[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 119 (Thursday, September 19, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D955-D959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
[D19SE2-23]D955 U.S POLICY
U.S POLICY IN IRAQ
[D19SE2-24]D955 Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings to examine U.S. 
policy toward Iraq, focusing on the Administration's proposal on the matter, 
receiving testimony from Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; and Gen. 
Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
[D19SE2-25]D955 Hearings w
  Hearings will resume on Monday, September 23.
[D19SE2-26]D955 CONSUMER P
CONSUMER PROTECTION
[D19SE2-27]D955 Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine consumer financial privacy issues, focusing on related 
provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (P.L. 106-102), including opt-out 
provisions, limitations on sharing of account numbers, and favorable 
preemption standards, after receiving testimony from Minnesota Attorney 
General Mike Hatch, St. Paul; Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell; 
North Dakota State Representative James M. Kasper, Fargo; Fred H. Cate, 
Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington; John C. Dugan, Covington and 
Burling, on behalf of the Financial Services Coordinating Council, and 
Edmund Mierzwinski, on behalf of Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of 
America, Consumer Task Force on Automotive Issues, Consumers Union, 
Electronic Privacy Information Center, Identity Theft Resource Center, 
Junkbusters, Inc., Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Private Citizen, Inc., U.S. 
Public Interest Research Group, both of Washington, D.C.; and Phyllis 
Schlafly, Eagle Forum, St. Louis, Missouri.
[D19SE2-28]D955 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D19SE2-29]D955 Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
[D19SE2-30]D955 S. 2949, t
  S. 2949, to provide for enhanced aviation security, with amendments;
[D19SE2-31]D955 S. 2946, t
  S. 2946, to reauthorize the Federal Trade Commission for fiscal years 
2003, 2004, and 2005;
[D19SE2-32]D955 S. 2817, t
  S. 2817, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, 
2006, and 2007 for the National Science Foundation, with an amendment;
[D19SE2-33]D955 S. 2950, t
  S. 2950, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize 
appropriations for the National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 
2003, 2004, and 2005, with an amendment;
[D19SE2-34]D955 S. 2951, t
  S. 2951, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration;
[D19SE2-35]D955 S. 2550, t
  S. 2550, to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act of 1996, and to 
establish the United States Boxing Administration, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
[D19SE2-36]D955 S. 2608, t
  S. 2608, to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the 
acquisition of coastal areas in order better to ensure their protection from 
conversion or development, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
[D19SE2-37]D955 H.R. 1989,
  H.R. 1989, to reauthorize various fishing conservation management 
programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
[D19SE2-38]D955 H.R. 2486,
  H.R. 2486, to authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, through the United States Weather Research Program, to 
conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relating 
to inland flood forecasting improvement;
[D19SE2-39]D955 S. 2862, t
  S. 2862, to provide for the establishment of a scientific basis for new 
firefighting technology standards, improve coordination among Federal, 
State, and local fire officials in training for and responding to terrorist 
attacks and other national emergencies, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
[D19SE2-40]D955 S. 2945, t
  S. 2945, to authorize appropriations for nanoscience, nanoengineering, and 
nanotechnology research;
[D19SE2-41]D955 H.R. 2733,
  H.R. 2733, to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to work with major manufacturing industries on an initiative of standards 
development and implementation for electronic enterprise integration;
[D19SE2-42]D955 S.J. Res.
  S.J. Res. 42, commending Sail Boston for its continuing advancement of the 
maritime heritage of nations, its commemoration of the nautical history of 
the United States, and its promotion, encouragement, and support of young 
cadets through training; and
[D19SE2-43]D955 The nomina
  The nominations of David McQueen Laney, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
Reform Board (Amtrak), Rebecca Dye, of North Carolina, to be a Federal 
Maritime Commissioner, Roger P. Nober, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
Surface Transportation Board, and certain nomination lists for promotion in 
the U.S. Coast Guard.
[D19SE2-44]D955 NATIONAL P
NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION
[D19SE2-45]D955 Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks 
concluded hearings to hold hearings on S. 2623, to designate the Cedar

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Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park as a 
unit of the National Park System, S. 2640 and H.R. 321, bills to provide for 
adequate school facilities in Yosemite National Park, S. 2776, to provide 
for the protection of archaeological sites in the Galisteo Basin in New 
Mexico, S. 2788, to revise the boundary of the Wind Cave National Park in 
the State of South Dakota, S. 2880, to designate Fort Bayard Historic 
District in the State of New Mexico as a National Historic Landmark, H.R. 
3786, to revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in 
the States of Utah and Arizona, and H.R. 3858, to modify the boundaries of 
the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, after receiving testimony 
from Jeffrey K. Taylor, Assistant Director, Office of Legislative and 
Congressional Affairs, National Park Service, and Robert Anderson, Deputy 
Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land 
Management, both of the Department of the Interior; Dale Giese, Fort Bayard 
Historical Society, Silver City, New Mexico; Michael J. Hainer, New Mexico 
Department of Health, Fort Bayard; Max Stauffer, Bass Lake School District, 
Fish Camp, California; and Patricia L. Zontine, Shenandoah Valley 
Battlefields Foundation, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
[D19SE2-46]D956 TRANSPORTA
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELIVERY
[D19SE2-47]D956 Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine progress on project delivery and environmental streamlining issues 
under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), after 
receiving testimony from Emil H. Frankel, Assistant Secretary for 
Transportation Policy, and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, both of the 
Department of Transportation; John Peter Suarez, Assistant Administrator for 
Enforcement, and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency; 
Katherine Siggerud, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General 
Accounting Office; Carol Murray, New Hampshire Department of Transportation, 
Concord; Kenneth Morefield, Florida Department of Transportation, 
Tallahassee; Emily Wadhams, Vermont Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs, Montpelier; Hal Kassoff, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Washington, D.C., on 
behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies; and Charles Hales, 
HDR Inc., Portland, Oregon.
[D19SE2-48]D956 LAW ENFORC
LAW ENFORCEMENT TREATIES
[D19SE2-49]D956 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Belize on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty 
Doc. No. 107-13), Treaty Between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden on Mutual Legal 
Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 107-12), Treaty Between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Ireland on 
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 107-9), Treaty 
Between the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual Legal Assistance 
in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 107-3), Treaty Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Principality of Liechtenstein on 
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters (Treaty Doc. No. 107-16), 
Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and of the Republic 
of Peru (Treaty Doc. No. 107-6), Extradition Treaty Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Lithuania (Treaty Doc. No. 107-4), Second Protocol Amending the Treaty on 
Extradition Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Canada, as amended (Treaty Doc. 107-11), Treaty between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Republic of Honduras for the Return of Stolen, Robbed, or Embezzled Vehicles 
and Aircraft, with Annexes and a related exchange of notes (Treaty. Doc. No. 
107-15), after receiving testimony from Samuel M. Witten, Deputy Legal 
Adviser, Department of State; and Bruce C. Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
[D19SE2-50]D956 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D19SE2-51]D956 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to consider the 
nominations of C. William Swank, of Ohio, Ned L. Siegel, of Florida, Diane 
M. Ruebling, of California, and Samuel E. Ebbesen, of the Virgin Islands, 
each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation, Wendy Jean Chamberlin, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and Nancy P. Jacklin, of New York, to be United States 
Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund. Mr. Swank was 
introduced by Mr.

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Voinovich, and Mr. Siegel was introduced by Representatives Wexler and Shaw.
[D19SE2-52]D957 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D19SE2-53]D957 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Ronald H. Clark, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Texas, Lawrence J. Block, of Virginia, to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Antonio Candia Amador, to be 
United States Marshal for the Eastern District of California.
[D19SE2-54]D957 Also, Comm
  Also, Committee began markup of S. 2480, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from 
state laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns, but did not take 
final action thereon, and recessed subject to call.
[D19SE2-55]D957 ANTITRUST
ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT
[D19SE2-56]D957 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and 
Business and Consumer Rights concluded oversight hearings to examine the 
enforcement of the antitrust laws, focusing on enforcement activities to 
protect consumers and businesses and antitrust enforcement activities, after 
receiving testimony from Charles A. James, Assistant Attorney General, 
Antitrust Division, Department of Justice; and Timothy J. Muris, Chairman, 
Federal Trade Commission.
[D19SE2-57]D957 MEDICARE D
MEDICARE DISEASE MANAGEMENT
[D19SE2-58]D957 Special Co
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine disease 
management programs for Medicare patients, in order to improve the quality 
of medical care while controlling its costs, after receiving testimony from 
Dan L. Crippen, Director, Congressional Budget Office; Ruben J. King-Shaw, 
Jr., Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human services; Sister 
Anthony Marie Greving, Area Agency on Aging, Pocatello, Idaho; John Rusche, 
Regence Blue Shield of Idaho, Lewiston; Alan Wright, AdvancePCS, Washington, 
D.C.; and Matthew A. Michela, American Healthways, Inc., Nashville, 
Tennessee.
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[D19SE2-59]D958 House of R

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                        House of Representatives

[D19SE2-60]D958 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Measures Introduced: 19 public bills, H.R. 5409-5427; and 10 resolutions, H. 
Con. Res. 472-476 and H. Res. 538-542, were introduced.
  Pages H6417-19
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
[D19SE2-61]D958 Filed on S
  Filed on Sept. 18, H.R. 2748, to authorize the establishment of a national 
database for purposes of identifying, locating, and cataloging the many 
memorials and permanent tributes to America's veterans, amended (H. Rept. 
107-662 Pt. 1);
[D19SE2-62]D958 H.R. 5410,
  H.R. 5410, making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003 (H. Rept. 
107-663); and
[D19SE2-63]D958 S. 691, to
  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 (H. 
Rept. 107-664).
Page H6417
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Paul Smith, Senior 
Minister, First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, New York.
  Page H6375
Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, 
Sept. 19 by a yea-and-nay vote of 329 yeas to 53 nays with 1 voting 
``present'', Roll No. 396.
  Page H6376
Rule Providing for Consideration of Resolutions Urging Congressional Action: 
The House agreed to H. Res. 527, providing for consideration of (H. Res. 
524) expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action 
on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002, and for consideration of the 
resolution (H. Res. 525) expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the 107th Congress should complete action on and 
present to the President, before September 30, 2002, legislation extending 
and strengthening the successful 1996 welfare reforms by a recorded vote of 
213 ayes to 200 noes, Roll No. 398. Agreed to order the previous question by 
a yea-and-nay vote of 214 yeas to 202 nays, Roll No. 397.
  Pages H6376-83
Urging Congressional Action on Welfare Reform: The House agreed to H. Res. 
525, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 107th 
Congress should complete action on and present to the President, before 
September 30, 2002, legislation extending and strengthening the successful 
1996 welfare reforms by a yea-and-nay vote of 280 yeas to 123 nays, Roll No. 
400.
  Pages H6384-93, H6403
Urging Congressional Action on Death Tax Repeal: The House agreed to H. Res. 
524, expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action 
on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 by a yea-and-nay vote of 242 
yeas to 158 nays, Roll No. 401.
  Pages H6393-H6403, H6403-04
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following 
measures that were debated on Sept. 18:
  Contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: H. Res. 
523, recognizing the contributions of historically Black colleges and 
universities (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 413 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 399; and
  Pages H6383-84
  Achievements and Contributions of the Negro Baseball Leagues: H. Con. Res. 
337, recognizing the teams and players of the Negro Baseball Leagues for 
their achievements, dedication, sacrifices, and contributions to baseball 
and the Nation (agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 394 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 402).
  Pages H6404-05
Motion to Instruct Conferees--Help America Vote Act: The House agreed to the 
Waters motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act, to 
take such actions as may be appropriate to ensure that a conference report 
is filed on the bill prior to October 1, 2002, by a yea-and-nay vote of 365 
yeas to 26 nays, Roll No. 403. The motion was debated on Wednesday, Sept. 
18.
  Page H6405
Late Report--State Department Authorization: Conferees received permission 
to have until midnight on Monday, Sept. 23 to file a conference report on 
H.R. 1646, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
  Page H6406
Legislative Program for the Week of Sept. 23: The Majority Leader announced 
the legislative program for the week of Sept. 23.
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Meeting Hour--Monday, Sept. 23: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, 
it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23.
  Page H6407
Meeting Hour--Tuesday, Sept. 24: Agreed that when the House adjourns on 
Monday, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 for morning 
hour debate.
  Page H6407
Calendar Wednesday:Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business 
of Wednesday, Sept. 25.
  Page H6407
Presidential Messages: Read the following messages from the President:
  Continuation of National Emergency re Terrorists: Message wherein he 
transmitted a notice stating that the national emergency with respect to 
persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism is to continue 
in effect beyond September 23, 2002--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-263); and 
                                                                  Page H6407
  National Emergency re Terrorists: Message wherein he transmitted the 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in 
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2002--referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered printed (H. Doc. 107-264).
  Page H6408
Discharge Petition--Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals: Representative 
Thurman moved to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of 
H. Res. 517, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1862) to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to 
affordable pharmaceuticals.
  Page H6420
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H6375.
Referrals: S. 1308 was referred to the Committee on Resources. S. 2127 was 
held at the desk.
  Page H6416
Quorum Calls--Votes: Seven yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed 
during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H6376, H6382-
83, H6383, H6384, H6403, H6404, H6404-05, and H6405. There were no quorum 
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 5:06 p.m.
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