[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 13, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEW--AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management held a hearing to review the implementation of the Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Pomeroy; and 
Phyllis Honor,

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Acting Administrator, Risk Management Agency, USDA.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies began appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs began appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State.
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education began appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard 
from Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing 
on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Office of 
Inspector General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Joseph 
M. Clapp, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 2003 
National Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Navy: Gordon R. England, 
Secretary; Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James L. 
Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
ENRON AND BEYOND
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee 
Relations held a hearing on ``Enron and Beyond: Enhancing Worker Retirement 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES--RESPONDING TO NEEDS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education 
and the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness held a joint hearing on 
``Responding to the Needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in 
the 21st Century.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CHALLENGES FACING AMATEUR ATHLETICS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing Amateur 
Athletics.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Osborne and Berkley; 
and public witnesses.
ENRON BANKRUPTCY EFFECTS ON ENERGY MARKETS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality 
held a hearing entitled ``The Effect of the Bankruptcy of Enron on the 
Functioning of Energy Markets.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Patrick H. Wood III, Chairman, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and Mary Hutzler, Acting Director, 
Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information 
Administration; James E. Newsome, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; Isaac Hunt, Commissioner, SEC; Thomas L. Welch, Chairman, Public 
Utilities Commission, State of Maine; and public witnesses.
HUD PROPOSED BUDGET
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development for fiscal year 2003. Testimony was heard from 
Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
JOE BARBOZA MURDER TRIAL
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``The California 
Murder Trial of Joe `The Animal' Barboza: Did the Federal Government Support 
the Release of a Dangerous Mafia Assassin?'' Testimony was heard from 
Marteen Miller, former Public Defender, who represented Joseph Barboza; and 
the following former officials of the State of California: Ed Cameron, 
Investigator, Office of the District Attorney, Santa Rosa; and Tim Brown, 
Detective Sergeant, Office of the Sheriff, Sonoma County.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMUNIST ENTRENCHMENT AND RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Communist Entrenchment and 
Religious Persecution in China and Vietnam. Testimony was heard from Michael 
K. Young, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--INDIVIDUAL FISHING QUOTAS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans held a oversight hearing on Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs). 
Testimony was heard from William T. Hogarth, Acting Assistant Administrator, 
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce;

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Rear Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Operations, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
MOTION TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS WITH AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 622--
HOPE FOR CHILDREN ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a rule providing for a single 
motion to be offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or 
his designee that the House concur in each of the Senate amendments to H.R. 
622, Hope for Children Act, with the amendment printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides one hour of 
debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the motion to concur in the 
Senate amendments with an amendment. Finally, the rule provides that the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to final 
adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and Representatives Rangel, Dooley, 
and Jackson-Lee.
R&D BUDGET--AN EVALUATION
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2003: 
An Evaluation. Testimony was heard from Jack Marburger, Director, Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; Rita Covell, Director, NSF; Samuel W. Bodman, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce; and Bruce Carnes, Chief Financial 
Officer, Director, Office of Management, Budget and Evaluation, Department 
of Energy.
SBA PROPOSED BUDGET
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's Proposed 
Budget for the SBA for Fiscal Year 2003. Testimony was heard from Hector V. 
Barreto, Jr., Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.
PORT SECURITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Port Security: Credentials for 
Port Security. Testimony was heard from Adm. James Underwood, USCG, 
Director, Office of Intelligence and Security, Department of Transportation; 
and public witnesses.
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and 
Transit held a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Office of Pipeline 
Safety. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department 
of Transportation: Ellen Engelman, Administrator, Research and Special 
Programs Administration; and Mark Dayton, Deputy Assistant Inspector 
General, Competition, Economic, Rail and Special Programs; Robert J. 
Chipkevich, Director, Office of Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
Investigations, National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.
VA BUDGET PROPOSAL
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Fiscal Year 2003 budget. Testimony was heard from Anthony J. 
Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Frederico Juarbe, Jr., Assistant 
Secretary, Veterans' Training and Employment, Department of Labor; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
HEALTH CARE TAX CREDITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Health Care Tax Credits to 
Decrease the Number of Uninsured. Testimony was heard from Mark B. 
McClellan, member, Council of Economic Advisors; Mark Weinberger, Assistant 
Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
MILOSEVIC TRIAL
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Intelligence 
Policy and National Security met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
the Milosevic Trial. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
SPEAKER--MANDATED REPORT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism and 
Homeland Security met in executive session to discuss Speaker-mandated 
Report. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
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