[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D463-D464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee continued in evening session to 
mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee met and 
approved the issuance of a subpoena to compel the testimony of certain 
witnesses.
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, and Fisheries held oversight hearings to examine 
management issues at the National Marine Fisheries Services, receiving 
testimony from William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for 
Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department 
of Commerce; Ray Kammer, Boyd, Maryland, former Deputy Under Secretary 
of Commerce for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 
David Benton, North Pacific Fishery Management Council, Anchorage, 
Alaska, on behalf of the North Pacific Research Board; Penelope D. 
Dalton, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, 
Washington, D.C.; Richard E. Gutting, Jr., National Fisheries 
Institute, Arlington, Virginia; and Suzanne Iudicello, Rapid City, 
South Dakota.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests concluded hearings on S. 454, to provide permanent funding 
for the Bureau of Land Management Payment in Lieu of Taxes program, S. 
1139, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to 
Lander County, Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries, 
S. 1325, to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the 
United States of America to exchange land rights received under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak 
Island, S. 1497/H.R. 2385, to convey certain property to the city of 
St. George, Utah, in order to provide for the protection and 
preservation of certain rare paleontological resources on that 
property, S. 1711/H.R. 1576, to designate the James Peak Wilderness and 
the James Peak Protection Area in the State of Colorado, and S. 1907, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the 
city of Haines, Oregon, after receiving testimony from Senator Hatch; 
Representative Udall; H.T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for 
Installations and Environment; Randal Bowman, Special Assistant to the 
Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Chris Kearney, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, and 
Larry Finfer, Assistant Director for Communications, Bureau of Land 
Management, all of the Department of the Interior; Gloria Manning, 
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; and Janet S. Porter, Catron County Office of 
the Treasurer, Reserve, New Mexico, on behalf of the National 
Association of Counties.
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine revenue issues 
related to the Highway Trust Fund, including improving projection and 
tax estimation efficiency and accuracy, highway program size 
accommodation, and enhancing tax collection to accommodate a growing 
program, receiving testimony from Andrew Lyon, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis; JayEtta Z. Hecker, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; 
and Kim P. Cawley, Chief, Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates 
Unit, Congressional Budget Office.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.

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CONSOLIDATED STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee began 
hearings to examine Federal student aid programs, receiving testimony 
from William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary of Education.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
NOMINATION PROCESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts concluded hearings to examine the federal judicial 
selection and confirmation of nominations process, after receiving 
testimony from Bonnie J. Campbell, former Counsel to the U.S. Attorney 
General, and former Attorney General of Iowa, and C. Boyden Gray, 
former White House Counsel, both of Washington, D.C.; Judge Carlos Bea, 
California Superior Court, San Francisco; Jorge C. Rangel, Rangel Law 
Firm, Corpus Christi, Texas; Kent Markus, Capital University Law School 
Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law, Columbus, Ohio; and Enrique 
Moreno, Law Offices of Enrique Moreno, El Paso, Texas.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Richard R. Clifton, of Hawaii, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Christopher C. Conner, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 
Joy Flowers Conti, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, and John E. Jones III, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Clifton was introduced by Senators Inouye and Akaka, Mr. Conner was 
introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter, Ms. Conti was introduced 
by Senators Santorum and Specter, and Representative Hart, and Mr. 
Jones was introduced by Senators Santorum and Specter, and 
Representative Cox.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: On Wednesday, May 8, Committee 
ordered favorably reported an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System.