[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 055 (Monday, April 7, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT--IRAQ'S VIOLATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: On April 4, the Committee held a hearing 
on Iraq's violations of the Law of Armed Conflict. Testimony was heard 
from W. Hays Parks, Special Assistant, Law of War Matters, The Judge 
Advocate General, Headquarters, Department of the Army.
``THE PRESIDENT'S MANAGEMENT AGENDA: RIGHTSIZING THE U.S. PRESENCE 
ABROAD''
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The President's 
Management Agenda: Rightsizing the U.S. Presence Abroad.'' Testimony 
was heard from Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs and Trade 
Division; the following officials of the Department of State: Ruth A. 
Davis, Director General; Maj. Gen. Charles E. Williams, USA (Ret.), 
Director, Overseas Buildings Office; Richard Nygard, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Management, AID; Anne Sigmund, Acting Inspector General; 
and William H. Itoh, Acting Deputy Inspector General.
PROJECT BIOSHIELD
Committee on Government Reform: On April 4, the Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Project BioShield: Contracting for the Health and 
Security of the American Public.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Mark McClellan, M.D., Commissioner, FDA; 
Michael Brown, Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness and Response, 
Department of Homeland Security; Dale Klein, Assistant to the 
Secretary, Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.