[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D871-D872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
approved for full Committee action the District of Columbia 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
approved for full Committee action the Military Construction 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
GENETIC NONDISCRIMINATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``Genetic Non-Discrimination: 
Implications for Employer Provided Health Care Plans.'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
PRICE-ANDERSON ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-Anderson 
Act. Testimony was heard from Francis Blake, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Energy.

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CONSUMER RENTAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit began markup of H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase 
Agreement Act.
TOWARD A TELEWORK-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT WORKPLACE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing on ``Toward a Telework-Friendly 
Government Workplace: An Update on Public and Private Approaches to 
Telecommuting.'' Testimony was heard from Bob Robertson, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, GAO; Teresa Jenkins, 
Director, Office of Workforce Relations, OPM; David Bibb, Deputy 
Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy, GSA; and 
public witnesses.
AGRICULTURAL ACT; AUSTRALIAN AND U.S. ALLIANCE ANNIVERSARY RESOLUTION
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 2646, Agricultural Act of 2001.
  The Committee also adopted a motion urging the chairman to request 
that the following resolution be considered on the Suspension Calendar: 
H. Con. Res. 217, recognizing the historic significance of the fiftieth 
anniversary of the alliance between Australia and the United States 
under the ANZUS Treaty, paying tribute to the United States-Australia 
relationship, reaffirming the importance of economic and security 
cooperation between the United States and Australia, and welcoming the 
state visit by Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 476, Child Custody Protection Act. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
COALBED METHANE RESOURCES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing on ``The Orderly Development of Coalbed 
Methane Resources from Public Lands.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Interior: Gene Whitney, 
Supervisor Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey; and Tom Fulton, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals; Dennis Hemmer, Director, 
Department of Environmental Quality, State of Wyoming; and public 
witnesses.
NSF'S MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on NSF's 
Major Research Facilities: Planning and Management Issues. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the NSF: Rita R. Colwell, 
Director; Anita K. Jones, Vice Chair, National Science Board; and 
Christine C. Boesz, Inspector General; and a public witness.
DOD'S PROCUREMENT POLICIES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Department of 
Defense's procurement policies. Testimony was heard from Col. Curtis A. 
Wright, USAF, Acting Director, Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL PROTECTION SERVICE REFORM ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on H.R. 307, Federal Protection Service Reform Act. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Traficant; Joseph Moravec, Commissioner, 
Public Buildings Services, GSA; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and 
Health Care Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, Veterans' Emergency 
Telephone Service Act of 2001; and H.R. 1136, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to 
dispense medication to veterans for prescriptions written by private 
practitioners. Testimony was heard from Representatives Capps, Weldon 
of Florida and Wicker; Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; and representatives of various veterans organizations.