[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 140 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1034-D1035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT--PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education held a hearing on Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and 
Neglect: Policy Directions for the Future. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
TOURISM INDUSTRY STATUS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the State of the U.S. Tourism 
Industry. Testimony was heard from Representatives Berkley, Abercrombie 
and Underwood; Linda Conlin, Assistant Secretary, Trade Development, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE REGULATORY, APPEALS, CONTRACTING, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3046, Medicare Regulatory, 
Appeals, Contracting, and Education Reform Act of 2001.
DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on deposit insurance reform. 
Testimony was heard from Donald E. Powell, Chairman, FDIC; and public 
witnesses.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK FORCE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``Keeping a Strong 
Federal Law Enforcement Work Force.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: James Ziglar, 
Commissioner, INS; and Gary Mead, Assistant Director, Business 
Services, U.S. Marshals Service; and Robert M. Smith, Assistant 
Commissioner, Office of Human Resources Management, U.S. Customs 
Service, Department of the Treasury.
CHINA--COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Coercive 
Population Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and Forced 
Sterilization. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East 
and South Asia held a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. 
Testimony was heard from William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT--INS PERFORMANCE ISSUES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service 
Performance Issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the GAO: Richard M. Stana, Director, Justice Issues; and Glenn A. Fine, 
Inspector General; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported--the following bills: H.R. 
483, amended, regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; H.R. 
1491, Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act of 2001; H.R. 1913, 
amended, to require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of 
subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian 
Reservation; H.R. 2115, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and

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Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the design, planning and construction of a project to 
reclaim and reuse within and outside of the service area of the 
Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; and H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam 
Fish Passage Facility Study Act of 2001.
  The Committee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1239, 
to establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary of the Interior 
of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California; and 
H.R. 2742, to authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural 
Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Hunter, Filner and Carson of Oklahoma; Wayne Smith, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs; Michael Liu, Assistant 
Secretary, Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; the following officials of the State of Oklahoma: Kirk 
Humphreys, Mayor, Oklahoma City; and Enoch Kelly Haney, member, State 
Senate; and public witnesses.
CYBER TERRORISM
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Cyber Terrorism, a View from 
the Gilmore Commission. Testimony was heard from James S. Gilmore III, 
Governor, State of Virginia.
GENERAL AVIATION FLYING RESTRICTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Restrictions on General Aviation Flying in 
Class B Airspace. Testimony was heard from Steven J. Brown, Acting 
Associate Administrator, Air Traffic Services, FAA, Department of 
Transportation; former Senator Jake Garn of Utah; and public witnesses.
DRUG INTERDICTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Drug Interdiction. 
Testimony was heard from Asa Hutchinson, Administrator, DEA, Department 
of Justice; and Rear Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG, Assistant Commandant, 
Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.

Joint Meetings
U.S. ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
monetary policy in the context of the current economic situation, after 
receiving testimony from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, 
Federal Reserve System.