[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D329-D331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Cost Controls and 
Cost Drivers in Federal Transit Investments-Panel. Testimony was heard 
from Jenna Dorn Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, 
Department of Transportation; Thomas E. Margro, General Manager, Bay 
Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco, California; and Frank Krusi, 
President, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, Illinois.
DOD ACQUISITION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on all major Department of 
Defense acquisition programs, and review the Department's plans for 
acquisition reform and future acquisition programs. Testimony was heard 
from E.C. ``Pete'' Aldridge, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology 
and Logistics, Department of Defense.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST--SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
COMMAND
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on the fiscal year 2004 
national defense authorization budget request for the Special 
Operations Command. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Defense: Marshall Billingslea, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict; and 
Harry E. Schulte, Acquisition Executive, U.S. Special Operations 
Command.
U.S. AIR FORCE REPORT--SEXUAL ASSAULT AT THE ACADEMY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Total Force held a hearing 
on the U.S. Air Force report on sexual assault at the academy. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
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Air Force: James Roche, Secretary; and Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, Chief 
of Staff, U.S. Air Force.
CORPORATIONS FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE--PERFORMANCE, 
ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORMS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select 
Education held a hearing on the ``Performance, Accountability, and 
Reforms at the Corporation for National and Community Service.'' 
Testimony was heard from Leslie Lenkowsky, Chief Executive Officer, 
Corporation for National and Community Service; and public witnesses.
ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began markup of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2003.
  Will continue tomorrow.
OPENING TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES--CHILE AND SINGAPORE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held a hearing 
entitled ``Opening Trade in Financial Services--The Chile and Singapore 
Examples.'' Testimony was heard from John B. Taylor, Under Secretary, 
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; James E. Mendenhall, 
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services, Intellectual 
Property, and Investment; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``The National Flood Insurance 
Program: Review and Reauthorization.'' Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Baker, Bereuter and Blumenauer; Anthony Lowe, 
Mitigation Division Director and Flood Insurance Administrator, 
Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland 
Security; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COMPENSATION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization held an oversight hearing ``Compensation Reform: 
How Should the Federal Government Pay Its Employees?'' Testimony was 
heard from Representative Ruppersberger; Dan G. Blair, Deputy Director, 
OPM; Christopher J. Mihm, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--PERFORMANCE, RESULTS, AND BUDGET DECISIONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing entitled: 
``Performance, Results, and Budget Decisions.'' Testimony was heard 
from Donna McLean, Chief Financial Officer, Department of 
Transportation; Paul Posner, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; and a 
public witness.
FOOD AID IN AFRICA--FUTURE OUTLOOK
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on U.S. Response 
to East African Families and the Future Outlook for Food Aid in Africa. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Wolf; the following officials 
of the Department of State: Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary, Economic, 
Business, and Agricultural Affairs; and Andrew Natsios, Administrator, 
AID; James G. Butler, Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services, USDA; and Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive 
Director, United Nations World Food Programme; and a public witness.
INTERNET, TAX NONDISCRIMINATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 49, Internet, Tax 
Nondiscrimination Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY AND DISTRIBUTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty 
and Distribution Reform Act. Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, 
Register of Copyrights and Associate Librarian, Copyright Services, 
Copyright Office of the United States, Library of Congress; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission 
Act of 2003; H.R. 495, Zuni Indian Tribe Rights Settlement Act of 2003; 
H.R. 901, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct a 
bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam in 
California; and H.R. 1284, to amend the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share 
of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin Demonstration project. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Ose, Doolittle, Linder and Solis; the 
following officials of the Department of the Interior: John W. Keys 
III, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Theresa Rosier, Counselor 
to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs; the following officials of 
the State of California: Jeff Starsky, Councilman, City of Folsom; and 
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Niello, Supervisor, Sacramento County; and public witnesses.
POSTAL CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDING REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Davis, but action was 
deferred on H.R. 735, Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding 
Reform Act of 2003.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairman Oxley and 
Representatives Ose, Rohrabacher and Maloney, but action was deferred 
on H.R. 522, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003.
SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act 
of 2003. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered 
as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if 
offered by Representative Green of Texas or his designee, which shall 
be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 40 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the 
report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Shaw and 
Jefferson.
SBA OFFICE OF ADVOCACY--IMPROVE AND STRENGTHEN
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and 
Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a joint hearing to Improve and Strengthen the SBA Office 
of Advocacy. Testimony was heard from Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief 
Counsel, Office of Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COAST GUARD'S MOVE TO DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on the 
Coast Guard's Move to the Department of Homeland Security. Testimony 
was heard from Adm. Thomas H. Collins, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Department of Homeland Security; and JayEtta Hecker, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, hearings on Member Policy Initiatives 
and Project Requests for Reauthorization of Federal Highway and Transit 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives Schiff, Udall of 
Colorado, Emanuel, Forbes, Putnam, Sherman, Berman, Woolsey, Visclosky, 
Kilpatrick, Rogers of Alabama, Shays, Biggert, Eddie Bernice Johnson, 
Michaud, Nunes, McNulty, Royce and Honda.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
BRIEFING--SENSITIVE PROGRAM
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Sensitive Program. The Committee was briefed my 
departmental witnesses.