[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D139-D142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Agriculture: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates 
for Fiscal Year 2003 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on NRE/Natural Resources Conservation Service. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the USDA: Mark E. Rey, Under 
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment; Pearlie S. Reed, Chief, 
and Brenda Thomas, Acting Director, Budget Planning and Analysis 
Division, both with Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Dennis 
Kaplan, Budget Office.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and Judiciary held a hearing on Secretary of Commerce. Testimony was 
heard from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army: Mike Parker, Assistant Secretary (Civil Works); 
Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Chief; Maj. Gen. Robert H. Griffin, Deputy 
Commanding General for Civil Works; Rob Vining, Chief, Program 
Management Division, Directorate of Civil Works; Brig. Gen. Edwin J. 
Arnold, Jr., and Cecil Bryant, both with Mississippi Valley Division; 
Brig. Gen. Steven R. Hawkins; and Gerald W. Barnes, both with Great 
Lakes and Ohio River Division; Brig. Gen. Stephen Rhoades, and Lawrence 
Petrocino, both with North Atlantic Division; Brig..

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Gen. Peter Madsen and Tony Leketa, both with South Atlantic Division; 
Brig. Gen. Ronald L Johnson and David A. Lau, both with Pacific Ocean 
Division; Brig. Gen. David F. Melcher and William Dawson, both with 
Southwestern Division; Brig. Gen. David A. Fastabend and Michael White, 
both with Northwestern Division; and Brig. Gen. Larry Davis, and Steve 
Stockton, both with South Pacific Division.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Gale A. Norton, 
Secretary of the Interior.
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on Department of Labor--
Employment Assistance and Training Activities Panel. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department Labor: Emily 
Stover DeRocco, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training 
Administration; and Frederico Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary, 
Veterans Employment and Training.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on Army. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Army: Mario P. Fiori, Assistant Secretary, 
(Installations and Environment); Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., 
Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management; Maj. Gen. James R. 
Helmly, Commander (TPU), 78th Division, (Training Support), Army 
Reserves; and Brig. Gen. Michael J. Squier, Deputy Director, Army 
National Guard.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a 
hearing on The Future of AMTRAK. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Allan Rutter, 
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration; and Kenneth Mead, 
Inspector General; George D. Warrington, President and CEO, Amtrak; and 
Gil Carmichael, Chairman, Amtrak Reform Council.
TREASURY, POSTAL AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service 
and General Government held a hearing on U.S. Customs, and on Secret 
Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: Jimmy Gurule, Under Secretary, Enforcement; 
and Robert C. Bonner, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; and Brian L. 
Stafford, Director, U.S. Secret Service.
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 Defense: Gen. Tommy R. 
Franks, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command; and Peter 
Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY AND NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET 
REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement and 
the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint 
hearing on the Missile Defense Agency and the fiscal year 2003 National 
Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Paul Wolfowitz, 
Deputy Secretary; and Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, 
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization.
ENRON AND BEYOND: LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``Enron and Beyond: Legislative 
Solutions.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ASSESSING THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Assessing the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on monetary policy and 
the state of the economy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
TERRORISM INSURANCE PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``How much are Americans at risk 
until Congress Passes Terrorism Insurance Protection?'' Testimony

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was heard from Mark Warshawsky, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Microeconomic Policy, Department of the Treasury; Richard J. Hillman, 
Director, Financial Markets and Community Investments, GAO; Gregory V. 
Serio, Superintendent, Department of Insurance, State of New York; and 
public witnesses.
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT MISCONDUCT IN BOSTON
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Justice Department 
Misconduct in Boston: Are Legislative Solutions Required?'' Testimony 
was heard from Victor Garo, Attorney for Joseph Salvati; Austin 
McGuigan, former Chief Attorney, State of Connecticut; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. SECURITY POLICY--ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the 
Pacific and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held a 
joint hearing on U.S. Security Policy in Asia and the Pacific: the View 
from Pacific Command. Testimony was heard from Adm. Dennis C. Blair, 
USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command, Department of Defense.
URGE UKRAINE--FAIR ELECTION PROCESS; U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe, H. Res. 
339, urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, 
transparent, and fair election process leading up to the March 31, 
2002, parliamentary elections.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on U.S.-Russian Relations: An 
Assessment. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TWO STRIKES YOU'RE OUT CHILD PROTECTION ACT; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Began markup of H.R. 2146, Two Strikes 
You're Out Child Protection Act.
  The Committee also approved Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal 
Year 2003 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 275, expressing the sense of the Congress that hunting 
seasons for migratory mourning doves should be modified so that 
individuals have a fair and equitable opportunity to hunt such birds; 
H.R. 706, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and 
the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico; H.R. 1712, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to make minor adjustments to the boundary of 
the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the 
islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park; H.R. 1870, amended, Fallon 
Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act; H.R. 1883, Burnt, Malheur, 
Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act 
of 2001; and H.R. 3389, amended, National Sea Grant College Program Act 
Amendments of 2001.
NASA'S BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget 
Request. Testimony was heard from Sean O'Keefe, Administrator, NASA.
DISASTER LOAN SIZE STANDARDS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on disaster loan size 
standards. Testimony was heard from Hector Barreto, Administrator, SBA; 
John D. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 255, expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean 
Water Act; H.R. 2804, to designate the United States courthouse located 
at 95 Seventh Street in San Francisco, California, as the ``James R. 
Browning United States Courthouse''; H.R. 3347, amended, General 
Aviation Industry Reparations Act of 2001; and 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.
  The Committee also approved the following: three Public Building 
Resolutions; and Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 
2003 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
AVIATION SECURITY--PASSENGER PROFILING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Aviation Security, focusing on Passenger 
Profiling. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BUDGET AND PRIORITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Corps of Engineers' 
Budget and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2003. Testimony was

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heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: Mike 
Parker, Assistant Secretary, Army (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen. Robert B. 
Flowers, USA, Chief, Corps of Engineers.
MILITARY MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM CHALLENGES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
to consider issues of operational and medical readiness in the active 
duty force and their relationships to the health status of the veteran 
population. Testimony was heard from Cynthia Bascetta, Director, 
Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; Ellen Embrey, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Force Health Protection and Health Affairs, 
Department of Defense; and Frances Murphy, M.D., Acting Under 
Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs.
WTO'S EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME DECISION
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a held a hearing on the WTO's 
Extraterritorial Income Decision. Testimony was heard from Barbara M. 
Angus, International Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy, Department of 
the Treasury; Peter B. Davidson, General Counsel, U.S. Trade 
Representative; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS/VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Joint Meeting: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of certain veteran's programs, receiving 
testimony from George H. Steese, Jr., Disabled American Veterans, and 
James N. Goldsmith, Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Washington, D.C.