Public Policy, London, England; Arthur Caplan and Glenn 
McGee, both of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics, 
Philadelphia; Michael D. West, Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., 
Worcester, Massachusetts.
APPROPRIATIONS--NAVY AND AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 
for Navy construction and Air Force construction, after receiving 
testimony from Duncan Holaday, Senior Civilian Official, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; Rear 
Adm. Michael R. Johnson, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering 
Command; Lt. Gen. Gary S. McKissock, USMC, Deputy Commandant of the 
Marine Corps for Installations and Logistics Facilities; Rear Adm. Noel 
G. Preston, UNR, Deputy Director of Naval Reserve; Jimmy G. Dishner, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations; Maj. 
Gen. Earnest O. Robbins II, HQ USAF, The Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief 
of Staff for Installations and Logistics; Brig. Gen. Paul S. Kimmel, 
ANG, Deputy Director, Air National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Robert E. 
Duignan, Deputy to Chief of Air Force Reserve.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, for reappointment to the grade 
of general and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1254, to reauthorize the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and 
Affordability Act of 1997, with an amendment; and
  The nomination of Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Trade Development, and Michael J. Garcia, of 
New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, both of the 
Department of Commerce, Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, and 
Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Public and Indian Housing, both of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, and Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of 
the Mint, Department of the Treasury.
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee announced 
the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Securities and Investment: Senators Dodd (Chairman), 
Johnson, Reed, Schumer, Bayh, Corzine, Carper, Stabenow, Akaka, Enzi 
(Ranking Member), Shelby, Crapo, Bennett, Allard, Hagel, Santorum, and 
Bunning,
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions: Senators Johnson (Chairman), 
Miller, Carper, Stabenow, Dodd, Reed, Bayh, Corzine, Bennett (Ranking 
Member), Ensign, Shelby, Allard, Santorum, Bunning, and Crapo.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation: Senators Reed (Chairman), 
Carper, Stabenow, Corzine, Dodd, Schumer, Akaka, Allard (Ranking 
Member), Santorum, Ensign, Shelby, Enzi, and Hagel.
  Subcommittee on Economic Policy: Senators Schumer (Chairman), Miller, 
Corzine, Akaka, Bunning (Ranking Member), Bennett, and Ensign.
  Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance: Senators Bayh 
(Chairman), Miller, Johnson, Akaka, Hagel (Ranking Member), Enzi, and 
Crapo.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee held 
hearings to examine the status of current U.S trade agreements, 
focusing on the proposed benefits and practical realities of expanding 
trade markets, while trying to improve labors standards abroad, protect 
the environment, and protect and compensate workers in the U.S., 
receiving testimony from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce; and 
Edward N. Luttwak, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 
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Foreign Trade Council, on behalf of the Organization for International 
Investment, and Alan Tonelson, United States Business and Industry 
Council, all of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nominations of John Arthur Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, 
to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jeffrey 
William Runge, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 
and Nancy Victory, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
Information, and Otto Wolff, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Administration and Chief Financial Officer, both of Virginia, both of 
the Department of Commerce, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Dr. Runge was introduced by 
Representative Myrick, and Ms. Victory was introduced by Senator Allen.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee began markup of S. 
597, to provide for a comprehensive and balanced national energy 
policy, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again 
tomorrow.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 584, to designate the United States courthouse located at 40 
Centre Street in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall States 
Courthouse''; and
  The nominations of David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and George Tracy Mehan 
III, of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of 
Water, Judith Elizabeth Ayres, of California, to be Assistant 
Administrator for the Office of International Activities, Robert E. 
Fabricant, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel, Jeffrey R. Holmstead, 
of Colorado, to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and 
Radiation, and Donald R. Schregardus, of Ohio, to be Assistant 
Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 
all of the Environmental Protection Agency.
TRANSPORTATION AIR EMISSIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee held hearings to 
examine the impact of air emissions from the transportation sector on 
public health and the environment, current and future programs that 
reduce harmful air pollution, and the energy impacts of the 
transportation sector and its relationship to environmental concerns, 
receiving testimony from Robert D. Brenner, Acting Assistant 
Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; 
Jason Mark, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Gregory Dana, Alliance 
of Automobile Manufacturers, both of Washington, D.C.; Daniel S. 
Greenbaum, Health Effects Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Omar F. 
Freilla, New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, New York, New 
York; and Jeffrey A. Saitas, Texas Natural Resource Conservation 
Commission, Austin.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
CYBERSHOPPING AND SALES TAX
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine issues related 
to the Internet Tax Freedom Act, which provides a moratorium on certain 
state and local government taxes on Internet access and electronic 
commerce, and proposals to extend or modify the Act, focusing on remote 
collection of taxes and reduction of compliance costs, including a 
related proposal S. 512, to foster innovation and technological 
advancement in the development of the Internet and electronic commerce, 
receiving testimony from G. Thomas Woodward, Assistant Director for Tax 
Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; Illinois State Senator Steven 
Rauschenberger, Springfield, on behalf of the National Conference of 
State Legislatures; David Bullington, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 
Bentonville, Arizona; Frank G. Julian, Federated Department Stores, 
Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, on behalf of the Direct Marketing Association 
and the Internet Tax Fairness Coalition; and Michael S. Greve, American 
Enterprise Institute, Jeffrey A. Friedman, KPMG, and Frank Shafroth, 
National Governors Association, all of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of 
State and for United States international broadcasting activities for 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003;
  S. 367, to prohibit the application of certain restrictive 
eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with 
respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961;
  S. Res. 126, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding observance 
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  S. Con. Res. 58, expressing support for the tenth annual meeting of 
the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum;
  S. Con. Res. 62, congratulating Ukraine on the 10th anniversary of 
the restoration of its independence and supporting its full integration 
into the Euro-Atlantic community of democracies; and
  The nominations of Vincent Martin Battle, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, Nancy Goodman 
Brinker, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, 
Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States Executive Director of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, R. Nicholas 
Burns, of Massachusetts, to be United States Permanent Representative 
on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank 
and status of Ambassador, Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador 
to the Federal Republic of Germany, Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be 
Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, Patrick M. Cronin, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination of the 
United States Agency for International Development, Christopher William 
Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, 
Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Ireland, Edward 
William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan, Edmund James Hull, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Yemen, Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, to 
be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic, Robert Geers Loftis, of 
Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, Jeanne L. 
Phillips, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of 
America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 
with the rank of Ambassador, Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United 
States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Maureen 
Quinn, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Craig 
Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Czech 
Republic, Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Zimbabwe, and Johnny Young, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Slovenia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 543, to provide for equal coverage of mental health benefits with 
respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable limitations are 
imposed on medical and surgical benefits, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  An original bill, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke;
  An original bill, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide 
grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access 
defibrillation demonstration projects;
  S. 1281, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and 
strengthen the health centers program and the National Health Service 
Corps, and to establish the Healthy Communities Access Program, which 
will help coordinate services for the uninsured and underinsured, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 838, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve 
the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for children, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Aging: Senators Mikulski (Chairman), Dodd, Edwards, 
Murray, Clinton, Hutchinson (Ranking Member), Gregg, Warner, and 
Roberts.
  Subcommittee on Children and Families: Senators Dodd (Chairman), 
Bingaman, Wellstone, Murray, Reed, Jeffords, Collins (Ranking Member), 
Frist, Warner, Bond, and DeWine.
  Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training: Senators Wellstone 
(Chairman), Kennedy, Dodd, Harkin, Enzi (Ranking Member), Sessions, and 
DeWine.
  Subcommittee on Public Health: Senators Kennedy (Chairman), Harkin, 
Mikulski, Jeffords, Bingaman, Wellstone, Reed, Edwards, Clinton, Frist 
(Ranking Member), Gregg, Enzi, Hutchinson, Roberts, Collins, Sessions, 
and Bond.
RACIAL PROFILING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, 
and Property Rights concluded hearings on S. 989, to prohibit racial 
profiling, after receiving testimony from Senators Clinton and Corzine; 
Representatives Conyers and Shays; Mayor Dennis W. Archer, Detroit, 
Michigan, on behalf of the National League of Cities; Raymond W. Kelly, 
New York City Police Department, New York, New York, former 
Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; Ronald 
L. Davis, Oakland Police Department, Oakland, California, on behalf of 
the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives; Lorie 
Fridell, Police Executive Research Forum, and Steve Young, Fraternal 
Order of Police, both of Washington, D.C.; Reuben M.

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Greenberg, Charleston Police Department, Charleston, South Carolina; 
and David A. Harris, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, Ohio.
PRODUCT PACKAGE PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, 
and Competition concluded hearings on S. 1233, to provide penalties for 
certain unauthorized writing with respect to consumer products, after 
receiving testimony from Alice Fisher, Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; Leslie G. Sarasin, 
American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Virginia; Paul J. Petruccelli, 
Kraft Foods North America, Inc., Northfield, Illinois; and David 
Burris, Baker City, Oregon.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Small Business: Committee held hearings to examine ways 
that small businesses and the government can work together to create 
innovative technologies that help businesses run environmentally-
friendly operations, thus creating more jobs while improving 
environmental policy and technology, receiving testimony from Paul 
Stolpman, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Dan H. Renberg, Member, 
Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States; Byron 
Kennard, Center for Small Business and the Environment, Washington, 
D.C.; Jeffrey M. Bentley, Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., Cambridge, 
Massachusetts; Thomas A. Dreessen, EPS Capital Corporation, Doylestown, 
Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Export Council for Energy Efficiency; Ed 
C. Patterson, Jr., Natural Environmental Solutions, Inc., St. Louis, 
Missouri; and Ralph Bedogne, Engineered Machined Products, Inc., 
Escanaba, Michigan.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.