[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 64 (Thursday, May 1, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D437-D439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 Committee Meetings
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:  Subcommittee on Defense met in executive 
session to hold a hearing on Missile Defense. Testimony was heard from 
Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency, 
Department of Defense.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations:  Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Testimony was heard 
from Connie Patrick, Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, 
Department of the Treasury.

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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 Worker 
Protection Agencies Panel. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Labor: John L. Henshaw, Assistant 
Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health; Dave D. Lauriski, Assistant 
Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration; Ann L. Combs, 
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration; 
Victoria A. Lipnic, Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards 
Administration; and Jorge Perez-Lopez, Director, Office of 
International Economic Affairs, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration.
DEFENSE TRANSFORMATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY ACT
Committee on Armed Services:  Held a hearing on the Defense 
Transformation for the 21st Century Act. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: Paul D. Wolfowitz, 
Deputy Secretary; Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs 
of Staff; E.C. ``Pete'' Aldridge, Under Secretary, Acquisition, 
Technology and Logistics; and David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary, 
(Personnel and Readiness); David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; 
and a public witness.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY--REVIEW UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S 
CONTRACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce:  Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Review of the University of 
California's Contract for Los Alamos National Laboratory.'' Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: 
Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary; Ambassador Linton F. Brooks, Under 
Secretary, Nuclear Security and Acting Administrator, Nuclear Security, 
National Nuclear Security Administration; and Gregory H. Friedman, 
Inspector General; and Richard C. Atkinson, President, University of 
California.
BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT
Committee on the Judiciary:  Subcommittee on the Constitution approved 
for full Committee action H.J. Res. 22, proposing a balanced budget 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
YOUTH SMOKING PREVENTION AND STATE REVENUE ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary:  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 1839, Youth Smoking 
Prevention and State Revenue Enforcement Act. Testimony was heard from 
Paul L. Jones, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
SIKES ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Resources:  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 1497, Sikes Act Reauthorization Act of 2003.
NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT; GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH AND 
DATA MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Science:  Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 766, 
Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003.
  A motion to report H.R. 1578, Global Change Research and Data 
Management Act of 2003, was defeated.
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT--IRS COMPLIANCE
Committee on Small Business:  Held a hearing entitled ``IRS Compliance 
with the Regulatory Flexibility Act.'' Testimony was heard from Pamela 
F. Olson, Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; 
John Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB; Thomas Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, SBA; and 
public witnesses.
COORDINATING HUMAN SERVICES TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,  and the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce held a joint hearing on Coordinating Human 
Services Transportation. Testimony was heard from Jennifer L. Dorn, 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
Transportation; William F. Raub, Acting Assistant Secretary, Planning 
and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services; David Dye, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training, Department of 
Labor; Loretta Petty, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education; Kate 
Siggerud, Acting Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; Joann 
Hutchinson, Director, Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged, 
Department of Transportation, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE COST-SHARING AND MEDIGAP
Committee on Ways and Means:  Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare Cost-Sharing and Medigap. Testimony was heard from Glenn M.

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Hackbarth, Chairman, Medicare Payments Advisory Commission; and public 
witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS AFFECTING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Committee on Ways and Means:  Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Social Security Provisions Affecting Public Employees. 
Testimony was heard from Robert M. Wilson, Deputy Commissioner, 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs, SSA; Barbara Bovbjerg, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.