[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 26, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D302-D304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE--ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review Artificial Barriers 
to United States Agricultural Trade and Foreign Food Assistance. 
Testimony was heard from Speaker Hastert; Representative Wolf; and 
public witnesses.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies held a hearing on State and 
Local Law Enforcement Assistance. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Deborah J. Daniels, 
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice; and Carl R. Peed, 
Director, Community Oriented Policing Services.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Secretary of State. Testimony 
was heard from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Army: 
Les Brownlee, Under Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary; Maj. Gen. 
Robert H. Griffin,

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USA., Director, both with Civil Works; Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, USA, 
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, Army Corps of Engineers; and 
Robert Vining, Chief, Civil Works Programs Management Division.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the following: Export-
Import Bank; U.S. Trade and Development Agency; and Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation. Testimony was heard from Philip Merrill, 
Chairman, Export-Import Bank; Peter Watson, President, OPIC; and Thelma 
Askey, Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held an oversight 
hearing on Everglades. Testimony was heard from Linda Blum, National 
Academy of Science; and Barry T. Hill and Susan Lott, both with GAO; 
and Ann Klee, South Florida Ecosystem Task Force.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Health 
Resources and Services Administration and on Substance Abuse Mental 
Health Services. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Elizabeth J. Duke, M.D., 
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration; and 
Charles G. Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse Mental Health 
Services.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies continued appropriations hearings. 
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA and HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony 
was heard from Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--UNMANNED COMBAT VEHICLES 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on the fiscal year 2004 national defense 
authorization budget request for Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) 
and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs. Testimony was heard from 
Dyke Weatherington, UAV Planning Task Force, Defense Systems, Air 
Warfare, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense.
WORKFORCE REINVESTMENT AND ADULT EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Began markup of H.R. 1261, 
Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003.
  Will continue tomorrow.
MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
810, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2003.
ACCOUNTANT, COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT STAFFING ACT; DEFENSE 
PRODUCTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 658, Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003; 
and H.R. 1280, amended, Defense Production Act Reauthorization Act of 
2003.
``MANAGEMENT AND THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET''
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing on ``Management and 
The President's Budget.'' Testimony was heard from Representative 
Sessions; Patricia A. Dalton, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; Edward 
R. McPherson, Chief Financial Officer, USDA; and the following 
officials of the OMB: Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Federal 
Procurement Policy; and Mark A, Forman, Associate Director, Information 
Technology and E-Government.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD SOUTHEAST ASIA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Southeast Asia. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: 
Matthew P. Daley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs; and Gordon

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West, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and the 
Near East, AID.
INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS OVERVIEW
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Human Rights held a hearing on 
Overview of International Terrorist Organizations. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of State: J. Cofer 
Black, Ambassador-at-Large, Coordinator, Office of Counterterrorism; 
and E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs.
PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported H.R. 760, Partial-Birth 
Abortion Act of 2003.
  The Committee also considered pending Committee business.
COLUMBIA ORBITER CREW MEMORIAL--ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY; ENHANCED 
SECURITY: POLICIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS
Committee on Science: Ordered reported H.R. 1297, to require the 
construction at Arlington National Cemetery of a memorial to the crew 
of the Columbia Orbiter.
  The Committee also held a hearing on Enhanced Security: Policies and 
Implications for Foreign Students and Scholars. Testimony was heard 
from Janis Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Visa Services, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS--IMPACT OF SAFEGUARD ACTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
the impact of the section 201 safeguard action on certain steel 
products. Testimony was heard from Representatives Visclosky, Hoekstra, 
Knollenberg, Manzullo, Stupak, Strickland, Kucinich, McCotter; Ney and 
Acevedo-Vila; and public witnesses.