[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 36 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D199-D201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on FDA. Testimony was heard from Mark McClellan, MD, 
Commissioner, FDA, USDA.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State 
and Judiciary held a hearing on Secretary of Commerce. Testimony was 
heard from Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Attorney General. Testimony 
was heard from John Ashcroft, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on Bureau of Reclamation. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: 
Gale Norton, Secretary; and John W. Keys, III, Commissioner, Bureau of 
Reclamation.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Interor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service: Steve Williams, Director; Marshall Jones, Deputy Director; and 
Stephen Guertin, Budget Officer.
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on Secretary of Education. 
Testimony was heard from Roderick R. Paige, Secretary of Education.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on Corporation for National and Community 
Service. Leslie Lenkowski, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for 
National and Community Service.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Federal Citizen Information 
Center. Testimony was heard from Teresa Nasif, Director, Federal 
Citizen Information Center.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on the fiscal year 2004 Department of Energy's budget request. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: Robert C. Card, Under Secretary, Energy, Science and 
Government; Everet Beckner, Deputy Administrator, Ddefense Programs, 
National Nuclear Security Administration; and Jessie H. Roberson, 
Assistant Secretary, Environmental Management.
MEMBER'S DAY
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Member's Day. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Young of Alaska, Skelton, Oberstar, 
Kucinich, Tierney, Latham, Brady of Texas, Holt, Wilson of New Mexico, 
Terry, LoBiondo, Pascrell, Kanjorski, Rehberg, Kirk, Baird, Cooper, 
Christensen, Osborne, Davis of California, Allen, Ehlers, Hayes, Rogers 
of Alabama, Simmons and Bordallo.
PENSION SECURITY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 1000, Pension Security Act .
HEAD START: IMPROVING RESULTS FOR CHILDREN
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on ``Head Start: Improving Results for 
Children.'' Testimony was heard from Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary, 
Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and 
Human Services; John G. Rowland, Governor, State of Connecticut; and 
public witnesses.
HELP EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE LOW-COST, TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5, 
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 
2003.

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ACCOUNTANT, COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT STAFFING ACT; BROKER 
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY ACT
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 658, Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement 
Staffing Act of 2003; and H.R. 957, Broker Accountability through 
Enhanced Transparency Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from James M. 
McConnell, Executive Director, SEC; and public witnesses.
POSTAL CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDING ACT; BRINGING FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 735, 
Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003.
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``From Reorganization to 
Recruitment: Bringing the Federal Government into the 21st Century.'' 
Testimony was heard from Paul Volcker, Chairman, National Commission on 
the Public Service.
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on The Millennium 
Challenge Account. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of State: Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID; and 
Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary, Economic, Business and Agricultural 
Affairs; John B. Taylor, Under Secretary, Office of the Under 
Secretary, International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.J. Res. 22, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COPYRIGHT PIRACY PREVENTION AND THE BROADCAST FLAG
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``Copyright Piracy 
Prevention and the Broadcast Flag.'' Testimony was heard from Marybeth 
Peters, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; W. Kenneth Ferree, 
Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims met for organizational purposes.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 793, to amend the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to grant easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for 
activities otherwise authorized by that Act; and H.R. 794, Coal Leasing 
Amendments Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Delahunt; Johnnie Burton, Director, Minerals Management Service, 
Department of the Interior; Tom Reilly, Attorney General, State of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 273, 
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003; H.R. 274, Blackwater 
National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act; H.R. 289, Ottawa National 
Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act; and H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land 
Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola 
National Wildlife Refuge, California. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Hunter, Kaptur and Dingell; and Matt Hogan, Deputy 
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
FAA AND NASA--REVIEW AERONAUTICS R&D
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on A Review of Aeronautics R&D at FAA and NASA. Testimony was 
heard from Jeremiah Creedon, Associate Administrator, Aerospace 
Technology, NASA; Charlie Keegan, Associate Administrator, Research and 
Acquisitions, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--REAUTHORIZATION FAA AND AVIATION PROGRAMS: AIRPORTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held an oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Aviation Programs: Airports. Testimony 
was heard from officials of various airport authorities; and public 
witnesses.

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RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES AND REAUTHORIZATION--HIGHWAYS, TRANSIT, 
AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held a hearing on Rail Infrastructure Policies and 
Reauthorization of Highways, Transit and Surface Transportation 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Joe Boardman, Commissioner, 
Department of Transportation, State of New York; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's 
Economic Growth Proposals. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue March 11.
MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) recommendations on 
Medicare payment policies. Testimony was heard from Glenn M. Hackbarth, 
Chairman, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, (MedPac); and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine 
legislative presentations of certain veterans organizations, after 
receiving testimony from William A. Wroolie, Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, Springfield, Virginia; Joseph L. Fox, Sr., Paralyzed 
Veterans of America, Daniel Weiss, Jewish War Veterans, and Joe Burns, 
Blinded Veterans Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and David W. 
Sommers, Non Commissioned Officers Association, San Antonio, Texas.