[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1086-D1088]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AMERICAN WORKER--RETIREMENT SECURITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Retirement Security for the 
American Worker: Opportunities and Challenges. Testimony was heard from 
William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Services, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
OSHA
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on the Role of Consensus Standard Setting 
Organizations With OSHA. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Federal 
Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: Building an Early Warning Public 
Health Surveillance System.'' Testimony was heard from Claire Broome, 
M.D., Senior Advisor, Integrated Health Information Systems, Office of 
the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services; Anita Barry, M.D., Director, Communicable 
Disease Control, Public Health Service, State of Massachusetts; Arthur

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J. Davidson, M.D., Director, Public Health Informatics, Public Health 
Department, State of Colorado; Alan P. Zelicoff, Senior Scientist, 
Center for National Security and Arms Control, Sandia National 
Laboratories; and public witnesses.
REFORMULATED GASOLINE--USE OF MTBE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Issues Concerning the Use of 
MTBE in Reformulated Gasoline: An Update.'' Testimony was heard from 
Jeffery Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; 
Robert S. Kripowicz, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, 
Department of Energy; John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and 
Environment, GAO; Robert Hirsch, Associate Director, Water, U.S. 
Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Denise Chamberlain, 
Deputy Secretary, Air, Recycling and Radiation Protection, Department 
of Environmental Protection, State of Pennsylvania; and public 
witnesses.
DOT KIDS NAME ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing on H.R. 2417, Dot Kids Name Act of 
2001. Testimony was heard from Nancy J. Victory, Administrator and 
Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
GIVING CONSUMERS CREDIT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Giving Consumers Credit: 
How is the Credit Industry Treating its Customers?'' Testimony was 
heard from Dolores S. Smith, Director, Division of Consumer and 
Community Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Elaine 
Kolish, Assistant Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of 
Enforcement, FTC; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``The National 
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Is It Working as Congress 
Intended?'' Testimony was heard from Thomas Balbier, Director, Vaccine 
Injury Compensation Program, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Paul Harris, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing on Moving Forward with Services 
Acquisition Reform: A Legislative Approach to Utilizing Commercial Best 
Practices. Testimony was heard from William Woods, Acting Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; Angela Styles, Administrator, 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Stephen Perry, 
Administrator, GSA; Diedre Lee, Director, Procurement, Department of 
Defense; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 2998, Radio Free Afghanistan Act of 2001; H.R. 
3167, Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001; and H.R. 3169, International 
Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare 
Assistance Act of 2001.
  The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and 
adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered 
on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 3189, Export Extension Act of 2001; 
H.R. 2121, Russian Democracy Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 102, Hunger to 
Harvest Resolution: A Decade of Concern for Africa; H. Con. Res. 211, 
commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her 
receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of Congress 
with respect to the Government of Burma; and H. Con. Res. 242, 
recognizing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting 
democracy and its continuing contribution to United States national 
interests.
AFGHAN PEOPLE--AMERICA'S ASSISTANCE
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on America's 
Assistance to the Afghan People. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: Andrew Natsios, Administrator, 
AID; and Alan Kreczko, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
Population, Refugees and Migration; and public witnesses.
BASIC PILOT EXTENSION ACT; PRIVATE RELIEF MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 3030, Basic Pilot Extension Act 
of 2001.
  The Subcommittee also considered pending private relief bills.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1606, to amend 
section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 to authorize additional appropriations for historically black 
colleges and universities, to decrease the matching requirement related

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to such appropriations; and H.R. 2388, National Heritage Areas Policy 
Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Clyburn; Katherine 
Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and 
Partnerships, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 981, Budget 
Responsibility and Efficiency Act of 2001.
U.S. ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on U.S. 
Energy Security: Options to Decrease Petroleum Use in the 
Transportation Sector. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant 
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy; R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA; and public witnesses.
COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing on Small Business Access to Competitive 
Telecommunications Services. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TEA 21 SUCCESS STORIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on TEA 21 Success Stories. 
Testimony was heard from Pete K. Rahn, Secretary, State Highway and 
Transportation Department, State of New Mexico; William D. Ankner, 
Director, Department of Transportation, State of Rhode Island; David A. 
Galt, Director of Highways, Department of Transportation, State of 
Montana; Joseph L. Perkins, Commissioner, Department of Transportation 
and Public Facilities, State of Alaska; Jeffrey A. Warsh, Executive 
Director, Transit, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
TERRORIST ATTACKS--SSA'S RESPONSE
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the SSA's response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Kelly; and the following 
officials of the SSA: Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner; and 
James G. Huse Jr., Inspector General.

Joint Meetings
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL DEFENSE
Conferees met in closed session to resolve the differences between the 
Senate and House passed versions of S. 1438, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.