[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 24, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D819-D821]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on 
``Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act.'' Testimony was heard 
from Gene Hickok, Under Secretary, Department of Education; William 
Windler, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Education, State of 
Colorado; and public witnesses.
TEMPORARY WAIVER--CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS UNDER CLEAN AIR ACT--AREAS IN 
NEW YORK WHERE ACTS OF TERRORISM DESTROYED PLANNING OFFICES AND 
RESOURCES
Committee on Energy and Air Quality: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality approved for full Committee action H.R. 3880, to provide a 
temporary waiver from certain transportation conformity requirements 
and metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the Clean 
Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in New York where the 
planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of 
terrorism.

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COMMUNITY CHOICE IN REAL ESTATE ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 3424, Community Choice in 
Real Estate Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Calvert and 
Kanjorski; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CYBER-TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight 
hearing on ``Cyber-terrorism: Is the Nation's Critical Infrastructure 
Adequately Protected?'' Testimony was heard from Robert F. Dacey, 
Director, Information Security, GAO; Ronald L. Dick, Director, National 
Infrastructure Protection Center, FBI, Department of Justice; John S. 
Tritak, Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, Department 
of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PANEL--REVIEW FINDINGS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy held a hearing entitled ``An Oversight Hearing to 
Review the Findings of the Commercial Activities Panel.'' Testimony was 
heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller, GAO; Angela Styles, Director, 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Joseph Sikes, Director, 
Competitive Sourcing and Privatization, Department of Defense; and 
public witnesses.
``MARSHALL PLAN'' FOR THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Economic 
Development and Integration as a Catalyst for Peace: A ``Marshall 
Plan'' for the Middle East. Testimony was heard from former Senator 
George J. Mitchell, State of Maine; Rima Khalaf Hunaidi, Assistant 
Secretary-General, United Nations, Assistant Administrator and Regional 
Director, Regional Bureau for Arab States, United Nations Development 
Programme; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe approved 
for full Committee action, as amended, the following measures: H. Con. 
Res. 164, expressing the sense of Congress that security, 
reconciliation, and prosperity for all Cypriots can be best achieved 
within the context of membership in the European Union which will 
provide significant rights and obligations for all Cypriots; H. Con. 
Res. 437, recognizing the Republic of Turkey for its cooperation in the 
campaign against global terrorism, for its commitment of forces and 
assistance to Operation Enduring Freedom and subsequent missions in 
Afghanistan, and for initiating important economic reforms to build a 
stable and prosperous economy in Turkey; and H. Con. Res. 327, 
commending the republic of Turkey and the State of Israel for the 
continued strengthening of their political, economic, cultural, and 
strategic partnership and for their actions in support of the war on 
terrorism.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE--COFFEE CRISIS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere held a hearing on the Coffee Crisis in the Western 
Hemisphere. Testimony was heard from Adolfo Franco, Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, AID, 
Department of State; Franklin Lee, Deputy Administrator, Commodity and 
Marketing Programs, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported 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. 2301, amended, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to construct a bridge on Federal land west of 
and adjacent to Folsom Dam in California; H.R. 2534, amended, Lower Los 
Angeles River and San Gabriel River Watersheds Study Act of 2001; H.R. 
2748, amended, National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act; 
H.R. 3407, amended, Indian Finance Act Reform Amendment; H.R. 3434, 
amended, McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act; H.R. 3449, to 
revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National 
Monument; H.R. 4622, amended, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 
2002; H.R. 4682, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 
Boundary Revision Act; H.R. 4708, amended, Fremont-Madison Conveyance 
Act; H.R. 4917, amended, Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act; 
H.R. 4938, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau 
of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study to determine the most 
feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and 
industrial water supply for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska; H.R. 
4953, amended, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant 
Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to 
West Butte Road; H.R. 5039, amended, Humboldt Project Conveyance Act; 
and S. 1105, Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION--HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 
6(a) of rule XII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the 
same day it is

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reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported 
from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any 
special rule reported on the legislative day of Thursday, July 25, 
2002, providing for the consideration or disposition of the bill (H.R. 
5005) to establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes.
HOMELAND SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Armey, 
Burton, Shays, Horn, Weldon of Florida, Putnam, Morella, Hyde, Smith of 
New Jersey, Kingston, Hunter, Deal of Georgia, Smith of Texas, Wamp, 
Pelosi, Menendez, DeLauro, Waxman, Maloney of New York, Cummings, 
Turner, Schakowsky, Watson, Lantos, Crowley, Engel, Jackson-Lee of 
Texas, Hooley, Israel, Woolsey, and Oberstar on H.R. 5005, Homeland 
Security Act of 2002.
BOB STUMP NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT--MOTION TO CONCUR IN 
SENATE AMENDMENT WITH AMENDMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that 
upon adoption of the rule, H.R. 4546, Bob Stump National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, with the Senate amendment, be 
taken from the Speaker's table and is hereby agreed to with an 
amendment, consisting of the text of H.R. 4546, as passed by the House 
and the text of H.R. 4547, as passed by the House. The resolution 
provides that the House shall be considered to have insisted on its 
amendment to the Senate amendment and to have requested a conference 
thereon.
SATELLITE DATA MANAGEMENT AT NOAA
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards held a hearing on Satellite Data Management at NOAA. 
Testimony was heard from Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Under Secretary, 
Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Linda D. Koontz, 
Director, Information Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PROSPECTUSES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 442, recognizing the American Road and 
Transportation Builders Associations for reaching its 100th Anniversary 
and for the many vital contributions of its members in the 
transportation construction industry to the American economy and 
quality of life through the multi-modal transportation infrastructure 
network its members have designed, built, and managed over the past 
century; H.R. 4727, amended, Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002; H.R. 
5157, to amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to allow 
transit systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, exceeded 
200,000 in population according to the 2000 census to retain 
flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 
2003; and H.R. 5169, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act.
  The Committee also approved several Army Corps of Engineers Survey 
resolutions and GSA Capitol Investment and Leasing Program resolutions.
VETERANS' LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 5111, Servicemember's Civil Relief Act; 
and H.R. 4017, Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Equity Act. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
GLOBAL HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
discuss Global Hot Spots. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.
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
ECONOMIC STATISTICS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
measuring of economic change, focusing on international trade data, 
gross domestic product estimates, and electronic commerce, after 
receiving testimony from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce; and 
William D. Nordhaus, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, on behalf 
of the Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee.
CORPORATE AND AUDITING ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY 
ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 3763, to protect investors 
by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made 
pursuant to the securities laws.