[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 154 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1122-D1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IMPACT AID
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on Impact Aid: Ensuring All Children Receive a 
Quality Education. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PREVENTING IDENTITY THEFT BY TERRORISTS OR CRIMINALS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee 
on Ways and Means held a joint hearing on preventing the identity theft 
by terrorists or criminals. Testimony was heard from Philip Bond, Under 
Secretary, Technology, Department of Commerce; the following officials 
of the SSA: James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General; and Fritz 
Streckewald, Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Disability and 
Income Security Programs; Barbara Bovbjerg, Director, Education, 
Workforce and Income Security, GAO; Thomas Sadaka, Special Counsel, 
Office of Statewide Prosecution, State of Florida; and public 
witnesses.
HOLOCAUST VICTIMS AND HEIRS-STATUS OF INSURANCE RESTITUTION
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The Status of 
Insurance Restitution for Holocaust Victims and Their Heirs.'' 
Testimony was heard from Ambassador J.D. Bindenagel, Special Envoy for 
Holocaust Issues, Department of State; Lawrence S. Eagleburger, former 
Secretary of State; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT-INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LITIGATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``Intellectual 
Property Litigation.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 
1071, National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Enhancement Act; 
and the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2001. 
Testimony was heard from David Evans, Assistant Administrator, Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.

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DECONTAMINATION OF ANTHRAX AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the Decontamination of Anthrax 
and Other Biological Agents. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EPA RULEMAKING
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing entitled ``EPA Rulemaking: Do Bad Analyses 
Lead to Irrational Rules?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT-RIGHT-TO-KNOW AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on Right-to-Know 
after September 11th. Testimony was heard from Elaine Stanley, 
Director, Office of Information Analysis and Access, Office of 
Environmental Information, EPA; and public witnesses.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Response by Charitable Organizations to the Recent Terrorist 
Attacks. Testimony was heard from Steven Miller, Director, Exempt 
Organizations Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; Eliot Spitzer, 
Attorney General, State of New York; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2330, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002.
APPROPRIATIONS--COMMERCE/JUSTICE/STATE
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2500, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2002.