[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 78 (Thursday, June 13, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D611-D613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 Committee Meetings
 NATIONAL FIRE PLAN
 Committee on Agriculture:  Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on National Fire Plan 
and Outlook for 2002 Wildfire Season. Testimony was heard from Mark E. 
Rey, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA; 
Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and a 
public witness.
 ``FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE''--VESSEL OPERATIONS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
 Committee on Armed Services:  Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine held a hearing on vessel operations under ``flags of 
convenience'' and their implications on national security. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Wolf; the following officials of the U.S. 
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Rear Adm. Paul J. Pluta, 
USCG, Assistant Commandant, Marine Safety and Environmental Protection; 
and Capt. William G. Shubert, USCG, Administrator, Maritime 
Administrator; and public witnesses.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 4888, Mammography Quality Standards 
Reauthorization Act of 2002; H.R. 1784, Women's Health Office Act of 
2001; and H.R. 3609, Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance 
Security and Safety Act.
 IMCLONE CANCER-DRUG STORY
 Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``An Inquiry into the ImClone 
Cancer-Drug Story. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the FDA, Department of Health and Human Services: Patricia Keegan. 
M.D., Deputy Division Director; Lee H. Pai-Scherf, M.D., Medical 
Officer, Clinical Reviewer, Oncology Branch, Susan M. Jerian, M.D., 
Medical Officer, Team Leader, Oncology Branch and George Q. Mills, 
M.D., Acting Chief, Team Leader, Oncology, all with the Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research, Office of Therapeutic Research and 
Review, Division of Clinical Trials Design and Analysis; and Richard 
Pazdur, M.D., Director, Division of Oncology Drug Products, Office of 
Drug Evaluation, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; Harlan 
Waksal, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, ImClone Systems, Inc.; Samuel 
Waksal, former Chief Executive Officer, ImClone Systems, Inc., Laurie 
Smaldone, M.D., Senior Vice President, Global Regulatory Sciences, 
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company; and a public witness.
 MEDICAID CLAIMS
  Committee on Government Reform:  Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held 
a hearing on ``Medicaid Claims: Who's Watching the Money?'' Testimony 
was heard from Linda M. Calbom, Director, Financial Management and 
Assurance, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services: Dennis Smith, Director, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services; and Michael F. Mangano, Principal Deputy Inspector 
General; and Charles C. Maddox, Inspector General, District of 
Columbia.
 SOUTH AFRICA--DEVELOPING FOOD SECURITY CRISIS
 Committee on International Relations:  Held a hearing on the 
Developing Food Security Crisis in Southern Africa. Testimony was heard 
from Andrew Natsios, Administrator, AID, Department of State; James T. 
Morris, Executive Director, World Food Programme, United Nations; and a 
public witness.
 ANGOLA: PROSPECTS FOR DURABLE PEACE AND ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION
 Committee on International Relations:  Subcommittee on Africa held a 
hearing on Angola: Prospects for Durable Peace and Economic 
Reconstruction. Testimony was heard from Walter H. Kansteiner III, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; 
George Chicoti, Vice-Minister, Foreign Affairs, Ministry of External 
Affairs, Angola; and public witnesses.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on the Judiciary:  Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4598, 
Homeland Security Information Sharing Act.
   The Committee also continued markup of H.R. 3215, Combating Illegal 
Gambling Reform and Modernization Act.
   Will continue June 18.

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 OVERSIGHT--COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL
 Committee on the Judiciary:  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``The CART 
(Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel) Structure and Process.'' 
Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights and 
Associate Librarian for Copyright Services, Copyright Office of the 
United States, Library of Congress.
 ANTI-TERRORISM EXPLOSIVES ACT
 Committee on the Judiciary:  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 4864, Anti-
Terrorism Explosives Act of 2002.
 MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
 Committee on Resources:  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 4781, to reauthorize the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Raymond F. DuBois, 
Jr., Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and Environment; and Vice 
Adm. Charles Moore, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Readiness 
and Logistics; William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; 
Marshall Jones, Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; John E. Reynolds III, Chairman, Marine 
Mammal Commission; 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. 2534, 
Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watershed Study Act of 
2001; H.R. 4530, Blue Ridge Heritage and Cultural Partnership Area 
Study Act of 2002; and 4822, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary 
Clarification Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Taylor of 
North Carolina and Rehberg; the following officials of the Department 
of the Interior: Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural 
Resources, Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service; and 
Patricia Morrison, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land Minerals 
Management, Bureau of Land Management; and public witnesses.
 TRI LEAD RULE
 Committee on Small Business:  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing on the TRI Lead Rule: Costs, Compliance and 
Science. Testimony was heard from Kim T. Nelson, Assistant 
Administrator, Environmental Information, EPA; and public witnesses.
 JFK CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ACCESS STUDY AND PLAZA 
AUTHORIZATION
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:  Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Access 
Study and Plaza Authorization. Testimony was heard from Mary K. Peters, 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Michael Kaiser, President, The John F. Kennedy Center 
for the Performing Arts; and Dan Tangherlini, Director, Department of 
Transportation, District of Columbia.
 WATER QUALITY TRADING
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:  Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Water Quality Trading--An 
Innovative Approach to Achieving Water Quality Goals on a Watershed 
Basis. Testimony was heard from Benjamin H. Grumbles, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Water, EPA; Bruce L. Knight, Chief, Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, USDA; Thomas M. Morrissey, Director, Water 
Management Bureau, Department of Environmental Protection, State of 
Connecticut; Thomas R. Morgan, General Management, Montgomery Water 
Works and Sanitary Sewer Board, State of Alabama; and public witnesses.
 FILIPINO WW II VETERANS HEALTH CARE WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs:  Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the health care of Filipino World War II veterans within the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Gilman, Cunningham, Rohrabacher, Mink of Hawaii, 
Millender-McDonald and Underwood; Anthony J. Principi, Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Albert Del Rosario, Ambassador to the 
United States, Embassy of the Philippines; representatives of veterans 
organizations; and public witnesses.
 EXTRATERRITORIAL INCOME REGIME
 Committee on Ways and Means:  Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
concluded hearings on the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) Regime. 
Testimony was heard from R. Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, Council of 
Economic Advisers; Barbara Angus, International Tax Counsel, Department 
of the Treasury; and public witnesses.

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