[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1144-D1146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BUENA VISTA WATERSHED PROPOSAL
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development and Research held a hearing to review the Buena Vista 
Watershed Proposal. Testimony was heard from Roger L. Bensey, Director, 
Watersheds and Wetlands Division, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, USDA; and Steve Douty, member, City Council, Buena Vista, 
Virginia..
AMENDMENT TO THE DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: approved an amendment to the Defense 
appropriations bill.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ASSISTANCE TO WORKERS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on ``Economic 
Recovery and Assistance to Workers-Minority Day.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
BECK RIGHTS 2001
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on `` `Beck' Rights 2001: Are Worker Rights 
Being Adequately Enforced?'' Testimony was heard from Arthur F. 
Rosenfeld, General Counsel, NLRB; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE FOR BIOTERRORISM EXPOSURE
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Comprehensive 
Medical Care for Bioterrorism Exposure--Are We Making Evidence-Based 
Decisions? What are the Research Needs? Testimony was heard from Maj. 
Gen. John Parker, USA, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for 
Infectious Diseases, Department of Defense; the following officials of 
the Department of Health and Human Services: Carol Heilman, M.D., 
Director, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Andrea Meyerhoff, M.D., 
Director, Anti-Terrorism Programs, FDA; and Stephen Straus M.D., 
Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; 
and public witnesses.
RETHINKING U.S. PUBLIC POLICY
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Message is 
America: Rethinking U.S. Public Diplomacy. Testimony was heard from 
Edward S. Walker, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Israel and the 
United Arab Emirates and former Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.

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ANTI-HOAX TERRORISM ACT; INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SUPPRESSION 
OF TERRORISTS BOMBING IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3209, amended, Anti-Hoax 
Terrorism Act of 2001; and H.R. 3275, to implement or the International 
Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen 
criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement 
the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of 
Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist 
acts.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 3275. 
Testimony was heard from Sam Witten, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department 
of State; and Michael Chertoff, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, Department of Justice.
RETIREMENT SECURITY ADVICE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001, providing one 
hundred minutes of debate in the House with sixty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce and forty minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule provides that, in lieu of the 
amendments recommended by the Committees on Education and the Workforce 
and Ways and Means, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution 
shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill as amended. The rule provides for 
consideration of only the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in part B of the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution, if offered by Representative George Miller of California, 
or his designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be 
separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in part B of the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Sam Johnson of Texas; Andrews and 
Rangel.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ACT; ANTI-
TERRORISM TOOLS FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure 
Security and Research Development Act, and the Development of Anti-
Terrorism Tools for Water Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from 
James Kallstrom, Director, Office of Public Security, State of New 
York; Jeffrey Danneels, Department Manager, Security Systems and 
Technology Center, Sandia National Technology Board; and public 
witnesses.
AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS EMERGENCY RELIEF AND RECOVERY ACT
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3230, 
American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act of 2001.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION--EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing to review the roles of the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Defense in educating the Nation's medical students 
and current health care professionals to diagnose and treat casualties 
of weapons of mass destruction. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Cooksey and Weldon of Florida; Rear Adm. John F. 
Eisold, M.D., U.S. Navy Medical Corps; Attending Physician to Congress; 
Frances M. Murphy, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health, Veterans 
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Val G. Hemming, 
M.D., Dean, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY ANALYTIC ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing to review Intelligence Community Analytic Activities. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--FOREIGN OPERATIONS
  Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and 
House passed versions of H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September

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30, 2001, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject 
to call.