[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 108 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D874-D876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
reported, without recommendation, the nomination of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, and to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE REDUCTIONS TREATY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to 
examine the national security implications of the Strategic Offensive 
Reductions Treaty, also known as the Moscow Treaty (Treaty Doc. 107-8), 
after receiving testimony from Admiral James O. Ellis, USN, Commander, 
United States Strategic Command; Everet H. Beckner, Deputy Administrator for 
Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of 
Energy; Charles B. Curtis, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Washington, D.C.; and 
Ashton B. Carter, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government 
Preventive Defense Project, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
THE ROLE OF CHARITIES IN FINANCING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance concluded oversight hearings to examine the 
role of charities and non-governmental organizations in the financing of 
terrorist activities, after receiving testimony from Kenneth W. Dam, Deputy 
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the Treasury; Quintan Wiktorowicz, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee; and 
Matthew A. Levitt, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Peter 
Gubser, American Near East Refugee Aid, on behalf of InterAction, both of 
Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations 
of Pamela F. Olson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury; and Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a Member of the 
United States International Trade Commission.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nomination of 
Pamela F. Olson (listed above), after the nominee testified and answered 
questions in her own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations:  Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 2712, to authorize economic and democratic development assistance for 
Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain 
other foreign countries, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 309, expressing the sense of the Senate that Bosnia and 
Herzegovina should be congratulated on the 10th anniversary of its 
recognition by the United States, with an amendment;
  S. Con. Res. 122, 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, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 2121, to make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 to expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs in 
the Russian Federation in order to promote and strengthen democratic 
government and civil society and independent media in that country, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 4558, to extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training 
Program;
  Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone 
Layer (the ``Montreal Protocol''), adopted at Montreal on September 15-17, 
1997, by the Ninth Meeting to the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Treaty 
Doc. 106-10);
  Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone 
Layer (the ``Montreal Protocol'), adopted at Beijing on December 3, 1999, by 
the Eleventh Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (the ``Beijing 
Amendment'') (Treaty Doc.106-32); and
  The nominations of Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the 
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Richard L. Baltimore III, of New York, to 
be Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman.
IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee continued hearings to examine 
threats, responses, and regional considerations surrounding Iraq, receiving 
testimony from Samuel R. Berger, Stonebridge International, former National 
Security Advisor, Caspar Weinberger, Forbes Magazine, former Secretary of 
Defense, Phebe Marr, National Defense University, and Rend Rahim Francke, 
Iraq Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.; Sinan al-Shabibi, United Nations, 
Geneva, Switzerland; and Col. Scott R. Feil, USA (Ret.), Post-Conflict 
Reconstruction Project, Arlington, Virginia.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following bills:
  S. 2394, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require 
labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients;
  S. 2445, to establish a program to promote child literacy by making books 
available through early learning, child care, literacy, and nutrition 
programs; and
  The nominations of Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., of Texas, and Harry R. 
Hoglander, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the National Mediation 
Board.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  S. 1344, to provide training and technical assistance to Native Americans 
who are interested in commercial vehicle driving careers, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute; and
  S. 2017, to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the 
effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
NATIVE YOUTH PROBLEMS
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight hearings to 
examine problems facing Native youth, focusing on health and substance abuse 
and gangs, after receiving testimony from Neal McCaleb, Assistant Secretary, 
and Bill Mehojah, Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, both of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; John P. Walters, 
Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Vincent M. Biggs, Amherst, 
Massachusetts, on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Daniel N. 
Lewis, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Scottsdale, Arizona; J.R. Cook and 
Teresa Dorsett, both of the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Nick Lowrey, Native Visions, Inc., McLean, 
Virginia.

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HOOPA YUROK SETTLEMENT ACT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight hearings to 
examine the Secretary of the Interior's Report on the Hoopa Yurok Settlement 
Act (Public Law 100-580), focusing on its implementation and certain 
recommendations for a final and just settlement of the legal, financial, and 
economic issues which remain unresolved, after receiving testimony from Neal 
A. McCaleb, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Indian Affairs; Clifford 
Lyle Marshall, Sr., and Joseph Jarnaghan, both of the Hoopa Valley Tribal 
Council, Hoopa, California; Thomas Schlosser, Morisett, Schlosser, Homer, 
Jozwiak, and McGaw Law Firm, Washington, D.C.; and Susan Masten, Yurok 
Tribe, Klamath, California.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations 
of Reena Raggi, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Second Circuit, Lawrence J. Block, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, James Knoll Gardner, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Ronald H. 
Clark, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Ms. 
Raggi was introduced by Senators Schumer and Clinton, Mr. Block was 
introduced by Senator Hatch, Mr. Gardner was introduced by Senator Specter 
and Santorum, and Mr. Clark was introduced by Senators Gramm and Hutchison.
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