[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D265-D267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--PUBLIC HEALTH/NUTRITION/REGULATORY AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2003, after receiving testimony in behalf

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of funds for their respective activities from James E. Newsome, 
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Elsa Murano, Under 
Secretary for Food Safety, William T. Hawks, Under Secretary for 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and Eric M. Bost, Under Secretary 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, all of the Department of 
Agriculture; and Lester Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded closed 
hearings to examine an overview of intelligence programs, after 
receiving testimony from George J. Tenet, Director of Central 
Intelligence.
APPROPRIATIONS--OMB
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the Office of Management and Budget, after receiving 
testimony from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, Office of Management 
and Budget.
APPROPRIATIONS--EPA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies concluded hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2003 for the Environmental Protection Agency, after 
receiving testimony from Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 
for the Department of Defense, focusing on recruiting and retention in 
the military services, after receiving testimony from Sgt. Lindsey E. 
Gwyn, USA, United States Army Recruiter; Electrician's Mate First Class 
Petty Officer Bruce Piatek, USN, United States Navy Enlisted Recruiter; 
GySgt. Ryan L. Parker, USMC, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge; Tech. 
Sgt. Gabriel Quintana, USAF, United States Air Force Enlisted 
Recruiter; Lt. Gen. John M. Le Moyne, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Personnel/G1, United States Army; Maj. Gen. Michael D. Rochelle, USA, 
Commanding General, United States Army Recruiting Command; Vice Adm. 
Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations for Manpower and Personnel; Rear Adm. George E. 
Voelker, USN, Commander, United States Navy Recruiting Command; Lt. 
Gen. Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve 
Affairs, United States Marine Corps; Maj. Gen. Jerry D. Humble, USMC, 
Commanding General, United States Marine Corps Recruiting Command; Lt. 
Gen. Richard E. Brown III, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, 
United States Air Force; and Brig. Gen. Duane W. Deal, USAF, Commander, 
United States Air Force Recruiting Service.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 
for the Department of Defense, focusing on national security space 
programs and strategic programs, after receiving testimony from Peter 
B. Teets, Under Secretary of the Air Force and Director, National 
Reconnaissance Office; Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart, USAF, Commander in 
Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Space 
Command; Adm. James O. Ellis, USN, Commander in Chief, United States 
Strategic Command; Maj. Gen. Franklin J. Blaisdell, USAF, Director, 
Nuclear and Counterproliferation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff 
for Air and Space Operations, United States Air Force; and Rear Adm. 
Dennis M. Dwyer, USN, Director, Strategic Systems Programs, United 
States Navy.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of JoAnn Johnson, of Iowa, and 
Deborah Matz, of New York, each to be a Member of the National Credit 
Union Administration Board.
INVESTOR PROTECTION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee continued 
oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor protection issues 
raised by the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other public 
companies, focusing on restoring value to independent audits and 
analysts, after receiving testimony from former Senator Howard M. 
Metzenbaum, on behalf of the Consumer Federation of America; Sarah 
Teslik, Council of Institutional Investors, and Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO, 
both of Washington, D.C.; and Thomas A. Bowman, Association for 
Investment Management and Research, Charlottesville, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee began markup of a proposed 
concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2003 budget for the 
Federal Government, but did not complete action thereon, and will 
continue tomorrow.

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BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on H.R. 1542, to deregulate the Internet and high speed data 
services, after receiving testimony from Representatives Tauzin and 
Dingell.
INTERSTATE WASTE AND FLOW CONTROL
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings 
on S. 1194, to impose certain limitations on the receipt of out-of-
State municipal solid waste, to authorize State and local controls over 
the flow of municipal solid waste, and S. 2034, to amend the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act to impose certain limits on the receipt of out-of-
State municipal solid waste, after receiving testimony from David E. 
Hess, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg; 
Robert G. Burnley, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 
Richmond; Harold J. Anderson III, Solid Waste Authority of Central 
Ohio, Grove City, on behalf of the Local Government Coalition for 
Environmentally Sound Municipal Solid Waste Management; Leslie Allan, 
New York City Department of Sanitation, New York, New York; and Bruce 
Parker, National Solid Wastes Management Association, Washington, D.C.
ENRON AND CREDIT RATING AGENCIES
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee resumed hearings to 
examine issues with respect to the collapse of the Enron Corporation, 
focusing on the influence of credit rating agencies on investors and 
the securities markets, including issuer's access to and cost of 
capital, financial transactions structure, and the ability to invest in 
particular investments, after receiving testimony from Isaac C. Hunt, 
Jr., Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission; Ronald M. 
Barone, Standard and Poor's, Long Island, New York; John C. Diaz, 
Moody's Investors Service, Ralph G. Pellecchia, Fitch Ratings Global 
Power Group, and Glenn L. Reynolds, CreditSights, Inc., all of New 
York, New York; Jonathan R. Macey, Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New 
York; and Steven L. Schwarcz, Duke University School of Law, Durham, 
North Carolina.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee began 
markup of 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, but did not complete 
action thereon, and will continue tomorrow.
IDENTITY THEFT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and 
Government Information concluded hearings to examine proposed 
legislation that would protect personal information and protect against 
identity theft, which can often result in great financial loss by the 
victims, including S. 1742, to prevent the crime of identity theft, 
mitigate the harm to individuals victimized by identity theft, and 
related provisions of S. 1399, to prevent identity theft, after 
receiving testimony from J. Howard Beales III, Director, Bureau of 
Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Washington State 
Attorney General Christine O. Gregoire, Olympia; Linda Foley, Identity 
Theft Resource Center, San Diego, California; Louis P. Cannon, 
Fraternal Order of Police Grand Lodge and District of Columbia Lodge, 
Washington, D.C.; and Sallie Twentyman, Falls Church, Virginia.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.