[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D350-D352]
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 State Department 
Management. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary; and Grant S. 
Green, Under Secretary, Management.
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 Center for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services and on Agency for Healthcare Research 
Quality. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department 
of Health and Human Services: Tom Scully, Administrator, Center for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services; and Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Director, Agency for 
Healthcare Research Quality.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, 
and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Transportation Safety. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: 
Annette Sandberg, Acting Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration; and Jeffrey Runge, Administrator, National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration; and Ellen

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Engleman, Administrator, National Transportation Safety Board.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members 
of Congress.
NAVAL TRANSFORMATION AND FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Projection Forces held a 
hearing on the Department of the Navy fiscal year 2004 research and 
development program in support of naval transformation and future naval 
capabilities. 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 Rear Adm. Jay M. 
Cohen, USN, Chief of Naval Research.
BUDGET REQUEST--DOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
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 Department of Defense Information 
Technology Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: John P. Stenbit, Assistant Secretary, Command, 
Control, Communications and Intelligence; Rear Adm. Nancy E. Brown, USN, 
Deputy Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (J6) 
Joint Staff; Lt. Gen. Harry D. Raduege, Jr., USAF, Director, Defense 
Information Systems Agency; Lt. Gen. Peter Cuviello, USA, Chief Information 
Officer, Department of the Army; John Gilligan, Chief Information Officer, 
Department of the Air Force; David M. Wennergren, USN, Chief Information 
Officer, and Brig. Gen. John R. Thomas, USMC, Director, Command, Control, 
Communications and Computers (C4). Chief Information Officer, Marine Corps, 
both with the Department of the Navy.
VIEWS FROM THE FIELD--MOBILIZED RESERVISTS PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Total Force held a hearing on 
Views from the Field Perspectives of Mobilized Reservists. Testimony was 
heard from Sgt. First Class Steven Davis, U.S. Army Reserve; Master Sgt. 
Gary L. Beaver, Virginia Army National Guard; Petty Officer Robert Lehman, 
Naval Reserve; Master Sgt. Kevin R. Smith, U.S. Air Force Reserve; Master 
Sgt. Paul Needham, Arkansas Air National Guard; Staff Sgt. Johnathan 
Stallings, North Carolina Air National Guard; and Gunnery Sgt. Nancy Jean 
Koehler, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
FAMILY TIME FLEXIBILITY ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections approved for full Committee action H.R. 1119, Family Time 
Flexibility Act.
ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the Energy Policy Act of 
2003.
FIGHTING FRAUD: IMPROVING INFORMATION SECURITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Fighting Fraud: Improving Information Security.'' 
Testimony was heard from Tim Caddigan, Special Agent in Charge, Financial 
Crimes Division; U.S. Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security; James 
Farnan, Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, FBI, Department of 
Justice; J. Howard Beales III, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; 
and public witnesses.
RESTORING EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Toward a Logical 
Governing Structure: Restoring Executive Reorganization Authority.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative DeLay; David M. Walker, Comptroller 
General, GAO; Nancy Dorn, Deputy Director, OMB; and public witnesses.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PARITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness 
held a hearing entitled ``International Prescription Drug Parity: Are 
Americans Being Protected or Gouged?'' Testimony was heard from William K. 
Hubbard, Senior Associate Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing 
on Democratic Republic of Congo: Key to the Crisis in the Great Lakes 
Region. Testimony was heard from Charles R. Snyder, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe approved for 
full Committee action the following measures: H. Res. 165, amended, 
expressing support for a renewed effort to find a peaceful, just, and 
lasting settlement to the Cyprus problem; H.R. 854, amended, Belarus 
Democracy Act of 2003; H. Res. 154, amended, commending the Prime Minister 
of Great Britain for his stalwart leadership and unwavering support of the 
United States in the effort to disarm Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass 
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brutal dictatorship; and H. Con. Res 129, expressing appreciation for the 
longstanding support and friendship of the people and Government of the 
United Kingdom.
PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1036, 
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEE MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 1561, United States Patent and 
Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from James 
Rogan, Under Secretary, Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. Patent and 
Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for full 
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 901, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to construct a bridge on Federal land west of an 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; H.R. 135, Twenty-
First Century Water Commission Act of 2003; and H.R. 495, Zuni Indian Tribe 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003.
SMALL BUSINESS EXPENSING
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports held 
a hearing on Small Business Expensing: Increasing Incentives for Small 
Companies to Grow and Invest in their Businesses. Testimony was heard from 
Gregg Jenner, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor for Tax Policy, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT PROGRAMS AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways, 
Transit, and Pipelines concluded hearings on Member Policy Initiatives and 
Project Requests for Reauthorization of Federal Highway and Transit 
Programs. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lucas of Kentucky, 
Stenholm, Bordallo, Case, Rodriguez, Linda T. Sanchez of California, Bradley 
of New Hampshire, Bono, Baca, Lampson, Carson of Indiana, Gonzalez, 
Goodlatte, Rush, Davis of Illinois, DeGette, Weller, LaHood, Johnson of 
Illinois, Kirk, Franks of Arizona, Hayes, McCollum, Pitts, Capito, Loretta 
Sanchez of California. Herger, Burgess, Majette, Edwards, Boozman, John, 
McCrery, Ross, Vitter, Rogers of Michigan, Lewis of Kentucky, King of Iowa, 
Kind, Kanjorski, Schakowsky, Bell and Strickland.
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT; COLUMBIA ORBITER MEMORIAL ACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
100, amended, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; and H.R. 1297, Columbia 
Orbiter Memorial Act.
ENERGY TAX POLICY ACT; TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND IRS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 1531, Energy Tax Policy Act of 2003; and H.R. 1528, Taxpayer 
Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003.
JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE/TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold 
a hearing on Joint Military Intelligence Program/Tactical Intelligence and 
Related Programs. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
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