[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 19, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D258-D261]
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 National Institutes of Health 
Panel: Fundamental Research: Biomedical Science in the Future. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human 
Services: Marvin Cassman, M.D., Director, National Institute of General 
Medical Sciences; James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Director, National Institute 
on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; Richard Nakamura, M.D., 
Acting Director, National Institute of Mental Health; Glen Hanson, M.D., 
Acting Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Judith L. Vaitukaitis, 
M.D., Director, National Center for Research Resources; and Ellie Ehrenfeld, 
M.D., Director, Center for Scientific Review.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Department of 
Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was heard from Mel R. Martinez, 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
U.S. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement held a 
hearing on the U.S. defense industrial base. Testimony was heard from 
Suzanne D. Patrick, Deputy Under Secretary (Industrial Policy), Department 
of Defense; and public witnesses.
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY ACT AND HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE SAFETY ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality 
held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act

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and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act. Testimony was heard from Ellen 
G. Engleman, Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration, 
Department of Transportation; Robert J. Chipkevich, Director, Office of 
Railroad, Pipeline, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Investigations, 
National Transportation Safety Board; Peter Guerrero, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--INS NOTIFICATION OF APPROVAL--TERRORIST HIJACKERS
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an 
oversight hearing on ``The INS March 2002 Notification of Approval of Change 
of Status for Pilot Training for Terrorist Hijackers Mohammed Atta and 
Marwan Al-Shehhi.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
INS, Department of Justice: James Ziglar, Commissioner; and Michael Cutler, 
Special Agent; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following: H.R. 2982, to authorize the 
establishment of a memorial within the area in the District of Columbia 
referred to in the Commemorative Works Act as ``Area I'' or ``Area II'' to 
the victims of terrorist attacks on the United States, to provide for the 
design and construction of such a memorial; H.R. 3380, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas 
pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; and a 
measure to designate and provide for the management of the Shoshone National 
Recreation Trail. Testimony was heard from Representatives Turner and 
Jenkins; P. Daniel Smith, Special Assistant to the Director, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on 
H.R. 3881, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in studies 
relating to enlarging Pueblo Dam and Reservoir and Sugar Loaf Dam and 
Turquoise Lake, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Hefley and Moran of Kansas; John W. Keys III, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; the 
following officials of the State of Kansas: Carla Stovall, Attorney General; 
and David Pope, Chief Engineer, Division of Water Resources, Department of 
Agriculture; Jim Null, Councilman, City of Colorado Springs, State of 
Colorado; and public witnesses.
FREEDOM TO TELECOMMUTE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour 
of general debate on H.R. 3924, Freedom to Telecommute Act of 2002, equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Government Reform. The rule allows the chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to those members 
who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H. Con. Res. 
353, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each 
of fiscal years 2004 through 2007, providing three hours of general debate, 
with two hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget, and one hour on the subject of economic goals and policies 
equally divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey and 
Representative Stark of California or their designees. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule permits the chairman of the 
Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical 
consistency. Finally, the rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Nussle and Representatives Spratt, 
McDermott, Davis of Florida, Clayton, Moran of Virginia, Moore, Holt, 
Matheson, Skelton, Stenholm, Tanner, Taylor of Mississippi, Brown of Ohio, 
Millender-McDonald, Hinojosa, Kilpatrick, Tauscher, Tierney, and Hill.
RURAL AMERICA--ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture 
and Technology held a hearing on Access to Health Care in Rural America. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS/TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold 
a hearing on Joint Military Intelligence Programs/Tactical Intelligence and 
Related Activities. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

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F


                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2003 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-
138.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine an overview 
of intelligence programs, 10 a.m., S-407 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Office of 
Management and Budget, 1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2003 for public health, nutrition and regulatory agencies, 2 p.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 
for the Department of Defense, focusing on recruiting and retention in 
the military services, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on national security space programs and strategic programs, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue oversight 
hearings to examine accounting and investor protection issues raised by 
the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other public companies, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up a proposed 
concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2003 budget for the 
Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to 
examine H.R. 1542, to deregulate the Internet and high speed data 
services, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine 
legislative initiatives that would impose limits on the shipments of out-
of-State municipal solid waste and authorize State and local governments 
to exercise flow control, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine issues 
with respect to the collapse of the Enron Corporation, focusing on credit 
rating agencies, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business meeting 
to mark up S. 1992, to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to improve diversification of plan assets for participants in 
individual account plans, to improve disclosure, account access, and 
accountability under individual account plans; and S. 1335, to support 
business incubation in academic settings, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and 
Government Information, to hold hearings to examine identity theft and 
information protection, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentations 
of American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the 
Retired Officers Association, the National Association of State Directors 
of Veterans Affairs, and AMVETS, 2 p.m., 345 Cannon Building.


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Rural 
Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on DEA, 10 
a.m., and on U.S. Trade Representative, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2003 Air Force Budget Overview, 
9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Smithsonian, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on 
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Administration for 
Children and Families, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Unexploded Ordnance, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Transit Administration, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, on 
Bureau of Public Debt, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Corporation for 
National and Community Services, 9:30 a.m., and on Council on 
Environmental Quality, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 
2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, hearing on the 
fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the fiscal year 2003 
National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act of 2002; H.R. 3784, Museum and 
Libraries Services Act of 2002; H.R. 3839, Keeping Children and Families 
Safe Act of 2002; and H.R. 3801, to provide for improvement of Federal 
education research, statistics, evaluation, information, and 
dissemination, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Medicare Modernization: Examining the Federal Employees Health 
Benefit Program as a Model for Seniors,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue hearings on H.R. 3763, 
Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency 
Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on 
``Financial Management at NASA: What Went Wrong?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and 
Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing on ``The Department of Defense: What 
is Being Done to Resolve Longstanding Financial Management Problems?'' 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: the 
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act; H.R. 3656, to amend the International 
Organizations Immunities Act to provide for the applicability of that Act 
to the European Central Bank; and H. Con. Res. 290, expressing the sense 
of the Congress that women throughout the world should join together for 
a week of workshops, forums, and other events to speak up for world 
peace, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 476, 
Child Custody Protection Act; and H.R. 3925, Digital Tech Corps Act of 
2002, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, to 
mark up H.R. 3892, Judicial Improvements Act of 2002, immediately 
following full Committee markup, 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following measures: H. Res. 261, 
recognizing the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries 
of Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia for their contributions 
to the construction of the Capitol of the United States; H.R. 1448, to 
clarify the tax treatment of bonds and other obligations issued by the 
Government of American Samoa; H.R. 2109, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach, 
Florida, for possible inclusion in the National Park System; H.R. 2114, 
National Monument Fairness Act of 2001; H.R. 2628, Muscle Shoals National 
Heritage Area Study Act of 2001; H.R. 2643, Fort Clatsop National 
Memorial Expansion Act of 2001; H.R. 2880, Five Nations Citizens Land 
Reform Act; H.R. 2937, to provide for the conveyance of certain public 
land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a shooting range; H.R. 2963, 
Deep Creek Wilderness Act; H.R. 3421, Yosemite National Park Educational 
Facilities Improvement Act; H.R. 3425, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing Highway 
49 in California, known as the Golden Chain Highway, as a National 
Heritage Corridor; H.R. 3480, Upper Mississippi River Basin Protection 
Act of 2001; H.R. 3606, Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water 
Management Act of 2001; H.R. 3848, to provide for funds for the 
construction of recreational and visitor facilities in Washington County, 
Utah; H.R. 3853, to make technical corrections to laws passed by the 
106th Congress related to parks and public lands; H.R. 3909, Gunn McKay 
Nature Preserve Act; H.R. 3955, to designate certain National Forest 
System lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System; H.R. 3958, to provide a 
mechanism for the settlement of claims of the State of Utah regarding 
portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge located on the shore of 
the Great Salt Lake, Utah; and S. 506, Huna Totem Corporation Land 
Exchange Act, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2829, Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001; and 
H.R. 3705, Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2051, to 
provide for the establishment of regional plant genome and gene 
expression research and development centers; H.R. 3389, National Sea 
Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002; and H.R. 3939, Energy 
Pipeline Research, Development, and Demonstration Act; followed by a 
hearing on The 2001 Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Mathematics 
and Science Teaching: Views from the Blackboard, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Making the Office of Advocacy 
Independent, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 3983, Maritime Transportation Antiterrorism Act 
of 2002; H.R. 3930, Water Quality Financing Act of 2002; H. Con. Res. 
347, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Service; H. Con. Res. 348, authorizing the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the National Book Festival; H. Con. Res. 356, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 354, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement 
Torch Run; H.R. 2672, to designate the United States courthouse to be 
constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon as the 
``Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse;'' and H.R. 2911, to 
designate the Federal building located at 5100 Paint Branch Parkway in 
College Park, Maryland, as the ``Harvey W. Wiley Federal Building.'' 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up 
H.R. 3983, Maritime Transportation and Antiterrorism Act of 2002, 10 
a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Ensuring the Integrity 
of the Highway Trust Fund, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 3991, Taxpayer Protection 
and IRS Accountability Act of 2002, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
National Foreign Intelligence Program Overview of Fiscal Year 2003, 2:30 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentations of American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam 
Veterans of America, the Retired Officers Association, the National 
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, and AMVETS, 2 p.m., 
345 Cannon Building.