[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 131 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1059-D1060]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant 
Marine held a hearing on the Department of Defense's current and 
projected requirements for vessels operating under the Maritime 
Security Program. Testimony was heard from Gen. John W. Handy, USAF, 
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense.
LITERACY PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on Literacy Partnerships That Work. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW--EMERGING TRENDS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Emerging Trends in Employment and 
Labor Law: Labor-Management Relations in a Global Economy. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
CATASTROPHIC BONDS: SPREADING RISK
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Catastrophic Bonds: Spreading 
Risk.'' Testimony was heard from Davi D'Agostino, Director, Financial 
Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--USE AND ABUSE OF GOVERNMENT CREDIT CARDS--NAVY DEPARTMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight 
hearing on ``The Use and Abuse of Government Credit Cards at the 
Department of the Navy.'' Testimony was heard from Senator Grassley; 
the following officials of the GAO: Greg Kutz, Director, Financial 
Management and Assurance; and Special Agent John Ryan, Assistant 
Director, Office of Special Investigations; and the following officials 
of the Department of the Navy: Rear Adm Robert Cowley, Deputy for 
Acquisition and Business Management, Research Development and 
Acquisition, Office of the Assistant Secretary; and Dionel Aviles, 
Assistant Secretary, Financial Management, Comptroller.
ARE WE LISTENING TO THE ARAB STREET?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Are We 
Listening to the Arab Street? Testimony was heard from Ambassador Chris 
Ross, Department of State; Harold C. Pachios, Chairman, U.S. Advisory 
Commission on Public Diplomacy; and public witnesses.
BAIL BOND FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2929, Bail Bond Fairness Act 
of 2001. Testimony was heard from Edward Carnes, Judge, U.S. Court of 
Appeals, 11th Circuit and Chairman Advisory Committee on Criminal 
Rules, U.S. Judicial Conference; and Richard Verrochi, President, 
Professional Bail Agents of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
2202, amended, Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance 
Act; H.R. 4601, to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of 
Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the 
county to improve management of and recreational access to the 
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; H.R. 4912, amended, to 
increase the penalties to be imposed for a violation of fire 
regulations applicable to the public lands, National Park System 
lands, or National Forest System lands when the violation results in 
damage to public or private property, to specify the purpose for 
which collected fines may be used; H.R. 5200, amended, Clark County 
Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002; H.R. 
5319, amended, Healthy Forests Reform Act of 2002; and H.R. 5399, 
Carpinteria and

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Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act of 2002.
  The Committee also discussed the proposed Comprehensive Natural 
Resources Protection Act.
EXPEDITING PROJECT DELIVERY TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION AND THE 
ENVIRONMENT ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on H.R. 5455, Expediting Project 
Delivery to Improve Transportation and the Environment Act. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
RETIREMENT SAVINGS AND SECURITY ACT; INCREASE LIMITATION ON CAPITAL 
LOSSES APPLICABLE TO INDIVIDUALS
  Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 5558, Retirement Savings and Security Act of 
2002; and H.R. 1619, to amend the Internal Revenue Codes of 1986 to 
increase the limitation on capital losses applicable to individuals.

Joint Meetings
9/11 INTELLIGENCE INVESTIGATION
Joint Hearings: Senate Select Committee on Intelligence resumed joint 
hearings with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to 
examine activities of the United States Intelligence Community in 
connection with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United 
States, receiving testimony from former Senator Warren Rudman; Eleanor 
Hill, Staff Director, Joint Inquiry Staff; Paul R. Pillar, National 
Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia, Central 
Intelligence Agency; Louis J. Freeh, former Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice; and Mary Jo White, former United 
States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.