[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 72 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D567-D568]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on the Crusader; Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: E.C. Aldridge, Under 
Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Michael W. Wynne, 
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and 
Logistics; Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs, USA, Commanding General, U.S. Army 
Europe and Seventh Army; Lt. Gen. John S. Caldwell, Jr., USA, Military 
Deputy/Director, Army Acquisition Corps, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; Maj. Gen. 
William L. Bond, USA, Director, Force Development Office of the G8, 
U.S. Army; and Maj. Gen. Michael D. Maples, USA, Commanding General, 
U.S. Army Field Artillery Center and Ft. Sill.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 District of Columbia Budget. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of 
Columbia: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor; Linda W. Cropp, Chairman, 
Council; and Julia Friedman, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Research 
and Analysis.
COMMON FISCAL ISSUES--INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on International Perspectives 
on Common Fiscal Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CITIZEN SERVICE ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 4854, 
Citizen Service Act of 2002.
SPORTS AGENT RESPONSIBILITY AND TRUST ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R.4701, Sports Agent 
Responsibility and Trust Act. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Osborne; Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; 
and public witnesses.
CLEAN AIR ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``Clean Air Act Implementation: 
Experience of State and Local Regulators.'' Testimony was heard from 
Dianne Nielson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental 
Quality, State of Utah; Chris Jones, Director, Environmental Protection 
Agency, State of Ohio; Doug Lempke, Administrator, Air Quality Control 
Commission, Department of Public Health and Environment, State of 
Colorado; and a public witness.
FCC'S UWB PROCEEDING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The FCC's UWB Proceeding: An 
Examination of the Government's Spectrum Management Process.'' 
Testimony was heard from Michael Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department 
of Commerce; Stephen Price, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Spectrum, 
Space, Sensors and C3 Policy, Department of Defense; Jeff Shane, 
Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation; Julius Knapp, 
Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--PERFORMANCE--DC COURT OF APPEALS AND SUPERIOR COURT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia held a hearing on ``Oversight Hearing on the Performance of 
the Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia.'' Testimony was heard from Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, 
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; the following 
officials of the District of Columbia: Annice M. Wagner, Chief Judge, 
Court of Appeals; Rufus G. King III, Chief Judge, Superior Court; Lee 
F. Satterfield, Presiding Judge, Family Court; Anne Wicks, Executive 
Officer, Superior Court; Olivia Golden, Director, Child and Family 
Services; and Arabella Teal, Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel; and 
a public witness.
FOLLOWING DANFORTH REPORT
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Following the 
Danforth Report: Defining the Next Step on the Path to Peace in Sudan. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
State: Walter Kansteiner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African 
Affairs; and Roger P. Winter, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of 
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, AID; Michael K. Young, 
Chairman, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; and 
public witnesses.

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FREE MARKET ANTITRUST IMMUNITY REFORM (FAIR) ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1253, Free Market 
Antitrust Immunity Reform (FAIR) Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from 
Charles James, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``DRM: The Consumer 
Benefits of Today's Digital Rights Management Solutions.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
3048, Russian River Land Act; H.R. 3148, to amend the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native 
Vietnam Veterans; and H.R. 4734, Alaska Federal Lands Management 
Demonstration Project Act. Testimony was heard from Paul Hoffman, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for 
full Committee action H.R. 4638, to reauthorize the Mni Wiconi Rural 
Water Supply Project.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2202, Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act; and H.R. 
3223, Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act. Testimony 
was heard from John W. Keys, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
PERMANENT DEATH TAX REPEAL ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2143, Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act 
of 2002. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative Rangel or his 
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 in the nature of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions
GSA'S CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on U.S. General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2003 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Moravec, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; and Jane R. Roth, 
Judge, U.S. Courts of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.
FUTURE IMAGERY ARCHITECTURE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Future Imagery Architecture. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
9/11 INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION
Joint Hearing: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence met in closed session to 
consider events surrounding September 11, 2001.
  Committees will meet again tomorrow.