[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 98 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D783-D784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on Stewardship 
Contracting. Testimony was heard from Dale Bosworth, Chief, Forest 
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT; EXPRESSING SENSE OF CONGRESS--FUNDS 
NEEDED TO FIGHT WAR ON TERRORISM
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
4547, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003; and H.R. 
5132, to express the sense of Congress concerning the fiscal year 2003 
end strengths needed for the Armed Forces to fight the War on 
Terrorism.
CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 
4054, to provide for civil monetary penalties in certain cases.
ONLINE TRAVEL SITES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing titled ``Are All Online Travel Sites 
Good for the Consumer: An Examination of Supplier-Owned Online Travel 
Sites.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MOLD: A GROWING PROBLEM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a joint hearing entitled ``Mold: A Growing Problem.'' 
Testimony was heard from Stephen Redd, M.D., Chief, Air Pollution and 
Respiratory Health Branch, National Center for Environmental Health, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
SOUTH ASIA--RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Middle East and 
South Asia held a hearing on Recent Developments in South Asia. 
Testimony was heard from Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
of South Asian Affairs, Department of State.
OVERSIGHT--U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``The U.S. Patent 
and Trademark Office: Fee Schedule Adjustment and Agency Reform.'' 
Testimony was heard from James Rogan, Under Secretary, Intellectual 
Property and Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses
LAKE ERIE WESTERN BASIN INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ESTABLISHMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 4722, Lake Erie Western 
Basin International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Kaptur and Dingell; Barry W. Stieglitz, 
Deputy Chief, Division on Conservation Planning and Policy, National 
Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
the Interior; Sam Speck, Director, Department of Natural Resources, 
State of Ohio; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: 
H.R. 2099, amended, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for 
the Vancouver National Historic Reserve; H.R. 2748, amended, National 
War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act; H.R. 3434, amended, 
McLoughlin House National

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Historic Site Act; H.R. 4622, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 
2002; H.R. 4874, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim 
any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in 
the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 
1880 survey; and H.R. 4968, amended, Federal-Utah State Trust Lands 
Consolidation Act.
NASA WORKFORCE AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on NASA Workforce and Management Challenges. Testimony was 
heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; Sean O'Keefe, 
Administrator, NASA; and a public witness.
IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Held a Sanction hearing in 
the Matter of Representative James A. Traficant, Jr. The Adjudicatory 
Subcommittee Report containing the recommendation that Representative 
Traficant be expelled from the House was presented to the Committee by 
Robert Walker, Staff Director and Chief Counsel.
IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Adjudicatory Subcommittee 
concluded hearings in the Matter of Representative James A. Traficant, 
Jr., to determine whether any counts in the Statement of Alleged 
Violations have been proven by clear and convincing evidence.
  The Adjudicatory Subcommittee found Representative Traficant guilty 
of nine of the 10 counts in the Statement of Alleged Violations.
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on the Transition Assistance Program and the Disabled Transition 
Assistance Program. Testimony was heard from Cynthia Bascetta, 
Director, Health Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: John M. Molino, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military, Community and Family Policy; John 
McLaurin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Resources, Department of 
the Army; Anita Blair, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Personnel Programs, 
Department of the Navy; and Kelly Craven, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Force Management Integration, Department of the Air Force; Rear Adm. 
Joyce Johnson, USCG, Director, Directorate of Health and Safety, U.S. 
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; Robert Epley, Associate 
Deputy Under Secretary, Policy and Program Management, Veterans 
Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Frederico 
Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training 
Service, Department of Labor.
DISAPPROVING EXTENSION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY--VIETNAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Adversely reported H.J. Res. 101, 
disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 
402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam.
ADMINISTRATION'S WAIVER FOR VIETNAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
the Administration's Waiver for Vietnam from the Jackson-Vanik Freedom 
of Emigration Requirements. Testimony was heard from Ralph F. Ives III, 
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Southeast Asia, the Pacific and 
APEC.; Christopher LaFleur, Acting Assistant Secretary, East Asia and 
Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
9/11 INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION
Joint Hearing: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held joint 
closed hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence to examine events surrounding September 11, 2001.
  Committees will meet again on Tuesday, July 23.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4775, making supplemental appropriations for 
further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United 
States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.