[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 131 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1055-D1058]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AMERICAN TRANSIT NEEDS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to examine the conditions and performance of 
America's transit infrastructure, focusing on the importance of a 
national, seamless transportation network that meets the mobility needs 
of moving people in urban and rural areas, after receiving testimony 
from Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 
Department of Transportation; David Winstead, Maryland Chamber of 
Commerce, Annapolis, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Roy 
Kienitz, Maryland Department of Planning, Baltimore; Mayor Patrick L. 
McCrory, Charlotte, North Carolina; Eric Rodriguez, National Council of 
La Raza, Washington, D.C.; and Wendell Cox, Wendell Cox Consultancy, 
Belleville, Illinois.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Alberto Faustino Trevino, of 
California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of 
the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Carolyn Y. Peoples, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, Deborah Doyle McWhinney, of California, to be a Director 
of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, John M. Reich, of 
Virginia, to be Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Rafael Cuellar, of New Jersey, 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer 
Cooperative Bank, Michael Scott, of North Carolina, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, and 
Philip Merrill, of Maryland, to be President of the Export-Import Bank 
of the United States.
CLEAN WATER ACT 30TH ANNIVERSARY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded hearings 
to examine the implementation of the Clean Water Act in commemoration 
of its 30th anniversary, after receiving testimony from former Senators 
Robert Stafford and George Mitchell; G. Tracy Mehan III, Assistant 
Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Thomas A. 
Weber, Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Paul Pinault, Narragansett Bay Commission, 
Providence, Rhode Island, on behalf of the Association of Metropolitan 
Sewerage Agencies; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Natural Resources Defense 
Council, Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Waterkeeper Alliance and 
the Clean Water Network; and Roberta Haley Savage, Washington, D.C.; 
Grace Chris, White River Junction, Vermont, Kristen Hoeft, Eagan, 
Minnesota, and Jordan Chin, Portland, Oregon, all on behalf of 
America's Clean Water Foundation.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Belize on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, 
signed at Belize on September 19, 2000, and a related exchange of notes 
signed at Belize on September 18 and 22, 2000 (Treaty Doc. 107-13), 
Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Ireland on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, 
signed at Washington on January 18, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-9), Treaty 
Between the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual Legal 
Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at New Delhi on October 17, 2001 
(Treaty Doc. 107-3), Treaty Between the Government of the United States 
of America and the Principality of Liechtenstein on Mutual Legal 
Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Vaduz on July 8, 2002 (Treaty 
Doc. 107-16), Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America 
and of the Republic of Peru, signed at Lima on July 26, 2001 (Treaty 
Doc. 107-6), Extradition Treaty Between the Government of the United 
States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, 
signed at Vilnius on October 23, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 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, 
signed at Ottawa on January 12, 2001 (Treaty Doc. 107-11), and the 
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, signed at Tegucigalpa on November 23, 2001 (Treaty 
Doc. 107-15);
  H.R. 4073, to amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 
and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the 
poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance 
programs under those Acts, with amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 2667, to amend the Peace Corps Act to promote global acceptance of 
the principles of international peace and nonviolent coexistence among 
peoples of diverse cultures and systems of government, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 3656, to amend the International Organizations Immunities Act to 
provide for the applicability of that Act to the European Central Bank; 
and
  The nominations of Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a Member of 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors, Wendy Jean Chamberlin, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, Gene B. Christy, of Texas, to be 
Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, Seth Cropsey, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Director of the International Broadcasting Bureau, 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, John R. Dawson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, Samuel E. Ebbesen, 
of the Virgin Islands, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Antonio O. Garza, Jr., of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to Mexico, Maura Ann Harty, of Florida, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs),

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D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, Kim R. Holmes, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (International Organizations), Joseph Huggins, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, 
Nancy P. Jacklin, of New York, to be United States Executive Director 
of the International Monetary Fund, David L. Lyon, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to Tuvalu, Charles 
Aaron Ray, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, 
Grover Joseph Rees, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Republic of East Timor, Richard Allan Roth, of Michigan, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Guinea-Bissau, Diane M. Ruebling, of California, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, 
Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service as the Representative of the United States of America 
on the Commission on the Status of Women of the Economic and Social 
Council of the United Nations, Robin Renee Sanders, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Congo, Ned L. Siegel, of Florida, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, to be Member of the 
Broadcasting Board of Governors, C. William Swank, of Ohio, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation, Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security) and Director, Office of 
Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador, Linda Ellen Watt, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, and certain 
foreign service officer promotion lists.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine the nominations of Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, and Tony 
Hammond, of Virginia, each to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf. Ms. Goldway was introduced by Senator Clinton, and 
Mr. Hammond was introduced by Mr. Bond.
EPHEDRA USAGE
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia 
concluded hearings to examine the regulatory framework for dietary 
supplements set forth in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education 
Act of 1994, and the Federal Trade Commission's efforts to ensure 
truthfulness and accuracy of marketing for dietary supplements, 
focusing on the quality, safety, and efficacy of the herb/dietary 
supplement Ephedra, after receiving testimony from Lester M. Crawford, 
Deputy Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services; J. Howard Beales III, Director, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Charles Fricke, Logan County 
Coroner's Office, and Kevin and Debbie Riggins, all of Lincoln, 
Illinois; Lanny J. Davis, Patton Boggs, on behalf of the Metabolife 
International, Inc., and Sidney M. Wolfe, Public Citizen Health 
Research Group, both of Washington, D.C.; Bill Jeffery, Centre for 
Science in the Public Interest, Ontario, Canada; Ronald M. Davis, Henry 
Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, on behalf of the American 
Medical Association; and Frank D. Uryasz, National Center for Drug Free 
Sport, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, on behalf of the National 
Collegiate Athletic Association.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Stanley R. Chesler, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Jersey, Rosemary M. Collyer, of Maryland, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Mark E. 
Fuller, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Alabama, Daniel L. Hovland, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of North Dakota, Kent A. Jordan, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Delaware, James E. Kinkeade, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Robert G. 
Klausner, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California, Robert B. Kugler, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Jersey, Ronald B. Leighton, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, Jose L. Linares, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Alia 
M. Ludlum, to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Texas, William J. Martini, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Jersey, Thomas W. Phillips, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Linda R. Reade, 
to be United States Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, William E. 
Smith, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode 
Island, Jeffrey S. White, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, Freda L. Wolfson, to be United States 
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New Jersey, Carol Chien-Hua Lam, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of California, Glenn T. Suddaby, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Johnny Mack Brown, to 
be United States Marshal for the District of South Carolina, John 
Francis Clark, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of 
Virginia, Robert Maynard Grubbs, to be United States Marshal for the 
Eastern District of Michigan, and Joseph R. Guccione, to be United 
States Marshal for the Southern District of New York.
THE FERES DOCTRINE
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
Feres Doctrine, the Supreme Court decision which provides that active-
duty military personnel or their estates cannot recover damages under 
the Federal Tort Claims Act where their injuries arise out of, or, are 
in the course of activity incident to service, after receiving 
testimony from Paul C. Harris, Sr., Deputy Associate Attorney General, 
Department of Justice; Rear Adm. Christopher E. Weaver, USN, 
Commandant, Naval District Washington; Maj. Gen. Nolan Sklute, USAF 
(Ret.), former Air Force Judge Advocate General; Maj. Gen. John D. 
Altenburg, USA (Ret.), former Army Assistant Judge Advocate General; 
Eugene R. Fidell, Feldesman, Tucker, Liefer, Fidell, and Bank, and 
Daniel Joseph, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Richard A. Sprague, Sprague and Sprague, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Bonnie A. O'Neill, Kingston, 
Pennsylvania.