[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 115 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D926-D929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D12SE2-50]D926 ADMINISTRA
ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE
[D12SE2-51]D926 Committee
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on the Administration's Healthy 
Forests Initiative. Testimony was heard from Mark E. Rey, Under Secretary, 
Natural Resources and the Environment, USDA; and Rebecca Watson, Assistant 
Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior.
[D12SE2-52]D927 FOREIGN OP

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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS
[D12SE2-53]D927 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs Appropriations for fiscal year 2003.
[D12SE2-54]D927 ECONOMIC O
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[D12SE2-55]D927 Committee
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Economic Outlook. Testimony was 
heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System.
[D12SE2-56]D927 WORKFORCE
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
[D12SE2-57]D927 Committee
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing entitled ``Implementation of the Workforce 
Investment Act: Promising Practices in Workforce Development.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
[D12SE2-58]D927 LEAKING UN
LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
[D12SE2-59]D927 Committee
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``The Erosion of Communities and Home 
Values by Leaking Underground Storage Tanks.'' Testimony was heard from 
Representative Kanjorski; Todd Eachus, Representative, State of 
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
[D12SE2-60]D927 CONFLICT W
CONFLICT WITH IRAQ
[D12SE2-61]D927 Committee
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Conflict With 
Iraq--An Israeli Perspective.'' Testimony was heard from Benjamin Netanyahu, 
former Prime Minister of Israel.
[D12SE2-62]D927 OVERSIGHT
OVERSIGHT
[D12SE2-63]D927 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an 
oversight hearing on Privacy Concerns Raised by the Collection and Use of 
Genetic Information by Employers and Insurers. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
[D12SE2-64]D927 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D12SE2-65]D927 Committee
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 282, 
amended, 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. 464, Kate Mullany 
National Historic Site Act; H.R. 635, amended, Steel Industry National 
Historic Park Act; H.R. 1811, PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent 
Funding Act; H.R. 1946, Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water 
System Act of 2001; H.R. 2386, Outfitter Policy Act of 2001; H.R. 2408, 
Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act; H.R. 
2826, amended, to increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching 
requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin 
Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; H.R. 3148, 
amended, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide 
equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans; H.R. 3630, amended, 
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study 
to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State 
of Florida and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the 
National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park; H.R. 3747, 
Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002; H.R. 3765, 
John L. Burton Trail Act; H.R. 3802, to amend the Education Land Grant Act 
to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental 
reviews with respect to conveyances under that Act; H.R. 3896, to repeal the 
reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands 
in Livingston Parish, Louisiana were conveyed by Public Law 102-562; H.R. 
4141, amended, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and 
Enhancement 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 Andersonvile National Historic Site; H.R. 
4734, amended, Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act; 
H.R. 4830, Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. 
4844, amended, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2002; H.R. 4853, amended, to 
provide that land which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida but which 
is not held in trust by the United States for the Tribe may be mortgaged, 
leased, or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the United 
States; 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; H.R. 4910, amended, to

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authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise a repayment contract with 
the Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San 
Angelo project, Texas; H.R. 4919, amended, Tonto and Coconino National 
Forests Land Exchange Act; H.R. 4944, amended, Cedar Creek Battlefield and 
Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park Act; H.R. 4966, amended, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act; H.R. 4968, amended, 
Federal-Utah State Trust Lands Consolidation Act; H.R. 5032, amended, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest 
System lands in the Mendocino National Forest, California, to authorize the 
use of the proceeds from such conveyances for National Forest purposes; H.R. 
5097, amended, to adjust the boundaries of the Salt River Bay National 
Historical Park and Ecological Preserve located in St. Croix, Virginia 
Islands; H.R. 5099, to extend the periods of authorization for the Secretary 
of the Interior to implement capital construction projects associated with 
the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado 
and San Juan River Basins; H.R. 5108, to authorize leases for terms not to 
exceed 99 years on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland 
Band of Pomo Indians; H.R. 5109, amended, to direct the Secretary of Energy 
to convey a parcel of land at the facility of the Southwestern Power 
Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma; H.R. 5125, amended, Civil War 
Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002; H.R. 5180, amended, to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain real property in the Dixie 
National Forest in the State of Utah; S. 434, Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee 
Sioux Equitable Compensation Act; S. 491, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project; S. 691, to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the 
Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California; S. 941, amended, Rancho Corral 
de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 
2001; S. 1227, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act; S. 1240, 
Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act; S. 1907, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon; and S. 
1946, Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002.
[D12SE2-66]D928 PROPOSED H
PROPOSED HOUSE RULES CHANGES
[D12SE2-67]D928 Committee
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on proposed changes to House rules. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
Rohrabacher, Weldon of Florida, Frank and Norton.
[D12SE2-68]D928 REGIONAL D
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS
[D12SE2-69]D928 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
Delta Regional Authority and Southeast Crescent Authority: Progress and 
Prospects for Regional Development Authorities. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Hayes and McIntyre; Pete Johnson, Federal Co-Chairman, Delta 
Regional Authority; and public witnesses.
[D12SE2-70]D928 HOMELESS V
HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS
[D12SE2-71]D928 Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs homeless veterans programs. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Anthony J. Principi, 
Secretary; and John Kuhn, Chief, New Jersey Homeless Services; Raymond 
Boland, Secretary, Department of Veterans' Affairs, State of Wisconsin; 
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
[D12SE2-72]D928 PATIENT SA
PATIENT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
[D12SE2-73]D928 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 4889, Patient Safety Improvement Act of 
2002.
[D12SE2-74]D928 Joint Meet
Joint Meetings
[D12SE2-75]D928 9/11 INTEL
9/11 INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION
[D12SE2-76]D928 Joint Hear
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.
[D12SE2-77]D928 Hearings c
  Hearings continue on Tuesday, September 17.
[D12SE2-78]D928 NATIONAL D
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
[D12SE2-79]D928 Conferees
Conferees continued in evening session 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

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year for the Armed Forces, focusing on airland, emerging threats, personnel, 
and strategic provisions.
[D12SE2-80]D929 SECURING A
SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY ACT
[D12SE2-81]D929 Conferees
Conferees met to resolve the difference between the Senate and House passed 
versions of H.R. 4, to enhance energy conservation, research and development 
and to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the 
American people, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject 
to the call.
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