[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 88 (Thursday, June 27, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL FORESTS--ROADLESS AREAS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on Roadless areas in 
our National Forests. Testimony was heard from Mark E. Rey, Under 
Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA; and public 
witnesses.
PROPOSED MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the President's 
proposed Millennium Challenge. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for 
full Committee action the Legislative appropriations for fiscal year 
2003.
MISSILE DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement and 
the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint 
hearing on missile defense. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy 
Secretary; Lt. Gen. Ronald T. Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense 
Agency; and Thomas P. Christie, Director, Operational Test and 
Evaluation.
UNION REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Union Reporting and Disclosure: 
Legislative Reform Proposals. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CONSUMER RENTAL AGREEMENT ACT; WORLDCOM SUBPOENAS
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
1701, Consumer Rental Agreement Act.
  In regard to the alleged fraud in WorldCom Inc., financial 
statements, the Committee adopted a motion to subpoena the following 
WorldCom executives: Bernard J. Ebbers, former President and CEO; John 
W. Sidgmore, current President and CEO of WorldCom; and Scott Sullivan, 
former CFO of WorldCom; and Jack Grubman, a telecommunications analyst 
at Salomon Smith Barney.
AFRICA--PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Promoting 
Economic Development in Africa Through Accountability and Good 
Governance. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the 
Treasury.
OVERSIGHT--UNPUBLISHED JUDICIAL OPINIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``Unpublished 
Judicial Opinions.'' Testimony was heard from Ales Kozinski, Judge, 
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Judge, U.S. 
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and Chair, Advisory Committee on the 
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT--ROLE OF IMMIGRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing on ``The Role of 
Immigration in the Department of Homeland Security pursuant to H.R. 
5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002.'' Testimony was heard from Grant 
S. Green, Under Secretary, Management and Resources, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; OVERSIGHT--CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Ocean's approved for full Committee action H. Con. Res. 
419, requesting the President to issue a proclamation in observance of

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the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the International Association 
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the Coral Reef 
Conservation Act of 2000, Executive Order 13089, and the oceanic 
conditions contributing to coral reef decline. Testimony was heard from 
Craig Manson, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department 
of the Interior; Timothy R. E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
LAND CONVEYANCE
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 4968, to provide for the exchange 
of certain lands in the State of Utah. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Matheson; Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land 
and Minerals, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on H.R. 5005, Homeland Security 
Act. Testimony was heard from John H. Marburger III, Director, Office 
of Science and Technology Policy; Raymond L. Orbach, Director, Office 
of Science, Department of Energy; and John S. Tritak, Director, 
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, Bureau of Industry and 
Security, Department of Commerce.
IMPROVING HIGHWAY SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on various approaches to Improving 
Highway Safety. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Jeff Runge, Administrator, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Frederick G. Wright, Jr., 
Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration; and public 
witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Creation of the Department of Homeland Security. 
Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.