[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D263-D266]
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 Rural Development. Testimony was heard from Tom Dorr, Under 
Secretary, Rural Development, USDA.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Fiscal Year 2004 National Foreign 
Intelligence Program. Testimony was heard from John Dempsey, Deputy 
Director, CIA.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2004 Air Force 
Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Air Force: James G. Roche, Secretary; and Gen. 
John P. Jumper, USAF, Chief of Staff.

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of 
Energy: National Nuclear Security Administration. Testimony was heard 
from Ambassador Linton Brooks, Under Secretary, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
National Park Service. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of the Interior, National Park Service: Fran 
Mainella, Director; Don Murphy, Deputy Director; and Bruce Sheaffer, 
Comptroller.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Department of Education 
Panel: ``Vocational, Adult and Postsecondary Education'' programs. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Education: Carol D'Amico, Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and 
Adult Education; and Sally Stroup, Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Postsecondary Education.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Director, Office 
of Management and Budget. Testimony was heard from Mitchell Daniels, 
Jr., Director, OMB.
VA AND HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
Testimony was heard from Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
SPACE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on space programs in the fiscal year 2004 national defense 
authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from Peter B. Teets, 
Under Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense.
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL THREAT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Department of Defense 
efforts to address the chemical and biological threat. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Dale 
Klein, Assistant to the Secretary (Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
Defense); Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Projects 
Research Agency; Stephen M. Younger, Director, Defense Threat Reduction 
Agency; Brig. Gen. Stephen Reeves, USA, Joint Program Executive 
Officer, Chemical and Biological Defense Program, Brig. Gen. Stephen 
Goldfein, USAF, Director, Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, 
Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, J-8, The Joint Staff.
MILITARY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
Committee on Armed Forces: Subcommittee on Total Force held a hearing 
on domestic violence, Joint Officer Management and education reform, 
employer support of the Guard and Reserve, Reserve pay and benefits, 
and Department of Defense Active and Reserve Components Force Mix 
Study. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Garry L. Parks, USMC, Deputy 
Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, USMC, Co-Chair, Defense Task 
Force on Domestic Violence; and Charles Abell, Principle Deputy Under 
Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Derek B. Stewart, Director, Defense 
Capabilities and Management, GAO; Deborah D. Tucker, Executive 
Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, Co-Chair, 
Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence; and public witnesses.
U.S. OLYMPIC COMMITTEE'S ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Does the U.S. Olympic 
Committee's Organizational Structure Impede its Mission?'' Testimony 
was heard from Senator Campbell, Representative Ryun of Kansas; 
officials of the U.S. Olympic Committee; and a public witness.
ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality approved for full Committee action the Energy Policy Act.
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology began markup of 
H.R. 1280, Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.

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  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1280. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Commerce: Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary, and Karan K. Bhatia, 
Deputy Under Secretary, both with Industry and Security; Michael D. 
Brown, Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Department 
of Homeland Security; and the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Suzanne D. Patrick, Deputy Under Secretary, Industrial Policy; 
and Ronald M. Sega, Director, Defense Research and Engineering.
MIDDLE EAST PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Middle East and 
Central Asia held a hearing on the Middle East Partnership Initiative: 
Promoting Democratization in a Troubled Region. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of State: William Burns, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; and Wendy 
Chamberlin, Assistant Administrator, Asia and the Near East, AID.
OVERSIGHT--ENHANCING AMERICA'S ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on Enhancing 
America's Energy Security. Testimony was heard from Rebecca Watson, 
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of the 
Interior; Carl Michael Smith, Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, 
Department of Energy; Hunt Downer, Representative, State of Louisiana; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NOAA AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE BUDGET REQUESTS
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the Administration's 
Fiscal Year budget requests for NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service. Testimony was heard from Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, USN 
(Ret.), Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; and Steven A. Williams, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H. 
Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013, providing 
three hours of general debate with two hours equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Budget and one hour on economic goals and policies equally 
divided and controlled by Representative Saxton and Representative 
Stark. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
concurrent resolution. The rule provides that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute specified in part A of the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted in 
the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report 
which may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to 
amendment. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report, except that the adoption of a further amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of 
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The rule 
provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent 
resolution for amendment, for a final period of general debate not to 
exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule 
permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the 
House to achieve mathematical consistency. Finally, the rule provides 
that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question of its adoption. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Nussle and Representatives Toomey, Spratt, Hooley, Moore, 
Scott of Virginia, Skelton, Stenholm, Owens, Allen, Bishop of New York, 
Marshall and Michaud.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE 
COMMITTEE ON RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 
6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on 
the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain 
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies 
the waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of March 
20, 2003, providing for the consideration of the concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 95) establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013.
NANOTECHNOLOGY R&D ACTIVITIES
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on federal nanotechnology research 
and development activities,

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with emphasis on H.R. 766, Nanotechnology Research and Development Act 
of 2003. Testimony was heard from Senators Allen and Wyden; Richard M. 
Russell, Associate Director, Technology, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy; James Roberto, Associate Laboratory Director, 
Physical Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management 
approved for full Committee action the following: Fiscal Year GSA lease 
resolutions; two GSA amending resolutions; H.R. 281, to designate the 
Federal building and United States courthouse located at 200 West 2nd 
Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the ``Tony Hall Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;'' H. Con. Res. 53, amended, authorizing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; and H. 
Con. Res. 96, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Meeting the Nation's 
Wastewater Infrastructure Needs. Testimony was heard from Larry S. 
Coffman, Associate Director, Department of Environmental Resources, 
Prince Georges County, State of Maryland; and public witnesses.
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES--AVAILABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the availability and eligibility for pharmaceutical services 
provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Evans, Lynch, Mica and Wicker; and Anthony J. 
Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
CIA PROGRAM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on CIA Program. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.