[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D428-D430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTHY FORESTS INITIATIVE
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
Healthy Forests Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the USDA: Mark Rey, Under Secretary, Natural Resources and 
the Environment; Dale Bosworth, Chief and Peter J. Roussopoulos, 
Director, Southern Research Station, Asheville, North Carolina, both 
with the U.S. Forest Service; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on U.S. Special Operations Command. Testimony 
was heard from Gen. Charles R. Holland, USAF, Combatant Commander, U.S. 
Special Operations, Department of Defense.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on D.C. Courts. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the District of Columbia: Rufus G. King III, Chief Judge, 
Superior Court; and Lee F. Satterfield, Presiding Judge, Family Court, 
both with the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Annice M. 
Wagner, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Judicial Administration and 
Chief Judge, Court of Appeals; and Ronald S. Sullivan, Jr., Director, 
Public Defender Service.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Programs held a hearing on Secretary of the 
Treasury. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, Secretary of the 
Treasury.

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HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. Testimony 
was heard from Michael Brown, Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 
and Response Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on Employment 
Assistance and Training Activities Panel. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Labor: Emily DeRocco, 
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration; Frederico 
Juarbe, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment Training; and 
Kathleen Utgoff, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Executive Office 
of the President. Testimony was heard from Tim Campen, Director, 
Executive Office of the President.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 108, amended, encouraging corporations to 
contribute to faith-based organizations; H. Con. Res. 110, recognizing 
the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most significant 
scientific accomplishments of the past one hundred years and expressing 
support for the goals and ideals of Human Genome Month and DNA Day; H. 
Con. Res. 147, commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Orphan Drug 
Act and the National Organization for Rare Disorders; H. Res. 201, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that our Nation's 
businesses and business owners should be commended for their support of 
our troops and their families as they serve our country in many ways, 
especially in these days of increased engagement of our military in 
strategic locations around our Nation and around the world; and H.R. 
1320, amended, Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AMERICA TODAY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Travel and Tourism in 
America Today.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. MONETARY AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on United States 
monetary and economic policy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and public 
witnesses.
SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Better Training, 
Efficiency and Accountability: Services Acquisition Reform for the 21st 
Century.'' Testimony was heard from William Woods, Director, 
Contracting Issues, GAO; Stephen Perry, Administrator, GSA; Angela B. 
Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and 
public witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES REPORTS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights held a hearing on a Review 
of the State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 
Testimony was heard from Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003.
U.S. LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA ACT
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule 
providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 1298, United States 
Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in 
the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report 
shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.

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The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in 
the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hyde and 
Representatives Smith of New Jersey, Smith of Michigan, Pitts, Lantos, 
Crowley and Millender-McDonald.
U.S. FLAG DREDGES--INTERPRETATIONS OF EXISTING OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation and the Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a joint hearing on Interpretations of 
Existing Ownership Requirements for U.S. Flag Dredges. Testimony was 
heard from Barry W. Holliday, Chief, Navigation and Operations Branch, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; Larry Burton, 
Director, International Trade Compliance Division, Office of 
Regulations and Rulings, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CURRENT AMTRAK ISSUES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held an oversight hearing on Current Amtrak Issues. Testimony 
was heard from Alan Rutter, Administrator, Federal Railroad 
Administration, Department of Transportation; Jayetta Hecker, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure, GAO; David L. Gunn, President and CEO, AMTRAK; 
and public witnesses.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 
2003; H.R. 1712, Veterans Federal Procurement Opportunity Act of 2003; 
and H.R. 1716, Veterans Earn and Learn Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Renzi; Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; Angela B. Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy, OMB; representatives of veterans organizations; and 
public witnesses.
CHALLENGES FACING PENSION PLAN FUNDING
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on Challenges Facing Pension Plan Funding. Testimony was 
heard from Peter Fisher, Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department 
of the Treasury; Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation; and public witnesses.