[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 132 (Thursday, October 4, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D980-D981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVER IDENTIFICATION ISSUES WITHIN DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Over 
Identification Issues within the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and the Need for Reform. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Fattah; Roderick Paige, Secretary of Education; and 
public witnesses.
PRICE-ANDERSON REAUTHORIZATION ACT; RESOLUTION--FILL STRATEGIC 
PETROLEUM RESERVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.R. 
2983, amended, Price-Anderson Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H. Res. 
250, urging the Secretary of Energy to fill the Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve.

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BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2887, Best Pharmaceuticals for 
Children Act.
TRANSFORMING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ACQUISITION WORKFORCES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing on ``Transforming the IT and 
Acquisition Workforces: Using Market-Based Pay, Recruiting Strategies 
to Make the Federal Government an Employer of Choice for IT and 
Acquisition Employees.'' Testimony was heard from David McClure, 
Director, IT (Information Technology) Management Issues, GAO; Mark 
Forum, Associate Director, IT and E-government, OMB; Donald Winstead, 
Acting Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance, OPM; 
Don Upson, Secretary of Technology, State of Virginia; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East 
and South Asia held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Iraq. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 38, Homestead 
National Monument of America Additions Act; and H.R. 1925, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unity of 
the National Park System. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Bereuter and Edwards; Michael Soukup, Associate Director, Natural 
Resource Stewardship and Science, National Park Service, Department of 
the Interior; David Maurstad, Lt. Gov., State of Nebraska; and public 
witnesses.
ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards held a hearing on Arsenic in Drinking Water: An Update on the 
Science, Benefits and Cost. Testimony was heard from Maureen Cropper, 
Chair, Arsenic Rule Benefits Review Panel, Science Advisory Board, EPA; 
and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 2716, 
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 2792, Disabled 
Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001.
MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2768, Medicare Regulatory and 
Contracting Reform Act of 2001.