[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 154 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1118-D1120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NEW FEDERAL FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee met and 
approved Titles VI (Rural Development) and VII (Agricultural Research, 
Education, and Extension and Related Matters) of S.1628, to strengthen 
the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource 
conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, 
agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure 
consumers abundant food and fiber.
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, November 13.
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government concluded hearings to

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examine the financial conditions and requests for emergency funding 
relating to costs incurred as a result of the attacks of September 11, 
2001 and the business impact of these incidents on the U.S. Postal 
Service, after receiving testimony from John E. Potter, CEO, Postmaster 
General, U.S. Postal Service.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Dale Klein, of Texas, to be Assistant to the Secretary 
of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, R. 
L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army, Marvin R. 
Sambur, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, 
Sandra L. Pack, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, 
and Mary L. Walker, of California, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Air Force.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of R. L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
the Army, Dale Klein, of Texas, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, and 
Peter B. Teets, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf. Mr. Brownlee was introduced by Senator Warner, Mr. Klein was 
introduced by Senator Hutchison, and Mr. Teets was introduced by 
Senator Levin.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nomination of Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., of Virginia, to 
be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 835, to establish the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
in the State of Michigan, with an amendment;
  S. 990, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to 
improve the provisions relating to wildlife conservation and 
restoration programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1459, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 550 West Fort Street in Boise, Idaho, as the 
``James A. McClure Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
  S. 1593, to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to establish a grant program to support research 
projects on critical infrastructure protection for water supply 
systems, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1608, to establish a program to provide grants to drinking water 
and wastewater facilities to meet immediate security needs, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1621, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to carry out a 
program for the protection of the health and safety of community 
members, volunteers, and workers in a disaster area;
  S. 1622, to extend the period of availability of unemployment 
assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001;
  S. 1623, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President to appoint Children's 
Coordinating Officers for disaster areas in which children have lost 1 
or more custodial parents;
  S. 1624, to establish the Office of World Trade Center Attack Claims 
to pay claims for injury to businesses and property suffered as a 
result of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City that 
occurred on September 11, 2001, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1637, to waive certain limitations in the case of use of the 
emergency fund authorized by section 125 of title 23, United States 
Code, for repair or reconstruction of highways, roads, and trails that 
suffered serious damage as a result of the attack on the World Trade 
Center in New York City that occurred on September 11, 2001;
  S. 1631, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to direct the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to conduct a study to determine the 
resources that are needed for development of an effective nationwide 
communications system for emergency response personnel, with an 
amendment;
  S. 1632, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to extend the deadline for submission of State 
recommendations of local governments to receive assistance for 
predisaster hazard mitigation and to authorize the President to provide 
additional repair assistance to individuals and households;
  H.R. 643, to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act;
  H.R. 645, to reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
1994;

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  H.R. 700, to reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, 
with an amendment;
  S. Con. Res. 80, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the 30th 
anniversary of the enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act; and
  The nominations of William Baxter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Kimberly 
Terese Nelson, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and Steven A. Williams, of Kansas, to 
be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
of the Interior.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on Finance: Committee continued in evening session to mark up 
H.R. 3090, to provide tax incentives for economic recovery, focusing on 
the proposed substitute entitled Economic Recovery and Assistance for 
American Workers Act.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Sichan Siv, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations, Richard S. Williamson, of 
Illinois, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the 
rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, and Eric M. Javits, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference 
on Disarmament.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Eric M. Javits, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference 
on Disarmament, Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of Connecticut, to be 
Assistant Secretary of State for Resource Management and Chief 
Financial Officer, Sichan Siv, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and an Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the 
General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations, and Richard S. Williamson, of 
Illinois, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of 
America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the 
rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the 
United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United 
Nations, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf. Mr. Javits was introduced by Senator Dodd, and Mr. Burnham 
was introduced by Senators Dodd and Lieberman.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1630, to extend for 6 additional months the period for which 
chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code, is reenacted;
  S. Res. 23, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President 
should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Dr. 
Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his distinguished career as an 
educator, civil and human rights leader, and public theologian; and
  The nominations of Terry L. Wooten, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina, and John P. Walters, of 
Michigan, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of Frederico Juarbe, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.