[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 27 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D214-D215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on Substance Abuse Mental Health 
Services, and the Administration on Aging. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Charles G. Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration; and Josefina G. Carbonell, Assistant 
Secretary, Aging, Administration on Aging.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development and Independent Agencies held a hearing on EPA. 
Testimony was heard from Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, EPA.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare 
and Recreation held a hearing on the fiscal year 2002 National Defense 
Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Charles S. Abell, Assistant 
Secretary (Force Management Policy); Lt. Gen. Charles S. Mahan, Jr., 
USA, Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics), Department of the Army; Lt. 
Gen. Michael E. Zettler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and 
Logistics), Department of the Air Force; Lt. Gen. Gary L. Parks, USMC, 
Deputy Commandant (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) Headquarters, U.S. 
Marine Corps and Rear Adm. Christopher W. Cole, USN, Director, Ashore 
Readiness Division, both with the Department of the Navy; Maj. Gen. 
Robert J. Courter, USAF, Director, Defense Commissary Agency; Read Adm. 
Steve W. Mass, USN, Commander, Navy Exchange Service Command; Maj. Gen. 
Charles J. Wax, USAF, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service; 
Brig. Gen. Michael Downs, USMC (Ret.), Director, Personnel and Family 
Readiness Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; John Molino, 
Deputy Secretary, (Military Community and Family Policy); Brig. Gen. 
Antonio M. Taguba, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army Community and 
Family Support Center, Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Annette E. 
Brown, USN, Assistant Commander, Navy Personnel Command, Department of 
the Navy; Arthur Meyers, Director, Air Force Services, Department of 
the Air Force; and Brig. Gen. Michael Downs, USMC (Ret.), Director, 
Personnel and Family Readiness Division; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and 
Development held a hearing on the fiscal year 2003 National Defense 
Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
WELFARE AT WORK
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Welfare at Work: Ties Between TANF 
and Workforce Development.'' Testimony was heard from Sigurd Nilsen, 
Director, Health, Education and Human Services Division, GAO; Gary 
Gardner, Acting Director, Department of Workforce Services, State of 
Utah; and a public witness.
REGULATORY ACCOUNTING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on ``Regulatory 
Accounting: Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations.'' Testimony was 
heard from John D. Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel, Advocacy, 
SBA; and public witnesses.

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COMBATING TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on 
``Combating Terrorism: Protecting the United States--Part 1.'' 
Testimony was heard from Frank Keating, Governor, State of Oklahoma; 
Henry L. Hinton, Managing Director, Defense Capabilities and 
Management, GAO; and public witnesses.
COMBATING ILLEGAL GAMBLING REFORM AND MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3215, Combating Illegal Gambling 
Reform and Modernization Act.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE PROGRAM BUDGET
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 Forest Service Program Budget. 
Testimony was heard from Dale N. Bosworth, Chief, Forest Service, USDA.
TWO STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT CHILD PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 2146, 
Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act. providing one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered open to amendment at any point. The rule allows the Chairman 
of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner.
CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
2341, Class Action Fairness Act of 2001, providing one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill be considered as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that each amendment may 
be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives 
all points of order against such amendments. Finally, the rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Frank, Nadler, 
Lofgren and Waters.
WELFARE REFORM--PLAN TO BUILD ON SUCCESSES
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
Plan to Build on the Successes of Welfare Reform. Testimony was heard 
from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services.