[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 27 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D132-D133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRIORITIES FISCAL YEAR 2004
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of State 
Budget priorities Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from Colin L. 
Powell, Secretary of State.

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MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT; KEEPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 13, Museum and Library Services Act of 2003; and 
H.R. 14, amended, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003.
PENSION SECURITY ACT--NEW PENSION PROTECTIONS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on ``The Pension Security Act: New 
Pension Protections to Safeguard the Retirement Savings of American 
Workers.'' Testimony was heard from Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary, 
Employee Benefits Security, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 254, to authorize the President of the United States to agree to 
certain amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the 
United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican 
States concerning the establishment of a Border Environment Cooperation 
Commission and a North American Development Bank; H.R. 258, amended, 
American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003; H.R. 239, 
Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act; H.R. 659, Hospital Mortgage 
Insurance Act of 2003; and H.R. 657, Emergency Securities Response Act 
of 2003.
  The Committee also approved for submission to the Committee on the 
Budget a committee print entitled ``Views and Estimates of the 
Committee on Financial Services on Matters to be Set Forth in the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2004.''
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Government Reform: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee also approved the following: an Oversight Plan for the 
108th Congress; and Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal 
Year 2004 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
OVERSIGHT--NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held an oversight hearing on North Korea's Nuclear Program: The 
Challenge to Stability in Northeast Asia. Testimony was heard from 
James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State.
FEDERAL R&D BUDGET OVERVIEW
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on An Overview of the Federal R&D 
Budget for fiscal year 2004. Testimony was heard from John Marburger, 
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Samuel W. Bodman, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce; Rita R. Colwell, Director, 
NSF; and Robert Card, Under Secretary, Energy, Science and Environment, 
Department of Energy.
MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
FREE ELECTRONIC FILING NATIONAL TAXPAYER ADVOCATE ANNUAL REPORT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on Free Electronic Filing National Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the IRS, Department 
of the Treasury: Robert Wenzel, Acting Commissioner; and Nina E. Olson, 
National Taxpayer Advocate; and public witnesses.