[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D312-D314]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
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 the FBI, 
the Federal Judiciary, and the U.S. Marshals Service. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Robert 
S. Mueller III, Director, FBI; and Benigno G. Reyna, Director, U.S. 
Marshals Service; Judge John G. Heyburn II, U.S. District Court, 
Western District of Kentucky; and Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director, 
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2003 Emergency Supplemental. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfield, 
Secretary; Paul D.Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary; Dov S. Zakheim, Under 
Secretary, Comptroller; Gen. Richard B. Meyers, USAF, Chairman; and Lt. 
Gen. James E. Cartwright, USMC, Director, Force Structure, Resources 
and Assessment, both with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs held a hearing on Supplemental Request 
for Iraq and the Global War on Terrorism. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of State: Richard L. Armitage, 
Deputy Secretary; and Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Border Security and Transportation Security. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary, Border Security; and James 
M. Loy, Assistant Secretary, Transportation Security Administration.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related

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Agencies held a hearing on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Testimony was heard from Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., Director, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury 
and Independent Agencies held a hearing on U.S. Postal Service 
Retirement Payments. Testimony was heard from John E. Potter, 
Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service; and Dan G. Blair, Deputy 
Director, OPM.
VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies held a hearing on National Institute of Environmental Health 
and Services and on Consumer Product Safety Commission. Testimony was 
heard from Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Science, Department of Health and Human Services; 
and Harold Stratton, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--NAVY PROJECTION FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Projection Forces held a 
hearing on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget 
request for Navy Projection Forces. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Navy: John J. Young, 
Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and Acquisition); Vice. Adm. 
John B. Nathman, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare 
Requirements and Programs; and Vice Adm. Michael G. Mullen, USN, Deputy 
Chief, Naval Operations, Resources, Requirements, and Assessments.
DOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on Department of Defense 
science and technology policy and programs for fiscal year 
2004.Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department 
of Defense: Ronald M. Sega, Director, Defense Research and Engineering; 
Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; 
A. Michael Andrews, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army, Research and 
Technology; Rear Adm. Jay M. Cohen, USN, Chief, Naval Research; and 
James B. Engle, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Science, 
Technology, and Engineering).
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--HEALTH PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Total Force held a hearing 
on the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request 
for the defense health program and the next generation of TRICARE 
contracts and TRICARE retail pharmacy contracts. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: William 
Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. 
James B. Peake, USA, Surgeon General, Army, Commander, U.S. Army 
Medical Command; Vice Adm. Michael L. Cowan, USN, Surgeon General, 
Navy; and Lt. Gen. George P. Taylor, Jr., USAF, Surgeon General, Air 
Force; Marjorie Kanof, M.D., Director, Clinical and Military Health 
Care, GAO; and public witnesses.
WORKFORCE REINVESTMENT AND ADULT EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
H.R. 1261, Workforce Reinvestment and Adult Education Act of 2003.
FURTHERING PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY; PROJECT BIOSHIELD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response of the Select 
Committee on Homeland Security held a joint hearing entitled 
``Furthering Public Health Security: Project Bioshield,'' Testimony was 
heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; 
and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Services 
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 1375, Financial 
Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Mark 
Olson, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Dennis 
Dollar, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; the following 
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Julie L. Williams, First 
Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency; and Carolyn Buck, Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift 
Supervision; William S. Kroener, General Counsel, FDIC; and public 
witnesses.

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CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS ON INTERNET PHARMACY SITES--OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Point, Click, 
Self-Medicate: A Review of Consumer Safeguards on Internet Pharmacy 
Sites.'' Testimony was heard from William Hubbard, Senior Associate 
Commissioner, Policy Planning and Legislation, FDA, Department of 
Health and Human Services; J. Howard Beales, Director, Bureau of 
Consumer Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.
  The Committee approved recommendations for an Oversight Plan for the 
108th Congress for all House Committees.
REAUTHORIZATION--OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``ONDCP 
Reauthorization: The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Portman; Christopher Marston, 
Chief of Staff, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and public 
witnesses.
EUROPE-U.S. ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a 
hearing on U.S. Assistance Programs in Europe: An Assessment. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: 
Thomas Adams, Acting Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to Europe ad Eurasia, 
Bureau of European and Eurasia Affairs; and Kent R. Hill, Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, AID.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 958, 
Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 959, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Oceanography Amendment Act of 2003; and 
H.R. 984, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 2003. 
Testimony was heard from Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, USN (Ret.), 
Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of Commerce; 
and D. James Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Academy of 
Natural Sciences.
WATER RECYCLING
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on Water Supply and Reliability: The Role of Water 
Recycling. Testimony was heard from Betsy Cody, Specialist in Natural 
Resources, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Peggy 
Neely, Councilwoman, Phoenix, Arizona; and public witnesses.
FAA AND AVIATION PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the Aviation Programs. Testimony was heard from 
Marion C. Blakey, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation.
OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held an 
oversight hearing on the status of the implementation of Public Law 
107-287, Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 
2002, and post deployment health care for veterans. Testimony was heard 
from William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health 
Affairs, Department of Defense; Robert H. Roswell, M.D., Under 
Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of 
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED CRYPTOLOGIC PROGRAM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Consolidated Cryptologic Program. Testimony was heard 
from departmental witnesses.