[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 6, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D452-D454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
TRANSPORTATION AND TREASURY, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Treasury, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Secretary of 
Transportation. Testimony was heard from Norman Mineta, Secretary of 
Transportation.
PROTECTING CHILDREN
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on ``Protecting Children: The use of Medication 
in our Nation's Schools.'' Testimony was heard from Katherine Bryson, 
member, House of Representatives, State of Utah; and public witnesses.
STATE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS--INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Increasing the Effectiveness 
of State Consumer Protections.'' Testimony was heard from Richard J. 
Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and 
public witnesses.
CIVIL SERVICE AND NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on H.R. 1836, Civil 
Service and National Security Personnel Improvement Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Hoyer; Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Defense; Kay Coles James, Director, OPM; Sean O'Keefe, 
Administrator, NASA; William Donaldson, Chairman, SEC; and public 
witnesses.
CAN FACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held a hearing 
entitled ``Can Factual Data Analysis Strengthen National Security,'' 
Part 1. Testimony was heard from Steve McCraw, Assistant Director, 
Office of Intelligence, FBI, Department of Justice; Adm. James M. Loy, 
USCG, (Ret.), Director, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Anthony Tether, Director, Defense 
Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense.
COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported, as amended, H. 
Res. 148, providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
of Representatives in the One Hundred Eighth Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the 
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FBI and DEA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: Richard J. Hankinson, Deputy Director, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Pasquale J. D'Amuro, 
Executive Assistant Director, Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence, 
FBI; and Rogelio E. Guevara, Chief of Operagions, DEA.
UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING FUNDING PROHIBITION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 21, Unlawful 
Internet Gambling Prohibition Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Claims held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1685, 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to posthumous 
citizenship through death while on active-duty service during periods 
of military hostilities to eliminate the prohibition or immigration 
benefits for surviving family members and to provide such benefits for 
spouses and children; H.R. 1714, Armed Forces Citizenship Act of 2003; 
H.R. 1799, Fallen Heroes Immigrant Spouse Fairness Act of 2003; H.R. 
1275, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the 
requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the 
Armed Forces of the United States; and H.R. 1814, Nationalization and 
Family Protection for Military Members Act of 2003. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Hastings of Washington, Frost, Jones of North 
Carolina, Solis, Issa and Gutierrez.
NATIONAL SECURITY READINESS ACT
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 1835, National Security 
Readiness Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the Department of Defense: Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Fil, Jr., USA, 
Commander General at National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, California, 
Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Robert T. Moeller, USN, Deputy Chief 
of Staff, Operations, Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Maj. 
Gen. William G. Bowdon, III, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps 
Base, Camp Pendleton, California, U.S. Marine Corps, both with the 
Department of the Navy; Col. Frank C. DiGiovanni, USAF, Chief, Ranges, 
Airfields and Airspace, Operation and Requirements Division, Air Combat 
Command, Department of the Air Force; Rear Adm. Jeff Hathaway, USCG, 
Director, Operations, Plans and Policy, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Hawaii, 
U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Craig Manson, 
Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the 
Interior; William Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 766, Nanotechnology Research and Development Act 
of 2003. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the five-minute rule. The rule makes in order the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Science now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for 
amendment by section. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority 
in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the 
Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Boehlert and Representative Hall.
SBIR, FAST AND MEP PROGRAMS--PRESENT AND FUTURE STATUS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and 
Government Programs held a hearing on the Current and Future Status of 
the SBIR, FAST and MEP Programs. Testimony was heard from Darryl 
Hairston, Deputy Associate Deputy Administrator, Government Contracting 
and Business Development, SBA; Mike Nichols, SBIR, FAST and MOCFAST 
Director, State of Missouri; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS; VETERANS' HOMELESS-ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS STATUS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R 1562, Veterans Health 
Care Cost Recovery Act of 2003; H.R. 1715, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to enhance the authority of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to recover from third parties costs of medical care furnished 
to veterans and other persons by the Department; H.R. 1832, to name the 
Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in New London, 
Connecticut, as the ``John P. McGuirk Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic''; H.R. 1908, to name the health care facility of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center''; and H.R. 1911, to

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amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation and the 
sharing of resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Defense.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the status of homeless-
assistance programs for veterans conducted by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, including its coordination with community based 
providers and other agencies. Testimony was heard from Leo S. Mackay, 
Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Ned Cooney, 
Director, Mental Health Programs, VA Health Care System, State of 
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
JOBS AND GROWTH TAX ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2, Jobs 
and Growth Reconciliation Tax Act of 2003.

Joint Meetings
TRANSPORTATION FINANCING
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
financing the nations roads, focusing on renewal of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), reducing traffic congestion, 
transportation infrastructure, and fostering efficient transportation 
and financing with new pricing strategies, after receiving testimony 
from Representatives Mark Kennedy and Musgrave; Robert W. Poole, Jr., 
Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, California; and Michael A. Replogle, 
Environmental Defense, Robert Atkinson, Progressive Policy Institute, 
and William Buechner, American Road and Transportation Builders 
Association, all of Washington, D.C.