[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 111 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D900-D901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations 
approved for full Committee action the Foreign Operations 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held 
a hearing on a report of the House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence entitled ``Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Capabilities and 
Performance of the CIA, FBI, and NSA Prior to 9/11.'' Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Chambliss and Harman.
CANCELING LOANS TO ALLOW SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO ATTRACT CLASSROOM TEACHERS 
ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 5091, Canceling Loans to Allow School Systems to Attract Classroom 
Teachers Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 3880, amended, 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; H.R. 4793, amended, 
Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act; H.R. 4014, Rare Diseases 
Orphan Product Development Act of 2002; H. Con. Res. 189, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding inflammatory bowel 
disease; H. Con. Res. 320, amended, expressing the sense of Congress 
regarding Scleroderma; H. Con. Res. 291, expressing the sense of the 
Congress with respect to the disease endometriosis; and H. Con. Res. 
435, expressing the sense of the Congress that the therapeutic 
technique knows as rebirthing is a dangerous and harmful practice and 
should be prohibited.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1701, 
Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 4689, Fairness in Sentencing 
Act of 2002.
ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTHY FORESTS--MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Met to discuss the Administration's Healthy 
Forests: An Initiative for Wildlife Prevention and Stronger Communities 
and to hold a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 5214, National 
Forest Fire Prevention Act; H.R. 5309, Wildlife Prevention and Forest 
Health Protection Act of 2002; and H.R. 5319, Healthy Forests Reform 
Act of 2002. Testimony was heard from Representatives McInnis, Shadegg 
and Rehberg; Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture; Gale A. Norton, 
Secretary of the Interior; 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. 282, to 
authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial 
in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have lost 
their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, 
training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations; H.R. 3747, 
Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002; H.R. 
4692, to amend the Act entitled `An Act to authorize the Establishment 
of the Andersonville National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, 
and for other purposes', to provide for the addition of certain donated 
lands to the Andersonville National Historic Site; and H.R. 5318, to 
provide for an exchange of certain private property in Colorado and 
certain Federal property in Utah. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives LaTourette, Inslee and Bishop; the following officials 
of the Department of the Interior: John Parsons, Associate Regional 
Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service; and Jim 
Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Darlene Kordonowy, 
Mayor, Bainbridge Island, State of Washington; and public witnesses.
DRIVER'S LICENSE SECURITY ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Driver's License Security 
Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BACK TO SCHOOL TAX RELIEF ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5193, 
Back to School Tax Relief Act of 2002.

Joint Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, focusing on personnel and strategic provisions, but 
did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, 
September 11.