[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D971-D973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education approved for full Committee action the Labor, 
Health and Human Services appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
RETIREMENT SECURITY ADVICE ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Approved, as amended, the following: 
a measure to amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 
1996 with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend 
title 18, United States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins; a 
measure to strengthen security at certain nuclear facilities; and a 
measure to clarify the application of cable television system privacy 
requirements to new cable services.
  Subsequently, the Committee agreed to a motion to combine the three 
measures into one bill to be introduced and reported.
AMERICAN SPIRIT FRAUD PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action H.R. 2985, 
American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act of 2001.
DISMANTLING THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Dismantling 
the Financial Infrastructure of Global Terrorism.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Paul H. 
O'Neill, Secretary; and Jimmy Gurule, Under Secretary, Enforcement; the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Michael Chertoff, 
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Dennis Lormel, 
Chief, Financial Crimes Section, Criminal Investigations Division, FBI; 
and public witnesses.
DRUG TRADE AND THE TERROR NETWORK
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``Drug Trade and the 
Terror Network.'' Testimony was heard from Asa Hutchinson, 
Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; and Bill Boch, Director, 
Office of Asia, Africa, Europe, and NIS Programs, Department of State.
AL QAEDA AND THE GLOBAL RESEARCH OF TERRORISM
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Al Qaeda and 
the Global Research of Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Charles 
Santos, former Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political 
Military Affairs, United Nations; Oliver Revell, former Associate 
Director of the FBI, in Charge of Investigative and Counter-
Intelligence Operations, Department of Justice; and Vincent 
Cannistraro, former Chief of Counterterrorism Operations, CIA.
ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY--SAFEGUARDING AGAINST ACTS OF TERRORISM
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the Role of the 
International Atomic Energy Agency in Safeguarding Against Acts of 
Terrorism. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Richard J. Stratford, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Nonproliferation; and E. Michael Southwick, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs; Steven K. 
Black, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Arms Control and 
Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department 
of Energy; and William Travers, Executive Director, Operations, NRC.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
2975, as amended, to provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept 
and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001; H.R. 2336, to make 
permanent the authority to redact financial disclosure statements of 
judicial employees and judicial officers; and H.R. 2559, to amend 
chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal long-
term care insurance.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SUBPOENA; OVERSIGHT--ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES 
ON PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 400, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald 
Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site; H.R. 980, amended, to 
establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in the State of 
Tennessee; H.R. 1576, amended, James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, 
and Protection Area Act; H.R. 1776, amended, Buffalo Bayou National 
Heritage Area Study Act; H.R.

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2488, amended, to designate certain lands in the Pilot Range in the 
State of Utah as wilderness; H.R. 2924, amended, to provide authority 
to the Federal Power Marketing Administration to reduce vandalism and 
destruction of property; H.R. 2925, amended, to amend the Reclamation 
Recreation Management Act of 1992 in order to provide for the security 
of dams, facilities, and resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Reclamation; and H.R. 2976, Healing Opportunities in Parks and the 
Environment Pass Act.
  The Committee also agreed to a motion authorizing the Chairman to 
issue a Subpoena to Mr. Craig Rosebraugh to testify before the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  The Committee also held an oversight hearing on Potential Alternative 
Energy Sources Available on National Public Lands. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Mary Hutzler, 
Acting Administrator, Energy Information Agency; and David Garman, 
Assistant Secretary; J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule, 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2883, Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2001. The rule waives points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 3(c) of 
rule XIII (requiring the inclusion of a statement of general 
performance goals and objectives). The rule provides that it shall be 
in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered for amendment by title and that each title shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives points of order against the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
with clause 7 of rule XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments). The rule 
provides for the consideration of only pro-forma amendments for the 
purpose of debate and those amendments printed in the Congressional 
Record prior to their consideration, which may be offered only by the 
Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be 
considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goss 
and Representatives LaHood, Wolf, Simmons and Pelosi.
EPA--DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 64, to provide 
for the establishment of the position of Deputy Administrator for 
Science and Technology of the Environmental Protection Agency.
WETLANDS PERMITTING PROCESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Wetlands Permitting 
Process: Is it Working Fairly? Testimony was heard from Col. Michael J. 
Walsh, USA, Executive Director, Directorate of Civil Works, Corps of 
Engineers, Department of the Army; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSUES BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security met in executive session to 
hold a briefing on Financial Intelligence Issues. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.
PROTECTING THE HOMELAND FROM ASYMMETRIC/UNCONVENTIONAL THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism 
and Homeland Security held a hearing on ``Protecting The Homeland from 
Asymmetric/Unconventional Threats.'' Testimony was heard from J.T. 
Caruso, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI, 
Department of Justice; and the following officials of the Defense 
Science Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense: William Schneider, 
Jr., Chairman; Roger Hagengruber, Chairman, Task Force on 
Unconventional Nuclear Warfare Defense; Larry Wright, Chairman, Task 
Force on Defensive Information Warfare; George Whitesides, Chairman, 
Task Force on Defense Against Chemical Weapons; Tara O'Toole, Senior 
Representative, Task Force on Defense Against Biological Weapons; and 
Peter Merino, Co-Chairman, Task Force on Intelligence Needs for Civil 
Support.

Joint Meetings
ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine United States policy toward 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 
reviewing U. S. priorities in the 55-nation region,

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focusing on human rights and democratic development, after receiving 
testimony from A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for the 
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant 
Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Labor; Robert L. Barry, former Head of OSCE Mission to Bosnia-
Herzegovina; and P. Terrence Hopmann, Brown University Department of 
Political Science/Thomas J. Watson, Jr. Institute for International 
Studies, Providence, Rhode Island.