[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1008-D1009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAP/ALLOCATIONS
  Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported H.R. 3084, to revise the 
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002 set forth in the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to 
make conforming changes respecting the appropriate section 302 (a) 
allocation for fiscal year 2002 established pursuant to the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2002.
AMERICAN SPIRIT FRAUD PREVENTION ACT; BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN 
ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 2985, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act; and H.R. 2887, 
amended, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act.
FINANCIAL ANTI-TERRORISM ACT; EMERGENCY SECURITIES RESPONSE ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 3004, amended, Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001; and H.R. 
3060, Emergency Securities Response Act of 2001.
SECURE AMERICA'S BORDERS--USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on ``Using Information Technology to Secure 
America's Borders: INS Problems with Planning and Implementation.'' 
Testimony was heard from Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information 
Technology Systems Issues, GAO; the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General; and James W. 
Ziglar, Commissioner, INS; and a public witness.
DEVELOPMENT OF MINERALS WITHIN DESIGNATED RESOLUTION AREA
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held a hearing on H.R. 2952, to ensure the orderly development of coal, 
coalbed methane, natural gas, and oil within a designated Dispute 
Resolution Area in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Testimony was heard 
from Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Mink of Hawaii; the following officials of the National 
Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce: William T. Hogarth, 
Assistant Administrator, Fisheries; and Joe Scordino, Deputy Director, 
Northwest Region; the following officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Department of the Interior: Marshall Jones, Acting Director; 
and Steve Thompson, Acting Manager, California-Nevada Operations; John 
E. Reynolds, III, Chairman, Marine Mammal Commission; Margaret Hayes, 
Director, Office of Ocean Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International 
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; Vice Adm. 
Dennis V. McGinn, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare 
Requirements and Programs, OPNAV (N7); and public witnesses.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported 
from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule 
reported on the legislative day of Friday, October 12, 2001, providing 
for consideration of disposition of the bill H.R. 2975) to combat 
terrorism.
WEATHERPROOFING THE U.S.
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards held a hearing on Weatherproofing the U.S.: Are We Prepared 
for Severe Storms? Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
NOAA, Department of Commerce: Chris Landsea, Hurricane Research 
Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory; and 
John L. Hayes, Director, Office of Science and Technology, National 
Weather Service, Co-chair, U.S. Weather Research Program; and public 
witnesses.
SPACE PLANES AND X-VEHICLES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on Space Planes and X-Vehicles. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ARE AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES STILL GROUNDED
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing entitled ``September 11, 2001 plus 30: Are 
America's Small Businesses Still Grounded?'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Deployment and Use of Security Technology, 
focusing on

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Weapon and Explosive Detection Technology. Testimony was heard from 
James F. O'Bryon, Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Live 
Fire Testing, Department of Defense; the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and 
Kenneth R. Mead, Inspector General; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT
  Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
2768, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001.
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS ROLE IN THE CURRENT CRISIS
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on National Security 
Advisors Role in the Current Crisis with former National Security 
Advisors. Testimony was heard from Tim Caruso, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI, Department of Justice; 
Col. Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., M.D., Commander, U.S. Army Medical 
Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Department of the Army; 
and the following former National Security Advisors: Frank Carlucci; 
and Richard V. Allen.