[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 52 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D423-D425]
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 Bioterrorism. Testimony was 
heard from Claude Allen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Agency for Healthcare 
Research and Quality. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Clancy, M.D., 
Acting Director, Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended H.R. 4546, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003;
  Began markup of H.R. 4547, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense and to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2003.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
WORKING TOWARD INDEPENDENCE ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Began markup of H.R. 4092, 
Working Toward Independence Act of 2002.
  Will continue tomorrow.
CLEAN AIR ACT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``Accomplishments of the Clean Air Act, 
as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.'' Testimony was 
heard from Jeffery Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and 
Radiation, EPA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--GOVERNMENT PURCHASE CARD PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing titled ``Oversight and Management of the 
Government Purchase Card Program: Reviewing Its Weaknesses and 
Identifying Solutions.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Commerce: Johnnie E. Frazier, Inspector 
General; Mike Sade, Director, Acquisition and Procurement

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Executive; and Howard Price, Procurement Analyst; the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector 
General; and Steven Mournighan, Deputy Director, Procurement and 
Assistance Management; the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: Janet Rehnquist, Inspector General; and Marc 
Weisman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Grants and Acquisition 
Management; Linda Calbom, Director, Financial Management and Insurance, 
GAO; Patricia Mead, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of 
Acquisition, GSA; and Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Federal 
Procurement Policy, OMB.
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Corporate Accounting Practices: Is There a Credibility GAAP?'' 
Testimony was heard from Betty Montgomery, Attorney General, State of 
Ohio; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 7.
RIGHT SIZING: U.S. PRESENCE ABROAD
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Right 
Sizing: U.S. Presence Abroad. Testimony was heard from Grant S. Green, 
Jr., Under Secretary, Management, Department of State; Nancy P. Dorn, 
Deputy Director, OMB; Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade Division, GAO; Ken Lawson, Assistant Secretary, Enforcement, 
Department of the Treasury; Andrew Hoehn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Strategy, Department of Defense; and Robert Diegelman, Acting Attorney 
General, Administration, Justice Management Division, Department of 
Justice; and a public witness.
E-CONGRESS
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on E-Congress? Using 
Technology to Conduct Congressional Operations in Emergency Situations. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Dreier and Langevin; and 
public witnesses.
NATO ENLARGEMENT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a 
hearing on NATO Enlargement: A View from the Candidate Countries. 
Testimony was heard from Ambassadors to the United States from the 
following countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
FEDERAL AGENCY PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4561, Federal Agency 
Protection of Privacy Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENHANCING CHILD PROTECTION LAWS AFTER ASHCROFT v. FREE SPEECH COALITION 
DECISION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on ``Enhancing Child 
Protection Laws After the April 16, 2002 Supreme Court Decision, 
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.'' Testimony was heard from Michael 
J. Heimbach, Unit Chief, Crimes Against Children Unit, FBI, Department 
of Justice; Lt. William C. Walsh, Youth and Family Support Division, 
Police Department, Dallas, Texas; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE FUTURE
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the Future of the 
United States Forest Service. Testimony was heard from Ann Veneman, 
Secretary of Agriculture.
CONFERENCE REPORT--FARM SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2646, Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman Combest and 
Representative Stenholm.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing that it 
will be in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, May 2, 
2002, to consider H. Res. 392, expressing solidarity with Israel in its 
fight against terrorism, under suspension of the rules. The rule 
provides 1 hour of debate on the suspension measure.
INVESTIGATION--WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE
Committee on Science: Continued hearings on the Investigation of the 
World Trade Center Collapse: Findings, Recommendations and Next Steps. 
Testimony was heard from Robert Shea, Acting Administrator, Federal 
Insurance and Mitigation Administration, FEMA; Arden Bement, Director, 
National Institute

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of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
HIGHWAY FUNDING RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported, as 
amended, H.R. 3694, Highway Funding Restoration Act.
MAJOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Committee on Transportation and infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Major Project Management: 
Solutions for Major Success. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Transportation: Mary E. Peters, 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Jennifer L. Dorn, 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration; and Kenneth M. Mead, 
Inspector General; JayEtta Z. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Issues, GAO; and Thomas E. Stephens, Director, Department of 
Transportation, State of Nevada.
RECREATIONAL WATERS PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Transportation and infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 3673, Recreational 
Waters Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Saxton; 
and public witnesses.
VETERANS' LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3253, amended, 
Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Research, 
Education, and Bio-Terrorism Prevention Act of 2002; H.R. 4514, 
amended, Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002; 
and H.R. 4608, to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
center in Wichita, Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
GLOBAL HOT SPOTS; GENERAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Global Hot Spots. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.
  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
General Defense Intelligence Program Budget. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.