[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D501-D502]
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 concluded appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Members of Congress.
ASSESSING RETIREE HEALTH LEGACY COSTS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``Assessing Retiree Health Legacy 
Costs: Is America Prepared for a Healthy Retirement?'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CRITICAL CHALLENGES CONFRONTING NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on the ``Critical 
Challenges Confronting National Security-Continuing Encroachment 
Threatens Force Readiness.'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. William P. Tangney, 
USA, Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations, Command, 
Tampa, Florida; Col. Thomas D. Waldhauser, USMC, Commanding Officer, 
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable, Camp 
Pendleton, California; Capt. Stephen S. Voetsch, USN, Commander, Air 
Wing One, USS Theodore Roosevelt, Norfolk, Virginia; CDR Kerry M. 
Meetz, USNR, Naval Special Warfare Group One, Coronado, California; 
Capt. Jason L. Amerine, USA, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort 
Campbell, Kentucky; Raymond DuBois, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Installations and Environment; and Paul Mayberry, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Readiness; Barry Holman, Director, Defense Capabilities and 
Management, GAO; and Dan Miller, First Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Law, State of Colorado.
SIERRA LEONE ELECTIONS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Elections in Sierra Leone: A Step Toward Stability? 
Testimony was heard from William M. Bellamy, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.

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OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on ``Administrative and 
Procedural Aspects of the Federal Reserve Board/Department of the 
Treasury Proposed Rule Concerning Competition in the Real Estate 
Brokerage and Management Markets.'' Testimony was heard from Sheila 
Bair, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following: H.R. 3937, to revoke a 
Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in 
the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California; the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 2002; the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002; the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Service Act; the National Coastal and 
Ocean Service Act of 2002; the National Marine Fisheries Service Act of 
2002; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Commissioned Officers Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Hunter; Scott Gudes, Deputy Under Secretary, Oceans and 
Atmosphere/Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Mitchell R. 
Ellis, Branch Chief, Wildlife Resources, National Wildlife Refuge 
System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and 
a public witness.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health and 
the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans held a 
joint hearing on Chronic Wasting Disease. Testimony was heard from Carl 
Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; 
James G. Butler, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
USDA; Scott McCallum, Governor, State of Wisconsin; Mike Miller, 
Wildlife Veterinarian, Wildlife Research Center, Division of Wildlife, 
Department of Natural Resources, State of Colorado; Russell George, 
Director, Division of Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, State 
of Colorado; E. Tom Thorne, Chief of Services, Department of Game and 
Fish, State of Wyoming; Bruce Morrison, Assistant Administrator, 
Wildlife Division, Commission of Game and Parks, State of Nebraska; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 36, National 
Discovery Trails Act of 2001; H.R. 3858, New River Gorge National River 
Boundary Act of 2002; and H.R. 4103, Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Bereuter; the following 
officials of the Department of the Interior: Tom Fulton, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management; and Katherine 
Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resource, Stewardship, and 
Partnerships, National Park Service; and public witnesses.
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on ``CMS: New Name, Same 
Old Game.'' Testimony was heard from Thomas Scully, Administrator, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 3429, Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety; 
and H.R. 3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security 
and Safety Act.
VETERANS' MATTERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health held a joint hearing on 
nonprofit research corporations and educational foundations affiliated 
with specific Veterans Health Administration facilities. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs: Michael Slachta, Jr., Assistant Inspector General, Audit; and 
Robert H. Roswell, M.D., Under Secretary, Health, Veterans Health 
Administration; Wendy Baldwin, M.D., Deputy Director, Extramural 
Research, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; representatives 
of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.