[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D309-D312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and Judiciary held a hearing on FTC. Testimony was heard from Timothy 
J. Muris, Chairman, FTC.
  The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Members of Congress.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on Public Safety/Emergency Preparedness/Courts. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of 
Columbia: Margret Kellems, Deputy Mayor, Public Safety and Justice; 
Charles H. Ramsey, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department; Ronnie Few, 
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and Emergency Services Department; Peter LaPorte, Director, Emergency 
Management Agency; Rufus G. King III, Chief Judge, Superior Court; 
Olivia Golden, Director, Child and Family Services Agency; Mary Lou 
Leary, Principal Assistant, U.S. Attorney; and Arabella Teal, Principal 
Deputy, Corporation Counsel.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Assistance to 
Colombia. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Marc Grossman, Under Secretary, Political Affairs; 
and Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and Caribbean 
Affairs, AID and the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Affairs; and Maj. Gen. 
Gary Speer, Acting Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior: Fran P. 
Mainella, Director; and John Trezise, Director, Office of the Budget.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Forest Service and 
Bureau of Land Management-Fish Passage Barriers. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: Peter A. 
Bisson, Research Fish Biologist, Pacific Northwest Research Station; 
and Tom Thompson, Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education held a hearing on Secretary of Education. Testimony 
was heard from Roderick R. Paige, Secretary of Education.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from 
Members of Congress.
U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities held a hearing on force protection and long-term 
recapitalization of all U.S. military installations and facilities. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Raymond F. DuBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary (Installations 
and Environment); Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA, Assistant 
Chief of Staff (Installations Management), Department of the Army; Rear 
Adm. Christopher Cole, USN, Director, Ashore Readiness (N46), Deputy 
Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), Department of the Navy; Maj. 
Gen. Earnest O. Robbins II, USAF, The Air Force Civil Engineer, 
Department of the Air Force; and Brig. Gen. Ronald S. Coleman, USMC, 
Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), 
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the fiscal year 2003 Defense Health Program budget request. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: William L. Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs); 
Thomas Carrato, Executive Director, The TRICARE Management Activity; 
Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, USA, Surgeon General, Department of the Army; 
Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan, USN, Surgeon General, Department of the 
Navy; and Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, Jr., USAF, Surgeon General, 
Department of the Air Force; representatives of veterans organizations; 
and public witnesses.
DOL REPORTING SYSTEMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations and the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a 
joint hearing on ``Record Keeping under the LMRDA: Do DOL Reporting 
Systems Benefit the Rank and File?'' Testimony was heard from J. 
Cameron Findlay, Deputy Secretary, Department of Labor; and public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education held a hearing on the ``Status of Financial Management at the 
Department of Education.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Education: William D. Hansen, Deputy 
Secretary; and Lorraine Lewis, Inspector General; and Linda Calbom, 
Director, Division of Financial Management and Assurance, GAO.
DOT KIDS IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFICIENCY ACT; COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
3833, Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002.

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  The Committee also approved pending Committee business.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR AMERICA ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on H.R. 3995, Housing Affordability for 
America Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from Representative Sanders; 
and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 16.
EMPOWERMENT ZONES AND RENEWAL COMMUNITIES--CURRENT STATUS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing to review the current status of empowerment 
zones and renewal communities. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
LoBiondo, Strickland and Capito; Ray Bernardi, Assistant Secretary, 
Community, Planning, and Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and public witnesses.
ENHANCING BORDER SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on ``Enhancing Border 
Security and Law Enforcement.'' Testimony was heard from Bonni 
Tischler, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. 
Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3231, 
Immigration Reform and Accountability Act of 2001.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3962, Good Neighbor Act of 2002; 
H.R. 3954, Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 
2002; and H.R. 3401, California Five Mile Regional Learning Center 
Transfer Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Radanovich and 
Peterson of Pennsylvania, and Acevedo-Vila; Elizabeth Estill, Deputy 
Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on H.R. 2301, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a 
bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in 
California, Testimony was heard from Mark A. Limbaugh, Director, 
External and Intergovernmental Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; the following officials of the State of 
California: Jeffrey M. Starsky, Mayor, City of Folsom; and Roger 
Niello, Supervisor, County of Sacramento; and public witnesses.
PENSION SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 3762, Pension Security Act of 2002, providing two hours of debate 
in the House equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen and 
ranking minority members of the Committees on Education and the 
Workforce and Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that in lieu of 
the amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce now printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying 
this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order 
the amendment printed in part B of the report, if offered by 
Representative George Miller of California or Representative Rangel of 
New York or a designee, which shall be considered as read, and shall be 
separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in part B of the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Boehner and Representatives Gutknecht, Andrews, 
Tierney, Holt, and Cardin.
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT COMPLIANCE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Can Improved 
Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act Resuscitate Small 
Healthcare Providers?'' Testimony was heard from Thomas Sullivan, Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--WATER RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT ACT PROPOSALS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on proposals for a 
Water Resources and Development Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue April 17.

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VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 3253, National Medical Emergency 
Preparedness Act of 2001; and H.R. 3254 Medical Education for National 
Defense in the 21st Century Act. Testimony was heard from Leo S. 
Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Kevin 
Yeskey, M.D., Director, Bio-Terrorism Preparedness and Response 
Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME REGIME
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on Extraterritorial Income Regime. Testimony was heard 
from Barbara Angus, International Tax Counsel, Department of the 
Treasury; former Representatives Bill Archer of Texas and Sam M. 
Gibbons of Florida; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
FARM BILL
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 2646, to provide for the continuation of 
agricultural programs through fiscal year 2011, but did not complete 
action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.